TOEFL全真試題（4-1）
Structure and Written Expression
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Structure
1 Wind motion can be observed in the mesosphere by ______ the trails of meteors passing through it.
(A) to watch (B) watching (C) watched (D) watch
2 Thomas Edison s first patented invention was a device ____in Congress.
(A) votes counted for (B) had been counting votes (C) for counting votes (D) be a counted vote
3 Clara Bow, a popular actress in the 1992 s,retired______she was unable to make the transition from silent films to sound films.
(A) nevertheless (B) in spite of (C) because (D) and for
4 Built in 1882,the Kinzua Viaduct in Mckean County, Pennsylvania, is open only to those visitors _____ are able to walk its 2058-foot length.
(A) who (B) to whom (C) which they (D) that which
5 A bridge must be strong enough to support its own weight _____ the weight of the people and
vehicles that use it.
(A) as well (B) so well (C) as well as (D) so well as
6 The swallows of Capistrano are famous _____ to the same nests in California each spring.
(A) to returned (B) who returned (C) they returned (D) for returning
7 In the fourteenth century, ____ that glass coated with silver nitrate would turn yellow when fired in an oven.
(A) the discovery (B) it was discovered (C) with the discovery (D) if it was discovered
8 _____ recurring fear is out of proportion to any real danger, it is called a phobia.
(A) When (B) Whereas (C) Which (D) Whether
9 Many modem photographers attempt to manipulate elements of photography other _____ in their photographs.
(A) than light is (B) than light (C) being light (D) light
10 For any adhesive to make a really strong bond _____ to be glued must be absolutely or grease.
(A) and surfaces (B) when surfaces (C) the surfaces (D) surfaces that
11 Although still underwater, Loihi Seamount, the newest Hawaiian island, _____ closer to the
surface by frequent volcanic eruptions that add layers of lava to the island.
(A) brought (B) to be brought (C) being brought (D) is being brought
12 _____unstable and explodes as a supernova is not known.
(A) For a star to become (B) how a star becomes (C) A star becomes
(D) That a star is becoming
13 Not until linoleum was invented in 1860 _____hard-wearing, easy-to-clean flooring.
(A) any house did have (B) did any house have (C) house had any (D) any house had
14 Hiram Revels, the first Black member of the United States Senate, served as senator from
Mississippi, an office _____ he was elected in 1870.
(A) which (B) to which (C) and which (D) being which
15 Oceans continually lose by evaporation much of the river water _____.
(A) to constantly flow into them (B) is constantly flowing into them (C) constantly flows into them (D) constantly flowing into them
Written Expression
16 Because of it consists only of a relatively short strand of DNA protected by a shell of protein,
__________ _____ _____
A B C
a virus cannot eat or reproduce by itself.
______
D
17 The oxygen in the air we breathe has no tasted, smell, or color.
_____ _____ _____ ______
A B C D
18 In 1977 Kathleen Battle was hired by the New York metropolitan Opera, where her became__ _______ ___
A B C
the star soprano.
__
D
19 The aardvark is a mammal that burrows into the ground to catches ants and termites.
___ ___ ________ ______
A B C D
20 Because of the availability of trucks and easy access to modern highways, the locate of farms____ has become relatively unimportant with respect to their distance from markets._______ ________ ____
A B C D
21 The homes created by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright are still viewed as ________ _____uniquely, innovative, and valuable.______ ___
A B C D
22 Geologists find it useful to identification fossils in a rock sample because certain assemblages _ ___________________of species are characteristic of specific geologic time periods.__________
A B C D
23 Many poets enhance their work by creating a contrast among realism and symbolism in a____ _______ ______ _____
A B C D
given poem.
24 Most countries depend to few extent on cereal imports to augment their own crops.______ ___ _____ ____
A B C D
25 The fragrant leaves of the laurel plant to sell commercially as bay leaves and are used for
___________ ____ __
A B C
seasoning foods.
____
D
26 When contented, and occasionally when hunger, cats frequently make a purring sound.
___ _____ _______ ____
A B C D
27 The evolution of fishes is a history of constant adaptation to new possibilities, and a refined of
______ ______ _ ____
A B C D
these adaptations.
28 In 1991 Antonia Novello, the United States Surgeon General, launched several programs to
______ _____
A B
address particulate problem that young people have.
______ ______
C D
29 Some psychologists believe that those who are encouraged to be independent, responsible, _______ ________
A B
and competent in childhood are likely more than others to become motivated to achieve.
_______ ________
C D
30 The central purpose of management is for making every action or decision help achieve a
________ _ _____
A B C
carefully chosen goal.
______
D
31 As a poetry Nikki Giovanni makes effective use of jazz and blues rhythms.
_____ ______ _ ______
A B C D
32 Unlike wood, paper, and fabric, which tendency to disintegrate after being buried for many
_____ ______ _______
A B C
years, ceramics and glassware, although easily broken, survive well in the ground.
_____
D
33 Margaret Mead achieved world famous through her studies of child-rearing, personality, and
_____ _____ ________
A B C
culture.
_____
D
34 The discovery of the antibiotic penicillin in 1928 has not produced antibiotics useful for the
_______ _____________ ____
A B C
treatment of infectious diseases until 1940.
_______
D
35 In the United States, the Cabinet consist of a group of advisers, each of whom is chosen by ____ _______ __________ _____
A B C D
the President to head an executive department of the government.
36 Colleges in the newly formed United States, in recovering from the adverse effects of the
________ ____
A B
American Revolution, inaugurated a broad curriculum in response of social demands.
_____ ______
C D
37 Humus is formed during soil microorganisms decompose animal and plant material into ____ ____________
A B
elements usable by plants.
______ _____
C D
38 Ozone is an unstable, faintly bluish gas that is the most chemical active form of oxygen.
__ ____ ___ ______
A B C D
39 The development of professional sports in the United States dates back to nineteenth century.
_________ _________ ____ __________
A B C D
40 Long before his death, John Dewey saw his philosophy have a profound influences on _____ ___ _______
A B C
education and thought in the United States and elsewhere.
___
D <BR
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