托福TPO词汇200题.docx

1、托福TPO词汇200题托福TPO词汇题 1. The word “precious” in the passage is closest in meaning to exact scarcevaluableinitial 2. Another major discovery was made in Egypt in 1989. Several skeletons of another early whale, Basilosaurus, were found in sediments left by the Tethys Sea and now exposed in the Sahara de

2、sert.The word “exposed” in the passage is closest in meaning to explainedvisibleidentifiedlocated 3. The word “propulsion” in the passage is closest in meaning tostaying afloatchanging directiondecreasing weightmoving forward4. The word “threatened” in the passage is closest in meaning torestrictede

3、ndangeredpreventedrejected5. The word “delicate” in the passage is closest in meaning to fragilepredictablecomplexvaluable6. The word “progressively” in the passage is closest in meaning to openly impressively objectivelyincreasingly7. The phrase “devoid of” in the passage is closest in meaning to c

4、onsisting of hidden by except for lacking in 8. Exhibitors, however, wanted to maximize their profits, which they could do more readily by projecting a handful of films to hundreds of customers at a time (rather than one at a time) and by charging 25 to 50 cents admission.The word “readily” in the p

5、assage is closest in meaning tofrequentlyeasilyintelligentlyobviously9. The word “assistance” in the passage is closest in meaning tocriticismleadershiphelpapproval10. The word “expanded” in the passage is closest in meaning towas enlargedwas improvedwas variedwas rejected11. The word “inevitable” i

6、n the passage is closest in meaning tounavoidableregrettablecontrollableunsuitable12. The word “gratify” in the passage is closest in meaning toidentifymodifysatisfysimplify13. Supporting evidence comes from research showing that aggressive people often distort other peoples motives. For example, th

7、ey assume that other people mean them harm when they do not.The word “distort” in the passage is closest in meaning tomistrustmisinterpretcriticizeresent14. The word “disrupted” in the passage is closest in meaning toprolongedestablishedfollowedupset15. The word “spearheaded” in the passage is close

8、st in meaning toledacceptedchangedresisted16. The word “enhance” in the passage is closest in meaning to useimprovecounteractbalance17. The word “sophisticated” in the passage is closest in meaning to complexamazingcreativepractical18. Some species of tuna have specialized grooves in their tongue. I

9、t is thought that these grooves help to channel water through the mouth and out the gill slits, thereby reducing water resistance. The word “channel” in the passage is closest in meaning to reduceremovedirectprovide19. The development of the modern presidency in the United States began with Andrew J

10、ackson who swept to power in 1829 at the head of the Democratic Party and served until 1837. During his administration, he immeasurably enlarged the power of the presidency.The word “immeasurably” in the passage is closest in meaning tofrequentlygreatlyrapidlyreportedly20. The word “inclination” in

11、the passage is closest in meaning toargumenttendencyexamplewarning21. The word “concept” in the passage is closest in meaning topowerrealitydifficultyidea 22. Joy and sadness are experienced by people in all cultures around the world, but how can we tell when other people are happy or despondent? It

12、 turns out that the expression of many emotions may be universal. The word “despondent” in the passage is closest in meaning tocuriousunhappythoughtfuluncertain23. The word “concur” in the passage is closest in meaning toestimateagreeexpectunderstand24. Causing participants in experiments to smile,

13、for example, leads them to report more positive feelings and to rate cartoons (humorous drawings of people or situations) as being more humorous. When they are caused to frown, they rate cartoons as being more aggressive.The word rate in the passage is closest in meaning tojudgerejectdrawwant25. Ekm

14、ans observation may be relevant to the British expression “keep a stiff upper lip” as a recommendation for handling stress. The word “relevant” in the passage is closest in meaning tocontradictoryconfusingdependentapplicable26. The word “relatively” in the passage is closest in meaning tounusuallyco

15、mparativelyoccasionallynaturally27. The word “relics” in the passage is closest in meaning toresemblancesregionsremainsrestorations28. The rain seeps underground and the water may reappear later as springs. The word “seeps” in the passage is closest in meaning todries graduallyflows slowlyfreezes qu

