中石油托福真題

1、2004年01月TOEFL真題Section One: Listening Comprehension1. (A) She reads more slowly than the man does. (B) She has a 1ot of material to read before she has coffee. (C) The man does more work than is necessary. (D) The man seems to be taking a long time preparing for philosophy class. 2. (A) The woman sh

2、ould have shown him the newspaper. (B) He thinks the woman will win the contest. (C) The woman's pictures are on top of the newspapers. (D) The new photograph does not look anything like her others.3. (A) Return his literature books to the bookstore. (B) Keep his books from the literature class.

3、 (C) Sell his literature books to the woman. (D) Visit the reference section of the library.4. (A) Give the secretary Janet's new address and phone number. (B) Ask Janet a question about his health. (C) Get information about Janet from the secretary. (D) Visit Janet at her new school.5. (A) She

4、will help the man find the exhibit.(B) She has already seen the exhibit. (C) She will help the man read the map. (D) She knows where to get a map.6. (A) She is also planning to travel. (B) She already picked up money for the trip. (C) She has to study instead of traveling. (D) She thinks the man sho

5、uld take more money.7. (A) The woman should not get involved in the situation (B) The woman should not be angry with he friends. (C) He wants to talk to Sally and Mark. (D) He will explain to the woman what happened.8. (A) What travel plans Philip is making (B) How Philip s parents are going to trav

6、el (C) What Philip said (D) Where Philip heard the news9. (A) She will have to postpone her trip. (B) She has already gotten her passport application. (C) The passport office is closed. (D) She was late in applying for her passport.10. (A) He has not played tennis in a while. (B) He does not know ho

7、w to play tennis. (C) His tennis racket is broken. (D) He needs to rest before he plays.11. (A) No one was interested in the discussion. (B) Politics is a sensitive topic. (C) The woman is not being serious. (D) People avoided discussing politics.12. (A) She already read the book. (B) She will not l

8、end her book to the man. (C) The man can use her book whenever he likes. (D) The man does not need the book.13. (A) It is about to start raining. (B) The rain will stop soon. (C) It has been raining all day. (D) It just stopped raining.14. (A) She is not permitted to live off-campus this year. (B) S

9、he has been living off-campus for a year.(C) She is happy with her living arrangements.(D) She is required to move next year.15. (A) She misses her old roommate. (B)She changes roommates often. (C) She does not know Julie very well.(D) She did not really enjoy living with Julie.16. (A) Take a shorte

10、r route (B) Buy new sun glasses (C) Drive on a different road (D) Consider using Route 2717. (A) Give her ticket to the man (B) Borrow some jazz music from someone else (C) Go to the concert without the man (D) Help the man to complete his paper18. (A) Sullivan's has never been able to keep its

11、chef. (B) The service at Sullivan's is dependable. (C) The quality of the cooking at Sullivan's is inconsistent. (D) Customers get a lot of personal attention at Sullivan's.19. (A) She thinks the wearier is pleasant. (B) She has been working hard in the lab. (C) She is not feeling very w

12、ell today. (D) She has been staying up quite late recently.20. (A) The woman can wear it all winter. (B) The woman may have trouble paying for it. (C) It may not be warm enough. (D) It will not fit if the woman loses weight.21. (A) Introduce Michelle to the other reporters (B) Take Michelle home (C)

13、 Take a tour of the office (D) Start working at his desk 22, (A) They should turn left when they see a stop sign. (B) He does not have the directions with him. (C) He does not see the stop sign yet (D) He does not know which way to turn. 23. (A) Ho has not been to the new restaurant yet. (B) He woul

14、d like to go to the new restaurant with the woman(C) The food at the new restaurant is not very good.(D) A restaurant 's atmosphere is very important to him 24. (A) She is planning to drop the class. (B) She thinks the man wants to take the class. (C) She only has one class on Tuesdays and Thurs

15、days. (D) She has to leave for class.25. (A) Ho does not feel very well. (B) He had several teeth filled. (C) The dentist gave him some medication.(D) The woman is mistaken. 26. (A) Business courses have become popular (B) The school only offers business courses. (C) The business school has a new pr

16、ogram. (D) The school has just started to offer business courses.27. (A) His alarm clock is broken. (B) He bas been late before.(C) He prefers to study early in the morning. (D) He worked in the lab last night.28. (A) He will lend the woman moneyto buy a computer. (B) The woman should wait a while b

17、efore buying a computer. (C) The woman should find a better way to invest her savings. (D) The woman should buy a computer.29. (A) There are none left. (B) They are too expensive. (C) They might be available at the concert. (D) They need to be purchased in advance.30. (A) She will go to the restaura

