TOEFL-junior模拟试题

Language Form and Meaning Directions In this section of the test you will answer 37 questions found in seven different texts Within each text are boxes that contain four possible ways to complete a sentence Choose the word or words in each box that correctly complete each sentence Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet Here are two sample questions 1 The idea that rocks last forever and that rocks A very B ever C quite D never 2 change is not completely true If you have ever stood next to a rushing river you A saw B seen C are seeing D may have seen the water hammering away at the rocks The correct answer to Sample 1 is D never The correct answer to Sample 2 is D may have seen Go on to the next page and the test will begin with question number one 1 A country s include all of its minerals such as coal gold and silver A resource B financial C ability D list 2 Whether two people or groups are fighting with words or weapons we can say they are having a A dispute B war C combat D victim 3 If some lives in the of your home you would call that person a neighbor A vicinity B remote C distant D lonely 4 If you are always patient we can say that you lots of patience A acquire B erasable C eliminable D deletable 5 Roses greatly in color size and shape A fragrant B vary C aroma D thorn 6 A is a process that often involves a series of steps A breather B half whisper C susurrate D procedure 7 If you say you have time for an assignment that means you have enough time to do it A insufficient B adequate C wanting D quiver 8 Anything that puts pressure on out emotions bodies or minds can be called A arrow B Stress C projectile D straight 9 Thelma had a with her neighbors over their dogs getting into her garbage cans A indignant B approximately C everywhere D resent 10 When the Carveys didn t pay their rent for the third month in a row the landlord actually came to their door to them A urge B console C keen D scold 11 In the 1800s it must have been very difficult to with people who lived far away Today we are all lucky to have phones and good mail service A liaison B connect C beam D admonish Questions 1 26 12 Snow aids farmers by keeping heat in the lower ground levels thereby from freezing A to save the seeds B saving the seeds C which saves the seeds D the seeds saved 13 mineral content in the bones of very young children is low compared to that of adults A If the B That is C The D It is the 14 the silvery checked hornbill chooses a hollow tree for a nest and seals herself in until her chicks are grown A Protection for predators against B Against protection predators for C For protection against predators D Predators against protection for 15 A floodplain is an extension of a river channel not inundated except during a flood A where is it B but it is C or is D in case it 16 The United States Congress made Washington D C in 1800 A after the government center B of the government center C the center of government D then the center of government 17 Astronomer Maria Mitchell was the first woman to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences A to be elected B was elected C which she was elected D for her to be elected 18 of staging a play that help the audience understand its structure and meaning A Specific aspects B When specific aspects C Specific aspects are D There are specific aspects 19 Illustrator Norman Rockwell specialized in finely drawn richly anecdotal scenes A of everyday small town lift B of which everyday life in a small town C were in a small town every day D small town life every day 20 depends on the density of both the object and the water A An object floats whether or not B Whether or not an object floats C Floating an object whether or not D Whether or not a floating object 21 Sturgeons are prized for their blackish roe when salted and served as an appetizer is called caviar A which B such C therefore D while 22 In Navajo society not only for food and for woo but also as a means of payment or exchange A sheep were valuable B to value the sheep C the sheep s value D were sheep valued 23 John began to learn French last month A His sister did so B So did his sister C So his sister did D His sister so did 24 The bridge this photo was taken was built last year A which B how C who D where 25 Don t put off today s work till tomorrow This means today s work today A must be done B must do C must to do D must to be done 26 Hello May I speak to Mr Smith please A See you B I agree with you C Hold on please D I d love to 27 Catherine felt uncomfortable a speech before the public and she thought she d ask the others for help A make B made C making D having made 28 Tina like dogs very much but one attacked her two years ago so she doesn t like them anymore A ought to B used to C must D would 29 It at yesterday s meeting to raise salaries 10 in the next two years A was decided by B has decided with C announced until D has announced at 30 I don t feel like going to the party this evening What about watching the tennis game on the computer A So do I B Nor I do C And I do D Neither do I 31 Is that the time I didn t realise it was so late I really must be going I m afraid so I ve got to start work early tomorrow A Didn t you have a wonderful time B Do you have to leave so early C Can we see each other again soon D Will you please stay longer 32 Could you tell me the times of trains to Cambridge Yes they leave on the hour Oh I have to wait for half an hour A If you hurry you might just get it on time B The next train will arrive in two minutes C You have no time to catch the next train D And the next one goes at 5 o clock 33 I suggest he always disagrees A However B Whatever C Whichever D Whoever 34 You should put on the notices all the people may see them A where B in which C At D for them 35 The artist will not paint people or animals but he will paint anything A that the little girl asks him B the little girl asks him to C for the little girl to ask him D what the little girl asks him 36 October 15 th is my birthday I will never forget A when B that C what D which 37 He is better than I last visited him A when B that C how D which STOP IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST Reading Comprehension Directions In this section of the test you will read six texts and answer 30 questions Choose the correct answer to each question and mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet Before you start read the sample text and the sample questions below Sample Text The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous bridge in San Francisco The bridge has a red color but gray clouds often surround it On clear days people come to take pictures of the bridge The pictures show the green hills next to the bridge and the blue water under it Sample Question 1 What is this text mostly about A Gray clouds B San Francisco C A famous bridge D Taking photographs The correct answer is C A famous bridge Sample Question 2 What color is the Golden Gate Bridge A Red B Green C Blue D Gray The correct answer is A Red Go on to the next page and the test will begin with question number one In the sixteenth century an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world As a young Portuguese noble he served the king of Portugal but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king s favor After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority On September 20 1519 Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships More than a year later one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent This ship sank but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety eight days on the Pacific Ocean During those long days at sea many of Magellan