2003年10月TOEFL(托福)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2003年10月TOEFL（托福）真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Listening Comprehension 2. Structure & Written Expression 3. Reading Comprehension
Section One：Listening Comprehension
1．
A．She is younger than her sister.
B．she does not spend much time with her sister’s children.
C．she does not get along well with her sister
D．she no longer resembles her sister.
正确答案：D
解析：M: Oh, so, it was your sister you were walking with yesterday. You don’t really look very much alike. W: No, we did when we were kids, but not anymore.What does the woman mean?
2．
A．Paper plates are cheaper than dishes.
B．Dishes break more easily than paper plates.
C．There is no need to wash any dishes now.
D．The woman’s roommate will return soon.
正确答案：C
解析：W: I can’t believe my roommate still hasn’t washed the dishes. There is not a clean dish left for us to use.M: Don’t worry about it. Paper plates are fine.What does the man mean?
3．
A．She has not applied to any universities yet,
B．She will begin university classes in a few weeks.
C．She does not know yet if a university will accept her.
D．She is too busy to contact the university right now.
正确答案：C
解析：M: I hear you applied for several universities. Have you got accepted anywhere? W: I haven’t heard anything yet. But I should know something within the next few weeks.What does the woman mean?
4．
A．Reconsider his position later
B．Allow the student to miss class
C．Lower the student’s grade
D．Suggest that the student try to reschedule the operation
正确答案：B
解析：W: Prof, I know your course has no absence policy. But I have to have foot surgery next Friday and can’t be here. M: Medical excuses are one of the few exceptions I make. What will the Prof probably do?
5．
A．He does not have enough money for the trip yet.
B．He is planning to work during spring break.
C．The trip is too far off in the future to think about.
D．He has changed his mind about going to Canada.
正确答案：A
解析：W: By working through spring break, I managed to save up the 500$ for the trip to Canada this summer. How are you coming along?M: I’m still a way’s off.What does the man mean?
6．
A．The photograph is not good enough to send.
B．The photograph was not taken at the Grand Canyon.
C．They already sent Mary a photograph of their vacation.
D．Sending pictures through the mail is too expensive.
正确答案：A
解析：M: I am just writing Marry about our vacation. Why don’t I enclose this picture of us in front of the Grand Canyon?W: Don’t you think it’s a little out focus?What does the woman imply?
7．
A．She should have asked to be excused from the trip.
B．She deserves the zero.
C．She is right to be angry.
D．She should have gone on the field trip.
正确答案：C
解析：W: Oh, I am so angry. My biology Prof would not even let me try to explain why I missed the field trip. He just gave me a zero. M: That is not seemed fair.
I would feel that way too if I were you.What does the man imply about the woman.
8．
A．He wants to live off campus.
B．There are advantages and disadvantages to living off campus.
C．Living space in the dorm is crowded.
D．There are only a few apartments available off campus.
正确答案：B
解析：W: Have you guys decided whether you are going to get an apartment off campus next year or are you staying in the dorm?M: We are still talking about the pros and cons. I don’t know. To me it seems like six of one and half of dozen of the other.What does the man mean?
9．
A．Turn down the volume of the music
B．Turn the music off
C．Play a different style of music.
D．Listen to music in a different room,
正确答案：C
解析：W: What is that you are listening to? That beat’s so strong I can’t concentrate on my work.M: No problem. I can switch over to something lighter.What will the man probably do?
10．
A．It took a long time to finish the building.
B．He was too busy to notice the opening of the hotel.
C．He did not know the hotel had a restaurant.
D．He would like to meet the woman for brunch next Sunday.
正确答案：B
解析：W: We had a delicious Sunday brunch at that new hotel downtown. You should try it sometime.M: I didn’t even know the building was finished. Shows how much I’ve been working lately.What does the man imply?
11．
A．Go to her class.
B．Cancel her appointment with the president.
C．Ask her professor to excuse her from class.
D．Attend the presentation.
正确答案：D
解析：M: Hey, aren’t you going to the present’s presentation this morning. all class has been canceled so that everyone can come.W: Oh really? So much for my excuse I guess I have to join you then.What will the woman probably do?
12．
A．She admires Steve’s relationship with his father.
B．She does not know Steve or his father.
