1、托福真题 2003 年 10 月及答案解析(总分：140.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection One: Li(总题数：3，分数：50.00)(1).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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A Paper plates are cheap
2、er than dishes. B Dishes break more easily than paper plates. C There is no need to wash any dishes now. D The womans roommate will return soon.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).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 univers
3、ity will accept her. D She is too busy to contact the university right now.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).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（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A He does not have enough money
4、for the trip yet. B He is planning to work during spring break. C The trip is too far off in the future to think about. D He has changed his mind about going to Canada.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A The photograph is not good enough to send. B The photograph was not taken at the Grand Canyon. C They already
5、 sent Mary a photograph of their vacation. D Sending pictures through the mail is too expensive.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A He wants to l
6、ive off campus. B There are advantages and disadvantages to living off campus. C Living space in the dorm is crowded. D There are only a few apartments available off campus.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A Turn down the volume of the music B Turn the music off C Play a different style of music. D Listen to mu
7、sic in a different room（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A It took a long time to finish the building. B He was too busy to notice 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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A Go to her class. B Cancel he
8、r appointment with the president. C Ask her professor to excuse her from class. D Attend the presentation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A She admires 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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
9、D.(13).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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).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（分数：
10、1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A The library closes earlier during the summer. B The library is closed during summer vacation. C The library will be open until midnight tonight. D She does not usually go to the library during the summer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A She is sorry the man has to cancel the plans B She w
11、ants to hand in her report early. C She would like to go with the man. D she does not usually enjoy the symphony.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A He has other plans for the evening B He is looking forward to attending the party. C He often misses Lindas parties. D he wants to know if he should bring anything
12、 to the party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).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 needs organizing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A He enjoys looking at the flowers. B He thinks the park is boring. C He does no
13、t like walking with the woman. D He does not see any trees.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).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 parents would like the Clover Inn. D It may be too late to get a room at the Clover Inn.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
14、D.(21).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（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(22).A He has to work with his brother. B He has no definite plans. C He usually works on weekends. D His plants depend on the woman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
15、D.(23).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（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(24).A The woman should call Bill to check his schedule. B The woman should have left for the airport earlier. C The woman does not need to rush to meet
16、Bill. D Traffic near the airport could delay the womans arrival.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(25).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 the quiz.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(26).A He will be happy to sh
17、are 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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(27).A She has to quit her job in the laboratory. B She cut herself while working in the laboratory. C She enjoys doing laboratory expe
18、riments. D She feels that the man is dedicated to his work too.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(28).A Ask for directions B Try a different route to the beach C Go back for the map D Cancel their trip（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(29).A He would like the woman to reschedule the meeting. B He will meet the woman briefly on Frida
19、y C The report will not be ready until Thursday. D The report was finished last Friday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(30).A Find out when the bookstore opens B Withdraw some cash C Inquire about a job D Spend her extra money on books（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).A Ways to determine the age of a fossil B The identity of a
20、 fossil the woman found C A comparison of two shellfish fossils D Plans for a field trip to look for fossils（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).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.（分数：
21、1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A It has a ribbed shell. B It has an unusually large valve. C It was found near the water. D It is smaller than a mollusc.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).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 h
22、ow old it is.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A Take it to class B Put it in her collection C Take it to the lab D Leave it with her professor（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A A jewelry store robbery B Buying a birthday present C Writing a stow D Doing research for a class assignment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A Her professor di
23、d not like her stow. B She had trouble finishing her assignment C she did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper. D She was taking too many courses.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A Take some extra time B Do a writing exercise C Do some work for another course D Write the story ending first（分数：1.00）A.
