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herbs, shrubs, or trees. Many members of the mustard family, spurge family, legume
family, and grass family are top hyperaccumulators. Many are found in tropical and
subtropical areas of the world, where accumulation of high concentrations of metals
may afford some protection against plant-eating insects and microbial pathogens.
Only recently have investigators considered using these plants to clean up soil
and waste sites that have been contaminated by toxic levels of heavy metals-an
environmentally friendly approach known as phytoremediation. This scenario begins
with the planting of hyperaccumulating species in the target area, such as an aban-
doned mine or an irrigation pond contaminated by runoff. Toxic minerals would first
be absorbed by roots but later relocated to the stem and leaves. A harvest of the
shoots would remove the toxic compounds off site to be burned or composted to
recover the metal for industrial uses. After several years of cultivation and harvest,
the site would be restored at a cost much lower than the price of excavation and
reburial, the standard practice for remediation of contaminated soils. For example, in
field trials, the plant alpine pennycress removed zinc and cadmium from soils near a
zinc smelter, and lndian mustard, native to Pakistan and lndia, has been effective in
reducing levels of selenium salts by 50 percent in contaminated soils.
Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth
and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the
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plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state,
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cient in micro nutrients and are therefore unable to support most plant life. So-called
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l ate low levels of this mineral can survive. ln modern agriculture, mineral depletion of
soils is a major concern, since harvesting crops interrupts the recycling of nutrients
back to the soil.
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lV{ineral deficiencies can often be detected by specific symptoms such as chloro-
sis (loss of chlorophyll resulting in yellow or white leaf tissue), necrosis (isolated dead
patches), anthocyanin formation (development of deep red pigmentation of leaves
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or stem), stunted growth, and development of woody tissue in an herbaceous plant.
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plants exhibit many of the symptoms just described. Leaves develop chlorosis; stems
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lower leaf surfaces. Phosphorus-deficient plants are often stunted, with leaves turn-
ing a characteristic dark green, often with the accumulation of anthocyanin. Typically,
older leaves are affected first as the phosphorus is mobilized to young growing tissue.
lron deficiency is characterized by chlorosis between veins in young leaves.
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O ShOrt′ Stunted appearance of stems
① Reddish pigmentation on the leaves or stem
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6. According to paragraph 3′ whatis the advantage of hydroponics for research on
nutrient deficiencies in plants?
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① grOWn
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Scientists have known for some time that certain plants, called hyperaccumu-
lators, can concentrate minerals at levels a hundredfold or greater than normal. A
survey of known hyperaccumulators identified that 75 percent of them amassed
nickel; cobalt, copper, zinc, manganese, lead, and cadmium are other minerals of
choice. Hyperaccumulators run the entire range of the plant world. They may be
h.erbs, shrubs, or trees. Many members of the mustard family, spurge family, legume
family, and grass family are top hyperaccumulators. Many are found in tropical and
subtropical areas of the world, where accumulation of high concentrations of metals
may afford some protection against plant-eating insects and microbial pathogens.
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Only recently have investigators considered using these plants to clean up soil
and waste sites that have been contaminated by toxic levels of heavy metals-an
environmentally friendly approach known as phytoremediation. This scenario begjins
with the planting of hyperaccumulating s,pecies in the target area, such as an aban-
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doned mine or an [lrigation pond contaminated by runoff. Toxic minerals would first
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shoots would remove the toxic compounds off site to be burned or composted to
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the site would be restored at a cost much lower than the price of excavation and
reburial, the standard practice for remediation of contaminated soils. For example, in
field trials, the plant alpine pennycress removed zinc and cadmium from soils near a
zinc smelter, and lndian mustard, native to Pakistan and lndia, has been effective in
reducing levels of selenium salts by 50 percent in contaminated soils.
11. lt Can be inferred frorn paragraph 6 that cornpare(l vvith standard practices fOr
rernediation of contaminated sOilsr phytOrernediation
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Scientists have known for some time that certain plants, called hyperaccumu-
lators, can concentrate minerals at levels a hundredfold or greater than normal. I
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choice. I Hyperaccumulators run the entire range of the plant world. I They may
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legume family, and grass family are top hyperaccumulators. Many are found in tropi-
cal and subtropical areas of the world, where accumulation of high concentrations
of metals may afford some protection against plant-eating insects and microbial
pathogens.
