2011年TOEFL词汇模拟题精选系列六十一

296. Two reasons are usually advanced to account for this tardy development, namely, the mental difficulties and the physical difficulties encountered in such work.
The word "tardy" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) historical
(B) basic
(C) unusual
(D) late

297. The first of these, the mental difficulties, must be somewhat discounted. The impression that the ancient numeral systems are not amenable to even the simplest calculations is largely based on lack of familiarity with these systems.
The word "discounted" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) reduced
(B) contradicted
(C) disregarded
(D) interpreted

298. Without a plentiful and convenient supply of some suitable writing medium, any very extended development of the arithmetic process was bound to be hampered.
The word "hampered" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) impeded
(B) concluded
(C) unnoticed
(D) rejected

299. In the core of the Sun, the pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core.
The word "great" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) dangerous
(B) unknown
(C) variable
(D) strong

300. The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full Moon. Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse. The corona's rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spike like rays near the Sun's north and south poles.
The word "sensational" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) spectacular
(B) predictable
(C) bizarre
(D) constant

296 D

297 C

298 A

299 D

300 A