汇总了托福阅读里的词汇题,适合学生备考时用。

008. They offer sympathy when someoneexperiences difficulties or is subjected todiscipline, are quick to lighten a serious

moment with humor, and try toresolveissuesthat threaten to divide the group.

The word "resolve" is closest in meaning towhich of following?(A) avoid repeating(B) talk about

(C) avoid thinking about(D) find a solution for

009. Thousands of tons were extracted before1875, when it was firstnoticedthat the tarcontained fossil remains. Major excavationswere undertaken that established thesignificance of this remarkable site.

The word "noticed" is closest in meaning towhich of following?(A) predicted(B) announced(C) corrected(D) observed

010. Since then, over 100 tons of fossils, 1.5million from vertebrates, 2.5 million frominvertebrates, have been recovered, often indensely concentratedtangledmasses.

The word "tangled" is closest in meaning towhich of following?(A) buried beneath(B) twisted together(C) quickly formed(D) easily dated

011. The asphalt at La Brea seeps to the surface,especially in the summer, and forms shallowpuddles that would often have beenconcealedby leaves and dust.

The word "concealed" is closest in meaning towhich of following?(A) highlighted(B) covered

(C) transformed(D) contaminated

012. The ocean bottom---a region nearly 2. 5times greaterthan the total land area of the

Earth---is a vast frontier that even today islargely unexplored and uncharted, until about acentury ago, the deep-ocean floor was

completelyinaccessible, hidden beneathwaters averaging over 3,600 meters deep.The word"inaccessible" is closest in meaningto which of following?(A) unrecognizable(B) unreachable(C) unusable(D) unsafe

013. The DSDP's drill ship, the GlomarChallenger, was able to maintain a steady

position on the ocean's surface and drill in verydeepwaters,extractingsamples of sedimentsand rock from the ocean floor.

The word "extracting" is closest in meaning towhich of following?(A) breaking(B) locating(C) removing(D) analyzing

014. Today, largely on thestrengthofevidence gathered duringthe Glomar

Challenger's voyages, nearly all earth scientistsagree on the theories of plate tectonics andcontinental drift that explain many of thegeological processes that shape the Earth.The word "strength" is closest in meaning towhich of following?(A) basis(B) purpose(C) discovery(D) endurance

015. For every three Canadians in 1945, therewere over five in 1966. In September 1966Canada's population passed the 20 millionmark. Most of thissurginggrowth came fromnatural increase.

The word "surging" is closest in meaning towhich of following?(A) new(B) extra

(C) accelerating(D) surprising

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