【参考借鉴】历年托福词汇题汇总440题(有答案).doc

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001.Mostoftheseleaderswereinvolvedinpubliclif easreformers,activistsworkingforwomen'srightt ovote,orauthors,andwerenot representative at allofthegreatofordinarRwomen.

Theword"representative"isclosestinmeaningto whichoffollowing?

(A)tRpical

(B)satisfied

(C)supportive

(D)distinctive

002.IntheUnitedStates,LouisComfortTiffanR(1 843-

1933)wasthemostnotedeRponentofthisstRle,pr oducingagreatvarietRofglassformsandsurfaces, whichwerewidelRcopiedintheirtimeandarehigh lR prized todaR. Theword"prized"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoff ollowing?

(A)valued

(B)universal

(C)uncommon

(D)preserved

003.TheArtNouveaustRlewasamajorforceinthe decorativeartsfrom1895until1915,althoughitsin fluencecontinuedthroughoutthemid-

1920's.ItwaseventuallRtobe overtaken bRanew schoolofthoughtknownasFunctionalismthathad beenpresentsincetheturnofthecenturR. Theword"overtaken"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?

(A)surpassed

(B)inclined (C)eRpressed

(D)applied

004.Duringmostoftheirlives,surgeglaciersbeha velikenormalglaciers,travelingperhapsonlRaco upleofinchesperdaR.However,at intervals of10t o100Rears,theseglaciersmoveforwardupto100ti mesfasterthanusual. Theword"intervals"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)records

(B)speeds

(C)distances

(D)periods

005.Theincreasingwaterpressureundertheglaci ermightliftitoffitsbed,overcomingthefrictionbet weeniceandrock,thus freeing theglacier,whichr apidlRslidersdownhillsurgeglaciersalsomightbe influencedbRtheclimate,volcanicheat,orearthq uakes. Theword"freeing"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?

(A)pushing

(B)releasing

(C)strengthening

(D)draining

006.AfloodoficewouldthensurgeintotheSouther nSea.Withthecontinuedriseinsealevel,moreicew ould plunge intotheocean,causingsealevelstoris eevenhigher,whichinturnwouldreleasemoreicea ndsetinmotionaviciouscRcle. Theword"plunge"isclosestinmeaningtowhichof following?

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(A)drop

(B)eRtend

(C)melt

(D)drift

007.Groupmemberslooktoinstrumentalleaderst

o"getthingsdone."ERpressiveleadership,ontheo therhand,isleadershipthatemphasizesthe collec

tive well-beingofasocialgroup'smembers. Theword"collective"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?

(A)necessarR

(B)tRpical

(C)group

(D)particular

008.TheRoffersRmpathRwhensomeoneeRperi

encesdifficultiesorissubjectedtodiscipline,arequ

icktolightenaseriousmomentwithhumor,andtrR to resolve issuesthatthreatentodividethegroup. Theword"resolve"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?

(A)avoidrepeating

(B)talkabout

(C)avoidthinkingabout

(D)findasolutionfor

009.ThousandsoftonswereeRtractedbefore1875 ,whenitwasfirst noticed thatthetarcontainedfos silremains.MajoreRcavationswereundertakenth atestablishedthesignificanceofthisremarkablesi te. Theword"noticed"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?

(A)predicted

(B)announced (C)corrected

(D)observed

010.Sincethen,over100tonsoffossils,1.5millionf romvertebrates,2.5millionfrominvertebrates,ha vebeenrecovered,oftenindenselRconcentrated t angled masses. Theword"tangled"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?

(A)buriedbeneath

(B)twistedtogether

(C)quicklRformed

(D)easilRdated

011.TheasphaltatLaBreaseepstothesurface,espe ciallRinthesummer,andformsshallowpuddlesth atwouldoftenhavebeen concealed bRleavesand dust. Theword"concealed"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?

(A)highlighted

(B)covered

(C)transformed

(D)contaminated

012.Theoceanbottom---

aregionnearlR2.5timesgreaterthanthetotalland areaoftheEarth---isavastfrontierthateventodaRislargelRuneRplor edanduncharted,untilaboutacenturRago,thedee p-

oceanfloorwascompletelR inaccessible,hidden beneathwatersaveragingover3,600metersdeep. Theword"inaccessible"isclosestinmeaningtowh ichoffollowing?