24、B.C.D.(9).A To go shopping B To do research for her stow C To meet with her professor D To take a break from her work（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).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 w
25、orks（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A Caterpillars chewing on its leaves B Wasps laying eggs on its leaves C Pesticides sprayed on its leaves D Knives cutting its stalk（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A By flying in circles around a field B By detecting a chemical signal C By inspecting individual corn leaves D By noticin
26、g the caterpillars coloration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A Recently discovered manuscripts B Similarities among religions C Methods of analyzing ancient manuscripts D How ancient manuscripts are preserved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A The simplicity of their language B Their age C The location of their discovery D
27、 The material they are made of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A Orally preserved teachings B A collection of letters C A diary D A scholarly article（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A Ancient settlers in Asia B How Buddhism is practiced today C The spread of Buddhism in Asia D Why some languages disappear（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(
28、8).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 has faded D Many people want credit for the discovery.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A The advantages of an economy based on farming B Reasons farmers continued using river transp
29、ortation C The role of cotton in the United States economy D Improved methods of transporting farm crops（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A The new technology used to 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（分数
30、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A Reduced charges for transporting farm products B Required payment from vehicles that used their roads C Made repairs to older roads D Installed streetlights on roads connecting major cities（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、B十月语法/B(总题数：40，分数：40.00)1.The musical comedy Oklahoma! did much to expa
31、nd 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（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Despite its fishlike form, the whale is and will drown if submerged too long. (a)an animal breathes air that (b)an
32、 animal that breathes air (c)an animal breathes air (d)that an animal breathes air（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The saguaro, found in desert regions in the southwestern United States,cactus in the world. (a)is the largest (b)the largest (c)that is the largest (d)the largest that is a（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.It is sa
33、id 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（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Lucy Stone, first feminists in the United States, helped organize the American Woman Suffrage Associ
34、ation in 1869. (a)the one (b)who was the (c)another (d)one of the（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6. including climate, mineral content, and the permanency of surface water, wetlands may be mossy ,grassy, scrubby, or wooded. (a)Depending on many factors (b)Many factors depending on (c)Factors depending on many (d)O
35、n many factors depending（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.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（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.The term “ice age“ refers to any of several periods of time when glaciers covered consid
36、erably more of Earths surface (a)as is today (b)than today is (c)than they do today (d)that today（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.From colonial times, United States property owners agreed to tax themselves on the theory directly from services that the government could provide. (a)property owners benefited so that
37、 (b)why property owners benefited (c)that if property owners benefited (d)that property owners benefited（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Helium is not flammable and, next to hydrogen, is (a)known the lightest gas (b)lightest the known gas (c)the lightest gas known (d)the known gas lightest（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Wil
38、d eagles that survive to adulthood are believed from 20 to 30 years. (a)live (b)to live (c)they live (d)their living（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Portland, . ,is located primarily on two hilly peninsulas overlooking Casco Bay and its many island. (a)which Maines largest city (b)Maines largest city where (c)is
39、 Maines largest city (d)Maines largest city（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13 widely used in the chemical industry, sodium carbonate is principally consumed by the glass industry. (a)Despite (b)Whether (c)Though (d)Except for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Cells,first identified by the early microscopists, began to be conside
40、redin 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（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Like Jupiter, Saturn is a large ,gaseous planet composedof hydrogen and helium. (a)
41、it is mostly (b)mostly (c)almost (d)both are almost（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Bacterial (cultures) are used (commercially) in the (preparation) of food products (such)that yogurt ,sour cream ,and vinegar.（分数：1.00）A.culturesB.commerciallyC.preparationD.such17.Anyone with absolute, or perfect, pitch (are) ab
42、le to identify by ear (any) note at (some)standard pitch or to (sing) a specified note at will.（分数：1.00）A.areB.anyC.someD.sing18.Sea horses (usually) live along the shore among seaweed and (other) plants to which they (cling) to by (their tails).（分数：1.00）A.usuallyB.otherC.clingD.their tails19.Babies
43、 (have)soft spots (between) the bones (of)their skulls, which (allowing)for furthergrowth.（分数：1.00）A.haveB.betweenC.ofD.allowing20.T.S.Elot, (who) a poet, playwright, (literary) critic, and editor, was (a leader) of the Modemist (movement) in poetry.（分数：1.00）A.whoB.literaryC.a leaderD.movement21.The
44、 Pacific Ocean (comprises) (almost the) (entire) (boundary western) of North and South America.（分数：1.00）A.comprisesB.almost theC.entireD.boundary western22.(Established) in 1948,the State University of New York is the (singly) (largest) University (system) in the United States.（分数：1.00）A.Established
45、B.singlyC.largestD.system23.23. Photography disseminates information (about humanity) and nature, records the (visible) world, and (extension) human knowledge into (areas the) eye cannot penetrate.（分数：1.00）A.about humanityB.visibleC.extensionD.areas the24.Because of their (rapidly) changing (economi
46、cally) fortunes, many frontier towns of the American West (underwent) spectacular fluctuations in (population) in the nineteenth century.（分数：1.00）A.rapidlyB.economicallyC.underwentD.population25.(Virtually) no disease exists today (for which) there is no drug that can be given, (neither)to cure the
47、disease or to alleviate (its) symptoms.（分数：1.00）A.VirtuallyB.for whichC.neitherD.its26.Calcium is (essential) for (blood)clotting, for the action of (certain)enzymes, and for the normal contraction and (relax) of muscles.（分数：1.00）A.essentialB.bloodC.certainD.relax27.The (large) collection of the Wil
48、liams College Museum of Art (includes) ancient and medieval art ,but (much) exhibits are (modern)or contemporary.（分数：1.00）A.largeB.includesC.muchD.modern28.The technique of spectroscopy allows (analyst) of incoming light after it (has been) separated into (its) component wavelengths (by passage) thr
49、ough a prism.（分数：1.00）A.analystB.has beenC.itsD.by passage29.(Today), fifty (years after) its construction, the Alaska Highway (conveys) 40,000 vehicles (in normal) year.（分数：1.00）A.TodayB.years afterC.conveysD.in normal30.Since prehistoric times,artists (have been) arranged colors on surfaces (in ways) (that express) their ideas (about people) ,the world ,and religion.（分数：1.00）A.have beenB.in waysC.that expressD.about people31.(Few substances) lock less (alike than )coal and diamonds, yet both (are fashioned) (from same) elemental carbon.（分数：1.00）A.Few substancesB.a
