1、2003年 10月 TOEFL（托福）真题试卷及答案与解析 （ A） She is younger than her sister. （ B） she does not spend much time with her sisters children. （ C） she does not get along well with her sister （ D） she no longer resembles her sister. （ A） Paper plates are cheaper than dishes. （ B） Dishes break more easily than pape
2、r plates. （ C） There is no need to wash any dishes now. （ D） The womans roommate will return soon. （ A） She has not applied to any universities yet, （ B） She will begin university classes in a few weeks. （ C） She does not know yet if a university will accept her. （ D） She is too busy to contact the
3、university right now. （ A） Reconsider his position later （ B） Allow the student to miss class （ C） Lower the students grade （ D） Suggest that the student try to reschedule the operation （ A） He does not have enough money for the trip yet. （ B） He is planning to work during spring break. （ C） The tri
4、p is too far off in the future to think about. （ D） He has changed his mind about going to Canada. （ A） The photograph is not good enough to send. （ B） The photograph was not taken at the Grand Canyon. （ C） They already sent Mary a photograph of their vacation. （ D） Sending pictures through the mail
5、 is too expensive. （ A） She should have asked to be excused from the trip. （ B） She deserves the zero. （ C） She is right to be angry. （ D） She should have gone on the field trip. （ A） He wants to live off campus. （ B） There are advantages and disadvantages to living off campus. （ C） Living space in
6、the dorm is crowded. （ D） There are only a few apartments available off campus. （ A） Turn down the volume of the music （ B） Turn the music off （ C） Play a different style of music. （ D） Listen to music in a different room, （ A） It took a long time to finish the building. （ B） He was too busy to noti
7、ce the opening of the hotel. （ C） He did not know the hotel had a restaurant. （ D） He would like to meet the woman for brunch next Sunday. （ A） Go to her class. （ B） Cancel her appointment with the president. （ C） Ask her professor to excuse her from class. （ D） Attend the presentation. （ A） She adm
8、ires Steves relationship with his father. （ B） She does not know Steve or his father. （ C） Her daughter is older than Steve. （ D） She disagrees with the man. （ A） He has heard the new CD. （ B） He does not enjoy classical music. （ C） He is not interested in the CD. （ D） He rarely listens to music. （
9、A） Buy tickets for the next showing. （ B） Leave the theater （ C） Change their seats for a better view （ D） Ask the couple in front of them to be quiet （ A） The library closes earlier during the summer. （ B） The library is closed during summer vacation. （ C） The library will be open until midnight to
10、night. （ D） She does not usually go to the library during the summer. （ A） She is sorry the man has to cancel the plans （ B） She wants to hand in her report early. （ C） She would like to go with the man. （ D） she does not usually enjoy the symphony. （ A） He has other plans for the evening （ B） He is
11、 looking forward to attending the party. （ C） He often misses Lindas parties. （ D） he wants to know if he should bring anything to the party. （ A） There is just about enough time to do the job （ B） The desk has never been so orderly. （ C） The clock on the desk needs to be set. （ D） The desk really n
12、eeds organizing. （ A） He enjoys looking at the flowers. （ B） He thinks the park is boring. （ C） He does not like walking with the woman. （ D） He does not see any trees. （ A） There are not very many hotels in the area. （ B） She stayed at the Clover Inn last month. （ C） She is not sure the mans parent
13、s would like the Clover Inn. （ D） It may be too late to get a room at the Clover Inn. （ A） Wait until later to eat （ B） Go to the cafeteria without her （ C） Bring her some food from the cafeteria （ D） Meet her at the cafeteria （ A） He has to work with his brother. （ B） He has no definite plans. （ C）
14、 He usually works on weekends. （ D） His plants depend on the woman. （ A） Buy stamps at the post office （ B） Mail the womans bill （ C） Drive to the womans house （ D） Pick up a package from the post office （ A） The woman should call Bill to check his schedule. （ B） The woman should have left for the a
15、irport earlier. （ C） The woman does not need to rush to meet Bill. （ D） Traffic near the airport could delay the womans arrival. （ A） She did better on the quiz than the man did. （ B） She did not have to take the quiz. （ C） She has not yet received her grade on the quiz. （ D） She did not do well on
16、the quiz. （ A） He will be happy to share their dessert （ B） He did not know what time he was supposed to arrive. （ C） He expected the traffic to be bad. （ D） He is not upset that they ate lunch. （ A） She has to quit her job in the laboratory. （ B） She cut herself while working in the laboratory. （ C
17、） She enjoys doing laboratory experiments. （ D） She feels that the man is dedicated to his work too. （ A） Ask for directions （ B） Try a different route to the beach （ C） Go back for the map （ D） Cancel their trip （ A） He would like the woman to reschedule the meeting. （ B） He will meet the woman bri