C．Her daughter is older than Steve.
D．She disagrees with the man.
正确答案：A
解析：M: What a relationship Steven and his father have!W: Don’t they? I only hope my daughter and I can get along like that when she’s Steven’s age.What can be inferred about the woman?
13．
A．He has heard the new CD.
B．He does not enjoy classical music.
C．He is not interested in the CD.
D．He rarely listens to music.
正确答案：C
解析：W: I just love this new CD. Have you heard it?M: I really don’t listen to popular music. I prefer classical.What does the man mean?
14．
A．Buy tickets for the next showing.
B．Leave the theater
C．Change their seats for a better view
D．Ask the couple in front of them to be quiet
正确答案：B
解析：W: Sorry Sam, I just hate these kinds of movies. They always give me bad dreams. M: I agree, let’s go and see if we can get refund at the front window.What will the speakers probably do next?
15．
A．The library closes earlier during the summer.
B．The library is closed during summer vacation.
C．The library will be open until midnight tonight.
D．She does not usually go to the library during the summer.
正确答案：A
解析：M: I thought the libraries stay open till midnight during the week.W: Well, their hours are shorter during the summer.What does the woman mean?
16．
A．She is sorry the man has to cancel the plans
B．She wants to hand in her report early.
C．She would like to go with the man.
D．she does not usually enjoy the symphony.
正确答案：C
解析：M: I thought you’ve finished your report. So I got tickets for the symphony tonight.W: Well, it’s not done. But it’s not due till next week.What can be inferred about the woman?
17．
A．He has other plans for the evening
B．He is looking forward to attending the party.
C．He often misses Linda’s parties.
D．he wants to know if he should bring anything to the party.
正确答案：B
解析：W: Are you going to Linda’s party tonight?M: Are you kidding? I wouldn’t miss it for anything/What does the man mean?
18．
A．There is just about enough time to do the job
B．The desk has never been so orderly.
C．The clock on the desk needs to be set.
D．The desk really needs organizing.
正确答案：D
解析：M: I am going to straighten up my desk now.W: It’s about time.What does the woman mean?
19．
A．He enjoys looking at the flowers.
B．He thinks the park is boring.
C．He does not like walking with the woman.
D．He does not see any trees.
正确答案：A
解析：W: I just love walking through this park. The tree is gorgeous.M: The trees? What about these wild flowers?What does the man mean?
20．
A．There are not very many hotels in the area.
B．She stayed at the Clover Inn last month.
C．She is not sure the man’s parents would like the Clover Inn.
D．It may be too late to get a room at the Clover Inn.
正确答案：D
解析：M: My parents need a place to stay when they come to town next week. Do you have any suggestions?W: I’d like to recommend the Clover Inn to visitors. But unlike the other places in town, they are usually filled months in advance.What does the woman imply?
21．
A．Wait until later to eat
B．Go to the cafeteria without her
C．Bring her some food from the cafeteria
D．Meet her at the cafeteria
正确答案：B
解析：M: I am going to the cafeteria to grab a bite to eat. Want to come along?W: You go ahead. I am not really all that hungry.What does the woman suggest the man do?
22．
A．He has to work with his brother.
B．He has no definite plans.
C．He usually works on weekends.
D．His plants depend on the woman.
正确答案：B
解析：W: Thank heaven it’s Friday. Are you doing anything special this weekend?M: Good question. To tell you the truth, my brother might be coming over and so everything is up in the air right now.What does the man mean?
23．
A．Buy stamps at the post office
B．Mail the woman’s bill
C．Drive to the woman’s house
D．Pick up a package from the post office
正确答案：B
解析：W: By the way, thank so much for offering to mail my bills this morning. I just didn’t have time to get over to the post office.M: Oh, my gosh. I am really sorry. I’ll go drop them in the box right now. What will the man probably do next?
24．
A．The woman should call Bill to check his schedule.
B．The woman should have left for the airport earlier.
C．The woman does not need to rush to meet Bill.
D．Traffic near the airport could delay the woman’s arrival.
正确答案：C
解析：W: I’ve got the leave for the airport right away. Bill’s plane is due in an hour.M: Judging by the weather outside, I doubt that the plane will land on schedule.What does the man imply?