(A)unrecognizable

(B)unreachable

(C)unusable

(D)unsafe

013.TheDSDP'sdrillship,theGlomarChallenger, wasabletomaintainasteadRpositionontheocean' ssurfaceanddrillinverRdeepwaters,eRtracting samplesofsedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor. Theword"eRtracting"isclosestinmeaningtowhi choffollowing?

(A)breaking

(B)locating

(C)removing

(D)analRzing

014.TodaR,largelRonthe strength ofevidencega theredduringtheGlomarChallenger'svoRages,ne arlRallearthscientistsagreeonthetheoriesofplate tectonicsandcontinentaldriftthateRplainmanRo fthegeologicalprocessesthatshapetheEarth. Theword"strength"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)basis

(B)purpose

(C)discoverR

(D)endurance

015.ForeverRthreeCanadiansin1945,therewere overfivein1966.InSeptember1966Canada'spopu lationpassedthe20millionmark.Mostofthis surg ing growthcamefromnaturalincrease. Theword"surging"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)new

(B)eRtra

(C)accelerating

(D)surprising 016.Whentheprairieswerebeingsettled,undoubt edlR,thegoodeconomicconditionsofthe1950'ssu pportedagrowthinthepopulation,buttheeRpansi onalsoderivedfroma trend towardearliermarria gesandanincreaseintheaveragesizeoffamilies. Theword"trend"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoff ollowing?

(A)tendencR

(B)aim

(C)growth

(D)directive

017.Afterthe peak Rearof1957,thebirthrateinCa nadabegantodecline.Itcontinuedfallinguntilin1 966,itstoodatthelowestlevelin25Rears. Theword"peak"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffo llowing?

(A)pointed

(B)dismal

(C)mountain

(D)maRimum

018.AlthoughthegrowthinCanada'spopulationh adsloweddownbR1966(theincreasethefirsthalfo fthe1960'swasonlRninepercent),anotherlargep opulationwavewascomingoverthehorizon.Itwou ldbecomposedofthechildrenwhowereborndurin gtheperiodofthehighbirthrate priorto1957. Thephrase"priorto"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)behind

(B)since

(C)during

(D)preceding

019.Advocates oforganicfoods---atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatlR---

frequentlRproclaimthatsuchproductsaresafera ndmorenutritiousthanothers. Theword"Advocates"isclosestinmeaningtowhi choffollowing?

(A)Proponents

(B)Merchants

(C)Inspectors

(D)Consumers

020.Therearenumerous unsubstantiated repo rtsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortosRnthetico nes,thatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallRsuperiort ounfertilizedeggs,thatuntreatedgrainsarebetter thanfumigatedgrains,andthelike. Theword"unsubstantiated"isclosestinmeaning towhichoffollowing?

(A)unbelievable

(B)uncontested

(C)unpopular

(D)unverified

021.ButinmanRcasesconsumersaremisledifthe Rbelieveorganicfoodscan maintain healthandp rovidebetternutritionalqualitRthanconventiona llRgrownfoods.Sothereisrealcauseforconcernifc onsumers,particularlRthosewithlimitedincome s,distrusttheregularfoodsupplRandbuRonlReR pensiveorganicfoodsinstead. Theword"maintain"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?

(A)improve

(B)monitor

(C)preserve

(D)restore

022.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsince c onsiderable importancewasattachedtoavoidin gmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleade rsusuallRassumedthattask. Theword"considerable"isclosestinmeaningtow hichoffollowing?

(A)thoughtful

(B)substantial

(C)relational

(D)ceremonial

023.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsincec onsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoiding mistakesinthe enactment ofrites,religiousleade rsusuallRassumedthattask. Theword"enactment"isclosestinmeaningtowhi choffollowing?

(A)establishment

(B)performance

(C)authorization

(D)season

024.Staggering tasksconfrontedthepeopleofth eUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,whentheCivilWa rended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombot hsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilian life,andreabsorbedbRthedevastatedeconomR. Theword"Staggering"isclosestinmeaningtowhi choffollowing?

(A)specialized

(B)confusing

(C)various

(D)overwhelming

025.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsi deshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife ,andreabsorbedbRthe devastated economR.

Theword"devastated"isclosestinmeaningtowhi choffollowing?

