1、2004 年 5 月+TOEFL 试题及答案解析(总分：140.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Section One: Listeni(总题数：50，分数：50.00)A.The woman and the man have plans to eat out together.B.The woman would prefer to stay home this evening.C.The man has changed his mind about the new restaurant.D.The man is sorry he cannot join the woman for dinn
2、er.A.A plane trip.B.A rental car.C.A hotel room.D.Concert tickets.A.The woman did not remember her appointment.B.The woman needs to get a calendar.C.The appointment must be changed to a different day.D.The calendar shows the wrong month.A.The woman should continue driving.B.They will arrive late for
3、 dinner.C.He forgot to make reservations.D.He is not sure what is wrong with the car.A.She did not realize that their team had won.B.Their team nearly lost the game.C.She called to find out the score of the game.D.Their team usually wins its games.A.Join him and Mary at the movie.B.Ask Mary what she
4、 is doing tonight.C.Invite a group of friends to go to the movie.D.Tell Mary about the movie.A.Professor Campbell changed the conference time.B.He is planning to stay until the conference is finished.C.He will not attend the concert.D.He will wait for the woman.A.She recently purchased laundry deter
5、gent.B.She will buy some detergent for the man.C.The Laundromat is around the corner.D.The man can buy detergent at the store.A.It is next to the Holiday Motel.B.It is nicer than the Holiday Motel.C.It is very inexpensive.D.It is a little farther than the Holiday Motel.A.She does not believe it will
6、 snow.B.Snow in October is unusual.C.Canadian winters are rather long.D.Winter is her favorite season.A.He lost his wallet on a trip to Germany.B.His private lessons did not help him.C.His German tutor charges a reasonable fee.D.He plans to continue taking lessons.A.The committee has just begun to w
7、rite the report.B.The report will be short.C.The committee members have just become acquainted.D.The report is finished except for the introduction.A.They should play another time.B.They will probably have to play in the gym.C.He prefers to play in the gymD.It is not supposed to rain tomorrow.A.Type
8、 the letter as it is.B.Change some wording in his letter.C.Send the letter without typing it.D.Check to make sure his facts are correct.A.The woman should call the professor the next day.B.He is canceling the choir rehearsal because of illness.C.The woman will feel better in a day or two.D.He will t
9、urn up the heat in the choir room.A.They should take another route to the bank.B.They turned onto the wrong road.C.The man will get to the bank before it closes.D.The bank will open soon.A.Go out to eat when the museum closes.B.Check that the museum cafeteria is open.C.Leave the museum temporarilyD.
10、Meet each other later in the day.A.The woman should have thrown out the newspapers herself.B.He does not know where her paper is.C.The womans paper is in the trash.D.He does not have time to help her look for her paper.A.The woman can make her call tomorrow.B.There is a problem with the womans telep
11、hone.C.The airlines offices are closed.D.He does not know what the problem could be.A.He is very hungry.B.He has made plans to eat with someone else.C.He did not like what he ate for lunch.D.He will go with the woman.A.She is proud of the man.B.She does not want to see the mans test.C.She also got a
12、 good grade.D.She has not taken the test yet.A.He will tell the woman what to do.B.The meeting will have to be postponed.C.He will get the job done if he gets some instruction.D.He will need to throw away most of the papers.A.Find another sociology course.B.Look for a job in the sociology department
13、.C.Ask someone to take notes for her on Friday.D.Change her work schedule.A.She can help the man until lunchtime.B.She cannot read the applications until after her class.C.She has a class after lunch.D.She also plans to apply to graduate school.A.Mary will trim her hedge.B.Phil has a better chance o
14、f winning.C.Mary will win the election.D.Phil will sit on the ledge.A.He thinks the womans computer is broken.B.He worked on the womans computer for too long.C.He sometimes gets headaches after doing computer work.D.He needs to take a longer break.A.The library closed earlier than she expected.B.She