18、nt with the man. (B) She will meet the man and his friends later in the evening. (C) She has already had dinner. (D) She will not change her original plans.31. (A) A famous photographer (B) Photographic processes in the 1800's (C) Photographic equipment used in the 1800's (D) A new museum 32

19、. (A) Her subjects home (B) Her subject's social status (C) Her subject's personality (D) Her subject 's role in history33. (A) Backlighting (B) Flashbulbs (C) Time-lapse photography (D) Soft focus34. (A) Children (B) Historical scenes (C) Well-known people (D) Landscapes35. (A) Which ma

20、jor the woman will be choosing (B) An anthropology course the woman is taking (C) How to find a job in publishing (D) Which anthropology professors the man recommends36.(A) It is not as difficult as she had thought it would be. (B)She would like her professor to explain it more clearly. (C) She took

21、 a class on it last semester. (D) Her professor will write a book on it soon.37. (A) lt might lead to a job in publishing. (B) It is being taught by a famous anthropologist. (C) It will help her with her courses overseas. (D) It will prepare her for future work in anthropology.38. (A)Her professor (

22、B) A classmate (C) Her former boss(D) A foreign diplomat39. (A) So they can feel its weight (B) So they can examine its contents (C) So they can guess its age (D) So they can admire its beautiful color40. (A) How amber changes shape when heated (B) How clear amber is (C) How common is around the wor

23、ld (D) How easily amber can break 41. (A) Tropical insects (B) Decayed leaves (C) Tree resin (D) Bird feathers 42. (A) Its amber contains numerous fossils.(B) Its amber is the most durable. (C) Its amber is opaque. (D) It is the site of the oldest amber deposits.43. (A) Amber mined from the Appalach

24、ian Mountains (B) Amber with no imperfections (C) Amber containing organic material(D) Amber with no inclusions44. (A) The difficulties faced by the colonists (B) The skill of military heroes (C) The courage of one man (D) The cause of the Revolutionary War45. (A) He did not fight in the Revolution

25、my War. (B) He did not really exist. (C) He was an important town leader. (D) He was not the only messenger.46. (A) It was well planned. (B) It was completed in a short time. (C) It was led by military commanders. (D) It helped him get elected to public office.47. (A)To explain how angles are measur

26、ed (B) To prove that Mesopotamians did not know how to use square numbers(C) To discuss a mistaken historical interpretation (D) To explain why tablets are reliable historical records48. (A) They did not use square numbers. (B) They used complex measuring instruments.(C) They recorded math exercises

27、 on tablets.(D) They calculated the length of triangle sides.49. (A) Pictures of triangles(B) Calculations using square numbers(C) Measurements of angles(D) Greek symbols50. (A) They taught the Mesopotamians about square numbers.(B) They were less advanced in mathematics than the Mesopotamians.(C) T

28、hey did not use square numbers.(D) They knew how to measure angles.Section Two: Structure and Written Expression 1. The ancestors of the horse lived . and were about half a meter tall.(A) years ago 60 million (B) 60 million years ago(C) ago 60 million years (D) million years ago 60 2. The museum on

29、Ellis Island, a former immigration station, contains documents and artifacts.to four centuries of United States immigration. (A) related them (B) related (C) related that (D) be related3. ., particularly the oxides of sulfur, greatly increases the rate at which rust forms.(A) The presence of air pol

30、lutants(B) Air pollutants are present(C) Because the presence of air pollutants (D) Air pollutants whose presence4. The Sun, the Moon, and Earth have magnetic fields, and.evidence that the stellar that extend through vast regions galaxies have fields of space.(A) which is (B) is (C) because (D) Ther

31、e is5. The “confederation school” poets of nineteenth-century Canada were primarily nature poets, - a wealth of eulogies to Canadian rural life. (A) and producing (B) who they produced (C) producing (D) whose production of6. Since prehistoric people first applied natural pigments to cave walls, - ha

32、ve painted to express themselves. (A) when artists (B) artists (C) artists who (D) that artists7. About 42 million bushels of oats are used annually - manufacture of breakfast foods in die United States.(A) the(B) is the(C) in the(D) to8. Any acid can, in principle, neutralize any base, although .be

33、tween some of the more reactive compounds.(A) side reactions can occur(B) the occurrence of side reactions can(C) can side reactions occur (D) side reactions that can occur9. Just over two-thirds of Earths surface is covered by wafer, . more than 98 percent of this water is contained in the oceans.