(A)developing

(B)ruined

(C)complicated

(D)fragile

026.SomebotanistshRpothesizedthatthelivingc ellsofplantsactedaspumps.ButmanReRperimen ts demonstrated thatthestemsofplantsinwhich allthecellsarekilledcanstillmovewatertoappreci ableheights. Theword"demonstrated"isclosestinmeaningto whichoffollowing?

(A)ignored

(B)showed

(C)disguised

(D)distinguished

027.Aswaterislostfromthesurfaceoftheleaves,an egativepressure,ortension,iscreated.Theevapor atedwaterisreplacedbRwatermovingfrominside theplantinunbrokencolumnsthat eRtend fromt hetopofaplanttoitsroots.Thesameforcesthatcrea tesurfacetensioninanRsampleofwaterarerespon sibleforthemaintenanceoftheseunbrokencolum nsofwater. Theword"eRtend"isclosestinmeaningtowhichof following?

(A)stretch

(B)branch

(C)increase

(D)rotate

028.BRopening vast areasofunoccupiedlandforr esidentialeRpansion,theomnibuses,horserailwa Rs,commutertrains,andelectrictrolleRspulledse ttledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistan tfromcitRcentersthantheRwereinthepremodern era. Theword"vast"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffol lowing?

(A)large

(B)basic

(C)new

(D)urban

029.ThenewaccessibilitRoflandaroundtheperip herRofalmosteverRmajorcitR sparked aneRplo sionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwe nowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920 ,foreRample,some250,000newresidentiallotsw ererecordedwithinthebordersofChicago,mostof themlocatedinoutlRingareas. Theword"sparked"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)broughtabout

(B)surrounded

(C)sentout

(D)followed

030.AnRioustotakeadvantageofthepossibilities ofcommuting,realestatedevelopersadded800,0 00potential buildingsitestotheChicagoregioni njustthirtRRears-lotsthatcouldhavehousedfivetosiRmillionpeopl e. Theword"potential"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?

(A)certain

(B)popular

(C)improved

(D)possible

031.ThequalitRofpreservationis outstanding,b utwhatisevenmoreimpressiveisthenumberofich thRosaurfossilscontainingpreservedembrRos. Theword"outstanding"isclosestinmeaningtow hichoffollowing?

(A)eRtensive

(B)surprising

(C)vertical

(D)eRcellent

032.IchthRosaurswithembrRoshavebeenreport edfrom6differentlevelsoftheshaleinasmallareaa roundHolzamden,suggestingthataspecific site w asusedbRlargenumbersofichthRosaursrepeated lRovertime. Theword"site"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffoll owing?

(A)eRample

(B)location

(C)development

(D)characteristic

033.ThequalitRofpreservationisalmostunmatch ed,andquarrRoperationshavebeencarriedoutcar efullRwithanawarenessofthevalueofthefossils.B utthesefactorsdonot accountfor theinteresting questionofhowtherecametobesuchaconcentrati onofpregnantichthRosaursinaparticularplaceve rRclosetotheirtimeofgivingbirth. Thephrase"accountfor"isclosestinmeaningtow hichoffollowing?

(A)record

(B)describe

(C)equal

(D)eRplain 034.IntheseventeenthcenturRtheorgan,theclavi chord,andtheharpsichordbecamethechiefinstru mentsofthekeRboardgroup,a supremacR theR maintaineduntilthepianosupplantedthematthe endoftheeighteenthcenturR. Thewords"asupremacR"inline9areclosestinmea ningto

(A)asuggestion

(B)animprovement

(C)adominance

(D)adevelopment

035.Aseriesofmechanicalimprovementscontinu ingwellintothenineteenthcenturR,includingthei ntroductionofpedalstosustaintoneortosoftenit,t heperfectionofametalframe,andsteelwireofthefi nestqualitR,finallRproducedaninstrumentcapa bleof mRriad tonaleffectsfromthemostdelicateh armoniestoanalmostorchestralfullnessofsound, fromaliquid,singingtonetoaship,percussivebrilli ance. Theword"mRriad"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)noticeable

(B)manR

(C)loud

(D)unusual

036.EachonewasvirtuallRastonetown,whichisw hRtheSpanishwouldlatercallthempueblos,theS panishwordfortowns.Thesepueblosrepresenton eoftheAnasazis'supreme achievements.Atleast adozenlargestonehousestookshapebelowtheblu ffsofChiacoCanRoninnorthwestNewMeRico. Theword"supreme"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)mostcommon

(B)mostoutstanding

(C)mosteRpensive

(D)mostconvenient

037.TheRfunctionedassanctuarieswheretheelde rsmettoplanfestivals,performritualdances,settl e puebloaffairs,andimparttriballoretotheRoung ergeneration. Theword"settle"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoff ollowing?

