[外语类试卷]2001年10月TOEFL（托福）真题试卷及答案与解析.doc

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1、2001 年 10 月 TOEFL（托福）真题试卷及答案与解析 （ A） Hes disappointed with his interview. （ B） He had to cancel his interview. （ C） He doesnt want to discuss the interview now. （ D） He shouldnt have applied for the job. （ A） Have a cookie. （ B） Make cookies with the woman. （ C） Give the woman a cookie. （ D） Take a

2、cookie for his roommate. （ A） He felt better an hour ago. （ B） His headache should be gone in an hour. （ C） He forgot to take the medicine for his headache. （ D） His head still hurts. （ A） She hasnt spoken to her friend in a long time. （ B） She intends to visit her friend in Texas. （ C） She sometime

3、s travels abroad for her job. （ D） Her friend has never been to Texas before. （ A） Meet at the bus stop. （ B） Finish their candy bars. （ C） Get off the bus at the next stop. （ D） Meet in front of the rest rooms. （ A） He wont be able to repair the briefcase. （ B） The repair shop is closed until Tuesd

4、ay. （ C） The woman should buy a smaller briefcase. （ D） The briefcase will be ready before Tuesday. （ A） Find out how much work Will be required for the class. （ B） Take another class instead of creative writing （ C） Ask his advisor about the instructor in the Wednesday class. （ D） Sign up for the W

5、ednesday class. （ A） Hell take his friends to Florida. （ B） Hes not sure what hell do. （ C） He planned his trip a long time ago. （ D） Hed rather not travel during spring break. （ A） He thinks clothing prices will decrease even further. （ B） Hes going to go shopping soon. （ C） He didnt know that stor

6、es were having sales now. （ D） He wants to see what the woman bought. （ A） Shes glad the man waited for her. （ B） Shed like to reschedule the meeting. （ C） She wasnt very late for the meeting. （ D） Shes sorry that she missed the meeting. （ A） Shell play chess with the man this afternoon. （ B） She do

7、esnt know how to play chess. （ C） Shell wear a warm jacket to the match. （ D） Shed rather not go out with the man. （ A） She originally proposed it. （ B） She doesnt think its a good idea. （ C） Shes quite sure it will take place. （ D） Its success depends on the weather. （ A） Not all of the advertised

8、books were on sale. （ B） Some of the books were still packed. （ C） The store was too crowded for him to enter. （ D） He had to work at the bookstore this morning. （ A） Shes not sure she wants to go to the party （ B） She just returned from a visit to the Andersons. （ C） She may not be able to give the

9、 man a ride. （ D） The party isnt on Friday. （ A） Shell continue to use the Laundromat near the dorms. （ B） She recently switched Laundromats. （ C） She doesnt use the same Laundromat the man uses. （ D） The Laundromat near the dorms isnt converunent for her. （ A） Try to change his reservations to a di

10、fferent time. （ B） Travel by train instead of by plane. （ C） Continue trying to get a ticket. （ D） Cancel his travel plans. （ A） They should wait for him. （ B） They should go without him. （ C） Hell try to join them later. （ D） They should bring him some pizza. （ A） The jobs have already been filled.

11、 （ B） The man should hand in his application very soon. （ C） The man can start work today. （ D） The man isnt qualified for any of the jobs. （ A） She read only half of the book. （ B） The man should choose a different book to read （ C） The man will enjoy the book eventually. enter. （ D） The main chara

12、cters in the hook arent interesting. （ A） He cant get a room at the hotel. （ B） He didnt get the type of room he wanted. （ C） He expected the room to be more expensive. （ D） He thought he had already made a reservation. （ A） If he can help her fill out a job application. （ B） If he knows of any job

13、openings with his former employer. （ C） If hell be returning to the camp where he worked last year. （ D） If he enjoyed the job he had last summer. （ A） Susan might not be a member of the debate team. （ B） Susan often wears purple shirts. （ C） He doesnt want to go to the debate. （ D） He didnt notice

14、what Susan was wearing. （ A） Shes rarely home. （ B） She spends a lot of time on the phone. （ C） Shes been away for several days. （ D） She makes calls only when necessary. （ A） Visit her more often. （ B） Stop arguing in front of other people. （ C） Call her if they need her help. （ D） Give her their n

15、ew address. （ A） Give the woman more time to write her paper. （ B） Visit the woman in the hospital. （ C） Refuse to accept the womans paper. （ D） Let the woman change the topic of her paper. （ A） He doesnt like wearing one. （ B） He doesnt feel professional wearing one. （ C） He doesnt wear one in his

16、department. （ D） He doesnt want to pay for one. （ A） She saw a nail in the mans tire. （ B） The man shouldnt drive on the tire. （ C） The man may not need a new tire. （ D） She also needs air in her tires. （ A） Shell be on the same airplane as the man. （ B） She doesnt take very good note. （ C） Shes loo