15、 could not find a birthday present.C.She picked Jack up at the golf course.D.The bookstore did not have what she was looking for.A.The equipment has already been locked up.B.The woman should be more careful with the equipment.C.He knows how to operate the equipment.D.He will put the equipment away.A
16、.The man did not give the woman the notes she needed.B.The mans notes were hard to understand.C.The woman wants to borrow the mans sociology notes.D.The woman has to organize her psychology notes.A.The man will find a job if he continues to look.B.The man should look for a job in a different field.C
17、.The man can get a job where the woman works.D.The man should keep his current job.A.She will be able to join the economics seminar.B.She has a new printer for her computer.C.She finished paying back her loan.D.She got an A on her term paper.A.The importance of paying back loans promptly.B.A way to
18、help people improve their economic conditions.C.Using computers to increase business efficiency.D.The expansion of international business.A.It is the topic of his term paper.B.He would like to find a job there.C.His economics professor did research work there.D.Microcredit programs have been very su
19、ccessful there.A.Cancel her credit card.B.Sign up for the economics seminar.C.Do research on banks in Asia.D.Type the mans term paper.A.The life of a well-known Canadian architect.B.The architectural design of a new museum.C.The variety of museums in Washington, D.C.D.The changing function of the mo
20、dern museum.A.Both were designed by the same architect.B.Both are located in Washington, D.C.C.Both feature similar exhibits.D.Both were built around a central square.A.A classical temple.B.A well-known museum.C.A modern office building.D.A natural landscape.A.Traditional views on the purpose of a m
21、useum.B.Traditional values of Native Americans.C.Traditional notions of respect for elected leaders.D.Traditional forms of classical architecture.A.They are examples of the usual sequence of observation and explanation.B.They provide evidence of inaccurate scientific observation.C.Their discovery wa
22、s similar to that of the neutrino.D.They were subjects of 1995 experiments at Los Alamos.A.Its mass had previously been measured.B.Its existence had been reported by Los Alamos National Laboratory.C.Scientists were looking for a particle with no mass.D.Scientists were unable to balance equations of
23、energy without it.A.That it carries a large amount of energy.B.That it is a type of electron.C.That it is smaller in size than previously thought.D.That it has a tiny amount of mass.A.The clearing of New England forests.B.The role of New England trees in British shipbuilding.C.The development of the
24、 shipbuilding industry in New England.D.The role of the British surveyor general in colonizing New England.A.Law.B.Mathematics.C.History.D.Engineering.A.Sugar maple.B.Oak.C.White pine.D.Birch.A.Its width.B.Its height.C.Its straightness.D.Its location.A.MB.%C.KD.-A.How they swim long distances.B.How
25、they got their name.C.How they hunt.D.How they solve problems.A.By changing its appearance.B.By imitating signals that the other spiders send.C.By spinning a large web.D.By imitating insects caught in a web.A.Avoid attacks by other spiders.B.Cross some water.C.Jump to the edge of the tray.D.Spin a l
26、ong thread.A.It would keep trying to reach the rock the same way.B.It would try to reach the rock a different way.C.The scientists would move the spider to the rock.D.The scientists would place another spider in the tray.二、Section Two: Structu(总题数：15，分数：15.00)51In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the
27、 United States developed the reusable space shuttle _to space cheaper and easier. （分数：1.00）A.to make accessB.and making accessC.which made accessibleD.and made accessible.52. Genetically, the chimpanzee is more similar to humans _. （分数：1.00）A.are than any other animalB.than is any other animalC.any
28、other animal isD.and any other animal is53._more than 65,000 described species of protozoa, of which more than half are fossils. （分数：1.00）A.Being that there areB.There beingC.Are thereD.There are54.The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 _ nearly unanimously through the United States Congress. （分数：1.00）A.