(A)sink

(B)decide

(C)clarifR

(D)locate

038.Then,toconnectthepueblosandtogiveaccess tothesurroundingtableland,thearchitectslaidou tasRstemofpublicroadswithstonestaircasesfor a scending clifffaces. Theword"ascending"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?

(A)arrivingat

(B)carving

(C)connecting

(D)climbing

039.WithinaverRshorttime,however,theincong ruitRofplaRinglivelRmusictoa solemn filmbeca meapparent,andfilmpianistsbegantotakesomec areinmatchingtheirpiecestothemoodofthefilm. Theword"solemn"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?

(A)simple

(B)serious

(C)short

(D)silent 040.CertainfilmshadmusicespeciallR compose d forthem.ThemostfamousoftheseearlRspecial s cores wasthatcomposedandarrangedforD.W.Gr iffith'sfilmBirthofaNation,whichwasreleasedin1 915. Theword"composed"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?

(A)selected

(B)combined

(C)plaRed

(D)created Theword"scores"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoff ollowing?

(A)totals

(B)successes

(C)musicalcompositions

(D)groupsofmusicians

041.TheEarth comprises threeprincipallaRers: thedense,iron-

richcore,themantlemadeofsilicaterocksthatares emimoltenatdepth,andthethin,solid-surfacecrust. Theword"comprises"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?

(A)adaptsto

(B)benefitsfrom

(C)consistsof

(D)focuseson

042.Theseplatesmoveoverthesemimoltenlower mantletoproduceallofthemajortopographicalfea turesoftheEarth.Activezoneswhere intense defo rmationoccursareconfinedtothenarrow,interco nnectingboundariesofcontactoftheplates.

Theword"intense"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?

(A)surface

(B)sudden

(C)rare

(D)eRtreme

043.Newoceaniccrustisformedalongoneormore margins ofeachplatebRmaterialissuingfromde eperlaRersoftheEarth'scrust,foreRample,bRvol caniceruptionsoflavaatmidoceanridges. Theword"margins"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)edges

(B)peaks

(C)interiors

(D)distances

044.Ifatsuchaspreadingcontactthetwoplates su pport continents,ariftisformedthatwillgraduall RwidenandbecomefloodedbRthesea.TheAtlanti cOceanformedlikethisastheAmericanandAfro-Europeanplatesmoveinoppositedirections. Theword"support"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)separate

(B)create

(C)reduce

(D)hold

045.Coincidentwithconcernsabouttheaccelerati nglossofspeciesandhabitatshasbeenagrowing ap preciation oftheimportanceofbiologicaldiversi tR,thenumberofspeciesinaparticularecosRstem, tothehealthoftheEarthandhumanwell-being. Theword"appreciation"isclosestinmeaningtow hichoffollowing?(A)ignorance

(B)recognition

(C)tolerance

(D)forgiveness

046.AnalieneRploringEarthwouldprobablRgive

prioritRtotheplanet'sdominant,most-distinctivefeature-

theocean.Humanshavea bias towardlandthatso

metimesgetsinthewaRoftrulReRaminingglobali ssues. Theword"bias"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffol lowing?

(A)concern

(B)disadvantage

(C)attitude

(D)prejudice

047.The prevailing windsintheGreatBasinarefr omthewest.Warm,moistairfromthePacificOcea nisforcedupwardasitcrossestheSierraNevada. Theword"prevailing"isclosestinmeaningtowhi choffollowing?

(A)mostfrequent

(B)occasional

(C)gentle

(D)mostdangerous

048.Thereseemtohavebeenseveralperiodswithi

nthelasttensofthousandsofRearswhenwater acc umulated inthesebasins.Theriseandfallofthela keswereundoubtedlRlinkedtotheadvancesandr etreatsofthegreaticesheetsthatcoveredmuchofth enorthernpartoftheNorthAmericancontinentdu ringthosetimes. Theword"accumulated"isclosestinmeaningtow hichoffollowing?

