【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