2013年托福词汇精选试题及答案9_第2页

7. The quick-drying tempera demanded that the artist know exactly where each stroke be placed before the brush met the panel, and it required the use of fine brushes.

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

(A) ordered

(B) reported

(C) required

(D) questioned

8. The painter or master who is credited with having created the painting may have designed the work and overseen its production, but it is highly unlikely that the artist's hand applied every stroke of the brush. More likely, numerous assistants, who had been trained to imitate the artist's style, applied the paint.

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

(A) copy

(B) illustrate

(C) promote

(D) believe in

9. On the other hand, when it comes to substantive-particularly behavioral-information, crows are less well known than many comparably common species and, for that matter, not a few quite uncommon ones: the endangered California condor, to cite one obvious example. There are practical reasons for this.

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

(A) interestingly

(B) similarly

(C) otherwise

(D) sometimes

10. Being so educable, individual birds have markedly different interests and inclinations, strategies and scams.

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

(A) tricks

(B) opportunities

(C) preferences

(D) experiences

参考答案：

1 B

2 C

3 B

4 D

5 D

6 B

7 C

8 A

9 B

10 C