歷年托福詞匯題440題(有答案)

TOEFL詞匯題精選440題

001.Mostoftheseleaderswereinvolvedin004.Duringmostoftheirlives,surge

publiclifeasreformers,activistsworkingglaciersbehavelikenormalglaciers,

forwomen'srighttovote,orauthors,andtravelingperhapsonlyacoupleofinchesper

werenotrepresentativeatallofthegreatofday.However,atintervalsof10to100

ordinarywomen.years,theseglaciersmoveforwardupto100

Theword"representative"isclosestintimesfasterthanusual.

meaningtowhichoffollowing?Theword"intervals"isclosestinmeaning

(A)typicaltowhichoffollowing?

(B)satisfied(A)records

(C)supportive(B)speeds

(D)distinctive(C)distances

(D)periods

002.IntheUnitedStates,LouisComfort

Tiffany(1843-1933)wasthemostnoted005.Theincreasingwaterpressureunderthe

exponentofthisstyle,producingagreatglaciermightliftitoffitsbed,overcoming

varietyofglassformsandsurfaces,whichthefrictionbetweeniceandrock,thus

werewidelycopiedintheirtimeandarefreeingtheglacier,whichrapidlysliders

highlyprizedtoday.downhillsurgeglaciersalsomightbe

Theword"prized"isclosestinmeaningtoinfluencedbytheclimate,volcanicheat,or

whichoffollowing?earthquakes.

(A)valuedTheword"freeing"isclosestinmeaningto

(B)universalwhichoffollowing?

(C)uncommon(A)pushing

(D)preserved(B)releasing

(C)strengthening

003.TheArtNouveaustylewasamajor(D)draining

forceinthedecorativeartsfrom1895until

1915,althoughitsinfluencecontinued006.Afloodoficewouldthensurgeintothe

throughoutthemid-1920's.ItwaseventuallySouthernSea.Withthecontinuedriseinsea

tobeovertakenbyanewschoolofthoughtlevel,moreicewouldplungeintotheocean,

knownasFunctionalismthathadbeencausingsealevelstoriseevenhigher,which

presentsincetheturnofthecentury.inturnwouldreleasemoreiceandsetin

Theword"overtaken"isclosestinmeaningmotionaviciouscycle.

towhichoffollowing?Theword"plunge"isclosestinmeaningto

(A)surpassedwhichoffollowing?

(B)inclined(A)drop

(C)expressed(B)extend

(D)applied(C)melt

(D)drift

whichoffollowing?

007.Groupmemberslooktoinstrumental(A)buriedbeneath

leadersto"getthingsdone."Expressive(B)twistedtogether

leadership,ontheotherhand,isleadership(C)quicklyformed

thatemphasizesthecollectivewell-beingof(D)easilydated

asocialgroup'smembers.

Theword"collective"isclosestinmeaning011.TheasphaltatLaBreaseepstothe

towhichoffollowing?surface,especiallyinthesummer,andforms

(A)necessaryshallowpuddlesthatwouldoftenhavebeen

(B)typicalconcealedbyleavesanddust.

(C)groupTheword"concealed"isclosestinmeaning

(D)particulartowhichoffollowing?

(A)highlighted

008.Theyoffersympathywhensomeone(B)covered

experiencesdifficultiesorissubjectedto(C)transformed

discipline,arequicktolightenaserious(D)contaminated

momentwithhumor,andtrytoresolve

issuesthatthreatentodividethegroup.012.Theoceanbottom-aregionnearly2.

Theword"resolve"isclosestinmeaningto5timesgreaterthanthetotallandareaofthe

whichoffollowing?Earthisavastfrontierthateventodayis

(A)avoidrepeatinglargelyunexploredanduncharted,until

(B)talkaboutaboutacenturyago,thedeep-oceanfloor

(C)avoidthinkingaboutwascompletelyinaccessible,hidden

(D)findasolutionforbeneathwatersaveragingover3,600meters

deep.

009.ThousandsoftonswereextractedTheword"inaccessible"isclosestin

before1875,whenitwasfirstnoticedthatmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

thetarcontainedfossilremains.Major(A)unrecognizable

excavationswereundertakenthat(B)unreachable

establishedthesignificanceofthis(C)unusable

remarkablesite.(D)unsafe

Theword"noticed"isclosestinmeaningto

whichoffollowing?013.TheDSDP'sdrillship,theGlomar

(A)predictedChallenger,wasabletomaintainasteady

(B)announcedpositionontheocean'ssurfaceanddrillin

(C)correctedverydeepwaters,extractingsamplesof

(D)observedsedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor.