13. Look at the four squares [f] that indicate where the following sentence can be
added to the passage.
@ Scientists have known for some time that certain plants, called
hyperaccumulators, can concentrate minerals at levels a hundredfold or
greater than normal. Certain minerals are more likely to be accumulated
in large quantities than others. A survey of known hyperaccumulators
identified that 75 percent of them amassed nickel; cobalt, copper,
zinc, manganese, lead, and cadmium are other minerals of choice. I
Hyperaccumulators run the entire range of the plant world. I They may be
herbs, shrubs, or trees. I Many members of the mustard family, spurge
family, legume family, and grass family are top hyperaccumulators. Many
are found in tropical and subtropical areas of the world, where accumulation
of high concentrations of metals may afford some protection against
plant-eating insects and microbial pathogens.
③ SCientiStS haVe knOWn fOr SOme time that Certain plantS′ Ca‖ ed
hyperaccurnulators′ can concentrate rninerals atleveis a hundredfold lor
greaterthan norrnal.1目 A survey of knolwn hyperaccurYlulators identified that
75 percent ofthern amassedl nickel,CObalt′ coppeL zinc′ langanese′ lead′
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@ Scientists have known for some time that certain plants, called
hyperaccumulators, can concentrate minerals at levels a hundredfold or
greater than normal. I A survey of known hyperaccumulators identified
that 75 percent of them amassed nickel; cobalt, copper, zinc, manganese,
lead, and cadmium are other minerals of choice. I Hyperaccumulators run
the entire range of the plant world. Certain minerals are more Iikely to be
accumulated in large quantities than others. They may be herbs, shrubs, or
trees. I Many members of the mustard family, spurge family, legume family,
and grass family are top hyperaccumulators. Many are found in tropical and
subtropical areas of the world, where accumulation of high concentrations
of metals may afford some protection against plant-eating insects and
microbial pathogens.
@ Scientists have known for some time that certain plants, called
hyperaccumulators, can concentrate minerals at levels a hundredfold or
greater than normal. I A survey of known hyperaccumulators identified
that 75 percent of them amassed nickel; cobalt, copper, zinc, manganese,
lead, and cadmium are other minerals of choice. I Hyperaccumulators run
the entire range of the plant world. I They may be herbs, shrubs, or trees.
Certain minerals are more likely to be accumulated in large quantities than
others. Many members of the mustard family, spurge family, legume family,
and grass family are top hyperaccumulators. Many are found in tropical and
subtropical areas of the world, where accumulation of high concentrations
of metals may afford some protection against plant-eating insects and
microbial pathogens.
Write your answer choices in the spaces where they belong. You can either write
the letter of your answer choice or you can copy the sentence.
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Answer Cholces
日 Some plants can tolerate COmparatiVely 10W leVelS Of Certa:n mineralS′ but
such plants are lof little use for recycling nutrients back into depletecl soils.
□ When plants dO nOt abSOrb SuffiCient amOuntS Of eSSential mineralS′
characteristic abnorrnalities result.
回 Mineral deficiencies in many plants can be cured by misting their roots with
a nutrient solution lor by transferring the plants to a soilless nutrient SOlutiOn.
回 Though benefiCialin:OWerleVelS′ high leVelS Of SaltS′ Other mineraiSr and
heavy r:leta:s can be hariΥ :fulto plants.
□ Because high concentratiOnS Of SOdium Ch10ride and Other SaltS‖ mit
growth in nlost plants′ rnuch research has been done in an effortto develop
salt― tolerant agricultural crops.
□ Some plants are able tO aCCumulate eXtremely high leVelS Of Certain mineralS
and thus can be used to clean up soils contarninated with toxic levels of
these rninerals.
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to complete this practice set.
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Contrary to the arguments of some that much of the Pacific was settled by
Polynesians accidentally marooned after being lost and adrift, it seems reasonable
that this feat was accomplished by deliberate colonization expeditions that set out
fully stocked with food and domesticated plants and animals. Detailed studies of the
winds and currents using computer simulations suggest that drifting canoes would
have been a most unlikely means of colonizing the Pacific. These expeditions were
likely driven by population growth and political dynamics on the home islands, as
well as the challenge and excitement of exploring unknown waters. Because all
Polynesians, Micronesians, and many Melanesians speak Austronesian languages
and grow crops derived from Southeast Asia, all these peoples most certainly derived
from that region and not the New World or elsewhere. The undisputed pre-Columbian
presence in Oceania of the sweet potato, which is a New World domesticate, has
sometimes been used to support Heyerdahl's "American lndians in the Pacific" theo-
ries. However, this is one plant out of a long list of Southeast Asian domesticates. As
Patrick Kirch, an American anthropologist, points out, rather than being brought by
rafting South Americans, sweet potatoes might just have easily been brought back
by returning Polynesian navigators who could have reached the west coast of South
America.
