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托福真题2001年10月
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[单项选择]Which of the following will be lost is a glacier forms
A. (Air
B. (Pressure
C. (Weight
D. (Rocks
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[单项选择]The word "bound" in line 9 is closest in meaning to
A. (covered
B. (chosen
C. (planned
D. (held
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[单项选择](In most) cases of epilepsy, cerebral electrical activity, also known as brain waves, (demonstrates) a (characteristically) abnormal (rhythms).
A. In most
B. demonstrates
C. characteristically
D. rhythms
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[单项选择]If Earth did not rotate, differences in air pressure would be —, with winds blowing from high-pressure to low-pressure areas.
A. (primary air flow to cause
B. (the primary cause of air flow
C. (they primarily cause air flow
D. (air flow has a primary cause
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[单项选择](Early) signs (characteristic) of the acute phase of viral hepatitis in (adults) are abdominal pain, nausea, and (feverish) often accompanied by chills.
A. Early
B. characteristic
C. adults
D. feverish
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[单项选择]All of the following are true of the outwork system EXCEPT
A. (It involved stages of production
B. (It was more efficient than the systems used before 1790.
C. (It made many employers less powerful than they had been before
D. (It did not necessarily involve any technological improvements
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[单项选择]What is the purpose of the material in paragraph three (lines 16-19)
A. (To define two types of glaciers
B. (To contrast glacier ice with non-glacier ice
C. (To present theories of glacier formation
D. (To discuss the similarities between glacial types
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[单项选择]According to the passage, how did later mills differ from the mills differ from the mill built by Oliver Evans
A. (They were located away from large cities
B. (They used new technology to produce power
C. (They did not allow flour to cool before it was placed in Barrels
D. (They combined technology with the outwork system
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[单项选择]Which of the following questions does the passage primarily answer
A. (How do individual ants adapt to specialized tasks
B. (What are the differences between social and solitary insects
C. (Why are ants predators
D. (Why have ants been able to thrive for such a long time
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[单项选择]The word "thereby" m line 20 is closest in meaning to
A. ( in return for
B. ( in spite of
C. ( by the way
D. ( by that means
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[单项选择](With) the discovery (of gold) in the Klondike in Canada's Yukon Territory in 1896, people (flocked soon) there from (all parts) of the world.
A. With
B. of gold
C. flocked soon
D. all parts
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[单项选择]The word "scope" in line 9 is closest in meaningto
A. (value
B. (popularity
C. (extent
D. (diversity
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[单项选择]The word "they" in line 25 refers to
A. (termites
B. (ants
C. (places
D. (predators
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[单项选择]Enid, Oklahoma, —a stopping place on die Chisholm Trail in the 1800's, is now the site of the fourth largest wheat storage space in the world
A. ( originally
B. ( which originally
C. ( was originally
D. ( originally where
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[单项选择]Transistors (exhibit) a high amplification factor, operate without (distorted) over a (wide frequency) range, and can be made (extremely small).
A. exhibit
B. distorted
C. frequency
D. extremely small
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[单项选择]One of the (most impressive) cultural achievements of the United State (during) the 1920's was a (vastly) outpouring of (serious literature).
A. most impressive
B. during
C. vastly
D. serious literature
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[单项选择]According to the passage, which of the following is the LEAST amount of time necessary for glacial ice to form
A. (Several months
B. (Several years
C. (At least fifty years
D. (A century
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[单项选择]Made of hard wood, the boomerang is roughly V-shaped, with arms — skewed
A. ( of slightly
B. ( are slightly
C. ( slightly
D. ( that those are slightly
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the last paragraph that a glacier
A. (can revert to a fluffy mass
B. (maintains the same shape throuthout the glacial process
C. (is too cold to be thoroughly studied
D. (can contribute water to lakes, rivers, or oceans
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[单项选择]A uniform mingling of molecules, (which it) occurs in homogeneous chemical compounds, results from the (chemical) constituents melting, dissolving, (or) diffusing into (one another).
A. which it
B. chemical
C. or
D. one another
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[单项选择]Chapbooks produced in colonial America were characterized by
A. ( fine paper
B. ( cardboard covers
C. ( elaborate decoration
D. ( a large number of pages
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[单项选择]The seat of France's North American holdings in the eighteenth century was Quebec, and the French heritage — dominant there.