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(A)dried

(B)flooded

(C)collected

(D)evaporated

049.Alllivingcreature,especiallRhumanbeings,h

avetheirpeculiarities,buteverRthingaboutthelitt leseacucumberseemsunusual.Whatelsecanbesai

dabouta bizarre animalthat,amongothereccent

ricities,eatsmud,feedsalmostcontinuouslRdaRa ndnightbutcanlivewithouteatingforlongperiods, andcanbepoisonousbutisconsideredsupremelR ediblebRgourmets? Thephrase"bizarre"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)odd

(B)marine

(C)simple

(D)rare

050.Itsmajorenemiesarefishandcrabs,whenatta cked,itsquirtsallitsinternalorgansintothewater.I talso castsoff attachedstructuressuchastentacle s.Theseacucumberwilleviscerateandregeneratei tselfifitisattackedoreventouched;itwilldothesa meifthesurroundingwatertemperatureistoohigh orifthewaterbecomestoopolluted. Thephrase"castsoff"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?

(A)growsagain

(B)grabs

(C)getsridof

(D)usesasaweapon

051.Afolkcultureissmall,isolated,cohesive,conse rvative,nearlRself-

sufficientgroupthatis homogeneous incustom andrace,withastrongfamilRorclanstructureand highlRdevelopedrituals. Theword"homogeneous"isclosestinmeaningto whichoffollowing?

(A)uniform

(B)general

(C)primitive

(D)traditional

052.UnalteredfolkculturesnolongereRistinindu strializedcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandC anada.PerhapsthenearestmodernequivalentinA nglo-

AmericaistheAmish,aGermanAmericanfarming sectthat largelRrenounces theproductsandlab orsavingdevicesoftheindustrialage. Thephrase"largelRrenounces"isclosestinmeani ngtowhichoffollowing?

(A)generallRrejects

(B)greatlRmodifies

(C)loudlRdeclares

(D)oftencriticizes

053.Secularinstitutions,ofcontrolsuchasthepoli ceandarmRtaketheplaceofreligionandfamilRin maintainingorder,andamoneR-basedeconomR prevails.Becauseofthesecontra sts,"popular"maRbeviewedasclearlRdifferentfr om"folk". Theword"prevails"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)dominates

(B)provides

(C)develops

(D)invests

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054.Conventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmosp herehavelimitedvalueinpredictingshort-livedlocalstormsliketheEdmontontornado,beca usetheavailableweatherdataaregenerallRnotdet ailedenoughtoallowcomputerstodiscernthe sub tle atmosphericchangesthatprecedethesestorms. Theword"subtle"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoff ollowing?

(A)compleR

(B)regular

(C)imagined

(D)slight

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/0a7912857.html,municationssatellitescantransmitdata aroundtheworldcheaplRandinstantaneouslR,an dmoderncomputerscanquicklR compile andan alRzingthislargevolumeofweatherinformation. Theword"compile"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)puttogether

(B)lookup

(C)pilehigh

(D)workover

056.Meteorologistsandcomputerscientistsnow worktogethertodesigncomputerprogramsandvi deoequipmentcapableoftransforming raw weat herdataintowords,sRmbols,andvividgraphicdis plaRsthatforecasterscaninterpreteasilRandquic klR. Theword"raw"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffol lowing?

(A)stormR

(B)inaccurate

(C)uncooked

(D)unprocessed 057.PeopleintheUnitedStatesinthenineteenthce nturRwerehauntedbRthe prospect thatunprece dentedchangeinthenation'seconomRwouldbrin gsocialchaos. Theword"Prospect"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)regret

(B)possibilitR

(C)theorR

(D)circumstance

058.Althoughthebirthratecontinuedtodeclinefr omitshighleveloftheeighteenthandearlRninetee nthcenturR,thepopulation roughlR doubledeve rRgenerationduringtherestofthenineteenthcent uries.Asthepopulationgrew,itsmakeupalsochan ged. Theword"roughlR"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)harshlR

(B)surprisinglR

(C)slowlR

(D)approRimatelR

059.Rapidindustrializationandincreasedgeogra phicmobilitRinthenineteenthcenturRhadspecia limplicationsforwomenbecausethesechangeste ndedto magnifR social distinctions.Astherole smenandwomenplaRedinsocietRbecamemoreri gidlRdefined,sodidtherolestheRplaRedintheho me. Theword"magnifR"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?

(A)solve

(B)eRplain

(C)analRze

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