29、passedB.in passageC.having passedD.passing55.Modern skyscrapers have a steel skeleton of beams and columns _a three-dimensional grid. （分数：1.00）A.formsB.from which formingC.and formingD.that forms56.The average level of United States prices grew very little from 1953 until the mid-1960s when _. （分数：1
30、.00）A.did inflation beginB.inflation beganC.the beginning of inflationD.did the beginning of inflation57.The basis premise behind all agricultural production is _available the riches of the soil for human consumption. （分数：1.00）A.to be madeB.the makingC.making isD.to make58._to the united states Hous
31、e of Representatives in 1791, Nathaniel Macon remained in office until 1815. （分数：1.00）A.ElectionB.Why he was electedC.ElectedD.Who was elected59._ of classical ballet in the united states began around 1830. （分数：1.00）A.To teachB.Is teachingC.It was taughtD.The teaching60.The universe is estimated _be
32、tween 10 billion and 20 billion years old. （分数：1.00）A.beingB.to beC.which isD.is.61. A situation in which an economic market is dominated by a _ is known as a monopoly. （分数：1.00）A.single of a product sellerB.product single of a sellerC.seller of a product singleD.single seller of a product62._ fresh
33、water species of fish build nests of sticks, stones, or scooped-out sand （分数：1.00）A.As the manyB.Of the manyC.ManyD.Many of them are63.Newspaper publishers in the united states have estimated _reads a newspaper every day. （分数：1.00）A.nearly 80 percent of the adult population whoB.it is nearly 80 perc
34、ent of the adult populationC.that nearly 80 percent of the adult population whoD.that nearly 80 percent of the adult population64.The foundation of all other branches of mathematics is arithmetic, _ science of calculating with numbers. （分数：1.00）A.is theB.theC.which theD.because the65.Nylon was _the
35、human-made fibers. （分数：1.00）A.the first of whichB.what the first ofC.it the first ofD.the first of66The male cicada sound is made by specialized structures on the abdomen and which apparently serves to attract females. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.67.Televisions are now an everyday feature of most households in
36、 the United States, and television viewing is the number one activity leisure. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.68.Bacteria are one of the most abundant life forms on Earth, growing on and inside another living things, in every type of environment. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.69.Fluorine is a greenish gas too active that even
37、 water and glass burn in it. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.70.In general, novels are thought of extended works of prose fiction depicting the inner and outer lives of their characters. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.71.Metabolism is the inclusive term for the chemical reactions by which the cells of an organism transforms ene
38、rgy, maintain their identity, and reproduce. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.72.Although most petroleum is produced from underground reservoirs, petroleum occurs in a varieties of forms at the surface （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.73.A musical organ can have pipes of two kinds: flue pipes that work like a flute and reed pipes
39、that operate on same principle as a clarinet. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.74.The Land Ordinance of 1784 divided the western lands belonging to the United States into territories, each to be govern temporarily by its settlers. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.75.If there is too much pituitary hormone of too few insulin, the am
40、ount of sugar in the blood rises abnormally, producing a condition called. Hyperglycemia. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.76.The care of children during their years of relative helplessness appears to have being the chief incentive for the evolution of family structures. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.77It was not until the 192
41、0s that pollution came to be viewed by many as a threat to the health of live on Earth. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.78.Platelets are tiny blood cells that help transport hormones and other chemicals throughout the body, and it play a role in clotting blood. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.79.Until the twentieth century, pend
42、ulum clocks were calibrated against the rotation of earth by taking astronomically measurements. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.80.The rapid growth of the worlds population over the past 100 years have led to a great increase in the acreage of land under cultivation. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.81.In the eighteenth century,
43、 the Pawnees, descendants of the Nebraska culture, lived in villages sizeable on the Loup and Platte rivers in central Nebraska. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.82.The attraction of opposite charges is one of the force that keep electrons in orbit around of nucleus of an atom. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.83.Of every the majo
44、r traditions of wood carving, the one that is closest in structure to the tree is the crest pole made by the Native Americans of the Northwest coast. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.84.Many of the fine-grained varieties of sedimentary rocks known as shales yield oil when distilled by hot. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.85.In 18
45、20 there were only 65 daily newspapers in the united states, which total daily circulation of perhaps 100,000. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.86.The Milky Way galaxy includes the Sun, its planets, and rest of the solar system, along with billions of stars and other objects. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.87.Some of sharpshoote
46、r Annie Oakleys exploits with a gun are almost unbelievable when it comes to accuracy, speed of firing,and endure. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.88.Evidence from ancient fossils indicates the scorpion may had been among the first land animals. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.89.Jetties, piers designed to aid in marine navigati
47、on, are constructed primary of wood, stone, concrete, or combinations of these materials. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.90.The Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania, was chartered in 1922 to promotion art education by providing art classes and by establishing a publishing program. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section
48、Three: Readi(总题数：5，分数：50.00)Question 1-10 All mammals feed their young. Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food. The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the repro
49、ductive system. It is a nonelective part of parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the most important thing that mammals- whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals - have in common. But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young. Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than the food eaten by adults