Theword"extracting"isclosestinmeaning

010.Sincethen,over100tonsoffossils,1.5towhichoffollowing?

millionfromvertebrates,2.5millionfrom(A)breaking

invertebrates,havebeenrecovered,oftenin(B)locating

denselyconcentratedtangledmasses.(C)removing

Theword"tangled"isclosestinmeaningto(D)analyzing

levelin25years.

014.Today,largelyonthestrengthofTheword"peak"isclosestinmeaningto

evidencegatheredduringtheGlomarwhichoffollowing?

Challenger'svoyages,nearlyallearth(A)pointed

scientistsagreeonthetheoriesofplate(B)dismal

tectonicsandcontinentaldriftthatexplain(C)mountain

manyofthegeologicalprocessesthatshape(D)maximum

theEarth.

Theword"strength"isclosestinmeaningto018.AlthoughthegrowthinCanada's

whichoffollowing?populationhadsloweddownby1966(the

(A)basisincreasethefirsthalfofthe1960'swasonly

(B)purposeninepercent),anotherlargepopulation

(C)discoverywavewascomingoverthehorizon.Itwould

(D)endurancebecomposedofthechildrenwhowereborn

duringtheperiodofthehighbirthrateprior

015.ForeverythreeCanadiansin1945,to1957.

therewereoverfivein1966.InSeptemberThephrase"priorto"isclosestinmeaning

1966Canada'spopulationpassedthe20towhichoffollowing?

millionmark.Mostofthissurginggrowth(A)behind

camefromnaturalincrease.(B)since

Theword"surging"isclosestinmeaningto(C)during

whichoffollowing?(D)preceding

(A)new

(B)extra019.Advocatesoforganicfoods-aterm

(C)acceleratingwhosemeaningvariesgreatly-frequently

(D)surprisingproclaimthatsuchproductsaresaferand

morenutritiousthanothers.

016.Whentheprairieswerebeingsettled,Theword"Advocates"isclosestinmeaning

undoubtedly,thegoodeconomicconditionstowhichoffollowing?

ofthe1950'ssupportedagrowthinthe(A)Proponents

population,buttheexpansionalsoderived(B)Merchants

fromatrendtowardearliermarriagesand(C)Inspectors

anincreaseintheaveragesizeoffamilies.(D)Consumers

Theword"trend"isclosestinmeaningto

whichoffollowing?020.Therearenumerousunsubstantiated

(A)tendencyreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiorto

(B)aimsyntheticones,thatfertilizedeggsare

(C)growthnutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,

(D)directivethatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthan

fumigatedgrains,andthelike.

017.Afterthepeakyearof1957,thebirthTheword"unsubstantiated"isclosestin

rateinCanadabegantodecline.Itcontinuedmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

fallinguntilin1966,itstoodatthelowest(A)unbelievable

(B)uncontested

(C)unpopular024.Staggeringtasksconfrontedthepeople

(D)unverifiedoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,when

theCivilWarended.Aboutamillionanda

021.Butinmanycasesconsumersarehalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobe

mislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscandemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,and

maintainhealthandprovidebetterreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.

nutritionalqualitythanconventionallyTheword"Staggering"isclosestinmeaning

grownfoods.Sothereisrealcausefortowhichoffollowing?

concernifconsumers,particularlythose(A)specialized

withlimitedincomes,distrusttheregular(B)confusing

foodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganic(C)various

foodsinstead.(D)overwhelming

Theword"maintain"isclosestinmeaning

towhichoffollowing?025.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiers

(A)improvefrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,

(B)monitorreadjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedby

(C)preservethedevastatedeconomy.

(D)restoreTheword"devastated"isclosestinmeaning

towhichoffollowing?

022.Inaddition,therewereperformersand(A)developing

sinceconsiderableimportancewasattached(B)ruined

toavoidingmistakesintheenactmentof(C)complicated

rites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthat(D)fragile

task.

Theword"considerable"isclosestin026.Somebotanistshypothesizedthatthe

meaningtowhichoffallowing?livingcellsofplantsactedaspumps.But

(A)thoughtfulmanyexperimentsdemonstratedthatthe

(B)substantialstemsofplantsinwhichallthecellsare

(C)relationalkilledcanstillmovewatertoappreciable

(D)ceremonialheights.

