北京新航道致力于为广大考生提供托福培训以及托福考试资讯。近些年来，托福考试越演越烈，家长都希望送孩子出国深造，为了将来的发展和自身的锻炼。托福考试也几经变革，但是总也离不开听说读写几个部分。其中，词汇是基础，贯穿于始终，是一门语言的敲门砖，掌握好词汇是托福考试的步。为了地帮助考生记忆词汇，北京新航道小编为大家整理汇集了一些词汇练习题，正所谓实践出真知，希望大家在做题的过程中加强对词汇的理解和掌握。

　　117. The technique has uncovered new evidence from sediments that were deposited near the shores of the ancient oceans-plant microfossils and microscopic pieces of small animals. In many instances the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter.

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

　　(A) methods

　　(B) processes

　　(C) cases

　　(D) reasons

　　118. In many instances the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter. Although they were entombed in the rocks for hundreds of millions of years, many of the fossils consist of the organic remains of the organism.

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

　　(A) crushed

　　(B) trapped

　　(C) produced

　　(D) excavated

　　119. Citizens of prosperous, essentially middle-class republics --- whether ancient Romans, seventeenth-century Dutch burghers, or nineteenth-century Americans --- have always shown a marked taste for portraiture.

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

　　(A) pronounced

　　(B) fortunate

　　(C) understandable

　　(D) mysterious

　　120. In 1839 the daguerreotype was introduced to America, ushering in the age of photography, and within a generation the new invention put an end to the popularity of painted portraits. Once again an original portrait became a luxury, commissioned by the wealthy and executed by the professional.

　　The phrase "ushering in" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) beginning

　　(B) demanding

　　(C) publishing

　　(D) increasing

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

　　(A) sold

　　(B) requested

　　(C) admired

　　(D) created

　　上面是几道词汇题，大家都会了么?其实词汇掌握并不难，通过做题是的方法。在语境中体会词汇的用法才能掌握的更牢靠。祝大家取得好成绩。

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