正在托福考试备考的考生一定会用到的备考资料是TPO。就拿托福阅读来讲，TPO中的托福考试真题值得大家仔细推敲。所以前程百利小编为大家整理了来自康老师的TPO阅读题目解析，来自托福阅读真题TPO34-The Development of Steam Power，希望对正在备考的托福考生有所帮助。
1. 答案B
解析：推断题。
因果类infer，原文信息为Because of the growth of population most of the great forests of medieval Britain had long ago been replaced by fields of grain and hay即因为人口增长，森林被农田给替代。
迷惑选项
ACD 原文均无提及该信息
2. 答案BD
解析：事实信息题。
与原文信息Vast forests enabled Russia to become the world’s leading producer of iron much of which was exported to Britain. 以及But Russia’s potential for growth was limited too and in a few decades Russia would reach the barrier of inadequate energy that was already holding England back相符
迷惑选项
A 偷换概念，原文信息为by 1740 the British iron industry was stagnating.即英国的钢铁业已经停滞，而俄罗斯则进入become the world’s leading producer of iron
C 原文无提及该信息
3. 答案B
解析：词汇题。
abundant意为“丰富的，大量的”故选B:
plentiful 迷惑选项 •
A reliable 意为“可信的，可靠的”
C well-preserved意为“保存很好的，完好保存”
D existing意为“存在的，现存的”
4. 答案D
解析：修辞目的题。
该信息为例子，起支持论证的作用。服务的对象为Coal was first used in Britain in the late Middle Ages as a source of heat
迷惑选项
ABC原文均无提及
5. 答案A
解析：否定事实信息题。
原文无提及该信息。
迷惑选项
BCD对应原文信息为Both engines were extremely inefficient. Both burned coal to produce steam which was then used to operate a pump相符
6. 答案B
解析：词汇题。
gifted意为“有天赋的”故选B: talented
迷惑选项
A independent 意为“独立的”
C famous意为“著名的”
D ambitious 意为“有雄心壮志的”
7. 答案C
解析：事实信息题。
与原文信息After a series of observations Watt saw that the New comen’s waste of energy could be reduced by adding a separate condenser.相符迷惑选项
A 信息杂糅，原文无提及apply his understanding of physics to invent a variety of scientific instruments
C 原文无提及该信息
D 与原文想矛盾，原文信息为waste of energy could be reduced by adding a separate condenser而不是it no longer needed a separate condenser.
8. 答案C
解析：词汇题。
splendid意为“辉煌的;灿烂的”故选C:
magnificent 迷惑选项
A original 意为“原始的，最初的”
B necessary 意为“必须的，必要的”
D popular意为“流行的，受欢迎的”
9. 答案C
解析：否定事实信息题。
原文无提及该信息
迷惑选项
AB 对应原文信息为The use of powerful steam-driven bellows in blast furnaces helped iron makers switch over rapidly from limited charcoal to unlimited coke (which is made from coal) in the smelting of pig iron
D 对应原文信息为Cort also developed heavy-duty steam-powered rolling mills which were capable of producing finished iron in every shape and form.
10. 答案C
解析：修辞目的题。
该信息起支持论证的作用，服务的对象为The economic consequence of these technical innovations in steam power was a great boom in the British iron industry.
迷惑选项
ABD原文均无提及该信息
11. 答案B
解析：词汇题。
indispensable意为“重要的，不可分割的”故选B:
essential 迷惑选项
A advantageous 意为“有优势的”
C less costly 意为“代价较小的，价格低廉的”
D highly stimulating意为“极强刺激的”
12. 答案C
解析：事实信息题。
根据全文，原文提及增加煤的产量发明了第一台蒸汽机，然后继续改良带来的蒸汽的发展。
迷惑选项
A 原文无提及when steam-powered machinery was being tried in farming activities B 原文无提及Russia and Britain developed steam-power technology simultaneously
D 原文无提及Adaptations to steam engines required for their use in cotton-spinning mills led to radical developments
13. 答案A
解析：句子插入题。
被插入句子前文接Energy在英国的情况，后接vast forests在英国的情况。
14. 答案CDF By the eighteenth century Britain was experiencing a severe shortage of energy
Answer Choices:
A.The development of blast furnaces for the manufacture of pig iron made the Britain less dependent on wood. 解析：原文无提及该信息
B.After the medieval period both Russia and Britain began to look for alternative sources of energy such as steam power in order to maintain the growth of their iron industries. 解析：原文无提及both Russia and Britain began to look for alternative sources of energy
C.Two inventors designed the first steam engines in order to overcome the disadvantages of relying on horses to power the pumps used in mining coal.解析：第一代蒸汽机的发明
D.James Watt was able to improve upon the efficiency of the steam engine and make it useful to several industries. 解析：瓦特对蒸汽机的改良
E.The puddling furnace increased the availability of charcoal to a variety of industries from cotton to iron production. 解析：细节性质选项The puddling furnace increased the availability of charcoal to a variety of industries
F.Steam power increased coal production which in turn allowed extraordinary growth of the iron industry and the British economy. 解析：蒸汽机带来的煤产量的增长及其影响
以上就是前程百利小编带来的TPO的托福考试阅读解析，大家可以将老师的分析思路与自己的答题过程进行对比，并从中学习到更多的答题技巧。