The greater Pacific region, traditionally called Oceania, consists of three cultural
areas: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Melanesia, in the southwest Pacific, con-
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Micronesia, the area north of Melanesia, consists primarily of small scattered islands.
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lsland, and New Zealand. Before the arrival of Europeans, the islands in the two
largest cultural areas, Polynesia and Micronesia, together contained a population esti-
mated at 700,000.
15.According to paragraph l′ all of the following are true staterγ lents about
Melanesia′ MicrOnesia′ and Polynesia E)(CEP丁 :
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Speculation on the Origin Ofthese Pacific isianders began as soon as Outsiders
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encountered thern′ in the absence of solid linguistic′ archaeological′ and biological
data′ many fanCiful and● ltu131‖ ,││lxcIし SiVO theories were devised.Pacific is:anders
Were VariOuSly thought to have conle frorn North Arvlerica′ SOuth Americar Egypt′
_ ISrael′ and lndia′ as well as Southeast Asia.Many older theOries irnplicitly deprecated
‐ the naVigatiOnal abilitieS and OVerall Cu:tural Creat市
ity Of the Pacific islanders.For
eXarnple′ BritiSh anthropolog:sts G.Elliot Srnith and VV.J.Perry assurTled that Only
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Egyptians would have been skilled enough to navigate and colonize the Pacific.・ T・ hev
骨 inierred that the Egyptians even crossed the Pacific to found the great civilizations
含 ofthe New World(North and South America).ln 1947 Norwegian adventurer ThOr
合 Heyerdahl drifted On a ba:Sa― 10g raft westward with the winds and currents across
l the lPacificfrorn lSouthArnericatolprove histheOrythatiDacificislan(lers were Native
Arnericans(also called Arnerican lndians).Later Heyerdahi suggested that the Pacific
VVaS peOpled by three rTligrations:by Iヽ lative`Arnericans from the Pacific Northvvest
of North Arγ leriCa drifting tO HaVVali′ by Peruvians drifting to Easter lsland′ and by
Melanesians.ln 1969 he crossed the Atlanticin an Egヽ ′ptian― style reed boat to prove
Egyptian influences in the Americas.Contrary tO these theorists′ the olサ崚ⅢⅢ IImiおlo
evidence of physical anthrOpOlogy′ linguistics′ and archaeology shovvs thatthe Pacific
iSlanderS Carne frorn S(outheast Asia an(l were ski:le〔 l enOugh as navigators to sail
againstthe prevailing winds and currents.
16.By stating thatthe theOries are″ mutua‖ Vex111sive″ the author means that
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19,vvhich Ofthe fO‖ Ovving can be inferred frorn paragraph 2 about early theorieS Of
vvhere the first inhabitants ofthe lPacific islands carne frorn?
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he basic cultural requirerllents for the successful col()nization olf the Pacific
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islands include the appropriate boat― building′ sailing′ and navigation skills to get to
the islands in the first place,dOnleSticated plantS and lgardening skills suited to.often
marginal conditions,and a varied inventory Of fishing im● ёぬ014tl and techniques,!t
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is novv generally believed that these prerequisites originated with peoples speaking
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archaeology and linguistic reconstruction′ is assurned tO have had a broad inven―
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tory of cultivated plants including taro′ yarns′ bananar sugarcane′ breadfruit,coconut′
sago′ anci rice.Just as inlportantrthe culture alSO lpossessed the lbasic foundatiOn for
an effective rnaritirne adaptation′ including outrigger canoeS andl a variety of fishing
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techn:ques that could be effective for overseaS VOyaging.
20.丁 he word″ 行
″in the passage is closestin meaning to
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① Ski‖ S
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21. AI1 0fthe fO‖ Ovving are rnentioned in paragraph 3 as required for successful
cO10nizatiOn Ofthe Pacific islands圧 )(CEP・ T
22.ln paragraph 3′ vvhy does the authOr provide inforrnation abOut the types of crops
grO,vvn and boats used in 13outheast Asia during the period arOund15000 B.C.E.?