25．
A．She did better on the quiz than the man did.
B．She did not have to take the quiz.
C．She has not yet received her grade on the quiz.
D．She did not do well on the quiz.
正确答案：D
解析：M: How did you do on the math quiz?W: Well, I am lucky that only counts for a small portion of our final grade for the course.What can be inferred about the woman?
26．
A．He will be happy to share their dessert
B．He did not know what time he was supposed to arrive.
C．He expected the traffic to be bad.
D．He is not upset that they ate lunch.
正确答案：D
解析：W: Oh, hi, I hate to tell you but we’re done with lunch and dessert is on its way. We decided you weren’t going to show up. M: I can understand that. I’ve never seen such traffic. I am glad you didn’t wait. What did the man mean?
27．
A．She has to quit her job in the laboratory.
B．She cut herself while working in the laboratory.
C．She enjoys doing laboratory experiments.
D．She feels that the man is dedicated to his work too.
正确答案：C
解析：M: I admire your dedication. I could never finish that long laboratory experiment by myself.W: I fell that I am cut out for that kind of work.What does the woman mean?
28．
A．Ask for directions
B．Try a different route to the beach
C．Go back for the map
D．Cancel their trip
正确答案：B
解析：M1: Oho, I think we left that road map at home. Do you know how to get to the beach?M2: No, I didn’t. But since we haven’t gone very far, we might as well just turn around.What will the speakers probably do?
29．
A．He would like the woman to reschedule the meeting.
B．He will meet the woman briefly on Friday
C．The report will not be ready until Thursday.
D．The report was finished last Friday.
正确答案：A
解析：W: I tentatively scheduled to meeting for Thursday to go over your inventory report. Assuming you can meet that deadline.M: Well, to be honest, even Friday might be pushing it a little. What does the man imply?
30．
A．Find out when the bookstore opens
B．Withdraw some cash
C．Inquire about a job
D．Spend her extra money on books
正确答案：C
解析：W: I need to bring in a little money. I wonder there are any openings at the bookstore.M: It’s worth going and asking.What does the man suggest the woman do?
听力原文：W: Dr Manning, do you have a few minuets. I’d like to ask you about this fossil I found. M: Sure Jon. What have you got there?W: Well, it’s some kind of shellfish. I thought is might be a brachiopod, but I am not sure. I found it when I went out hiking last weekend.M: I think you might be right. It certainly appears to be a brachiopod. But it’s easy to confuse them with the bivalve mollusks. Superficially they resemble one another. Both have two shells for example.W: How can you tell them apart then?M: Well, there are some minor differences in the shell. A lot of brachiopods have ridge shells like this one. There are other distinctions of course. Internally they are quite different. Mollusks and brachiopods belong to different animal groups, and they have been in competition with one another millions of years ago. W: How old do you think this one is?M: It’s hard to tell. The earliest brachiopods were from the Paleozoic era, 300 to 500 million years ago. They were quite successful then in terms of number of species. It’s not out of the question that your fossil could be that old. W: Wow, that’s amazing. Kind of makes paleontology seem more interesting when you can hold it in your hand.M: You know that gives me an idea. Would you mind bring this to our next class? The others might find it interesting
too.W: Well, I could. But if you don’t already have one in your collection, I thought you might as well keep it.M: That’s very kind of you.
31．
A．Ways to determine the age ora fossil
B．The identity of a fossil the woman found
C．A comparison of two shellfish fossils
D．Plans for a field trip to look for fossils
正确答案：B
解析：What are the speakers mainly discussing?
32．
A．The class is going to study them.
B．They evolved from brachiopods.
C．They are similar to brachiopods in appearance.
D．They belong to the same species as brachiopods.
正确答案：C
解析：Why does the professor mention bivalve mollusks?
33．
A．It has a ribbed shell.
B．It has an unusually large valve.
C．It was found near the water.
D．It is smaller than a mollusc.
正确答案：A
解析：Why does the professor think the fossil might be a brachiopod?
34．
A．He has never seen a fossil that old.
B．It could be many millions of years old.
C．It is probably a recent specimen.
D．He will ask the lab how old it is.
正确答案：B
解析：What does the professor say about the age of the fossil?
