2017年5月6日新托福考試閱讀題目解析（二）

　　新托福閱讀回憶：

　　Parental Care by Frogs (20161113)

　　青蛙如何保護(hù)他們孵的卵。

　　大青蛙還會(huì)保護(hù)小青蛙，避免小青蛙被捕食者吃掉。

　　有種動(dòng)物中的雄性會(huì)吃掉卵，所以雌性會(huì)保護(hù)該動(dòng)物中的小動(dòng)物。

　　有保護(hù)行為的動(dòng)物會(huì)產(chǎn)的卵較少，而沒(méi)有保護(hù)行為的動(dòng)物則會(huì)產(chǎn)生很多的卵。

　　保護(hù)行為會(huì)導(dǎo)致父母帶回來(lái)的食物變少。

　　Parental Care by Frogs

　　青蛙對(duì)后代的照顧

　　這篇文章簡(jiǎn)單明了，無(wú)論是從宏觀框架還是從微觀細(xì)節(jié)(詞匯+長(zhǎng)難句)，難度都很一般，所以為了增加這篇文章的考試難度，ETS在出題環(huán)節(jié)大量增設(shè)了“綜合信息題”，即需要綜合多句甚至整段和跨段答題。如，

　　第21題 According to paragraph 5, providing parental care is associated with which of the following?(考整段)

　　More clutches produced per female

　　Less danger to parents from predators

　　More food needed by caregiving parents

　　Fewer eggs produced per clutch

　　(正確答案D)

　　第25題 According to paragraph 6, the cost of parental care is minimal in all the following circumstances EXCEPT(考整段)

　　When nests where care is provided cannot be easily reached by predators

　　When reproductive output is limited by reasons other than by providing parental care

　　When females produce many groups of eggs per season

　　When a male can defend territory and attract additional females while providing care

　　(正確答案C)