17、king for a ride to the airport. （ D） She cant help the man. （ A） The woman looks tired. （ B） He doesnt want to move. （ C） Richardson Dormitory is particularly noisy. （ D） Richardson Dormitory is boring. （ A） It wasnt open on Mondays. （ B） Its opening had been postponed. （ C） It was going to close be

18、fore Monday. （ D） It didnt deserve the praise I received. （ A） The strength of ocean currents. （ B） The movement of sediment deep in the ocean. （ C） The best methods for studying deep ocean processes. （ D） A new way of measuring the depth of the ocean. （ A） Why the book talks about turbidity current

19、s. （ B） How winds can affect some ocean currents. （ C） The causes of underwater earthquakes. （ D） What a turbidity current is. （ A） Its cleaner. （ B） its heavier. （ C） its warmer. （ D） It moves more slowly. （ A） By greatly increasing the oceans depth in some areas. （ B） By creating large waves on th

20、e surface of the ocean. （ C） By causing mud or sand to mix with ocean water （ D） By crushing large amounts of stone. （ A） To explain how winds cause turbidity currents. （ B） To remind the student where ocean sediments originate. （ C） To explain the effects of turbidity currents. （ D） To remind the s

21、tudent about the next assignment. （ A） To convince him to go on a canoe trip. （ B） To invite him to a cookout. （ C） To ask if she can borrow his car. （ D） To tell him about a trip she took. （ A） A lunch. （ B） A sleeping bag. （ C） A canoe. （ D） A lent. （ A） Swimming. （ B） Driving. （ C） Sleeping outdo

22、ors. （ D） Canoeing. （ A） To find out whether he wants to go canoeing. （ B） To tell him whether her car is repaired. （ C） To find out what kind of food he is bringing. （ D） To tell him what time they are leaving. （ A） Competition in business. （ B） Government grants. （ C） A type of economic policy. （

23、D） International transportation practices. （ A） American industrialists. （ B） French economists. （ C） International leaders. （ D） Civil War veterans. （ A） The rights of private business owners should be protected. （ B） The government shouldnt interfere in private business. （ C） Politicians should su

24、pport industrial growth. （ D） Competition among companies should be restricted. （ A） The impact of enzymes on chemical reactions. （ B） The way the body produces enzymes. （ C） The structure of enzymes. （ D） Types of chemical products created with enzymes. （ A） It divides into Two different parts. （ B

25、） It keeps the same chemical structure. （ C） It becomes part of a new chemical compound. （ D） It produces more of the enzyme. （ A） Provide extra energy to start the reaction. （ B） Raise the temperature of the chemicals. （ C） Release a chemical needed to start the reaction. （ D） Lower the amount of e

26、nergy needed to start the reaction. （ A） To show that enzymes are very effective. （ B） To point out that enzymes can sometimes fail to work. （ C） To explain what enzymes are made of. （ D） To describe different types of enzymes. （ A） The relationship between painting and sculpture. （ B） The ideas beh

27、ind an artists work. （ C） The practical value of a work of art. （ D） The way the eye perceives shape in sculpture. （ A） It is often displayed outdoors. （ B） It does not always represent an object. （ C） It is three-dimensional. （ D） It is done by relatively few artists. （ A） To give an example of nat

28、ural shapes. （ B） To describe early sculpture. （ C） To illustrate their use as tools. （ D） To demonstrate their role as decorative objects. （ A） They are always made of stone. （ B） They are painted in bright colors. （ C） They contain moving parts. （ D） They make use of holes. 51 Most geologists beli

29、eve _ from the remains of tiny marine plants and animals that died millions of years ago. （ A） what was formed petroleum （ B） that petroleum was formed （ C） when petroleum formed （ D） petroleum that formed 52 The seat of Frances North American holdings in the eighteenth century was Quebec, and the F

30、rench heritage _ dominant there. （ A） to remain （ B） remaining （ C） by remaining （ D） has remained 53 If Earth did not rotate, differences in air pressure would be _, with winds blowing from high-pressure to low-pressure areas. （ A） primary air flow to cause （ B） the primary cause of air flow （ C） t

31、hey primarily cause air flow （ D） air flow has a primary cause 54 A mobile is a sculpture constructed of pans so delicately connected and balanced_the entire suspended structure may be moved by vibration or manual manipulation. （ A） in order （ B） making （ C） with （ D） that 55 The ice of a glacier th

32、at reaches the sea breaks off_. （ A） and forming icebergs （ B） to form icebergs （ C） icebergs have-formed （ D） when the formation of icebergs 56 Migraine headaches are more frequent among women _ among men. （ A） than （ B） however （ C） except for （ D） as air 57 South American flamingos can survive in

