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历年托福词汇题汇总440题有答案
TOEFL词汇题精选440题
001.Mostoftheseleaderswereinvolvedinpubliclifeasreformers,activistsworkingforwomen'srighttovote,orauthors,andwerenotrepresentativeatallofthegreatofordinarywomen.
Theword"representative"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)typical
(B)satisfied
(C)supportive
(D)distinctive
002.IntheUnitedStates,LouisComfortTiffany(1843-1933)wasthemostnotedexponentofthisstyle,producingagreatvarietyofglassformsandsurfaces,whichwerewidelycopiedintheirtimeandarehighlyprizedtoday.
Theword"prized"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)valued
(B)universal
(C)uncommon
(D)preserved
003.TheArtNouveaustylewasamajorforceinthedecorativeartsfrom1895until1915,althoughitsinfluencecontinuedthroughoutthemid-1920's.ItwaseventuallytobeovertakenbyanewschoolofthoughtknownasFunctionalismthathadbeenpresentsincetheturnofthecentury.
Theword"overtaken"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)surpassed
(B)inclined
(C)expressed
(D)applied
004.Duringmostoftheirlives,surgeglaciersbehavelikenormalglaciers,travelingperhapsonlyacoupleofinchesperday.However,atintervalsof10to100years,theseglaciersmoveforwardupto100timesfasterthanusual.
Theword"intervals"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)records
(B)speeds
(C)distances
(D)periods
005.Theincreasingwaterpressureundertheglaciermightliftitoffitsbed,overcomingthefrictionbetweeniceandrock,thusfreeingtheglacier,whichrapidlyslidersdownhillsurgeglaciersalsomightbeinfluencedbytheclimate,volcanicheat,orearthquakes.
Theword"freeing"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)pushing
(B)releasing
(C)strengthening
(D)draining
006.AfloodoficewouldthensurgeintotheSouthernSea.Withthecontinuedriseinsealevel,moreicewouldplungeintotheocean,causingsealevelstoriseevenhigher,whichinturnwouldreleasemoreiceandsetinmotionaviciouscycle.
Theword"plunge"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)drop
(B)extend
(C)melt
(D)drift
007.Groupmemberslooktoinstrumentalleadersto"getthingsdone."Expressiveleadership,ontheotherhand,isleadershipthatemphasizesthecollectivewell-beingofasocialgroup'smembers.
Theword"collective"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)necessary
(B)typical
(C)group
(D)particular
008.Theyoffersympathywhensomeoneexperiencesdifficultiesorissubjectedtodiscipline,arequicktolightenaseriousmomentwithhumor,andtrytoresolveissuesthatthreatentodividethegroup.
Theword"resolve"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)avoidrepeating
(B)talkabout
(C)avoidthinkingabout
(D)findasolutionfor
009.Thousandsoftonswereextractedbefore1875,whenitwasfirstnoticedthatthetarcontainedfossilremains.Majorexcavationswereundertakenthatestablishedthesignificanceofthisremarkablesite.
Theword"noticed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)predicted
(B)announced
(C)corrected
(D)observed
010.Sincethen,over100tonsoffossils,1.5millionfromvertebrates,2.5millionfrominvertebrates,havebeenrecovered,oftenindenselyconcentratedtangledmasses.
Theword"tangled"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)buriedbeneath
(B)twistedtogether
(C)quicklyformed
(D)easilydated
011.TheasphaltatLaBreaseepstothesurface,especiallyinthesummer,andformsshallowpuddlesthatwouldoftenhavebeenconcealedbyleavesanddust.
Theword"concealed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)highlighted
(B)covered
(C)transformed
(D)contaminated
012.Theoceanbottom---aregionnearly2.5timesgreaterthanthetotallandareaoftheEarth---isavastfrontierthateventodayislargelyunexploredanduncharted,untilaboutacenturyago,thedeep-oceanfloorwascompletelyinaccessible,hiddenbeneathwatersaveragingover3,600metersdeep.
