2011年TOEFL词汇模拟题精选系列三十九

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186. Counts could also be maintained by making scratches in the dirt or on a stone, by cutting notches in a piece of wood, or by tying knots in a string.
The word "maintained" is closest in meaning to which of following?
1 y% B3 l- O5 A) n9 E(A) justified
(B) asserted
( e* I* H7 U5 @- f(C) located
(D) kept

187. Then, perhaps later, an assortment of vocal sounds was developed as a word tally against the number of objects in a small group.
The word "assortment" is closest in meaning to which of following?
9 q6 U. ]1 L9 d! o' P$ j6 K(A) instrument
(B) variety
. Z5 r/ m, c! z(C) surplus
3 _: c( D2 y4 I7 _3 |# n1 Z7 O(D) symbol

# e/ [2 q4 |# s" t3 G. C# F1 `188. Their products, primarily silver plates and bowls, reflected their exalted status and testified to their customers' prominence.
The word "exalted" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) unusual
. u( }  f7 i& l; j" p) ^# Q(B) uncertain
(C) surprising
4 K  T" R/ Y, X  Q(D) superior
, x" g. A2 H- K
189. Colonial coppersmithing also came of age in the early eighteenth century and prospered in northern cities.
+ t6 `/ R' F) X# ^' D7 c; _The phrase "came of age" is closest in meaning to which of following?
4 |) W( Y. U+ c1 k1 ?" D(A) established itself
$ d! S( m$ ?: F# \- ?(B) declined
! Q/ b+ ^7 A  F% m" E(C) became less expensive
(D) was studied
2 `  y6 c  y& e1 ^5 m
190. Fossils are the remains and traces (such as footprints or other marks ) of ancient plant and animal life that are more than 10,000 years old.
& V2 i  }) m( C0 l  N( e2 Q5 \The word "traces" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) structures
(B) importance
+ S! ~; W' W5 A) C- b, \& @* W6 J(C) skeletons
(D) imprints

6 a% h+ Q: n1 `# J/ ?186 D
187 B
188 D
0 U, W. V- i1 b# ]( |189 A
. [) y- r  B; I- l6 y: ]$ o190 D