2003年1月TOEFL托福真题

1. ________ crumbles readily when exposed to a moist, acid atmosphere, but the stone is durable in a dry atmosphere.
(A) The surface of marble is
(B) The surface of marble, which
(C) Although the surface of marble
(D) The surface of marble

2. By using their trunks, elephants can tell the shape of an object and ________ is rough or smooth, or hot or cold.
(A) it
(B) whether it
(C) how
(D) since it

3. In 1989 Carret Hongo was chosen as _________ for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry.
(A) his being one of the finalists
(B) to be one of the finalists
(C) one of the finalists
(D) the one finalist who

4. The Moon is much closer to Earth _________ is the Sun, and thus it had greater influence on the tides.
(A) unlike
(B) than
(C) but
(D) where

5. The brain of an average adult is one of the largest organs of the body, ________ about three pounds.
(A) weighs
(B) is weighed
(C) weighing
(D) to weigh it

6. Throughout history ________ different representations for numbers and for the basic process of counting.
(A) have been many
(B) there have been many
(C) many
(D) when many

7. Democratic governments constantly face the problem of balancing _________ the individual with the needs of society.
(A) the rights of
(B) to the rights for
(C) for the rights to
(D) with the rights by

8. Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states _________ the Constitution of the United States.
(A) ratified
(B) ratify
(C) to ratify
(D) have ratified

9. The chemical composition of sandstone is the same as ________.   
(A) that of sand
(B) that sand is
(C) sand is that
(D) what of sand

10. Hydrofoils can exceed 75 miles per hour, as compared with conventional watercraft, whose maximum speeds _______ approach 50 miles per hour.
(A) are rarely
(B) rarely
(C) of rarely
(D) they rarely

11. It was novelist and poet ________ in 1968 founded Jackson State University's Institute for the study of the History, Life, and Culture of Black People.
(A) Margaret Walker did
(B) Margaret Walker
(C) Margaret Walker who
(D) Margaret Walker and

12. Before the Europeans arrived, American Indians were using virgin copper _________ into ornaments, knives, and other artifacts.
(A) Which was hammering
(B) which hammered
(C) was hammered
(D) hammered

13. In western North America, ________ form the Great Divide, which separates the areas from which waters flow either eastward to the Atlantic or westward to the Pacific.
(A) the Rocky Mountains
(B) where the Rocky Mountains
(C) the Rocky Mountains in which
(D) there are the Rocky Mountains

14. Some ecologists believe _________ more than 50 percent of existing species will be lost in the next 100 years.
(A) because
(B) that
(C) while there is
(D) that there are

15. Almost _________ substances expand in volume when heated and contract when cooled.
(A) all
(B) they all
(C) all of
(D) all are

16. A children's librarian often conducts story hours and other activities to help children
                                A                                            B
enjoy herself while developing an interest in reading and the library's resources.
         C                       D
17. Titanium has the strength of steel but weighs half only as much, hence its advantage
                        A                             B                           C
for use in aircraft.
          D
18. Protective behaviors of amphibians include hiding in the presence of danger and
                                A                      B
having coloration such closely matching the environment that the animal is not
  C                D
obvious.

19. As the highest-paid star of the silent screen, earning a reputedly income of $20, 000
      A                                               B          C
a week, Gloria Swanson epitomized the glamour of Hollywood in the 1920's.
                                     D
20. Candles may be made by repeatedly dipping wicks in tallow, by molding, nor by
                                     A                                      B
pouring melted wax over the wicks and rolling them into shape.
              C                                      D
21. While models of automobiles date back as far as the late 1600's, the 1880's
      A                               B
seen the first commercial interest in the vehicle.
 C                           D
22. The conceptual of musical harmony is generally traced to the ninth century because
            A            B                   C
it is first mentioned in treatises of that period.
                D
23. Palcontologists have examined fossil embryos and hatchlings from three type of
                        A                                         B         C
duck-billed dinosaurs to figure out how they matured.
                              D
24. Lightning tends to strike the nearest good conductor, and hence often strikes
                   A                          B
in same place more than once.
  C                    D
25. When study different cultures and societies, anthropologists often focus on marriage
           A                                                                B
as a contractual agreement between different parties.
   C                                        D
26. The first piloted balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean took place at 1978.
          A                     B                                C        D
27. The Arts and Crafts Movement of the late nineteenth century strove to revitalizing
                                                                               A
handicrafts and applied arts during an era of increasing mass production.
                               B          C                  D
28. When canned using proper methods, food suffers no loss in vitamins or another
        A         B                                C                         D
nutritive elements.
29. Heat exhaustion is causing by excessive loss of body fluids and body salts.
     A                    B                   C            D
30. Primitive humans probably did not deliberately cook food until long after they had
                                                 A                   B
learned to use fire for light and warm.
          C                         D
31. The poor condition of prisoners are what concerned Dorothea Dix, an American
          A                        B             C
social worker and director of a school in Boston.
                          D
32. Found in the shells of lobsters, shrimp, and crabs, glucosamine is also present
      A                B                                              C
in human cartilage, which covering the bones in joints.
                             D
33. Between 1871 until 1891, the population of Toronto more than tripled, increasing
                   A            B                          C
from 56,000 to 181,000.
  D
34. In the nineteenth century, Montreal grew into an important transportation and
                                               A                     B
industrial center, aided by its many natural resources and an abundant of
                     C                                           D
hydroelectric power.

35. In the initial planning for theaters, auditoriums, but any room intended primarily
                  A                                     B               C
for listening, acoustics is a major consideration.
                                   D
36. The pulse that may be felt wherever an artery passes over a solid structure, such as
                  A                B                    C
a bone or cartilage.
 D
37. Through his essays, poems, and lectures, Ralph Waldo Emerson established himself
       A                                                                        B
as a major thinker of his time and as a figure leading of American literature.
                                  C           D
38. The "method", which is both a style of acting a system of training for the actor,
                       A                     B
stresses inner motivation and psychological truth.
           C                                  D
39. On September 6, 1996, civil rights activist Rosa Parks was awarded the Presidential
                                           A                   B
Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the United States government gives to civilian.
                        C                                                D
40. Basalt, which composes most of the ocean floor, is a dark-grey rock rich in iron
              A              B                 C                         D
and magnesium than most surface rocks.