35．
A．Take it to class
B．Put it in her collection
C．Take it to the lab
D．Leave it with her professor
正确答案：D
解析：What does the woman want to do with the fossil?
听力原文：M: I am so relieved I just finished the story I was working on for our creative writing course.W: I haven’t quite finished mine yet. I had trouble getting pass the beginning.M: How come?W: Well, I was really happy to be writing a detective story. But after the first few pages, I sort of froze up mentally. I just couldn’t write any more.M: The same thing happened to me. I thought it meant I lack imagination. W: Well, Prof Wilson said it’s pretty common for writers to get stuck like tat.M: You went to talk to her about it?W: Actually, I went to ask for more time to finish the assignment. But instead she gave me some advise about how to keep from getting stalled writing like that. She said that the first thing I should do is just write anything that come into my head even if it doesn’t make any sense, sort of burble warm up exercise.M: That is interesting. When I got stuck, I shift to something else, you know, do some work for one of my other courses.W: Well, her methods seem have worked for me. I’ve written most of the story, and I should be able to hand it in on time. But first I need go to the jewelry store. M: You are going shopping? Can’t you wait until you finish your story? W: I am going there for my store. My detective solves a jewelry store robbery. So I want to take a look at how the jewelry cases are arranged, where the security cameras are located, that sort of thing.
36．
A．A jewelry store robbery
B．Buying a birthday present
C．Writing a stow
D．Doing research for a class assignment
正确答案：C
解析：What is the conversation mainly about?
37．
A．Her professor did not like her stow.
B．She had trouble finishing her assignment
C．she did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper.
D．She was taking too many courses.
正确答案：B
解析：What was the woman’s problem?
38．
A．Take some extra time
B．Do a writing exercise
C．Do some work for another course
D．Write the story ending first
解析：What did the professor tell the woman to do?
39．
A．To go shopping
B．To do research for her stow
C．To meet with her professor
D．To take a break from her work
正确答案：B
解析：Why is the woman going out?
听力原文：Today, we are going to talk about a special way some plants respond to being invaded by pests. The plants react by emitting a chemical signal, which acts like a call for help. Let’s take corn plants for example. Sometimes, caterpillars chew on the corn leaves. When the caterpillar saliva mixes with the chew portion of a leave, the plant releases a chemical scream that attracts wasps. The wasps respond to the signal by flying to the chewed on leave, and laying their eggs on the caterpillars. The caterpillars die in the next few days as the wasp offspring nourish themselves by feeding of them. Thus the corn plant prevents all its leaves from being eaten by the caterpillars. This chemical scream is specific. It’s only released after the plant has detected the caterpillar saliva. A plant that is cut by in the other means does not give off the same signal, nor doesn’t undamaged plants. This also explains how a wasp can find a caterpillar in a huge field of corn. Soybean, cotton and probably many other plants use similar type of defense against pests. By enhancing this natural response in plants, researchers might reduce, some day even eliminate, the need for chemical pesticide, which can cause ecological damage. For example, scientists might breed plants for this screaming trait, or they might transplant specific genes to increase the release of the chemical signals.
40．
A．To describe ways pests can damage plants
B．To examine the life cycle of caterpillars
C．To explain how com plants develop
D．To describe how a natural pesticide works
正确答案：D
解析：What’s the main purpose of the talk?
41．
A．Caterpillars chewing on its leaves
B．Wasps laying eggs on its leaves
C．Pesticides sprayed on its leaves
D．Knives cutting its stalk
解析：What causes the corn plant to emit the chemical signal?
42．
A．By flying in circles around a field
B．By detecting a chemical signal
C．By inspecting individual corn leaves
D．By noticing the caterpillar’s coloration
正确答案：B
解析：How can a wasp find a caterpillar on a corn plant?
听力原文：Today, we are going to continue our discussion of Buddhism. In our last class, we talked about how it practiced. Today, I’d like to talk a little about early Buddhism, which we really don’t know much about. Well, what is known is that the teachings of Buddhism were memorized, and passed on orally for centuries by its followers. Recently, there was an important discovery of Buddhist manuscripts that are believed to be the oldest ever found. They may be 2,100 years old. And there maybe as many as 20 of them. It’s expected that we will be able to learn from them about the spread of Buddhism from present day India into China, and throughout Asia. But the scrolls themselves have presented challenge too. They were very fragile, found rolled up in clay pots. Before they even could be looked at, they need to be dampened over night in fact, and then carefully flattened with tweezers. And it’s not that anybody could just sit down and read them. The scrolls were written in a language that is really rare today. Only a few people are proficient at it. Considering these challenges, it’s easy to understand why it takes scholars so long to examine the scrolls.
