2010年托福词汇测试题及参考答案

2010年托福词汇测试题及参考答案
1. Though many people observed the accident in the center of the city, they were not sure about the exact sequence of events。

[A] order [B] process [C] result [D] cause
2. Davy Crockett was reared in eastern Tennessee。

[A] born [B] well-known [C] brought up [D] killed
3. Kit Carson, an American frontiersman, was one of the most sensational heroes of the Old West。

[A] exciting [B] distracting [C] enigmatic [D] ostentatious
4. Automobile experts have shown that halogen headlights penetrate thick fog more effectively than traditional incandescent headlights and thus help to reduce accidents。

[A] dissolve [B] perceive [C] touch [D] pierce
5. The football player was penalized for unnecessary roughness。

[A] side-lined [B] condoned [C] punished [D] condemned
6. I feel obligated to give my opinion on the subject。

[A] required [B] forbidden [C] determined [D] encouraged
7. Justices of the peace have. jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits involving minor offenses。

[A] supremacy [B] authority [C] guidance [D] obedience
8. The western slopes of the mountains of the Sierra Nevade Range are deeply incised by numerous streams。

[A] fed [B]
cut [C] flooded [D] distended
9. The Jamestown settlers explored Virginia pimarily for fishing and trading, and only incidentally investigated traces of a lost colony on Roanoke Island。

[A] sporadically [B] by chance [C] by fault [D] unaccountably
10. That poor man is so weak that he can scarcely walk。

[A] crude [B]
bereft [C] adept [D] decrepit
11. In his letter of January 27, Mr. Anderson declined the offer。

[A] repeated [B] refused [C] described [D] analyzed
12. Many caves are formed by the pounding of ocean waves on the coastline。

[A] cavalries [B] caverns [C] shells [D] beaches
13. Agricultural experts always caution farmers to irrigate in regions receiving only light rainfall。

[A] remind [B] teach [C] find [D] warn
14. In many parts of the world, talismans are used to ward off evil。

[A] keep away [B] describe [C] transcend [D] seek out
15. Variations in the color of sea water from blue to green seem to be caused by high or low concentrations of salt。

[A] Changes [B] Descriptions [C] Measures [D] Clarity
16. The study of law, with its great number of cases, statutes and contracts, can be a tedious procéss。

[A] curious [B] tiresome [C]
challenging [D] (an) overwhelming
17. We can walk across the river here because the water is very shallow。

[A] shoal [B] hollow [C] mellow [D] callow
18. I can't wear this shirt; it's too shabby。

[A] wrinkled [B] crumpled [C]
dirty [D] worn out
19. Tax rebates can have far-reaching effects on the economy。

[A] accountants [B] laws [C] refunds [D] credits
20. By 1929, two years after the start of the “talkies”， motion picture theaters in the United States were attracting 100 million patrons every week。

[A] owners [B] actors [C] customers [D] critics
Keys: ACADC ABBBD BBDAA BADCC。