18、efly on Friday （ C） The report will not be ready until Thursday. （ D） The report was finished last Friday. （ A） Find out when the bookstore opens （ B） Withdraw some cash （ C） Inquire about a job （ D） Spend her extra money on books （ A） Ways to determine the age ora fossil （ B） The identity of a foss
19、il the woman found （ C） A comparison of two shellfish fossils （ D） Plans for a field trip to look for fossils （ A） The class is going to study them. （ B） They evolved from brachiopods. （ C） They are similar to brachiopods in appearance. （ D） They belong to the same species as brachiopods. （ A） It ha
20、s a ribbed shell. （ B） It has an unusually large valve. （ C） It was found near the water. （ D） It is smaller than a mollusc. （ A） He has never seen a fossil that old. （ B） It could be many millions of years old. （ C） It is probably a recent specimen. （ D） He will ask the lab how old it is. （ A） Take
21、 it to class （ B） Put it in her collection （ C） Take it to the lab （ D） Leave it with her professor （ A） A jewelry store robbery （ B） Buying a birthday present （ C） Writing a stow （ D） Doing research for a class assignment （ A） Her professor did not like her stow. （ B） She had trouble finishing her
22、assignment （ C） she did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper. （ D） She was taking too many courses. （ A） Take some extra time （ B） Do a writing exercise （ C） Do some work for another course （ D） Write the story ending first （ A） To go shopping （ B） To do research for her stow （ C） To meet
23、 with her professor （ D） To take a break from her work （ A） To describe ways pests can damage plants （ B） To examine the life cycle of caterpillars （ C） To explain how com plants develop （ D） To describe how a natural pesticide works （ A） Caterpillars chewing on its leaves （ B） Wasps laying eggs on
24、its leaves （ C） Pesticides sprayed on its leaves （ D） Knives cutting its stalk （ A） By flying in circles around a field （ B） By detecting a chemical signal （ C） By inspecting individual corn leaves （ D） By noticing the caterpillars coloration （ A） Recently discovered manuscripts （ B） Similarities am
25、ong religions （ C） Methods of analyzing ancient manuscripts （ D） How ancient manuscripts are preserved （ A） The simplicity of their language （ B） Their age （ C） The location of their discovery （ D） The material they are made of （ A） Orally preserved teachings （ B） A collection of letters （ C） A diar
26、y （ D） A scholarly article （ A） Ancient settlers in Asia （ B） How Buddhism is practiced today （ C） The spread of Buddhism in Asia （ D） Why some languages disappear （ A） The language they are written in is not widely known. （ B） They cannot be moved from where they were found （ C） The writing in them
27、 has faded （ D） Many people want credit for the discovery. （ A） The advantages of an economy based on farming （ B） Reasons farmers continued using river transpertation （ C） The role of cotton in the United States economy （ D） Improved methods of transporting farm crops （ A） The new technology used t
28、o build roads （ B） The ability to transport goods over land （ C） The trade in grain and cotton （ D） The linking of smaller local roads into one long road （ A） Reduced charges for transporting farm products （ B） Required payment from vehicles that used their roads （ C） Made repairs to older roads （ D
29、） Installed streetlights on roads connecting major cities 51 The musical comedy Oklahoma! did much to expand the potential of the musical stage, and it encouraged others to attempt _ （ A） original themes （ B） to original themes （ C） that were original themes （ D） how original themes 52 Despite its f
30、ishlike form, the whale is _ and will drown if submerged too long. （ A） an animal breathes air that （ B） an animal that breathes air （ C） an animal breathes air （ D） that an animal breathes air 53 The saguaro, found in desert regions in the southwestern United States,_cactus in the world. （ A） is th
31、e largest （ B） the largest （ C） that is the largest （ D） the largest that is a 54 It is said that United Stales literature _ individuality and identity in the twentieth century, after long imitation of European models. （ A） was achieved （ B） achieved （ C） to achieve （ D） achieving 55 Lucy Stone, _ f
32、irst feminists in the United States, helped organize the American Woman Suffrage Association in 186 （ A） the one （ B） who was the （ C） another （ D） one of the 56 _ including climate, mineral content, and the permanency of surface water, wetlands may be mossy ,grassy, scrubby, or wooded. （ A） Dependi
33、ng on many factors （ B） Many factors depending on （ C） Factors depending on many （ D） On many factors depending 57 Duke Ellingtons orchestra,_ his own often complex compositions, made many innovations in jazz. （ A） he played （ B） playing （ C） that it played （ D） was playing 58 The term “ice age“ ref
