老真题练习记托福词汇4

　　The word "outstanding" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) extensive

　　(B) surprising

　　(C) vertical

　　(D) excellent

　　032. Ichthyosaurs with embryos have been reported from 6 different levels of the shale in a small area around Holzamden, suggesting that a specific site was used by large numbers of ichthyosaurs repeatedly over time.

　　The word "site" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) example

　　(B) location

　　(C) development

　　(D) characteristic

　　033. The quality of preservation is almost unmatched, and quarry operations have been carried out carefully with an awareness of the value of the fossils. But these factors do not account for the interesting question of how there came to be such a concentration of pregnant ichthyosaurs in a particular place very close to their time of giving birth.

　　The phrase "account for " is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) record

　　(B) describe

　　(C) equal

　　(D) explain

　　034. In the seventeenth century the organ, the clavichord, and the harpsichord became the chief instruments of the keyboard group, a supremacy they maintained until the piano supplanted them at the end of the eighteenth century.

　　The words "a supremacy" in line 9 are closest in meaning to

　　(A) a suggestion

　　(B) an improvement

　　(C) a dominance

　　(D) a development

　　035. A series of mechanical improvements continuing well into the nineteenth century, including the introduction of pedals to sustain tone or to soften it, the perfection of a metal frame, and steel wire of the finest quality, finally produced an instrument capable of myriad tonal effects from the most delicate harmonies to an almost orchestral fullness of sound, from a liquid, singing tone to a ship, percussive brilliance.

　　The word "myriad" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) noticeable

　　(B) many

　　(C) loud

　　(D) unusual

　　036. Each one was virtually a stone town, which is why the Spanish would later call them pueblos, the Spanish word for towns. These pueblos represent one of the Anasazis' supreme achievements. At least a dozen large stone houses took shape below the bluffs of Chiaco Canyon in northwest New Mexico.

　　The word "supreme" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) most common

　　(B) most outstanding

　　(C) most expensive

　　(D) most convenient

　　037. They functioned as sanctuaries where the elders met to plan festivals, perform ritual dances, settle pueblo affairs, and impart tribal lore to the younger generation.

　　The word "settle" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) sink

　　(B) decide

　　(C) clarify

　　(D) locate

　　038. Then, to connect the pueblos and to give access to the surrounding tableland, the architects laid out a system of public roads with stone staircases for ascending cliff faces.

　　The word "ascending" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) arriving at

　　(B) carving

　　(C) connecting

　　(D) climbing

　　039. Within a very short time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists began to take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the film.

　　The word "solemn" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) simple

　　(B) serious

　　(C) short

　　(D) silent

　　040. Certain films had music especially composed for them. The most famous of these early special scores was that composed and arranged for D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation, which was released in 1915.

　　The word "composed" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) selected

　　(B) combined

　　(C) played

　　(D) created

 

老真题练习记托福词汇的延伸阅读——托福词汇速记技巧

 

　　一、制定一个严格的2-3个月的背单词计划和有效的利用词汇记忆法，快速背3-5遍词汇书，对单词建立深刻的做题印象。对于要准备TOFEL或GRE考试的同学来说，背单词书是绝对不可回避的。同时对于任何水平的英语学习者来说，当拿起一本厚厚的TOFEL或GRE词汇书时，都将意味着一种挑战，都将意味着对英语学习本质性的提高一个良好开始。

　　考生一般需要花费2--3个月的时间来严格重复记忆单词。在3-5遍之后会对单词的外形与词义有一个最起码的模糊而又有印象的整体感觉。在此之后，考生可以通过题目来加深对词汇的进一步记忆和理解运用。

　　1、首先必须选择合适的词汇书，托福词汇书现在特别多，主要有俞敏洪、李笑来、张红岩、王玉梅的词汇书比较受欢迎。

新托福词汇量相较旧托福的确有所加大，你可以选其中任何一本，比如李笑来的《21天突破TOEFL核心词汇》或王玉梅的《TOEFL词汇》(最新版)，王玉梅的词汇书收录词汇应该是最大的(5000多个单词)，外加电脑软件《新东方背单词4》，这样就比较系统。如果按照每天新背一个list的进度，40天就可以背完第一遍。(但要注意不要放松对旧单词的复习，一定要科学的重复，巩固旧单词的重要性不亚于背新单词)。