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23.ヽAノ h:ch ofthe sentences be10w best expresses the essentialinforrYlation in the
highlighteCi SentenCe in lparagraph 4?lncorrect chc)ices change the rneaning in
irFlpOrtant VVayS OrleaVe Out eSSentialinfOrrnatiOn.
① SOlrlle pe10ple have argue(lthat the lPacific was settled by traciers whO
becarne lost while transpOrtingi(dOrnesticated plants and anirrlals.
① The original Polynesian settlers were probab:y rnarooned On the islands′
butthey nlay haVe been iOined later by Carefully prepared colonization
expeditions.
O Although it seems reasOnable to beneve that cO10nizatiOn expeditions would
Set out fully stocked′ this is cOntradicted by rTluch Ofthe evidence.
① The settlement ofthe Pacific islands was probably intentional and we‖
planned ratherthan accidenta:as sOnle people have prOpOsed.
25.According tO paragraph 4′ vvhich ofthe fo‖ owing is N()・T an explanation fOr why
a group of peOple might have wanted to cO10nize the Pacificislands?
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26.Why doesthe authOr mentiOn the VieWS Of″ Ⅲ l111k Kith″ ?
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the Pacific from South America to prove his theory that Pacific islanders were Native
Americans (also called American lndians). Later Heyerdahl suggested that the Pacific
was peopled by three migrations: by Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest
of North America drifting to Hawaii, by Peruvians drifting to Easter lsland, and by
Melanesians. ln 1969 he crossed the Atlantic in an Egyptian-style reed boat to prove
Egyptian influences in the Americas. Contrary to these theorists, the overwhelming
evidence of physical anthropology, linguistics, and archaeology shows that the Pacific
islanders came from Southeast Asia and were skilled enough as navigators to sail
against the prevailing winds and currents.
27. Look at the four squares [f l that indicate where the following sentence can be
added to the passage.
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anthropologists G. Elliot smith and w. J. Perry assumed that only Egyptians
would have been skilled enough to navigate and colonize the Pacific. r
They inferred that the Egyptians even crossed the Pacific to found the
great civilizations of the New World (North and South America). I ln 1947
Norwegian adventurerThor Heyerdahl drifted on a balsa-log raft westward
with the winds and currents across the Pacific from south America to prove
his theory that Pacific islanders were Native Americans (also called American
lndians). Later Heyerdahl suggested that the Pacific was peopled by three
migrations: by Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest of North
America drifting to Hawaii, by Peruvians drifting to Easter lsland, and by
Melanesians. In 1969 he crossed the Atlantic in an Egyptian-style reed boat
to prove Egyptian influences in the Americas. contrary to these theorists,
the overwhelming evidence of physical anthropology, linguistics, and
archaeology shows that the Pacific islanders came from Southeast Asia and
were skilled enough as navigators to sail against the prevailing winds and
currents.
Ⅵノith theヽⅣindS and CurrentS aCrOSS the Pacific frorn ISouth.America tO prOve
hiS theOry that PaCifiC isianders were Native Arnericans(alsO ca‖ ed Arnerican
lndians).Later Heyerdahl suggested that the lPacific vvas peopled lby three
rTligrations:by Native ArneriCans frorn the Pacific Northvvest of North
Arγ lerica drifting tO Havvali′ by Peruvians drifting tO Easterlsland′ and by
Melanesians.ln 1969 he crossed the Atlantic in an Egyptian― style ree(lb(oat
to prove Egyptian influences in the Arnericas,Contrary to these theOrists′
the overwhelrTling evidence Of physical anthropo10gy′ linguistics′ and
arChaeO10gy ShOVVS that the PaCifiC iSianderS Carne frorn ISoutheast Asia and
vvere skilled enOugh as navigators to sail against the prevalling winds and
currents.
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well as Southeast Asia. I Many older theories implicitly deprecated the
navigational abilities and overall cultural creativity of the Pacific islanders.
I For example, British anthropologists G' Elliot Smith and W. J. Perry
assumed that only Egyptians would have been skilled enough to navigate
and colonize the Pacific. Later theories concentrated on iourneys in the
other direction. They inferred that the Egyptians even crossed the Pacific to
found the great civilizations of the New World (North and South America).