A. (to remain
B. (remaining
C. (by remaining
D. (has remained
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[单项选择]The word "rotting" in line 4 is closest in meaning to
A. (decaying
B. (collected
C. (expanding
D. (cultivated
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[单项选择]According to the passage, one thing eusocial insects can do is rapidly switch from
A. (one type of food consumption to another
B. (one environment to another
C. (a solitary task to a group task
D. (a defensive to an offensive stance
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[单项选择]The ancient Egyptian water clock required sophisticated calibration, since water dripped faster from its bowl when — and the pressure was greater.
A. ( the full bowl
B. ( was the bowl full
C. ( bowl full
D. ( the bowl was full
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[单项选择]The passage mentions which of the following asa result of improvements in factory machinery
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[单项选择]The word "eager" in line 29 is closest in meaning to
A. (wealthy
B. (knowledgeable
C. (regular
D. (enthusiastic
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[单项选择](Most) female lizards lay eggs, but the females (of a number) of (lizard species) bear (her) young alive.
A. Most
B. of a number
C. lizard species
D. her
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[单项选择]In paragraph 3, the author mentions diagrams as an example of a new way to
A. ( chart the history of innovation in musical notation
B. ( explain the logic of standard musical notation
C. (design and develop electronic instruments
D. ( indicate how particular sounds should be produced
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[单项选择](Hair) grows more (quickly) in summer than in winter and more slowly at (the night) than (during) the day.
A. Hair
B. quickly
C. the night
D. during
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[单项选择](Between) 1905 and 1907, (floodwaters) from the Colorado River poured into (a) salt-covered depression (and creating) the Salton Sea.
A. Between
B. floodwaters
C. a
D. and creating
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[单项选择]Broadsides could be published with little risk to colonial printers because they
A. ( required a small financial investment and sold quickly
B. ( were in great demand in European markets
C. ( were more popular with colonists than chapbooks and pamphlets
D. ( generally dealt with topics of long-term interest to many colonists
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[单项选择]Saturn takes almost 30 Earth years (to make) one trip around the Sun, (during) Jupiter takes about twelve Earth years (to complete) one solar (revolution).
A. to make
B. during
C. to complete
D. revolution
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[单项选择]What is the passage mainly about
A. (The difficulties of industrialization in North America
B. (The influence of changes in manufacturing on the growth of urban centers
C. (The rapid speed of industrialization in North America
D. (Improved ways of organizing the manufacturing of goods
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[单项选择]With little (nor) no mass and (no) electric charge, neutrinos can penetrate a solid object such as the Earth (as) if it (were) not there.
A. nor
B. no
C. as
D. were
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[单项选择](By) the end of the nineteenth century, organic chemistry had (develop) new (methods) for the (synthesis) of dyes, perfumes, explosives, and medicines.
A. By
B. develop
C. methods
D. synthesis
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[单项选择]All of the following terms art defined in the passage EXCEPT
A. (eusocial (line 3)
B. (series-parallel sequence (line 13)
C. (caste (line 19)
D. (predators (line 23)
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[单项选择]What does the passage mainly discuss
A. ( The use of nontraditional sounds in contemporary music
B. ( How sounds are produced electronically
C. ( How standard musical notation has beer, adapted for nontraditional sounds
D. ( Several composers who have experimented with the electronic production of sound
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[单项选择]Recently archaeologists have strived (to develop) theories, (based on) archaeological (evident), that (explain) societal changes such as the development of farming.
A. to develop
B. based on
C. evident
D. explain
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[单项选择]The word "it" in line 24 refers to
A. (water power
B. (machinery
C. (grain
D. (mill
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[单项选择]The ice of a glacier that reaches the sea breaks off—.
A. ( and forming icebergs
B. ( to form icebergs
C. ( icebergs have-formed
D. ( when the formation of icebergs
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[单项选择]First (reported by) Spanish explorers in 1796, (the asphalt) in California's La Brea Tar Pit was mined (commercial) for (many) years.
