托福测试题-北美VIP项目入学测试

1、北美 VIP 项目入学测试Name ：_ _Grade ： _Score ： _Answer sheet：一、 Vocabulary(15minutes)1、 d2、a3、 b4、 b5、 d6、 c7、 b8、b9、 d10 、b11、 c12 、 a13 、c14 、 a15、 d16 、b17、 b18 、 b19 、c20 、 a二、 Grammar(15 minutes)1、 c2、a3、 a4、 c5、 b6、 a7、 a8、b9、 c10 、d11、 d12 、 b13 、b14 、 c15、 b16 、b17、 d18 、 c19 、a20 、 a三、 Reading(20mi

2、nutes)1、 b2、b3、 c4、 c5、 d6、 b7、 b8、d9、 a10 、b1一、VocabularyYou will have 15 minutes to work on this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the answer sheet.1、The quality of preservation isoutstanding, but what is even more impressive is thenumber of ichthyosaur fossi

3、ls containing preserved embryos.The word outstanding is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) extensive(B) surprising(C) vertical(D) excellent2、 They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short,hardstems.The word hard is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) firm(

4、B) severe(C) difficult(D) bitter3、 Its relative abundance never seems tovarymuch. In some places, there may beslightlymoreofit;inothers,slightlyless, buttheratioof heliumto hydrogennucleialways remains about the same.The word vary is closest in meaning to which of following?meanstretchchangeinclude4

5、、 Since the weight of the oxygen is always added, the weight of the products of combustion, including the evolved gases, would always be greater than the weight of the starting material.The word Since is closest in meaning to which of following?laterbecauseduringalthough5、In the core of the Sun, the

6、 pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core.The word great is closest in meaning to which of following?dangerousunknownvariablestrong6、 It is now known that thevastmajority of the Moons craters were formed by theimpact of solid bodies

7、 with the lunar surface.The word vast is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) special2Knownvariedgreat7、 Richly organized colonies of the kind made possible by eusociality enjoy several key advantages over solitary individuals.The word key is closest in meaning to which of following?uncommon

8、importantincidentaltemporary8、 Pheromones are the predominant medium of communication among insects (but rarely the sole method) . Some species have simple pheromone systems and produce only a few pheromones, but others produce many with various functions.The word sole is closest in meaning to which

9、 of following?obviousbestonlyfinal9、 Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement andthe development of native industries. Toward these ends the federal government pursued several co

10、urses of action.The word ends is closest in meaning to which of following?benefitsdecisionsservicesgoals10、Although the growth in Canadas population had slowed down by 1966, anotherlarge populationwave was comingover the horizon.Itwouldbe composedof thechildren who were born during the period of the

11、 high birth rateprior to1957.The phrase prior to is closest in meaning to which of following?behindsinceduringpreceding11、She also photographs away from her studio at various architectural sites, bringingcamera, lights, mirrors, and a crew of assistants to transform the site into her own abstract im

12、age.The word transform is closest in meaning to which of following?moveextendchangeinterpret12、 At the heartof a comets coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically no more3than 10 kilometers across.The word heart is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) center(B) edge(C) tail(D) beginnin

13、g13、Althoughlimitedto a skull,the Pakicetusfossil providespreciousdetailsontheorigins of cetaceans.The word precious is closest in meaning towhich of following?(A) exact(B) scarce(C) valuable(D) initial14、 Whilehunter-gatherersalways had the optionof moving elsewherewhen theresources were exhausted,

14、 this became more difficult with farming.The wordoptionis closest in meaning towhich of following?(A) choice(B) benefit(C) idea(D) experience15、 Just as painted designs on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative,whereasin fact theywere carefullyand preciselyworkedout so that at the time,th

15、eir meaning was clear, so it is with Chinese pots.The wordwhereas isclosest in meaning towhich of following?whilepreviouslysurprisinglybecause16、 One thinks of melodramas, boys books, thrillers, romances, and the like rather than novels of the first rank .The phrase first rank is closest in meaning

16、to which of following?largest categoryhighest qualityearliest writersmost difficult language17、Water does not remainimmobilein an aquifer but can seep out at springs orleak into other aquifers.The wordimmobileis closest in meaning to which of following?enclosedpermanentmotionlessintact18、 The expans

17、ion of desertlike conditions into areas where they did not previously exist is called desertification. It has been estimated that an additional one-fourth of4the Earths land surface isthreatenedby this process.The word threatened is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) Restricted(B) Endanger

