2013年托福词汇精选试题及答案4_第2页

　　7. They functioned as sanctuaries where the elders met to plan festivals, perform ritual dances, settle pueblo affairs, and impart tribal lore to the younger generation.

　　The word "settle" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) sink

　　(B) decide

　　(C) clarify

　　(D) locate

　　8. Then, to connect the pueblos and to give access to the surrounding tableland, the architects laid out a system of public roads with stone staircases for ascending cliff faces.

　　The word "ascending" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) arriving at

　　(B) carving

　　(C) connecting

　　(D) climbing

　　9. Within a very short time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists began to take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the film.

　　The word "solemn" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) simple

　　(B) serious

　　(C) short

　　(D) silent

　　10. Certain films had music especially composed for them. The most famous of these early special scores was that composed and arranged for D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation, which was released in 1915.

　　The word "composed" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) selected

　　(B) combined

　　(C) played

　　(D) created

　　The word "scores" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) totals

　　(B) successes

　　(C) musical compositions

　　(D) groups of musicians

　　参考答案：

　　1 D

　　2 B

　　3 D

　　4 C

　　5 B

　　6 B

　　7 C

　　8 D

　　9 B

　　10D