Theword"demonstrated"isclosestin

023.Inaddition,therewereperformersandmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

sinceconsiderableimportancewasattached(A)ignored

toavoidingmistakesintheenactmentof(B)showed

rites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthat(C)disguised

task.(D)distinguished

Theword"enactment"isclosestinmeaning

towhichoffollowing?027.Aswaterislostfromthesurfaceofthe

(A)establishmentleaves,anegativepressure,ortension,is

(B)performancecreated.Theevaporatedwaterisreplacedby

(C)authorizationwatermovingfrominsidetheplantin

(D)seasonunbrokencolumnsthatextendfromthetop

ofaplanttoitsroots.Thesameforcesthatdevelopersadded800,000potential

createsurfacetensioninanysampleofwaterbuildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjust

areresponsibleforthemaintenanceofthesethirtyyears-lotsthatcouldhavehousedfive

unbrokencolumnsofwater.tosixmillionpeople.

Theword"extend"isclosestinmeaningtoTheword"potential"isclosestinmeaning

whichoffollowing?towhichoffollowing?

(A)stretch(A)certain

(B)branch(B)popular

(C)increase(C)improved

(D)rotate(D)possible

028.Byopeningvastareasofunoccupied031.Thequalityofpreservationis

landforresidentialexpansion,theoutstanding,butwhatisevenmore

omnibuses,horserailways,commutertrains,impressiveisthenumberofichthyosaur

andelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsfossilscontainingpreservedembryos.

outwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantfromTheword"outstanding"isclosestm

citycentersthantheywereinthepremodernmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

era.(A)extensive

Theword"vast"isclosestinmeaningto(B)surprising

whichoffollowing?(C)vertical

(A)large(D)excellent

(B)basic

(C)new032.Ichthyosaurswithembryoshavebeen

(D)urbanreportedfrom6differentlevelsoftheshale

inasmallareaaroundHolzamden,

029.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundsuggestingthataspecificsitewasusedby

theperipheryofalmosteverymajorcitylargenumbersofichthyosaursrepeatedly

sparkedanexplosionofrealestateovertime.

developmentandfueledwhatwenowknowTheword"site"isclosestinmeaningto

asurbansprawl.Between1890and1920,whichoffollowing?

forexample,some250,000newresidential(A)example

lotswererecordedwithinthebordersof(B)location

Chicago,mostofthemlocatedinoutlying(C)development

areas.(D)characteristic

Theword"sparked"isclosestinmeaningto

whichoffollowing?033.Thequalityofpreservationisalmost

(A)broughtaboutunmatched,andquanyoperationshavebeen

(B)surroundedcarriedoutcarefullywithanawarenessof

(C)sentoutthevalueofthefossils.Butthesefactorsdo

(D)followednotaccountfortheinterestingquestionof

howtherecametobesuchaconcentration

030.Anxioustotakeadvantageoftheofpregnantichthyosaursinaparticular

possibilitiesofcommuting,realestateplaceveryclosetotheirtimeofgivingbirth.

Thephrase"accountfor"isclosestinbluffsofChiacoCanyoninnorthwestNew

meaningtowhichoffollowing?Mexico.

(A)recordTheword"supreme"isclosestinmeaningto

(B)describewhichoffollowing?

(C)equal(A)mostcommon

(D)explain(B)mostoutstanding

(C)mostexpensive

034.Intheseventeenthcenturytheorgan,(D)mostconvenient

theclavichord,andtheharpsichordbecame

thechiefinstrumentsofthekeyboardgroup,037.Theyfunctionedassanctuarieswhere

asupremacytheymaintaineduntilthetheeldersmettoplanfestivals,perform

pianosupplantedthemattheendoftheritualdances,settlepuebloaffairs,and

eighteenthcentury.imparttriballoretotheyoungergeneration.

Thewords"asupremacy"inline9areTheword"settle"isclosestinmeaningto

closestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

(A)asuggestion(A)sink

(B)animprovement(B)decide

(C)adominance(C)clarify

(D)adevelopment(D)locate

035.Aseriesofmechanicalimprovements038.Then,toconnectthepueblosandto

continuingwellintothenineteenthcentury,giveaccesstothesurroundingtableland,the

includingtheintroductionofpedalstoarchitectslaidoutasystemofpublicroads

sustaintoneortosoftenit,theperfectionofwithstonestaircasesforascendingcliff

ametalframe,andsteelwireofthefinestfaces.

quality,finallyproducedaninstrumentTheword"ascending"isclosestinmeaning

capableofmyriadtonaleffectsfromthetowhichoffollowing?

mostdelicateharmoniestoanalmost(A)arrivingat

orchestralfullnessofsound,fromaliquid,(B)carving

singingtonetoaship,percussivebrilliance.(C)connecting

Theword"myriad"isclosestinmeaningto(D)climbing

whichoffollowing?

