2011年TOEFL词汇模拟题精选系列六十五

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316. The world would look eerily different if human eyes were sensitive to infra-red radiation.
The word "eerily" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) strangely
9 ^! x/ S! r3 q' s4 @$ L: \(B) increasingly
(C) slightly
( Y# ]- @. p) p/ R. z! ?& p(D) superficially
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) D* [/ {0 u/ A' p6 K3 S) ]317. They are, in fact, remarkably discerning in color gradation. The color sensitivity of normal human vision is rarely surpassed even by sophisticated technical devices.
  o. T$ s% Q1 X* ]The word "surpassed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
7 N& C% a* k! X! v. [8 R. w4 F(A) recorded
; O7 D( ~- i2 [  x; n9 G& D5 R, \7 |(B) exceeded
(C) found
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' D( p# t3 \. H318. Once, just before he died, when he was sick with the flu, I took him a sack full of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished by time. He said he liked oranges, too. "
The word "undiminished" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) not exaggerated
(B) not lessened
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(D) unequaled

( t0 q  k& S9 ^2 B1 ]5 d5 {- l0 r319. And he was kind to me; I will always be grateful that in his absolute warmth and generosity he fulfilled my deepest dream (and need) of what a poet should be. "
The word "dream" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) nightmare
8 \  {3 e4 i+ {0 {: P$ Y9 z# s+ _(B) expectation
(C) sleep
9 i, ?+ ]% b4 v3 E( P+ x(D) misconception
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* w6 j4 [  r- d# K" q320. "After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday.
The word "vowed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
% h  k0 u" J+ h- p) n( Z) r" ^5 |(A) confided
0 w$ p- H9 f* q8 R# N(B) b