18、ed(C) Prevented(D) Rejected19、TheresearchersPeterUckoandAndreeRosenfeldidentifiedthree principallocations of paintings in the caves of western Europe.The word“ principal is closest” in meaning to which of following?(A) Major(B) Likely(C) Well protected(D) Distinct20 、We know,however,that contemporar

19、yhunter-gatherersocietiescontroltheirpopulation in a 5variety of ways. The idea of a world population crisis isthereforeunlikely, although population pressure might have arisen in some areas.The word thereforeis closest in meaning to which of following?(A) in theory(B) obviously(C) frequently(D) as

20、a result二、GrammarYou will have 15 minutes to work on this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the answer sheet.1、While play is important at all levels of human development, _ takes onparticular significance when children are five and six years old.itandwhichbecau

21、se it_ founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and served as its president until 1904.A. Clara Barton, whoB. Although Clara BartonC. It was Clara BartonD. Clara BartonRonald Reagan had served two terms as governor of California before_ President.5A. he becameB. when becomingbecamedid he become_ eithe

22、r by cooling or by depriving the fire of oxygen, and most do both.A. Working fire extinguishersB. Fire extinguishers that workC. Fire extinguishers workD. The work of fire extinguishersDuring the second and third years of life, children gain _ over their bodies.A. control increasingB. increasing to

23、controlC. control is increasingD. increasing control6. Settled by English Puritans in 1630, Boston became _ .A. the capital of the Massachusetts Bay ColonyB. the Massachusetts Bay Colony its capitalC. it was the capital of the Massachusetts Bay ColonyD. so that the capital of the Massachusetts Bay C

24、olonyNavigators on ships and aircraft use a compass to determine _ they are heading.A. the direction in whichB. to where the directionC. that direction of whichD. where the directionIn 1966 only 60 percent of all five year olds in the United States attended kindergarten, _ in 1985 almost 82 percent

25、did so.withwhichwhetherwhile6_ “ nova ” means new, novas are actually stars that have existed for a long time and suddenly flare into brilliance.ThatWhyAlthoughIt isSome critics maintain _ the mystery novel is a symbolic ritual of guilt and retribution.A. is thatB. that there isC. it isD. that11. A

26、few species of mushrooms cause death or serious illness _.A. having eatenB. that they are eatenC. are eatenD. when eaten12. _ 639 named muscles in the human anatomy.A. As areB. There areC. Of theD. That are13. _ as children that most people first come in contact with myths.WhenIt isThere areThat isT

27、oday farmers use irrigation, fertilizers, large machines, and other technology_ high crop yields.A. in the productionB. for productionC. to produceD. produce7The portrayal of everyday life in the objects of folk art makes it _valuable source of history.A. and aB. so that aais a16. About three-quarte

28、rs of the state of Indiana is covered by _.A. which farmlandB. such farmland is therefarmlandit is farmlandDesktop publishing systems are capable of _ camera-ready pages made up of text and graphics, with text set in different typefaces and sizes.A. when producingproduceto produceproducingMore battl

29、es were fought in South Carolina _ in any other state during the American Revolution.asalthoughthanbut19. _ in 1800, Middlebury College is the oldest college in Vermont.OpenedOpened itThe openingThere was openFrances Perkins, _ of the United States cabinet, served in the cabinet as secretary of labo

30、r from 1933 to 1945.A. the first female memberB. was the first female memberC. the first female member whoD. of whom the first female member三、 Reading8You will have 20 minutes to work on this section. Question 1-10 are based on the following passage.PASSAGEBy the mid-nineteenth century, the term ice

31、box had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and

32、butter. After theCivil War (1861-1865), as ice was used to refrigerate freight cars, italso came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become pos

33、sible because a new household convenience, the icebox, a precursor of the modern refrigerator, had been invented.Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a scienceof refrigeration

34、, was rudimentary. The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of theice that performed the cooling. Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from

35、doing its job. Not until near the endof the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance of insulation and circulation needed for an efficient icebox.But as early as 1803, an ingenious Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on theright track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outs

36、ide the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of hisown design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premium price for his butter,still

37、 fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order tokeep their produce cool.What does the passage mainly discuss?(A) The influence of ice on the diet(B) The development of refrigeration

38、(C) The transportation of goods to market(D) Sources of ice in the nineteenth centuryAccording to the passage , when did the word icebox become part of the language of the United States?(A) in 18039sometime before 1850during the civil warnear the end of the nineteenth centuryThe author mentions fish in line 4 because(A) many fish dealers also sold ice(B) fish was shipped in refrigerated freight cars(C) fish dealers were among