(A)noticeable039.Withinaveryshorttime,however,the

(B)manyincongruityofplayinglivelymusictoa

(C)loudsolemnfilmbecameapparent,andfilm

(D)unusualpianistsbegantotakesomecareinmatching

theirpiecestothemoodofthefilm.

036.Eachonewasvirtuallyastonetown,Theword"solemn"isclosestinmeaningto

whichiswhytheSpanishwouldlatercallwhichoffollowing?

thempueblos,theSpanishwordfortowns.(A)simple

ThesepueblosrepresentoneoftheAnasazis'(B)serious

supremeachievements.Atleastadozen(C)short

largestonehousestookshapebelowthe(D)silent

(D)extreme

040.Certainfilmshadmusicespecially

composedforthem.Themostfamousofa043.Newoceaniccrustisformedalong

theseearlyspecialscoreswasthatoneormoremarginsofeachplateby

composedandarrangedforD.W.Griffith'smaterialissuingfromdeeperlayersofthe

filmBirthofaNation,whichwasreleasedEarth'scrust,forexample,byvolcanic

in1915.eruptionsoflavaatmidoceanridges.

Theword"composed"isclosestinmeaningTheword"margins"isclosestinmeaningto

towhichoffollowing?whichoffollowing?

(A)selected(A)edges

(B)combined(B)peaks

(C)played(C)interiors

(D)created(D)distances

Theword"scores"isclosestinmeaningto

whichoffollowing?d044.Ifatsuchaspreadingcontactthetwo

(A)totalsplatessupportcontinents,ariftisformed

(B)successesthatwillgraduallywidenandbecome

(C)musicalcompositionsfloodedbythesea.TheAtlanticOcean

(D)groupsofmusiciansformedlikethisastheAmericanandAfro-

Europeanplatesmoveinoppositedirections.

c041.TheEarthcomprisesthreeprincipalTheword"support"isclosestinmeaningto

layers:thedense,iron-richcore,themantlewhichoffollowing?

madeofsilicaterocksthataresemimoltenat(A)separate

depth,andthethin,solid-surfacecrust.(B)create

Theword"comprises"isclosestinmeaning(C)reduce

towhichoffollowing?(D)hold

(A)adaptsto

(B)benefitsfromd045.Coincidentwithconcernsaboutthe

(C)consistsofacceleratinglossofspeciesandhabitatshas

(D)focusesonbeenagrowingappreciationofthe

importanceofbiologicaldiversity,the

d042.Theseplatesmoveoverthenumberofspeciesinaparticularecosystem,

semimoltenlowermantletoproducealloftothehealthoftheEarthandhumanwell-

themajortopographicalfeaturesoftheEarth.being.

ActivezoneswhereintensedeformationTheword"appreciation"isclosestin

occursareconfinedtothenarrow,meaningtowhichoffollowing?

interconnectingboundariesofcontactofthe(A)ignorance

plates.(B)recognition

Theword"intense"isclosestinmeaningto(C)tolerance

whichoffollowing?(D)forgiveness

(A)surface

(B)suddend046.AnalienexploringEarthwould

(C)rareprobablygiveprioritytotheplanet's

dominant,most-distinctivefeature-theocean.continuouslydayandnightbutcanlive

Humanshaveabiastowardlandthatwithouteatingforlongperiods,andcanbe

sometimesgetsinthewayoftrulypoisonousbutisconsideredsupremely

examiningglobalissues.ediblebygourmets?

Theword"bias"isclosestinmeaningtoThephrase"bizarre"isclosestinmeaning

whichoffollowing?towhichoffollowing?

(A)concern(A)odd

(B)disadvantage(B)marine

(C)attitude(C)simple

(D)prejudice(D)rare

047.TheprevailingwindsintheGreat050.Itsmajorenemiesarefishandcrabs,

Basinarefromthewest.Warm,moistairwhenattacked,itsquirtsallitsinternal

fromthePacificOceanisforcedupwardasorgansintothewater.Italsocastsoff

itcrossestheSierraNevada.attachedstructuressuchastentacles.Thesea

Theword"prevailing"isclosestinmeaningcucumberwilleviscerateandregenerate

towhichoffollowing?itselfifitisattackedoreventouched;itwill

(A)mostfrequentdothesameifthesurroundingwater

(B)occasionaltemperatureistoohighorifthewater

(C)gentlebecomestoopolluted.

(D)mostdangerousThephrase"castsoff"isclosestinmeaning

towhichoffollowing?