33、 temperatures _ above the freeing point. （ A） that fewer degrees （ B） if few degrees （ C） only a few degrees （ D） when fewer degrees 58 Made of hard wood, the boomerang is roughly V-shaped, with arms _ skewed （ A） of slightly （ B） are slightly （ C） slightly （ D） that those are slightly 59 Not until

34、the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries_as a unified science. （ A） did ecology emerge （ B） when ecology emerged （ C） ecology emerged （ D） when did ecology emerge 60 The ancient Egyptian water clock required sophisticated calibration, since water dripped faster from its bowl when _ and the

35、pressure was greater. （ A） the full bowl （ B） was the bowl full （ C） bowl full （ D） the bowl was full 61 Enid, Oklahoma, _a stopping place on die Chisholm Trail in the 1800s, is now the site of the fourth largest wheat storage space in the world （ A） originally （ B） which originally （ C） was origina

36、lly （ D） originally where 62 The common barn owl, one of ten species of barn owls found in North America, is also called the monkey-faced owl because its heart-shaped face looks _ of a monkey. （ A） like much that （ B） like that much （ C） much like that （ D） that much like 63 All the planets in the S

37、olar system except Mercury and Venus have natural satellites, _ objects that revolve around the planets. （ A） which （ B） which are （ C） of which （ D） and which 64 Some subsistence activities such as hunting large animals or netting fish require _ to work together. （ A） goups are （ B） groups which （

38、C） groups （ D） that groups 65 The Expressionistic artist was concerned not with the reality of the subject matter but with_ inner nature and the emotions that it aroused （ A） it has （ B） its （ C） what its （ D） is it whether 一、 Sections Three： Reading Comprehension 66 Composers today use a wider vari

39、ety of sounds than ever before, including many that were once considered undesirable noises. Composer Edgard Varese (1883-1965) called thus the “liberation of sound.the right to make music with any and all sounds.“ Electronic music, for examplemade with the aid of computers, synthesizers, and (5) el

40、ectronic instrumentsmay include sounds that in the past would not have been consdered musical Environmental sounds, such as thunder, and electronically generated hisses and blips can be recorded, manipulated, and then incorporated into a musical composition. But composers also draw novel sounds from

41、 voices and nonelectronic instruments. Singers may be asked to scream, laugh, groan, sneeze, or to sing phonetic (10) sounds rather than words. Wind and string players may lap or scrape their instruments. A brass or woodwind player may hum while playing, to produce two pitches at once; a pianist may

42、 reach inside the piano to pluck a string and then run a metal blade along it. In the music of the Western world, the greatest expansion and experimentation have involved percussion instruments, which outnumber strings and winds in many recent compositions. (15) Traditional percussion instruments ar

43、e struck with new types of beaters; and instruments that used to be couriered unconvennonal in Western musictom -toms, bongos, slapsticks, maracasare widelv used. In the search for novel sounds, increased use has been made in Western music of Microtones. Non-Western music typically divides and inter

44、val between two pitches more (20) finely than Western music does, thereby producing a greter number of distinct tones, or micro tones, within the same interval. Composers such as Krzysztof Pmderecki create sound that borders on electronic noise through tone clustersclosely spaced tones played togeth

45、er and heard as a mass, block, or band of sound. The directional aspect of sound has taken on new importance as well Loudspeakers or groups of instruments may be placed (25) at opposite ends of the stage, in the balcony, or at the back and sides of the auditorium. Because standard music notation mak

46、es no provision for many of these innovations, recent music scores may contain graphlike diagrams, new note shapes and symbols, and novel ways of arranging notation on the page. 66 What does the passage mainly discuss? （ A） The use of nontraditional sounds in contemporary music （ B） How sounds are p

47、roduced electronically （ C） How standard musical notation has beer, adapted for nontraditional sounds （ D） Several composers who have experimented with the electronic production of sound 67 The word “wider“ in one 1 is closest in meaning to （ A） more impressive （ B） more distinctivc （ C） more contro

48、versial （ D） more extensive 68 The passage suggests that Edgard Varese is an example of a composer who （ A） criticized eletronic music as too noiselike （ B） modified sonic of the electronic instruments he used in his music （ C） believed that any sound could be used in music （ D） wrote music with env

49、ironmental themes 69 The word “it“ in line 12 refers to （ A） piano （ B） string （ C） blade （ D） music 70 According to the passage, which of the following types of instruments has played a role in much of the innovation in Western music? （ A） String （ B） Percussion （ C） Woodwind （ D） Brass 71 The word “thereby“ m line 20 is closest in meaning to （ A） in return for （ B） in spite of （ C） by the way （ D） by that means 72 According to the passage,