1. Which of the following questions does the passage mainly answer?
(A) What is the difference between an Old World and a New World plant?
(B) Why are tulips grown in many different parts of the world?
(C) How did tulips become popular in North America?
(D) Where were the first Dutch colonies in North America located?
2. The word integral in line 2 is closest in meaning to
(A) interesting
(B) fundamental
(C) ornamental
(D) overlooked
3. The passage mentions that tulips were first found in which of thefollowing regions?
(A) Central Asia
(B) Western Europe
(C) India
(D) North America
4. The word flourished in line 11 is closest in meaning to
(A) were discovered
(B) were marketed
(C) combined
(D) thrived
5. The author mentions tulip growing in New Netherlands, Pennsylvania. andMichigan in order to
illustrate how
(A) imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally growntulips
(B) tulips were commonly passed as gifts from one family to another
(C) tulips grew progressively more popular in North America
(D) attitudes toward tulips varied from one location to another
6. The word grumbled in line 16 is closest in meaning to
(A) denied
(B) warned
(C) complained
(D) explained
7. The passage mentions that one reason English and Dutch settlers plantedtulips in their
gardens was that tulips
(A) were easy to grow
(B) had become readily available
(C) made them appear fashionable
(D) reminded them of home
8. The word they in line 20 refers to
(A) tulips
【托福阅读背景|托福阅读背景知识汇总】(B) plains
(C) immigrants
(D) plants
9. According to the passage , which of the following changes occurred inEnglish gardens during
the European settlement of North America?
(A) They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to theNew World.
(B) They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before.
(C) They contained many new types of North American plants.
(D) They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.
10. The passage mentions which of the following as a problem associatedwith the importation of
tulips into North America?
(A) They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.
(B) They often failed to survive the journey.
(C) Orders often took six months or longer to fill.
(D) Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them.
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