英语阅读逻辑训练1

（因）therefore 果 （因）thus 果 （因）hence 果 （因）as a result 果 （因）as a consequence 果 （因）consequently 果 （因）accordingly果

二、导致；引发（结果）（lead to）

因 cause 果 因 trigger 果 因 give rise to 果 因 contribute to 果 因 result in 果

三、其他

so（因）that 果=so much so that 果 因 be responsible for 果 结果 consequence

影响 effect/ impact/ influence

真题演练一

Perhaps so much time has passed that there will never be satisfactory answers to the cave images, but their mystique only adds to their importance. Certainly a great art exists, and by its existence reveals that ancient human beings were not without intelligence, skill, and sensitivity.

11. According to paragraph 6, why might the puzzling questions about the paintings never be answered?

○Keeping the paintings a mystery will increase their importance. ○The artists hid their tools with great intelligence and skill. ○Too many years have gone by since the images were painted. ○Answering the question is not very important to scholars.

真题演练二

…The investigators theorized that about 20 million years ago, the

Mediterranean was a broad seaway linked to the Atlantic by two narrow straits. Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate. Increasing salinity caused by the evaporation resulted in the extermination of scores of invertebrate species. Only a few organisms especially tolerant of very salty conditions remained. As evaporation continued…

7. According to paragraph 4, which of the following was responsible for the evaporation of the Mediterranean’s waters?

○The movements of Earth’s crust ○The accumulation of sediment layers

○Changes in the water level of the Atlantic Ocean ○Changes in Earth’s temperature