1、2005 年 1 月托福考试真题及答案解析(总分：140.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、SECTION I(总题数：50，分数：50.00)A.Listen to a weather reportB.Decide whether to cancel the tripC.Schedule foe trip for a later dateD.Ask other students for their opinion about the tripA.She plays tennis better than Jane does.B.She prefers to study with Jane to
2、day.C.She cannot play tennis with the roan today.D.She cannot attend math class today.A.He has not yet started his lab assignmentB.He just finished his chemistry experiment.C.He can give the woman a ride home.D.He is tired and wants to leaveA.She just received information about the art festivalB.She
3、 will help the man find information.C.The man can easily find the information by himself.D.The man should go to the art library.A.The book does not belong to her.B.She prefers not to lend her books to other people.C.The man will be able to buy the book soon.D.The man cannot borrow the book light now
4、.A.She did not buy a ticket for the concert.B.She was not sure which band would be playing.C.The band was better than she expected.D.The man did not know the band wellA.Read the speech to herB.Give a different speechC.Finish writing the rest of the speechD.Stop worrying about the speechA.She and Sal
5、ly have already finished painting the apartmentB.She and Sally decided not to paint the apartment.C.She hopes the roan will help paint the apartment.D.She will invite the man to see the apartment after it is painted.A.She will help the man with the machine soon.B.She thinks the man should use anothe
6、r machine.C.The machine takes a few minutes to warm up.D.Something got caught in the copy machine.A.Robert is taking a different class.B.He is surprised the woman knows Robert.C.The woman should be on the committee.D.The woman should recommend additional people.A.The book had been misplaced on the s
7、helf.B.He can probably get a copy of the book for the woman.C.He will call the warehouse to see if the book is available.D.The woman should check to see if other bookstores have the book.A.She agrees with the man about got ng to the moviesB.She has heard about a good new movie.C.She is tired of goin
8、g to movies.D.She already has plans for tonightA.It was what she had expected.B.She may need a new floor.C.She plans to vote for Carl,D.She was very surprised.A.The space in the office is sufficient.B.She does not like the desk.C.Someone else wants the typewriter. .D.She would like to have the typew
9、riter removed.A.She will go to the party.B.She has to work tonightC.She has no plans for this afternoon.D.She does not know, the mans roommateA.The woman went to the wrong place,B.The German class ended early.C.The professor cancelled the class.D.The woman forgot to go to class.A.Make some coffee fo
10、r the womanB.Stay up lateC.Stay overnight at a friends houseD.Finish the paper in the morningA.He never shops at the local grocery store.B.The woman should buy her produce from the farm.C.The grocery store has higher quality produce.D.It is cheaper to buy vegetables at the farm.A.Pam wants to get a
11、job in the infirmary.B.Pam will come home from the infirmary on the weekend.C.The woman should get off work early to visit Para.D.The woman could go to theinfirmary on the weekend.A.She needs to take chemistry as a requirement.B.She was having trouble finding the chemistry room.C.She did not realize
12、 there was a lab class.D.She has already taken me lab class.A.Apply for a new library cardB.Go get his student ID cardC.Talk to the librarian about his ID cardD.Get the library books from his roomA.He is not feeling well today.B.He will be late for the theater club meeting.C.He forgot to meet the wo
13、man at the theater.D.He has not made the phone calls yet.A.He did not expect to see so many people at the lecture.B.The lecture did not start on time.C.Bad weather kept many people from attending the lecture.D.Few people knew about the lectureA.Take both sweaters alongB.Choose the warmer sweaterC.Pi
14、ck the brighter-colored sweaterD.Wear a heavy coat instead of a sweaterA.The manager is too busy to see the man now.B.The manager will be available before the meeting.C.The man should come back tomorrow.D.The man should go to the meeting.A.She cannot use the computer now.B.The man is not allowed to
15、use the computer.C.The library does not have the book the man needs.D.The man probably will not enjoy the book.A.The letters should have had more postageB.The letters should have been sent by airmail.C.Airmail rates have gotten too high.D.The man should have waited to mail the letters.A.She wants on
