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，托福阅读真题TPO34-Protection of Plants by Insects，希望对正在备考的托福考生有所帮助。
1. 答案B
解析：事实信息题。
与原文信息Like floral nectar extrafloral nectar consists mainly of water with a high content of dissolved sugars and in some plants small amounts of amino acids.相符
迷惑选项
A 原文无提及该信息
C 答非所问原文提及该信息all extrafloral nectaries attract insects that will defend the plant但是为extrafloral nectaries的特点
D 原文无提及该信息
2. 答案B
解析：词汇题。
persistent意为“持续的，持久的，固执的”故选B: they continue to defend plants for as long as the plants are threatened
3. 答案A
解析：推断题。
取非类infer. 原文信息为To return this favor ants guard the nectaries driving away or killing intruding insects that might compete with ants for nectar. 以及Many of these intruders are herbivorous and would eat the leaves of the plants.即为蚂蚁吃花蜜但是不吃叶子
迷惑选项
B 偷换概念，原文提及蚂蚁吃花蜜但是原文无提及live almost entirely on extrafloral nectar
C 偷换概念，原文提及guard the nectaries但是原文无提及spend most of their energy guarding extrafloral nectaries
D 原文无提及fight among themselves over extrafloral nectar
4. 答案C
解析：事实信息题。
与原文信息Biologists once thought that secretion of extrafloral nectar has some purely internal physiological function and that ants provide no benefit whatsoever to the plants that secrete it.相符
迷惑选项
AD 原文均无提及该信息
B 答非所问，原文提及Ants substantially benefit plants但是题干提问对象为the position of the opponents of the “protectionist” hypothesis?
5. 答案B
解析：词汇题。
skeptical意为“怀疑的，有疑问的”故选B: doubtful
迷惑选项
A curious意为“充满好奇心的”
C open-minded意为“思维开放的”
D practical意为“实际的，实用的”
6. 答案A
解析：句子简化题。
被简化的句子核心为一层：Barbara Bentley整理了相关的证据证明蚂蚁对植物有利 迷惑选项
B 信息错误，原句不包含called for additional proof的相关信息 •
C 信息错误，原文无提及proved that all prior studies were wrong.
D 信息错误，原文无提及require many more observations and experiments
7. 答案D
解析：事实信息题。
与原文信息Without their colorful corolla flowers do not attract pollinators and are not fertilized相符 迷惑选项
ABD 原文无提及该信息
8. 答案B
解析：词汇题。
devour意为“吞食;毁灭”，故选B:
eat 迷惑选项
A attack意为“攻击，袭击”
C damage意为“破坏，损坏”
D prefer意为“更喜欢，倾向于”
9. 答案A
解析：修辞目的题。
针对关系提问的修辞目的题，上段提出One example shows how ants attracted to extrafloral nectaries protect morning glories against attacking insects，本段承接继续解释ants如何保护植物免受其他昆虫的侵害
迷惑选项
B 信息概括错误，原文无提及first proved that ants benefit plants. •
C 信息概括错误，原文无提及how insects find sources of nectar
D 关系概括错误，原文无提及information that partly contradicts the protectionist view
10. 答案C
解析：词汇题。
vulnerable意为“易受攻击的，脆弱的”故选C:
open to attack 迷惑选项
A numerous意为“数量巨大的” •
B harmful意为“有害的，伤害的”
D difficult to locate意为“很难定位的”
11. 答案C
解析：事实信息题。
与原文信息Bentley compares the seed production of six plants that grew where there were no ants with that of seventeen plants that were occupied by ants. Unprotected plants bore only 45 seeds per plant but plants occupied by ants bore 211 seeds per plant相符 迷惑选项
A 偷换概念，原文信息为bore more seeds而不是选项提及的Many more plants grew in places where ants were present •
B 原文无提及The ants preferred plants with low seed production
D 原文无提及The plants that grew in places without ants were much smaller and weaker
12. 答案A
解析：否定事实信息题。
原文提及Although ants are not big enough to kill or seriously injure grasshoppers they drive them away by nipping at their feet而不是选项的driving adult beetles
迷惑选项
BCD对应原文信息为The ants prey on the adult beetles disturb females as they lay their eggs on developing fruits and eat many of the eggs they do manage to lay
13. 答案C
解析：句子插入题。
被插入句子前接they的指代对象，且承接sometimes举例子，后接capture the insects后的相关内容
14. 答案CDE
Many plants have extrafloral nectaries that produce nectar even during periods in which the plant is not flowering.
Answer Choices:
A.Evolutionary history shows that plants that produce extrafloral nectar originated in the tropics. 解析：细节性质的选项
B.Extrafloral nectar has a higher concentration of sugar than floral nectar and is more attractive to ants and other insects. 解析：细节性质的选项
C.The protectionist hypothesis is that extrafloral nextar attracts ants and that the ants in order to preserve this energy-rich food source attack insects that might harm the plant. 解析：protectionist hypothesis即蚂蚁保护植物的具体内容
D.Evidence accumulated during the twentieth century proved that ants provide significant benefits for plants with extrafloral nectaries. 解析：protectionist hypothesis及其证据 E.Research has shown that American morning glory plants that are protected by ants produce significantly more seeds than morning glory plants that are not protected by ants. 解析：关于蚂蚁对于植物保护的研究
F.Ants generally ignore small insects but they will eat the adults of large insect species as well as their eggs and larvae. 解析：原文无提及Ants generally ignore small insects
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