048.Thereseemtohavebeenseveral(A)growsagain

periodswithinthelasttensofthousandsof(B)grabs

yearswhenwateraccumulatedinthese(C)getsridof

basins.Theriseandfallofthelakeswere(D)usesasaweapon

undoubtedlylinkedtotheadvancesand

retreatsofthegreaticesheetsthatcovered051.Afolkcultureissmall,isolated,

muchofthenorthernpartoftheNorthcohesive,conservative,nearlyself-sufficient

Americancontinentduringthosetimes.groupthatishomogeneousincustomand

Theword"accumulated"isclosestinrace,withastrongfamilyorclanstructure

meaningtowhichoffollowing?andhighlydevelopedrituals.

(A)driedTheword"homogeneous"isclosestin

(B)floodedmeaningtowhichoffallowing?

(C)collected(A)uniform

(D)evaporated(B)general

(C)primitive

049.Alllivingcreature,especiallyhuman(D)traditional

beings,havetheirpeculiarities,but

everythingaboutthelittleseacucumber052.Unalteredfolkculturesnolongerexist

seemsunusual.WhatelsecanbesaidaboutinindustrializedcountriessuchastheUnited

abizarreanimalthat,amongotherStatesandCanada.Perhapsthenearest

eccentricities,eatsmud,feedsalmostmodernequivalentinAnglo-Americaisthe

Amish,aGermanAmericanfarmingsectwhichoffollowing?

thatlargelyrenouncestheproductsand(A)puttogether

laborsavingdevicesoftheindustrialage.(B)lookup

Thephrase"largelyrenounces"isclosestin(C)pilehigh

meaningtowhichoffollowing?(D)workover

(A)generallyrejects

(B)greatlymodifies056.Meteorologistsandcomputerscientists

(C)loudlydeclaresnowworktogethertodesigncomputer

(D)oftencriticizesprogramsandvideoequipmentcapableof

transformingrawweatherdataintowords,

053.Secularinstitutions,ofcontrolsuchassymbols,andvividgraphicdisplaysthat

thepoliceandarmytaketheplaceofforecasterscaninterpreteasilyandquickly.

religionandfamilyinmaintainingorder,Theword"raw"isclosestinmeaningto

andamoney-basedeconomyprevails.whichoffollowing?

Becauseofthesecontrasts,"popular"may(A)stormy

beviewedasclearlydifferentfrom"folk".(B)inaccurate

Theword"prevails"isclosestinmeaningto(C)uncooked

whichoffollowing?(D)unprocessed

(A)dominates

(B)provides057.PeopleintheUnitedStatesinthe

(C)developsnineteenthcenturywerehauntedbythe

(D)investsprospectthatunprecedentedchangeinthe

nation'seconomywouldbringsocialchaos.

054.ConventionalcomputermodelsoftheTheword"Prospect"isclosestinmeaning

atmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredictingtowhichoffollowing?

short-livedlocalstormsliketheEdmonton(A)regret

tornado,becausetheavailableweatherdata(B)possibility

aregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallow(C)theory

computerstodiscernthesubtleatmospheric(D)circumstance

changesthatprecedethesestorms.

Theword"subtle"isclosestinmeaningto058.Althoughthebirthratecontinuedto

whichoffollowing?declinefromitshighleveloftheeighteenth

(A)complexandearlynineteenthcentury,thepopulation

(B)regularroughlydoubledeverygenerationduring

(C)imaginedtherestofthenineteenthcenturies.Asthe

(D)slightpopulationgrew,itsmakeupalsochanged.

Theword"roughly"isclosestinmeaningto

055.Communicationssatellitescantransmitwhichoffollowing?

dataaroundtheworldcheaplyand(A)harshly

instantaneously,andmoderncomputerscan(B)surprisingly

quicklycompileandanalyzingthislarge(C)slowly

volumeofweatherinformation.(D)approximately

Theword"compile"isclosestinmeaningto

059.Rapidindustrializationandincreased

geographicmobilityinthenineteenth062.Theicetradegrewwiththegrowthof

centuryhadspecialimplicationsforwomencities.Icewasusedinhotels,taverns,and

becausethesechangestendedtomagnifyhospitals,andbysomeforward-looking

socialdistinctions.Astherolesmenandcitydealersinfreshmeat,freshfish,and

womenplayedinsocietybecamemorebutter.

rigidlydefined,sodidtherolestheyplayedThephrase"forward-looking"isclosestin

inthehome.meaningtowhichoffallowing?

Theword“magnify“isclosestinmeaningto(A)progressive

whichoffollowing?