新托福TOEFL考试试题样题附答案
Section 1
Directions: Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
01. Scientific research has revealed that children usually relate to the strengths and abilities of their peers, rather than____.
A. to its weak B. to their weakness
C. is a weakness D. a weak one of theirs
02. ____have spread to virtually every country around the world.
A. Fast food chains B. When fast food chains
C. Fast food chains which D. Now that fast food chains
03. Effective supervisors____and understand the needs of their employees.
A. work is thoroughly known B. know their work thoroughly
C. thoroughly know their work is D. their work is thoroughly known
04. Senators are elected by the voters of each state,____appointed by the president.
A. but B.instead of being C. nevertheless D. not
05. AM radio signals differ from FM signals____are based on amplification modulation rather than frequency modulation.
A. in that B. that they in C. in that they D. that in
06. William Perry faced many setbacks in his attempts to reach the North Pole,____his perseverance finally paid off.
A. but B. therefore C. which D. so
07. The bread-making process involves first kneading flour, water, and yeast together to make dough, leaving it to rise, and then____it in an oven.
A. to bake B. bake C. be baked D. baking
08. ____the land in the world were put together, its total area would still be less than the area of the Pacific Ocean.
A. all B. If all C. Were all D. Although all
09. Thomas Edison,____, took out over 1,000 patents during his lifetime.
A. America's most famous inventor
B. was America's most famous inventor
C. for whom America's most famous inventor
D. America's most famous inventor who
10. ____Ralph Waldo Emerson became internationally famous for his writings on transcendentalism, he was largely ostracized by his alma mater, Harvard.A. Although B. Despite C. Unless D. Regardless of
11. Of the many dinosaur species that existed in prehistoric times, ____beyond the end of the Cretaceous period.
A. survived none B. none survived
C. are there none D. surviving were none
12. ____in an environment of rural poverty, Jerry Lee Lewis displayed a talent for music from an early age.
A. Rear him up B. Reared up C. Rearing up D. He was reared up
13. Most bills____, check, or credit card.
A. to cash may pay B. in payment of cash C. may be paid by cash
D. being paid by cash
14. Nancy Kerrigan's struggle to win an Olympic ice skating medal at Likehamma in 1994 is the kind of story____a fascinating novel might be written.
A. of B. with C. by whom D. about which
15. ____begun to understand the risk of skin cancer associated with excessive exposure to the sun's harmful rays.
A. In the past decade have only sun-bathers
B. Only in the past decade have sun-bathers
C. The only sun-bathers in the past decade
D. Only in the past decade sun-bathers
Written Expression
Directions: In questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
16. In addition to [A] petroleum, crude oil container [B] the basis for [C] many chemicals, including [D] plastics.
17. There is often [A] great variation between the different types of culture [B] life on display within [C] the particular [D] city.
18. Regular amounts of water [A] , oxygen, food, exercise, and to sleep [B] are essential to [C] the functioning [D] of the human body.
19. Democracy and liberty are the beliefs [A] on which [B] American society [C] has been build [D] .
20. Linguistics deals [A] with [B] the analyze [C] of languages [D].
21. Depictions [A] of animals and hunting scenes can found [B] in [C] the prehistoric cave paintings of nearly every [D] continent.
22. Amelia Earhart was one of the first woman [A] to achieve [B] fame as [C] an aviator, with [D] her 1932 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
23. Many young poets having had [A] their works [B] printed [C] in [D] the Village Voice.
24. Balsa wood possesses [A] flotation [B] qualities far superior [C] to those that of [D] other woods.
25. The Vikings was [A] supposedly [B] the first [C] European sailors [D] to successfully reach America.
26. The quantity [A] of computer experts needed meeting [B] the requirements of modern communications [C] is constantly [D] increasing.
27. Perhaps the most typically American types [A] of feature movie, the western, has seen [B] a resurgence in [C] popularity in recent years [D] .
28. In the nineteenth century, a gold rush [A] started when people in Maska made [B] the discovered [C]of gold there [D] .
29. No other [A] grain [B] comes even close to rivaling [C] rice as the more widely [D] eaten food in Asia.
30. John F. Kennedy's gift [A] for leadership [B] was displayed [C] during his command of a patrol boat while [D] the Second World War.