s men died of starvation and disease Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round with no precipice at the edge 1 The sixteenth century was an age of great exploration A cosmic B land C mental D common man E none of the above 2 Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political A entanglement B discussion C negotiation D problems E none of the above 3 The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a direction A north and south B crosswise C easterly D south east E north and west 4 One of Magellan s ships explored the of South America for a passage across the continent A coastline B mountain range C physical features D islands E none of the above 5 Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern A coast B inland C body of land with water on three sides D border E answer not available 6 The passage was found near 50 degrees of A Greenwich B The equator C Spain D Portugal E Madrid The longer food is kept the more likely it is to attract insects Even foods stored in containers often attract bugs To solve this problem scientists have been working with different odors in an attempt to find one strong enough to keep insects from going near food One possibility would be to use plants with strong smells like garlic or pine to keep insects away Unfortunately however using these smells might keep some people away too A more promising repellent is citronella oil which comes from a type of lemongrass An experiment was done using this oil with a certain insect the red flour beetle Scientists sprayed cardboard boxes with citronella oil and noticed that the beetles did not enter those boxes They were much more interested in boxes that were not sprayed One problem with using citronella oil as a repellent however is that it is quite ephemeral it simply does not last very long After a few months it loses its smell and bugs no longer find it unpleasant Scientists hope to improve citronella oil so that its scent remains strong for a longer time It will also be necessary to make sure that the oil is not harmful to people as scientists are still not sure whether it is safe to use around food 7 What is the passage mainly about A Oils used in cooking B Ways of protecting food C The behavior of a kind of beetle D Smells produced by different grasses 8 The word one refers to A an odor B an insect C a scientist D a container 9 What does the author imply about the odors of garlic and pine A They last for a long time B They are not always very strong C They can be unpleasant to people D They attract certain species of beetles 10 What are repellents A A food source for beetles B Machines used to get oil from plants C Substances used to keep insects away D Chemicals used to speed up plant growth 11 Which substance is NOT mentioned as being unpleasant to insects A Pine B Flour C Garlic D Citronella oil 12 What does the author say about the sprayed boxes A Beetles avoided them B They were very heavy C They did not contain much food D Many insects were trapped in them 13 The word ephemeral is closest in meaning to A weightless B short lived C overpriced D not distinguishable 14 What are scientists hoping to do in the future A Breed larger beetles B Produce better tasting foods C Grow lemongrass in greater quantities D Make the odor of citronella oil last longer 15 The word scent is closest in meaning to A smell B flavor C nature D standard 16 What do scientists still not know about citronella oil A What chemicals it contains B Where it comes from C Why beetles like it D How safe it is When another old cave is discovered in the south of France it is not usually news Rather it is an ordinary event Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them However when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940 the world was amazed Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago The scenes show people hunting animals such as bison or wild cats Other images depict birds and most noticeably horses which appear in more than 300 wall images by far outnumbering all other animals Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex Unfortunately the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes which easily wear the images away Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances air movement has also damaged the images inside Although they are not out in the open air where natural light would have destroyed them long ago many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable To prevent further damage the site was closed to tourists in 1963 23 years after it was discovered 17 Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage A Wild Animals in Art B Hidden Prehistoric Paintings C Exploring Caves Respectfully D Determining the Age of French Caves 18 The words pays heed to are closest in meaning to A discovers B watches C notices D buys 19 Based on the passage what is probably true about the south of France A It is home to rare animals B It has a large number of caves C It is known for horse racing events D It has attracted many famous artists 20 According to the passage which animals appear most often on the cave walls A Birds B Bison C Horses D Wild cats 21 The word depict is closest in meaning to A show B hunt C count D draw 22 Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task A It was completely dark inside B The caves were full of wild animals C Painting materials were hard to find D Many painting spaces were difficult to reach 23 The word They refers to A walls B artists C animals D materials 24 According to the passage all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPT A temperature changes B air movement C water D light 25 What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963 A Visitors were prohibited from entering B A new lighting system was installed C Another part was discovered D A new entrance was created Well known in many countries tug of war is a sports event with easy rules and a lot of action On a grassy field two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope The team that can pull the other team to its side of the field triumphs Many places have local tug of war clubs that compete against each other An international organization sets the rules of the competition If one tug of war team weighs much more than the other team then it is easier for the heavier team to win To keep contests fair all eight pullers on a team must be weighed Only teams with similar weights compete against each other The thrill of tug of war has been known for a very long time In fact it is one of the world s oldest events going back many centuries Tug of war existed in many places in ancient times including Greece Egypt and Korea At one point it was even included in the Olympic Games It was introduced into the Olympics in 1900 just four years after the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Greece It was a part of the Olympics until 1920 when the rope was pulled for the final time as an official Olympic event 26 What is the best title for this passage A Games of Strength and Speed B A Simple But Exciting Contest C Changing the Rules of a Fun Game D The Oldest Sports at the Olympic Games 27 The word triumphs is closest in meaning to A wins B arrives C relaxes D gets tired 28 What is done before a contest begins A The rope is pulled B The field is measured C The teams are counted D The pullers are weighed 29 What does the author say about tug of war regarding the history of the game A It was played in ancient times B It was invented in Greece C Its rules were written down in 1900 D It was a part of the first modern Olympic Games 30 What was the last year that tug of war was included in the Olympics A 1896 B 1900 C 1904 D 1920