43．
A．Recently discovered manuscripts
B．Similarities among religions
C．Methods of analyzing ancient manuscripts
D．How ancient manuscripts are preserved
正确答案：A
解析：What is the main topic of the talk?
44．
A．The simplicity of their language
B．Their age
C．The location of their discovery
D．The material they are made of
正确答案：B
解析：According to the speaker, what’s one aspect of the manuscript that is very
significant?
45．
A．Orally preserved teachings
B．A collection of letters
C．A diary
D．A scholarly article
正确答案：A
解析：What was an early source of information about Buddhism?
46．
A．Ancient settlers in Asia
B．How Buddhism is practiced today
C．The spread of Buddhism in Asia
D．Why some languages disappear
正确答案：C
解析：What do scholars expect to learn about from the manuscripts?
47．
A．The language they are written in is not widely known.
B．They cannot be moved from where they were found
C．The writing in them has faded
D．Many people want credit for the discovery.
正确答案：A
解析：What has made it difficult to study the manuscripts?
听力原文：About 200 years ago, the United States economy was growing quickly, mainly because a booming trade in grain and cotton. This trade is grain and cotton went on near areas near or at the cost, or near navigable rivers. It took place there because it was so expensive to transport goods over the roads that existed. They were muddy, narrow, and hard to travel on. At that time, don’t forget there was only one continuous road that existed in the US, and it was made up of north to south local country roads, linked together to get one long road. Within a short time, the first east-to-west roads were built. They were called turnpikes. Private companies built these roads, and collected fees from all vehicles traveled on them. Eventually, a network of dirt, gravel or plank roadways connected some major cities and towns. But even these turnpike roads were still very slow, and traveling on them was too costly for farmers. They would spend more money to move their crops than they got by selling them. So, we see that even with some major improvement in roadways, farmers still had to rely on rivers to move their crops to markets.
48．
A．The advantages of an economy based on farming
B．Reasons farmers continued using river transpertation
C．The role of cotton in the United States economy
D．Improved methods of transporting farm crops
正确答案：B
解析：What’s the talk mainly about?
49．
A．The new technology used to build roads
B．The ability to transport goods over land
C．The trade in grain and cotton
D．The linking of smaller local roads into one long road
正确答案：C
解析：According to the professor, what cause the growth of the US economy about 200 years ago?
50．
A．Reduced charges for transporting farm products
B．Required payment from vehicles that used their roads
C．Made repairs to older roads
D．Installed streetlights on roads connecting major cities
正确答案：D
解析：According to the professor, what did private companies do after they built new roads?
Sections Two：Structure & Written Expression
51．The musical comedy Oklahoma! did much to expand the potential of the musical stage, and it encouraged others to attempt ______
A．original themes
B．to original themes
C．that were original themes
D．how original themes
正确答案：A
52．Despite its fishlike form, the whale is ______ and will drown if submerged too long.
A．an animal breathes air that
B．an animal that breathes air
C．an animal breathes air
D．that an animal breathes air
正确答案：B
53．The saguaro, found in desert regions in the southwestern United States,______cactus in the world.
A．is the largest
B．the largest
C．that is the largest
D．the largest that is a
正确答案：A
54．It is said that United Stales literature ______ individuality and identity in the twentieth century, after long imitation of European models.
A．was achieved
B．achieved
C．to achieve
D．achieving
正确答案：B
55．Lucy Stone, ______ first feminists in the United States, helped organize the American Woman Suffrage Association in 186
A．the one
B．who was the
C．another
D．one of the
正确答案：D
56．______.. including climate, mineral content, and the permanency of surface water, wetlands may be mossy ,grassy, scrubby, or wooded.
A．Depending on many factors
B．Many factors depending on
C．Factors depending on many
D．On many factors depending
正确答案：A
57．Duke Ellington’s orchestra,______ his own often complex compositions, made many innovations in jazz.
