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托福词汇400精选题(十一)(1)

2012-08-16 
托福TOEFL词汇题精选单词题400题

  200. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process.

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

  (A) naturally

  (B) necessarily

  (C) usually

  (D) certainly

  201. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow, why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.

  The words "exposed to" in line 19 are closest in meaning to

  (A) hardened by

  (B) chilled with

  (C) subjected to

  (D) deprived of

  202. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow, why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.

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

  (A) joined

  (B) missed

  (C) caused

  (D) lost

  203. The best-known specimens are the remarkable tracks discovered at Lactoli, Tanzania, by Mary Leakey.

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

  (A) extraordinary

  (B) enormous

  (C) various

  (D) orderly

  204. The pressures exerted along the foot, together with the length of stride, which averaged 87 centimeters, indicated that the hominids had been walking slowly. In short, all the detectable morphological features implied that the feet that left the footprints were very little different from those of contemporary humans.

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

  (A) influenced

  (B) applied

  (C) returned

  (D) lessened

  205. The study of fossil footprints is not restricted to examples from such remote periods. Hundreds of prints are known, for example, in French caves dating from the end of the last ice age, approximately 10, 000 years ago.

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

  (A) limited

  (B) improved

  (C) continued

  (D) succeeded

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