16、e sandwich because she is nearly full,B.She is ready to leave as soon as the ship gets here.C.She recently learned her school expenses win be paid next year.D.She is surprised there is only one scholarship awarded each year.A.Kathy helped the man find a good car.B.The man needs more time to decide a
17、bout a car.C.The man is definitely going to buy Kathys car.D.The man was not satisfied with the car he bought from Kathy.A.Study outsideB.Finish studying before going outsideC.Go outside now and enjoy the weatherD.Stay inside until the weather improvesA.Drive her mother to the theaterB.Take care of
18、her little brotherC.Come to the theater with herD.Help her prepare for a class presentationA.He was difficult to understand.B.He made her laugh.C.He seemed well prepared.D.He seemed nervous.A.It was a funny incident.B.He has made the same mistake before.C.He is worried that it will happen again.D.Th
19、e woman should be more honest with him.A.To baby-sit her little brotherB.To study with JoeC.To see a playD.To watch a videoA.To help students improve their gradesB.To start a new student magazineC.To provide assistance to student writersD.To place students in jobs at publishing companiesA.They work
20、together at the library,B.They took a class together.C.They are on the staff of the campus literary review.D.They met at a writers conference.A.He is an experienced writer.B.He is the editor of the literary review.C.Professor Mitchell recommended hintD.She believes he will contribute useful comments
21、.A.Suggestions for additional assistanceB.Written critiques of their workC.Time in class to work on their projectD.Permission to use ihe meeting room in the libraryA.The development of printing technology in the early United StatesB.The firat newspapers in the British coloniesC.Colonial newspapers p
22、ublished by the British governmentD.The role of newspapers in colonial electionsA.He wanted 10 be free of government controlB.He could not get a job with the government newspaper.C.He was dissatisfied with other independent newspapers.D.He wanted to encourage colonists to learn to readA.It was print
23、ed on a new kind of printing press.B.It was humorous and critical*C.It was printed on two sides*D.It was partially founded by the government.A.They could not participate in the conversations about the news.B.They were encouraged to go to school,C.They received information by bearing it read to them.
24、D.They thought newspapers were unnecessary.A.The history of the Galileo space probeB.Recent discoveries about one of Jupiters moonsC.The differences between moons and planetsD.The composition of the Earths moonA.It is larger than the planet Mercury,B.It is covered with ice.C.It is orbited by asteroi
25、ds.D.It creates its own magnetic field.A.A core of molten metalB.A huge deposit of iceC.A combination of metal and sail waterD.A thin layer of magnetic rockA.They prevented Galileo from getting too close to Ganymede.B.They disrupted Galileos ability to transmit images of Ganymede.C.They indicate tha
26、t Ganymede may have an atmosphere.D.They arc the cause of Ganymedes unstable surface.A.A rare species of algaeB.The treatment of wastewaterC.A threat to the aquatic environmentD.The increasing number of algae in riversA.They are becoming more dangerous to the user.B.They are encouraging the growth o
27、f algae in streamsC.They are being made with fewer chemicals.D.They are being made to kill bacteria.A.It does not remove all chemicals.B.It encourages the growth of some bacteria.C.It is not done on a regular basis.D.It has been improved by new technologies,A.The role of algae in the food chainB.The
28、 effect of household chemicals on algaeC.The detection of chemicals in wastewaterD.The creation of safer household products二、SECTION II(总题数：15，分数：15.00)51.In the early eighteenth century, Ohio grew from a virtual wilderness to become-of the early states had been in 1776, （分数：1.00）A.most than more po
29、pulousB.more populous than mostC.more than most populousD.populous most than more52.-in pronunciation that Canadian English asserts its distinctiveness, and it has done so from earliest times. （分数：1.00）A.Primarily isB.Primarily hasC.It is primarilyD.There has primarily53.New York City. -“Big Apple”
30、is the largest city in the United States and has been the gateway location for repeated waves of Immigrants. （分数：1.00）A.is theB.which theC.calling theD.me54.Surface tension is the property -the surface of a liquid to behave as if it were covered with a weak elastic skin. （分数：1.00）A.of which causesB.