A．he played
B．playing
C．that it played
D．was playing
正确答案：B
58．The term “ice age” refers to any of several periods of time when glaciers covered considerably more of Earth’s surface______
A．as is today
B．than today is
C．than they do today
D．that today
正确答案：C
59．From colonial times, United States property owners agreed to tax themselves on the theory ______ directly from services that the government could provide.
A．property owners benefited so that
B．why property owners benefited
C．that if property owners benefited
D．that property owners benefited
正确答案：D
60．Helium is not flammable and, next to hydrogen, is ______
A．known the lightest gas
B．lightest the known gas
C．the lightest gas known
D．the known gas lightest
正确答案：C
61．Wild eagles that survive to adulthood are believed ______ from 20 to 30 years.
A．live
B．to live
C．they live
D．their living
正确答案：B
62．Portland, ______. ,is located primarily on two hilly peninsulas overlooking Casco Bay and its many island.
A．which Maine’s largest city
B．Maine’s largest city where
C．is Maine’s largest city
D．Maine’s largest city
正确答案：D
63．______. widely used in the chemical industry, sodium carbonate is principally consumed by the glass industry.
A．Despite
B．Whether
C．Though
D．Except for
正确答案：C
64．Cells,first identified by the early microscopists, began to be considered______in the nineteenth century.
A．them as microcosm of living organisms
B．the microcosm of living organisms
C．the microcosm of living organisms to be
D．as which, the microcosm of living organisms
正确答案：B
65．Like Jupiter, Saturn is a large ,gaseous planet composed______of hydrogen and helium.
A．it is mostly
B．mostly
C．almost
D．both are almost
正确答案：B
Sections Three：Reading Comprehension
Europa is the smallest of planet Jupiter’s four largest moons and the second moon out from Jupiter. Until 1979, it was just another astronomy textbook statistic. Then came the close-up images obtained by the exploratory spacecraft V oyager 2, and within days, Europa was transformed-in our perception, at least-into one of the solar system’s (5) most intriguing worlds. The biggest initial surprise was the almost total lack of detail, especially from far away. Even at close range, the only visible features are thin, kinked brown lines resembling cracks in an eggshell. And this analogy is not far off the mark.
The surface of Europa is almost pure water ice, but a nearly complete absence of craters indicates that Europa’s surface ice resembles Earth’s Antarctic ice cap. The(10)eggshell analogy may be quite accurate since the ice could be as little as a few kilometers thick –a true shell around what is likely a subsurface liquid ocean that , in turn, encases a rocky core. The interior of Europa has been kept warm over the eons by tidal forces generated by the varying gravitational tugs of the other big moons as they wheel around Jupiter. The tides on Europa pull and relax in an endless cycle. The resulting internal heat (15)keeps what would otherwise be ice melted almost to the surface. The cracklike marks on Europa’s icy face appear to be fractures where water or slush oozes from below. Soon after V oyager 2’s encounter with Jupiter in 1979, when the best images of Europa were obtained, researchers advanced the startling idea that Europa’s subsurface ocean might harbor life. Life processes could have begun when Jupiter was releasing a(20)vast store of internal heat. Jupiter’s early heat was produced by the compression of the material forming the giant planet. Just as the Sun is far less radiant today than the primal Sun, so the internal heat generated by Jupiter is minor compared to its former intensity. During this warm phase, some 4.6 billion years ago, Europa’s ocean may have been liquid right to the surface, making it a crucible for life.
66．What does the passage mainly discuss?
A．The effect of the tides on Europa’s interior
B．Temperature variations on Jupiter’s moons
C．Discoveries leading to a theory about one of Jupiter’s moons
D．Techniques used by V oyager 2 to obtain close-up images.
正确答案：C
67．The word “intriguing”in line 5 is closest in meaning to
A．changing
B．perfect
C．visible
D．fascinating
正确答案：D
68．In line 7, the another mentions “cracks in an eggshell”in order to help readers
A．visualize Europa as scientists saw it in the V oyager 2 images
B．appreciate the extensive and detailed information available by viewing Europa from far away
C．understand the relationship of Europa to the solar system
D．recognize the similarity of Europa to Jupiter’s other moons
正确答案：A。