Theword"inaccessible"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)unrecognizable
(B)unreachable
(C)unusable
(D)unsafe
013.TheDSDP'sdrillship,theGlomarChallenger,wasabletomaintainasteadypositionontheocean'ssurfaceanddrillinverydeepwaters,extractingsamplesofsedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor.
Theword"extracting"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)breaking
(B)locating
(C)removing
(D)analyzing
014.Today,largelyonthestrengthofevidencegatheredduringtheGlomarChallenger'svoyages,nearlyallearthscientistsagreeonthetheoriesofplatetectonicsandcontinentaldriftthatexplainmanyofthegeologicalprocessesthatshapetheEarth.
Theword"strength"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)basis
(B)purpose
(C)discovery
(D)endurance
015.ForeverythreeCanadiansin1945,therewereoverfivein1966.InSeptember1966Canada'spopulationpassedthe20millionmark.Mostofthissurginggrowthcamefromnaturalincrease.
Theword"surging"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)new
(B)extra
(C)accelerating
(D)surprising
016.Whentheprairieswerebeingsettled,undoubtedly,thegoodeconomicconditionsofthe1950'ssupportedagrowthinthepopulation,buttheexpansionalsoderivedfromatrendtowardearliermarriagesandanincreaseintheaveragesizeoffamilies.
Theword"trend"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)tendency
(B)aim
(C)growth
(D)directive
017.Afterthepeakyearof1957,thebirthrateinCanadabegantodecline.Itcontinuedfallinguntilin1966,itstoodatthelowestlevelin25years.
Theword"peak"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)pointed
(B)dismal
(C)mountain
(D)maximum
018.AlthoughthegrowthinCanada'spopulationhadsloweddownby1966(theincreasethefirsthalfofthe1960'swasonlyninepercent),anotherlargepopulationwavewascomingoverthehorizon.Itwouldbecomposedofthechildrenwhowerebornduringtheperiodofthehighbirthratepriorto1957.
Thephrase"priorto"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)behind
(B)since
(C)during
(D)preceding
019.Advocatesoforganicfoods---atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly---frequentlyproclaimthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.
Theword"Advocates"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)Proponents
(B)Merchants
(C)Inspectors
(D)Consumers
020.Therearenumerousunsubstantiatedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortosyntheticones,thatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,thatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanfumigatedgrains,andthelike.
Theword"unsubstantiated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)unbelievable
(B)uncontested
(C)unpopular
(D)unverified
021.Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods.Sothereisrealcauseforconcernifconsumers,particularlythosewithlimitedincomes,distrusttheregularfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinstead.
Theword"maintain"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)improve
(B)monitor
(C)preserve
(D)restore
022.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.
Theword"considerable"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)thoughtful
(B)substantial
(C)relational
(D)ceremonial
023.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.
Theword"enactment"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)establishment
(B)performance
(C)authorization
(D)season
024.StaggeringtasksconfrontedthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,whentheCivilWarended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.
Theword"Staggering"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)specialized
(B)confusing
(C)various
(D)overwhelming
025.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.
Theword"devastated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)developing
(B)ruined
(C)complicated
(D)fragile
026.Somebotanistshypothesizedthatthelivingcellsofplantsactedaspumps.Butmanyexperimentsdemonstratedthatthestemsofplantsinwhichallthecellsarekilledcanstillmovewatertoappreciableheights.
Theword"demonstrated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)ignored
(B)showed
(C)disguised
(D)distinguished
027.Aswaterislostfromthesurfaceoftheleaves,anegativepressure,ortension,iscreated.Theevaporatedwaterisreplacedbywatermovingfrominsidetheplantinunbrokencolumnsthatextendfromthetopofaplanttoitsroots.Thesameforcesthatcreatesurfacetensioninanysampleofwaterareresponsibleforthemaintenanceoftheseunbrokencolumnsofwater.
Theword"extend"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?
(A)stretch
(B)branch
(C)increase
(D)rotate
028.Byopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansion,theomnibuses,horserailways,commutertrains,andelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantfromcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodernera.
Theword"vast"isclosesti
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