A. reported by
B. the asphalt
C. commercial
D. many
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[单项选择]According to the passage, Krzysziof Pendereckj is known for which of the following practices
A. ( Using tones that are clumped together
B. ( Combining traditional and nontradinonal instruments
C. ( Seating musicians in unusual areas of an auditorium
D. ( Playing Western music for non-Western audiences
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[单项选择]The author mentions the shoe industry in the second paragraph to provide an example of how
A. (entrepreneurs increased output by using an extended outwork system
B. (entrepreneurs used technological improvements to increase output
C. (rural workers responded to "shoe bosses"
D. (changes in the outwork system improved the quality of shoes
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[单项选择]New York City's (theatrical district) was (concentrated the) Bowery from 1860 to t875, and (around) 1900 the avenue (became) a center for the Yiddish theater.
A. theatrical district
B. concentrated the
C. around
D. became
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[单项选择]The (earliest successful) sewing (machines) were powered by (turn) a (hand crank).
A. earliest successful
B. machines
C. turn
D. hand crank
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[单项选择]The passage suggests that Edgard Varese is an example of a composer who
A. ( criticized eletronic music as too noiselike
B. ( modified sonic of the electronic instruments he used in his music
C. ( believed that any sound could be used in music
D. ( wrote music with environmental themes
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[单项选择]The word "it" in line 21 refers to
A. (formation
B. (ice
C. (thickcess
D. (weight
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[单项选择]Which of the following will cause density within the glacier to increase
A. (Increased water and air content
B. (Pressure from the weight of new snow
C. (Long periods of darkness and temperature variations
D. (Movement of the glacier
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[单项选择]All of the following are defined in the passage EXCEPT
A. ( "Broadsides" (line 6)
B. ( "catechisms" (line 15)
C. ( "chapbooks"(linel6)
D. ( "Almanacs" (line 25)
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[单项选择]Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss
A. (The effect of glaciers on climate
B. (Damage from glaciers
C. (Glacier formation
D. (The location of glaciers
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[单项选择]The task of feeding larvae is mentioned in thepassage to demonstrate
A. (the advantages of specialization
B. (the type of food that larvae are fed
C. (the ways ant colonies train their young for adult tasks
D. (the different stages of ant development
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[单项选择]The word "it" in line 12 refers to
A. ( piano
B. ( string
C. ( blade
D. ( music
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[单项选择]The author uses the word "Hence" in line 16 to indicate
A. (a logical conclusion
B. (the next step in a senes of steps
C. (a reason for further study
D. (the relationship among ants
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[单项选择]The Expressionistic artist was concerned not with the reality of the subject matter but with— inner nature and the emotions that it aroused
A. ( it has
B. ( its
C. ( what its
D. ( is it whether
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[单项选择]In temperate glaciers, where is water found
A. (Only near the surface
B. (In pools a: various depths
C. (In a thin layer below the firm
D. (In tunnels
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[单项选择]All the planets in the Solar system except Mercury and Venus have natural satellites, — objects that revolve around the planets.
A. ( which
B. ( which are
C. ( of which
D. ( and which
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[单项选择]The word "unique" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. (inherited
B. (habitual
C. (singular
D. (natural
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[单项选择]The right side of the brain is (mostly) concerned (with) pictorial, intuitive, (musically) and (spatial) ablilities.
A. mostly
B. with
C. musically
D. spatial
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[单项选择]South American flamingos can survive in temperatures — above the freeing point.
A. ( that fewer degrees
B. ( if few degrees
C. ( only a few degrees
D. ( when fewer degrees
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[单项选择]The word " wider" in one I is closest in meaning to
A. ( more impressive
B. ( more distinctivc
C. ( more controversial
D. ( more extensive
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[单项选择]According to the passage, which of the following would be considered traditional elements of Western music
A. ( Microtones
B. ( Tom-toms and bongos
C. ( Pianos
D. ( Hisses
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[单项选择](Independence political) of newspapers (became) a (common feature) of (journalism) in the United States of the 1840's and 1850's.
A. Independence political
B. became
C. common feature
D. journalism
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[单项选择]What were "steady sellers" (line 23)
A. ( Printers whose incomes were quite large
B. ( People who traveled from town to town selling Books and pamphlets
C. ( Investors who provided reliable financial Support for new printers
D. ( Publications whose sales were usually consistent from year to year
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that one main difference between termites and ants is that termites
A. (live above ground
B. (are eusocial
C. (protect their nests
D. (eat almost no animal substances
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[单项选择]Migraine headaches are more frequent among women — among men.