I ln 1947 Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl drifted on a balsa-log raft
westward with the winds and currents across the Pacific from South America
to prove his theory that Pacific islanders were Native Americans (also called
American lndians). Later Heyerdahl suggested that the Pacific was peopled
by three migrations: by Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest of
North America drifting to Hawaii, by Peruvians drifting to Easter lsland,
and by Melanesians. ln 1969 he crossed the Atlantic in an Egyptian-style
reed boat to prove Egyptian influences in the Americas. Contrary to these
theorists, the overwhelming evidence of physical anthropology, linguistics,
and archaeology shows that the Pacific islanders came from Southeast Asia
and were skilled enough as navigators to sail against the prevailing winds
and currents.
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28. Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is
provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices
that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not
belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the
passage or are minor ideas in the passage.
Write your answer choices in the spaces where they belong. You can either write
the letter of your answer choice or you can copy the sentence.
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Answer ChOices
日 ヽ4any theories abOut hOvv inhabitants first carne tO the is:ancis have lDeen
prOpOSed′ inCluding the idea that NOrth and ISouth Arnericans sinlply drifted
across the Ocean.
□ A!though early co10nizers Ofthe isiands prObably came from
agriculture― based sOcieties′ they were Obliged to adopt an ecOnOrny based
on fishing.
□ New evidence suggests that′ ratherthan being isolated′ Pacific:sianders
engaged in trade and SOCialinteraCtiOn With peOpieS liVing in lSoutheast Asia
匝]Computer simulations Ofthe winds and currents in the Pacific have shown
that reaching the Pacific lsiands was probably rnuch easierthan previousiy
thought.
□ :tis now be‖ eved thatthe prOcess Of cO10nizatiOn required a great deal of
ski‖ ′deterrn:nation′ and planningl and couldl nOt have happened by chance.
□ Using‖ nguistic and archaeO10gical evidence′ anthropologists have
deterrnine(l that the firSt Pacific is:anders were Austronesian people frorn
Southeast Asia.
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to complete this practice set.
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forms that are so different from any modern animals that they cannot be assigned
to any one of the modern groups. These unassignable animals include a large swim-
ming predator called Anomalocaris and a soft-bodied animal called Wiwaxia, which
ate detritus or algae. The Burgess Shale formation also has fossils of many extinct
representatives of modern animal groups. For example, a well-known Burgess Shale
animal called Sidneyia is a representative of a previously unknown group of arthro-
pods (a category of animals that includes insects, spiders, mites, and crabs).
Fossil formations like the Burgess Shale show that evolution cannot always be
thought of as a slow progression. The Cambrian explosion involved rapid evolution-
ary diversification, followed by the extinction of many unique animals. Why was
this evolution so rapid? No one really knows. Many zoologists believe that it was
because so many ecological niches were available with virtually no competition
from existing species. Will zoologists ever know the evolutionary sequences in the
Cambrian explosion? Perhaps another ancient fossil bed of soft-bodied animals from
600-mil lion-year-old seas is awaiting d iscovery.
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32.丁 he period discussed in the passage is referred to as an′ eXp10SiOn′ because it
Scientists have asked important questions about this explosion for more than a
century. Why did it occur so late in the history of Earth? The origin of multicellular
forms of life seems a relatively simple step compared to the origin of life itself. Why
does the fossil record not document the series of evolutionary changes during the
tA:" evolution of animals? Why did animal life evolve so quickly? Paleontologists continue
$ to search the fossil record for answers to these questions.
f; One interpretation regarding the absence of fossils during this important
s 100-million-year period is that early animals were soft bodied and simply did not
i fossilize. Fossilization of soft-bodied animals is less likely than fossilization of hard-
" bodied animals, but it does occur. Conditions that promote fossilization of soft-bodied
animals include very rapid covering by sediments that create an environment that
discourages decomposition. ln fact, fossil beds containing soft-bodied animals have
been known for many years.
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hy wasthe origin of‖ fe a simple step in Earth′ s history?
① hy
鴇′ did ittake SO 10ng fOr multiCe‖ ular OrganiSmS tO deVe10p?
O Why did anima‖ ife eVOiVe SO rapidly?
① Why dOeSthefOSS‖ reCOrd laCk eVidenCe Of animal eVOlutiOn during that
tirne?