34、ers to any of several periods of time when glaciers covered considerably more of Earths surface_ （ A） as is today （ B） than today is （ C） than they do today （ D） that today 59 From colonial times, United States property owners agreed to tax themselves on the theory _ directly from services that the
35、government could provide. （ A） property owners benefited so that （ B） why property owners benefited （ C） that if property owners benefited （ D） that property owners benefited 60 Helium is not flammable and, next to hydrogen, is _ （ A） known the lightest gas （ B） lightest the known gas （ C） the light
36、est gas known （ D） the known gas lightest 61 Wild eagles that survive to adulthood are believed _ from 20 to 30 years. （ A） live （ B） to live （ C） they live （ D） their living 62 Portland, _. ,is located primarily on two hilly peninsulas overlooking Casco Bay and its many island. （ A） which Maines la
37、rgest city （ B） Maines largest city where （ C） is Maines largest city （ D） Maines largest city 63 _. widely used in the chemical industry, sodium carbonate is principally consumed by the glass industry. （ A） Despite （ B） Whether （ C） Though （ D） Except for 64 Cells,first identified by the early micr
38、oscopists, began to be considered_in the nineteenth century. （ A） them as microcosm of living organisms （ B） the microcosm of living organisms （ C） the microcosm of living organisms to be （ D） as which, the microcosm of living organisms 65 Like Jupiter, Saturn is a large ,gaseous planet composed_of
39、hydrogen and helium. （ A） it is mostly （ B） mostly （ C） almost （ D） both are almost 一、 Sections Three： Reading Comprehension 66 Europa is the smallest of planet Jupiters four largest moons and the second moon out from Jupiter. Until 1979, it was just another astronomy textbook statistic. Then came t
40、he close-up images obtained by the exploratory spacecraft Voyager 2, and within days, Europa was transformed-in our perception, at least-into one of the solar systems (5) most intriguing worlds. The biggest initial surprise was the almost total lack of detail, especially from far away. Even at close
41、 range, the only visible features are thin, kinked brown lines resembling cracks in an eggshell. And this analogy is not far off the mark. The surface of Europa is almost pure water ice, but a nearly complete absence of craters indicates that Europas surface ice resembles Earths Antarctic ice cap. T
42、he (10)eggshell analogy may be quite accurate since the ice could be as little as a few kilometers thick a true shell around what is likely a subsurface liquid ocean that , in turn, encases a rocky core. The interior of Europa has been kept warm over the eons by tidal forces generated by the varying
43、 gravitational tugs of the other big moons as they wheel around Jupiter. The tides on Europa pull and relax in an endless cycle. The resulting internal heat (15)keeps what would otherwise be ice melted almost to the surface. The cracklike marks on Europas icy face appear to be fractures where water
44、or slush oozes from below. Soon after Voyager 2s encounter with Jupiter in 1979, when the best images of Europa were obtained, researchers advanced the startling idea that Europas subsurface ocean might harbor life. Life processes could have begun when Jupiter was releasing a (20)vast store of inter
45、nal heat. Jupiters early heat was produced by the compression of the material forming the giant planet. Just as the Sun is far less radiant today than the primal Sun, so the internal heat generated by Jupiter is minor compared to its former intensity. During this warm phase, some 4.6 billion years a
46、go, Europas ocean may have been liquid right to the surface, making it a crucible for life. 66 What does the passage mainly discuss? （ A） The effect of the tides on Europas interior （ B） Temperature variations on Jupiters moons （ C） Discoveries leading to a theory about one of Jupiters moons （ D） Te
47、chniques used by Voyager 2 to obtain close-up images. 67 The word “intriguing” in line 5 is closest in meaning to （ A） changing （ B） perfect （ C） visible （ D） fascinating 68 In line 7, the another mentions “cracks in an eggshell” in order to help readers （ A） visualize Europa as scientists saw it in
48、 the Voyager 2 images （ B） appreciate the extensive and detailed information available by viewing Europa from far away （ C） understand the relationship of Europa to the solar system （ D） recognize the similarity of Europa to Jupiters other moons 69 It can be inferred from the passage that astronomy
49、textbooks prior to 1979 （ A） provided many contradictory statistics about Europa （ B） considered Europa the most important of Jupiters moons （ C） did not emphasize Europa because little information of interest was available （ D） did nor mention Europa because it had not yet been discovered 70 What does the author mean by stating in line 7 that “this analogy is not far off the mark”? （ A） The definition is not precise. （ B） The discussion lacks necessary information. （ C） The difference