A. ( than
B. ( however
C. ( except for
D. ( as air
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[单项选择]The Guggenheim Museum in New York City is one of the major (center) for (the collection) and display of (works) of (abstract art) in the United State.
A. center
B. the collection
C. works
D. abstract art
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[单项选择]The word "appealing" in line 22 is closest in meaning to
A. ( dependable
B. ( respectable
C. ( enduring
D. ( attractive
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[单项选择]Georgia O'Keeffe is known for (hers) use (of) organic, abstract (forms) painted in clear, (strong) colors.
A. hers
B. of
C. forms
D. strong
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[单项选择]The word "prolific" in line '22 is closest in meaning to
A. (efficient
B. (productive
C. (self-employed
D. (progressive
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[单项选择]The word "boosted" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A. (ensured
B. (raised
C. (arranged
D. (discouraged
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[单项选择]The word "antecedent" in line 19 is closest in meaning to
A. ( predecessor
B. ( format
C. ( imitation
D. ( compontent
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[单项选择]The word "they" in line 17 refers to
A. ( chapbooks
B. ( tales
C. ( jokes
D. ( pages
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[单项选择]The word "converted" in line 14 is closest in meaning to
A. (changed
B. (delayed
C. (promoted
D. (dissolved
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[单项选择](Different fourteen) crops were (being grown) 8,600 years (ago) by some of the world's earliest (farmers).
A. Different fourteen
B. being grown
C. ago
D. farmers
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[单项选择]All of the following are mentioned as effects of changes in the shoe industry during the 1820's and 1830's EXCEPT
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[单项选择]The word "key" in line 7 is closest in meaning to
A. (uncommon
B. (important
C. (incidental
D. (temporary
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[单项选择]Some subsistence activities such as hunting large animals or netting fish require — to work together.
A. ( goups are
B. ( groups which
C. ( groups
D. ( that groups
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[单项选择]The (chemical element) chlorine is a corrosive, greenish-yellow gas (that) has (sharp) odor and (has) 21/2 times heavier than air.
A. chemical element
B. that
C. sharp
D. has
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[单项选择]Many dinosaurs were (so much) heavy that they (spent) most of their lives in swamps and shallow lakes (where) water (could support) them.
A. so much
B. spent
C. where
D. could support
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[单项选择](Until) the George Washington Bridge (was built), modern suspension bridges were stiffened with steel trusses and beams to (limited) their motion (in traffic) and wind.
A. Until
B. was built
C. limited
D. in traffic
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[单项选择]Which aspect of colonial printing does the passage mainly discuss
A. (Laws governing the printing industry
B. (Competition among printers
C. (Types of publications produced
D. (Advances in printing technology
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[单项选择]Most geologists believe — from the remains of tiny marine plants and animals that died millions of years ago.
A. (what was formed petroleum
B. (that petroleum was formed
C. (when petroleum formed
D. (petroleum that formed
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[单项选择]The Dinee, a Native American (people) of the southwestern United States, were (once) seminomadic hunters who (practiced) a (few) agriculture.
A. people
B. once
C. practiced
D. few
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[单项选择]A mobile is a sculpture constructed of pans so delicately connected and balanced—the entire suspended structure may be moved by vibration or manual manipulation.
A. ( in order
B. ( making
C. ( with
D. ( that
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[单项选择]The common barn owl, one of ten species of barn owls found in North America, is also called the monkey-faced owl because its heart-shaped face looks — of a monkey.
A. ( like much that
B. ( like that much
C. ( much like that
D. ( that much like
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[单项选择]According to the passage, why did colonial printers avoid major publishing projects
A. Few colonial printers owned printing machinery tha was large enough to handle major projects
B. ( There was inadequate shipping available in the colonies
C. ( Colonial printers could not sell their work for a competitive price
D. ( Colonial printers did not have the skills necessary to undertake large publishing projects
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[单项选择]The word "locale" in line 28 is closest in meaning to
A. ( topic
B. ( season
C. ( interest
D. ( place
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[单项选择]Not until the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—as a unified science.
A. ( did ecology emerge
B. ( when ecology emerged
C. ( ecology emerged
D. ( when did ecology emerge
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[单项选择]According to the passage, which of the following types of instruments has played a role in much of the innovation in Western music
A. ( String
B. ( Percussion
C. ( Woodwind
D. ( Brass