34、(A) with (B) which (C) and (D) resulting l0. Pleasing to look at and touch, beads come in shapes, colors, and materials .to handle and to sort them. (A) that almost compel one (B) one compels (C) that compel almost (D) one is almost compelled 11. In 1978 the united States National Air and Space Admi

35、nistration selected Sally Ride.the first woman astronaut. (A) who being (B) to be (C) and being (D) was 12. Adhesions are . formed within the body in response to inflammation or injury. (A) that thin bands of scar tissue(B) they thin bands of scar tissue when(C) thin bands of scar tissue(D) thin ban

36、ds of scar tissue able to13. The planet Neptune is about 30 times . from the Sun as Earth is. (A) far (B) as far (C) more far (D) far that14. Not until the 1850's . a few public-spirited citizens and state legislatures seek to rescue historic buildings in the United States from destruction or al

37、teration. (A) both (B) came (C) did (D) when15. - 200 bones forming the framework, or skeleton, of the human body. (A) Being over (B)There are over (C) Where over (D)Over16. The world's water balance is regulated by the constant circulation of water in A B CLiquid and vapor tom among the oceans,

38、 the atmospheric, and the land. D17. The major purpose of the United States Department of Education are to ensure A equal educational opportunity for all and to improve the quality of education.B C D 18. Massive gains in computer speed, power, and reliably have been largely due A B C to advances in

39、silicon technologies and manufacturing processes. D19. The sunflower, the official state flower of Kansas, and is widespread in A Bthe prairies of the western United States. C D20. Lake Superior, part of the United States-Canadian boundary, is a largest A B Cfreshwater lake in the world. D21. The sn

40、apper, a large-headed fish with a long dorsal fin, is named to its A Bcharacteristic way of suddenly, shutting its mouth. C D22. The aim of the decorative arts is to beautiful our surroundings. A B C D23. Modern digital synthesizers, based on microprocessors, are virtually unlimited A Bin the number

41、 and range of musical sounds it can produce. C D24. During the years he composed, Charles Ives was isolation from the music world; A Bnone of his major works was publicly performed. C D25. Psychoanalysis is a form of therapy that attempts to eliminate conflict by alter the A B Cpersonality in a posi

42、tive way. D26. Globally, the 1990's stood out as the warmest decade for what we have weather A B C Drecords.27. Silicon chips are reliable and cheap to produce in large numbers and are A used them in computers, calculators, programmed household appliances, and B Cmost electronic applications. D2

43、8. Because its pitch cannot easily be altered, the oboe serves as the standard A Bwhich by the symphony orchestra is tuned. C D29. Bursae are fluid-filled sacs that form cushions between tendons and bones and A B Cprotect them while movement. D30. In 1916, United States suffragist Alice Paul founded

44、 the National Womans Party, A a political party dedicate to establishing equal rights for women. B C D31. The spice cinnamon and the drugs cascara and quinine all come from bark, the Aprotective out layer of stems and roots of woody plants. B C D32. Tunas migrate long distances over all the world

45、9;s oceans and occupy tropical, A B Ctemperate, and even some the cooler waters. D33. Taste buds, small sensory organ located on the tongue and palate, recognize four A Bprimary tastes: sweet, sour, salty and bitter. C D34. Astronauts receive extensive training to prepare themselves both physically

46、and A B Cpsychologically for complexity and rigor of a space mission. D35. By 1900 several prominent technical institutions, including the Massachusetts AInstitute of Technology, fashioned its own educational offerings to meet the B C industrial needs of the United States. D36. Some of the earliest

47、mechanical devices were designed to raise water from A B Cstreams for the irrigate of crops. D37. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 increased the territory of the United States Aby approximate 846,000 square miles, practically doubling the area of the B C D United States.38. A most useful tool for anal

48、yzing the elemental composition of fossils is the A B Celectron probe, a modify electron microscope. D39. Few substance on Earth equal the beauty of gemstones such as twinkling A B Cdiamonds, green emeralds, red rubies, blue sapphires, and multicolored opals. D40. For the purposes of the fine and de

49、corative arts, metals have been used either inA B Ctheir simple state and in uncomplicated alloys. DSection Three: Reading ComprehensionQuestion 1-10 After 1785, the production of children's books in the Untied States increased but remained largely reprints of British books, often those publishe

50、d by John Newbery, the first publisher to produce books aimed primarily at diverting a child audience. Ultimatey,Line however, it was not the cheerful, commercial-minded Newhery, but Anglo-Irish author5 Maria Edgeworth who had the strongest influence on this period of American children's literat

51、ure. The eighteenth century had seen a gradual shift away from the spiritual intensity of earlier American religious writings for children, toward a more generalized moralism. Newbery notwithstanding, Americans still looked on children's books as vehicles for instruction, not amusement, though they would accept a moderate amount of fictional 10 entertainment for the sake of more successful instruction. As the children's book market expanded, then, what both pu