31、that causesC.that it causesD.causes55.While flies are frequently observed assembled in great numbers, they are not social insects-termites, bees, and ants are social. （分数：1.00）A.sense thatB.that is the senseC.in the sense thatD.is the sense56.Baaed on atmospheric physics, -is mainly applied in weath
32、er forecasting and control. （分数：1.00）A.and meteorologyB.meteorologyC.is where meteorologyD.on meteorology57.-Betsy Ross did make flags during the American Revolution, the legend mat she designed and made the first national flag for the United States is generally discredited. （分数：1.00）A.WhetherB.ForC
33、.AlthoughD.In spite of58.The heart, a rhythmically contracting muscle, is- of the cardiovascular system. （分数：1.00）A.the major organB.the organ is majorC.the organ that is majorD.how the major organ59.Extensive deposits of salt buried far underground-found on all continents except Antarctica. （分数：1.0
34、0）A.toeB.that areC.have beenD.they are60.Stagecoaches reached their greatest importance in the United Slates in the nineteenth century, when paved roads made travel -. （分数：1.00）A.was quicker and more comfortableB.quicker and more comfortableC.for being quicker and more comfortableD.quicker and more
35、comfortable to be61.In North America, the Nebraska culture that succeeded the Woodland culture about A.D 1300 pioneered in-to become the areas chief economic activity, agriculture. （分数：1.00）A.it wasB.which wasC.what wasD.was62.Contrary to some widely held beliefs-bats, they are not blind and are not
36、 likely to attack humans. （分数：1.00）A.concernedB.concerningC.to concernD.to be concerned63.Fragile though it may seem, straw also has-, keeping its natural gloss and pliancy for centuries. （分数：1.00）A.resilience is extraordinaryB.some extraordinary and resilientC.that of extraordinarily resilientD.ext
37、raordinary resilience64.-subject to rust, many examples of decorative ironwork on buildings have disappeared. （分数：1.00）A.If iron wereB.iron is beingC.Since iron isD.How iron is65.The starting point for the formation of petroleum is-that has accumulated in die sediments on the ocean floor. （分数：1.00）A
38、.marine plankton has decayedB.the decay of marine planktonC.when decaying marine planktonD.marine plankton, the decay of which66.n me eighteenth century, quilting became a common technique in foe American colonies for the make of coverlets sewed in floral and geometric designs.（分数：1.00）_67.The compu
39、ters complex circuitry is miniaturized inside silicon chips, wafer-thin silicon crystals with circuits electronic etched onto them（分数：1.00）_68.Centrifuges are widely use to separate liquids having different densities or to separate solids from liquids.（分数：1.00）_69.There is ample evidence of that abo
40、ut 700 million years ago, glaciers reached well into what are now tropical regions.（分数：1.00）_70.Mathematics is a tool that can help solve problems and lead to new developments in other fields, such as space flight, medical, and architecture.（分数：1.00）_71.The meter of English poetry is determined by a
41、ccented syllables rather by the quantities of vowels,（分数：1.00）_72.In the nineteenth-century United States, It was assumed that growth, change, and progressive derived mainly from individual effort and competition（分数：1.00）_73.Swelling of the mucous membranes, cause by irritants, allergies, or infecti
42、ons, may block the nasal passages, making breathing difficult.（分数：1.00）_74.The spearmint plant, which grows to about three feet height, has stalk less leaves and la*, tapering spikes of flowers that are usually pink or lilac.（分数：1.00）_75.Germ theory defined precisely how diseases affect tissues and
43、described their passage from one living creature to other（分数：1.00）_76.The rings of the planet Uranus consists primarily of boulder-sized chunks of dark matter, averaging about one meter in diameter（分数：1.00）_77.George Inness rendering of distance and atmosphere raised his art above the ordinarily rea
44、lism of nineteenth-century American landscape painting（分数：1.00）_78.Not much is it known about the details of the development and acquisition of primate communication, especially in the wild.（分数：1.00）_79.Although Alaska ia the state in the United States with the largest area, Texas is the one that is
45、 divide into the largest number of counties.（分数：1.00）_80.Much of the early European colonists in North America remarked on the profusion of birds, animals, and fish .（分数：1.00）_81.The dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp grew up in Los Angeles, California, and hers childhood included comprehensive training in music and dance（分数：1.00）_