31. The groundhog comes out its [A] burrow after [B] hibernating through [C] winter, and wanders about the prairie looking [D] for food.
32. Texas has [A] significantly influenced the economic [B] growth of the United States, especially [C] in the oil industrial [D] .
33. The colors vivid [A] sometimes seen [B] at dawn and dusk are due to the filtering [C] of light through dust and water particles [D] in the air.
34. New York City, with ten millions [A] people of varying ethnic backgrounds, has a remarkable [B] cultural [C] diversity [D] .
35. Although dogs all belong to [A] the same basic species [B] , they differ considerably physical [C] appearance, according to [D] their breed.
36. Most of [A] our ideas about the appearance of dinosaurs are formed [B] on the base [C] of incomplete [D] fossil evidence.
37. The immune system protects [A] the body by [B] recognizing and destroying abnormally [C] or foreign cells, as well as providing [D] antibodies to fight bacteria.
38. Albert Einstein was the first science [A] to come [B] up with [C] the theory of [D] relativity.
39. Not until [A] the 1960's did a manned [B] fight to the moon became [C] a serious possibility in the minds [D] of the American public.
40. About one [A] marriage on [B] five is fated [C] to end in [D] divorce.
Section 2. Reading Compresion
Directions: In the Reading Compresion Section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by a number of questions about it. For questions 1-50, you are to choose the one best answer to each question.
Question 1-10
The saxophone is a relatively recent instrument. In 1840, the Belgian inventor Antoine Joseph Sax mixed the single reed of the clarinet with the conical-shaped tube found in the oboe to construct the first saxophone. With this hybrid, he was able to produce a whole new range of sounds.
Although the saxophone was originally intended for use in orchestras, it was quickly adopted by bands who performed the newer musical styles that began to emerge in the twentieth century. Jazz, in particular, utilized the saxophone quite readily. Both the saxophone as an instrument, and jazz as a musical form, were developed through the blending of several different styles. The similarities in their backgrounds may have something to do with their obvious suitability.
The saxophone has served as an accompaniment in classical and popular music, and it has developed into one of the premiere solo instruments. In the sense that it has lent itself to the solo performance, it has helped to form the structure of current trends in musical performance. In the big band era of modern jazz the excitement of a singled-out saxophone performance developed into the trend that we now see carried over to the virtuoso guitar solo in rock and roll and other popular contemporary musical forms.
Today, performers such as Chuck Mangione and Kenny G. demonstrate the continued vitality of the saxophone as a premier solo instrument by consistently selling out performances and placing their performances high on the charts.
01. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The Impact of the Saxophone on Jazz Music
B. The Advantage of Hybrid Instruments
C. The invention and Use of the Saxophone
D. The Saxophone as a Solo Instrument
02. It can be inferred that the saxophone was named
A. by jazz musicians
B. according to its function
C. according to the way it looked
D. after its inventor
03. What was the saxophone designed for?
A. To improve the quality of early jazz music.
B. To relieve the stagnation of popular music.
C. To perform high quality solos.
D. To serve as a member of an orchestral ensemble.
04. It can be inferred that the saxophone was developed through
A. accidental circumstances.
B. observation of nature.
C. mixing two types of horns.
D. slow historical changes
05. Where was the saxophone most quickly accepted?
A. In orchestral music.
B. In rock and roll solos.
C. In jazz music.
D. In chamber music.
06. In line 8, the term "readily" can best be replaced by
A. quickly
B. noticeably
C. apparently
D. hesitatingly
07. It can be inferred that the reason the saxophone was accepted into jazz was
A. because the saxophone sounded just right.
B. because they both represented combinations of various styles.
C. because jazz musicians were mote accepting than other people.
D. because there had never been horns in jazz before.
08. In line12, the term "premiere" most closely means
A. introductory
B. opening
C. leading
D. quality
09. In line 16, the term "virtuoso" most closely means
A. creative individual
B. better than normal
C. artificially constructed
D. overpowering
10. What was the major impact of the saxophone on modern music?
A. Making horns popular again
B. Inspiring the use of single instrument performances
C. Improving the rhythm of dance music
D. Adding new sounds to the classical repertoire