34.VVhich ofthe follovving best describes the relationship betvveen paragraph 2 and
paragraph 3?
① Paragraph 2 puts forward severa:scientific claims′ one of which is reiected in
paragraph 3.
① Paragraph 2 1poses several questions,and paragraph 3 1offers a lpossible
ansvverto one ofthern.
③ Paragraph 2 presents outdated traditional views′ wh‖ e paragraph 3 presents
the current scientific conclusi()ns.
① Paragraph 2 introduces a generalization that is illustrated by specific
exanlples in paragraph 3.
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The Ediacara fossil formation, which contains the oldest known animal fossils,
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however, because paleontologists believe it represents an evolutionary experiment
that failed. lt contains no ancestors of modern animal groups.
37. ヽ
ハ′hich lofthe sentences belovv best expresses the essentia!infOrrnatiOn in the
highlighted sentence in lparagraph 5?lncorrect chc)ices change the l■ leaning in
irnportant ways orleave out essentialinforrnatiOn.
① The animalS fOund in the Tommotian foss‖ bed were once thoughtto belong
but novv they are thoughtto have
to a variety of rnodern anirnal groups′
descended frorn a single group.
① Animalsin the Tommotian foss‖ beds were initia‖ y assigned tO mOdern
anirnal groups but are novvthoughtto belong to groups that ernerged and
died out during the Carγ lbrian period.
③ ThOugh at firStthey thOught OtherwiSe′ pa:eontOlogists now agree that the
anirnals in the・ Tlornrllotian forrnation have body forrns frorn which n]odern
anirnals have descended.
① ltiS unClear Whetherthe Tommotian foss‖ s from the early Cambrian period
represent unique body forrns or vvhetherthey should be assigned to various
nlodern aninlal groups.
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A third fossil formation containing both soft-bodied and hard-bodied animals pro-
vides evidence of the result of the Cambrian explosion. This fossil formation, called
the Burgess Shale, is in Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains of British
Columbia. Shortly after the Cambrian explosion, mud slides rapidly buried thousands
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of marine animals under conditions that favored fossilization. These fossil beds pro:
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ate detrituls or algae. The Burgess Shale formation also has fossils of many extinct
representatives of modern animal groups. For example, a well-known Burgess Shale
animal called 'S'idneyia is a representative of a previously unknown group of arthro-
pods (a category of animals that includes insects, spiders, mites, and crabs).
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38,VVhy does the authOr rnentiOn″ Anornalocaris′ and″ VViwaXia′ ?
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from existing species. Will zoologists ever know the evolutionary sequences in the
Cambrian explosion? Perhaps another ancient fossil bed of soft-bodied animals from
600-million-year-old seas is awaiting d iscovery.
4o,VVhat can be inferred frorn paragraph 7 about vvhy the Carnbrian explosion is so
unusual?
① lt generated neW eCO10giCal niCheS thrOugh the eXtinCtiOn Of rnany unique
anirnals.
① it WaS a periOd Of rapid eVOlutiOn′ and eVO:utiOn iS Often thOught Of aS a S:OW
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added to the passage.
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@ One interpretation regarding the absence of fossils during this important
100-million-year period is that early animals were soft bodied and simply
did not fossilize. I Fossilization of soft-bodied animals is less likely than
fossilization of hard-bodied animals, but it does occur. I Conditions that
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sediments that create an environment that discourages decomposition. I ln
fact, fossil beds containing soft-bodied animals have been known for many
years. lt is relatively rare because the fossilization of soft-bodied animals
requires a special environment.
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the letter of your answer choice or you can copy the sentence.
The term "Cambrian explosion" refers to the geologically brief period during
which all modern animal groups evolved.
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This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in
English.
Listen to each conversation and lecture only one time. After each conversation and
lecture, you will answer some questions about it. Answer each question based on
what is stated or implied by the speakers.
You may take notes while you listen and use your notes to help you answer the ques-
tions. Your notes will not be scored.
ln some questions you will see this icon:
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Answer each question before moving on. Do not return to previous questions.
It will take about 60 minutes to listen to the conversations and lectures and answer
the questions about them.
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31.VVhy does the professor ciarify the cOncept of a″ fairy″ ?
33. ln the lecture, the professor discusses characteristics of folktales and fairy tales.
lndicate the characteristics of each type of lale. Put a check in the correct boxes.
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