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.
. x- k5 @$ \1 {* Z, c1 sThe word "maintained" is closest in meaning to which of following?
1 \* C( B, g' s! ?9 X(A) justified
6 [  J: D7 g) J(B) asserted
(C) located
3 ^. W7 ^2 Q  j1 m9 Z8 w(D) kept
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187. Then, perhaps later, an assortment of vocal sounds was developed as a word tally against the number of objects in a small group.
& F: w9 b) ?( Z- Z& m, R, Z) ]The word "assortment" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) instrument
( v) D4 W. v: `: }(B) variety
2 I6 Z! A" L9 N+ N(C) surplus
(D) symbol
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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
+ E" F7 \3 b1 U: }* y  }% }! d! X(B) uncertain
" T" l/ n6 v( |& k+ @, B+ Y(C) surprising
8 ~% V( X) l9 C5 G(D) superior

3 ^/ ^2 E! Q; b! |189. Colonial coppersmithing also came of age in the early eighteenth century and prospered in northern cities.
, K2 O' A$ ~% c) ~2 ZThe phrase "came of age" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) established itself
(B) declined
(C) became less expensive
(D) was studied
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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.
9 v2 J9 a6 F9 Z8 YThe word "traces" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) structures
! i, h3 I( N* o! q(B) importance
(C) skeletons
6 g. h/ u5 Y1 K(D) imprints
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186 D
187 B
9 o* Q2 f) q! w1 a188 D
189 A
190 D