16、icklywarms slightly29. The word “incredible” in the passage is closest in meaning to confusingcomfortingunbelievableinteresting 30. Beds of this material, out of sight beneath the soil, are common.The word “out of sight” in the passage is closest in meaning to far away hidden partly visiblediscovere

17、d31. In lowland country almost any spot on the ground may overlie what was once the bed of a river that has since become buried by soil; if they are now below the waters upper surface (the water table), the gravels and sands of the former riverbed, and its sandbars, will be saturated with groundwate

18、r. The word “overlie” in the passage is closest in meaning to coverchangeseparatesurround32. This is because the gaps among the original grains are often not totally plugged with cementing chemicals; also, parts of the original grains may become dissolved by percolating groundwater, either while con

19、solidation is taking place or at any time afterwards. The result is that sandstone, for example, can be as porous as the loose sand from which it was formed.The word “plugged” in the passage is closet in meaning to washeddraggedfilled upsoaked through33. In seeking to describe the origins of theater

20、, one must rely primarily on speculation, since there is little concrete evidence on which to draw. The most widely accepted theory, championed by anthropologists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, envisions theater as emerging out of myth and ritual.The word “championed” in the p

21、assage is closest in meaning to changed debatedcreatedsupported34. During the early stages of its development, a society becomes aware of forces that appear to influence or control its food supply and well-being. Having little understanding of natural causes, it attributes both desirable and undesir

22、able occurrences to supernatural or magical forces, and it searches for means to win the favor of these forces.The word “attributes” in the passage is closest in meaning to ascribesleaveslimitscontrasts35. The word “autonomous” in the passage is closest in meaning to artisticimportant independentest

23、ablished36. The word “penchant” in the passage is closest in meaning to compromiseinclinationtraditionrespect37. The word “dramatic” in the passage is closest in meaning to gradualcomplexvisiblestriking38. The word “attain” in the passage is closest in meaning to requireresistachieveendure39. The wo

24、rd “prone” in the passage is closest in meaning toadaptedlikelydifficultresistant40. The word “prevalent” in the passage is closest in meaning topredictablewidespreadsuccessfuldeveloped41. The word “feasible” in the passage is closet in meaning to in existencewithout questionachievablemost likely42.

25、 The word “enhance” in the passage is closest in meaning toprotectimproveorganizematch43. The word “devised” in the passage is closest in meaning to combined createdintroduced suggested44. The word “integral” is closet in meaning to essential variable practicalindependent45. The word “arduous” in th

26、e passage is closest in meaning to difficultnecessary skilledshared46. The first wells were drilled into the Ogallala during the drought years of the early 1930s. The ensuing rapid expansion of irrigation agriculture, especially from the 1950s onward, transformed the economy of the region.The word “

27、ensuing” in the passage is closest in meaning to continuingsurprisinginitialsubsequent47. The word “unprecedented” in the passage is closest in meaning to difficult to controlwithout any restrictionunlike anything in the pastrapidly expanding48. This unprecedented development of a finite groundwater

28、 resource with an almost negligible natural recharge ratethat is, virtually no natural water source to replenish the water supplyhas caused water tables in the region to fall drastically. The word “virtually” in the passage is closest in meaning to clearlyperhaps frequentlyalmost49. The word “inevit

29、able” in the passage is closest in meaning to unfortunatepredictableunavoidablefinal50. Plant communities assemble themselves flexibly, and their particular structure depends on the specific history of the area.The word “particular” in the passage is closest in meaning to natural final specificcompl

30、ex51. The word “guarantee” in the passage is closest in meaning toincreaseensurefavorcomplicate52. The destruction caused by the volcanic explosion of Mount St. Helens, in the northwestern United States, for example, pales in comparison to the destruction caused by humans. The word “pales” in the passage is closest in meaning to increases proportionallydiffersloses significanceis common53. The word “adjacent” in the passage is closest in meaning to foreignstablefluidneighboring54. The word “squande