托福TOEFL阅读插入题12015年托福（TOEFL）阅读插入题范例（1）托福阅读插入题例题1.指代：指代词(it，they，this，these，other，another，such，the)必向前指代。(1)THIS+V+XXX例题1：Impactsbymeteoritesrepresentonemechanismthatcouldcauseglobalcatastrophesandseriouslyinfluencetheevolutionoflifeallovertheplanet.█Accordingtosomeestimates,themajorityofallextinctionsofspeciesmaybeduetosuchimpacts.█Suchaperspectivefundamentallychangesourviewofbiologicalevolution.█Thestandardcriterionforthesurvivalofaspeciesisitssuccessincompetingwithotherspeciesandadaptingtoslowlychangingenvironments.█Yetanequallyimportantcriterionistheabilityofaspeciestosurviverandomglobalecologicalcatastrophesduetoimpacts.Lookatthefoursquares[█]thatindicatewherethefollowingsentencecanbeaddedtothepassage.ThisisthecriterionemphasizedbyDarwin'stheoryofevolutionbynaturalselection.Wherewouldthesentencebestfit?参考答案：4托福阅读插入题例题例题2：Abovethetreelinethereisazonethatisgenerallycalledalpinetundra.█Immediatelyadjacenttothetimberline,thetundraconsistsofafairlycompletecoveroflow-lyingshrubs,herbs,andgrasses,whilehigherupthenumberanddiversityofspeciesdecreaseuntilthereismuchbaregroundwithoccasionalmossesandlichensandsomeprostratecushionplants.█Someplantscanevensurviveinfavorablemicrohabitatsabovethesnowline.Thehighestplantsintheworldoccurataround6,100metersonMakaluintheHimalayas.█Atthisgreatheight,rocks,warmedbythesun,meltsmallsnowdrifts.█Lookatthefoursquares[█]thatindicatewherethefollowingsentencecouldbeaddedtothepassage.Thisexplainshow,forexample,alpinecushionplantshavebeenfoundgrowingatanaltitudeof6,180meters.Wherewouldthesentencebestfit?Clickonasquaretoaddthesentencetothepassage托福阅读插入题练习题答案：4托福阅读插入题例题(2)This/The+n例题3：TheircompetitionandcollaborationwerecreatingthebroadcastingindustryintheUnitedStates,beginningwiththeintroductionofcommercialradioprogrammingintheearly1920s.█Withfinancialassetsconsiderablygreaterthanthoseinthemotionpictureindustry,andperhapsawidervisionoftherelationshipsamongentertainmentandcommunicationsmedia,theyrevitalizedresearchintor