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。

　　353. With much of the water vapor already condensed into water and the concentration of carbon dioxide dwindling, the atmosphere gradually became rich nitrogen.

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

　　(A) accidentally

　　(B) quickly

　　(C) in the end

　　(D) by degrees

　　354. At any rate, plant growth greatly enriched our atmosphere with oxygen. The reason for this enrichment is that plants, in the presence of sunlight, process carbon dioxide and water to produce oxygen.

　　The word "At any rate" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) regardless

　　(B) in addition

　　(C) although unlikely

　　(D) fortunately

　　355. Over 25,000 islands are scattered across the surface of the Pacific, more than in all the other oceans combined, but their land area adds up to little more than 125,000 square kilometers, about the size of New York State, and their inhabitants total less than two million people, about a quarter of the number that live in New York City.

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

　　(A) widely known

　　(B) usually estimated

　　(C) rarely inhabited

　　(D) irregularly distributed

　　356. Many are uninhabitable, by virtue of their small size and particular characteristics, but even the most favored are very isolated fragments of land, strictly circumscribed by the ocean, strictly limited in terms of the numbers of people they can support.

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

　　(A) regarding

　　(B) because of

　　(C) taking advantage of

　　(D) in place of

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

　　(A) located

　　(B) flooded

　　(C) restricted

　　(D) pushed

　　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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