托福阅读中的100个核心词汇

托福阅读中的100个核心词汇

1.acoupleof两三个，几个

Althoughhethoughtofthekeyideain1951,thefirstmaserwasnotcompleteduntil

acoupleofyearslater.

2.accountfor解释

Variationsofclaycompositionandthetemperaturesatwhichtheyarefiredaccount

forthedifferencesintextureandappearance.

3.adaptto使适应于

Theyhavebeenabletoadapttoecologicalchanges.

4,adornwithsth用…装饰

Somepotswereadornedwithincisedorstampeddecorations.

5.appealto吸引

Publishingliteratureconsistingofexcitingstoriesthatwouldappealtobothchildren

andadults

6.applyto适用于

Ethologicaltheorybegantobeappliedtoresearchonchildreninthe1960,s.

7.atbest充其量，最多

Huntingisatbestaprecariouswayofprocuringfood,evenwhenthedietis

supplementedwithseedsandfruits.

8.atintervals相隔一定距离

However,atintervalsof10to100years,theseglaciersmoveforwardupto100

timesfasterthanusual.

9.attheexpenseofsih在损害...的情况下

Amultitudeofmicroorganismsmaketheirlivingsdirectlyattheexpenseofother

creatures.

lO.attheheightofsth在…最鼎盛时期

Theviolinhadreachedtheheightofitspopularitybythemiddleoftheeighteenth

century.

11.backandforth来回地

TheythenspiralbackandforthbetweentheEarthsmagneticpolesveryrapidly.

12.beabsentfrom缺席，不在

Lackingtherighttovoteandabsentfromtheseatsofpower,womenlinewerenot

consideredanimportantforceinhistory.

13.becapableof能…的

Manyanimalsarecapableofusingobjectsinthenaturalenvironmentas

rudimentarytools.

14.becharacterizedby以…为特征

Thenervoussystemofvertebratesischaracterizedbyahollow,dorsalnervecord

thatendsintheheadregionasanenlargement,thebrain.

15.becomposedof由…组成

Oceanlifeisprimarilycomposedofplants.

16.beconcernedwith与某事物有关

Ethnologyisconcernedwiththestudyofadaptive,orsurvival,valueofbehavior

anditsEvolutionaryhistory.

17.bedistinctfrom与…不同

Jupiterandtheothergiantplanetsareofalow-densitytypequitedistinctfiomdie

terrestrialplanets

18.beessentialto对…不可缺少

Publicperformanceisessentialtoverbalart.

19.bcexposedto使接触.使遭受

Bodycontactreducesthesurfaceareaexposedtothecoldair.

20.befarfrom离…很远，根本不是

Butfarfrombeingrandom,moltiscontrolledbystrongevolutionaryforcesthat

haveestablishedanoptimaltimeandduration.

21.behostileK）极不友好的，极厌恶的

Oceanbottomisahostileenvironmenttohumans

22.beregardedas被认为是

Humanity'sprimaleffortstosystematizetheconceptsofsize,shapes,andnumber

areusuallyregardedastheearliestmathematics.

23.berelatedto与…有关的，相联系的

WhyisdancingcloselyrelatedtopopularmusicintheUnitedStates?

24.beresponsiblefor对…负责

Infact,nuclearreactionsthatconverthydrogentoheliumareresponsibleformostof

theenergythatstarsproduce.

25.besensitiveto对…敏感的

Antscanbeextremelysensitivetothesesignals.

26.besubjectedto经历，遭受

Oilisformedwhenorganicmaterialtrappedinsedimentsisslowlyburiedand

subjectedtoincreasedtemperaturesandpressures,transformingitintopetroleum.

27.besuperiorto优越于

Naturalvitaminsaresuperiortosyntheticones

28.betracedto找出根源

Theancestryofthepianocanbetracedtotheearlykeyboardinstrumentsofthe

fifteenthandsixteenthcenturies.

29.be/beconieawareof意识到，认识到

Peoplebecameawareofthenewservicebywordofmouthornewspaper

advertisements.

30.be/become/getaccustomedto习惯于

IntheharshenvironmentofnorthernEurope,Scandinavianwomenhadbeen

accustomedtopracticingformsofshiftingcultivation,andtheyimmediatelyunderstood

NativeAmericanhorticulture.

31.be/become/getinvolvedin与…有关联的

Twodistinctprocessesareinvolvedinmolting.

32.benefitfrom从…中受益

Studentsbenefitfromschools,whichrequirelonghoursandhomework.

33.breakdown分解

AlloftheseforcesslowlybreakdowntheEarth'sexposedrockycrustintosmaller

andsmallerpiecesthateventuallybecomeclay.

34.byfar到目前为止

Marinesedimentisbyfarthemostimportantenvironmentforthepreservationof

fossils.

35.bymeansof通过，凭借

ThetopicofthepassageisdevelopedprimarilybymeansofAdividingthe

discussionintotwomajorareas.

36.byvirtueof由于

Manyareuninhabitable,byvirtueoftheirsmallsizeandparticularcharacteristics

37,confineto限制在一定范围之内

Thedeliveryservicewasatfirstconfinedtocities.

38.conformto符合

Parksshouldbedesignedtoconformtothetopographyofthearea

39.contributeto有贡献，有助于

Transportationcontributedtothedevelopmentandmaintenanceoftrade.

40.copewith对付

Undercertaincircumstancethehumanbodymustcopewithgasesatgreater-than-

normalatmosphericpressure.

41.datebackto始于

IntheUnitedStates,rentcontrolsdatebacktoatleastWorldWaiII.

42.dependon依靠

Thegullsdependonthefalconsforprotection.

43.deprivesb/sthofsth剥夺..某事物

Plantstemsdiewhendeprivedofwater.

44.derivefrom获得,起源于

Babiesobviouslyderivepleasurefromsoundinput.

45.dueto由于，因为

Duetotheirdensestructure,ironmeteoriteshavethebestchanceofsurvivingan

impact,andmostarefoundbyfarmersplowingtheirfields.

46.evolvefrom/outof从…进化来，从…发展来

Theonemostwidelyacceptedtodayisbasedontheassumptionthatdramaevolved

fromritual.

47.extractfrom提取

Itturnsoutthatsomefossilscanbeextractedfromthesesedimentsbyputtingthe

rocksinanacidbath.

48.feedon以…为食物

Predatorsareanimalsthatcaptureandfeedonotheranimals.

49.focuson集中（注意力于

Theyfocusonthemeaningoftheirparents'words.

50.getridof处理掉

Atomsormoleculesgetridofexcessenergybythemselves,withoutanyoutside

intervention.

5l.giveaccessto向…开放

Toconnectthepueblosandtogiveaccesstothesurroundingtableland,the

architectslaidoutasystemofpublicroadswithstonestaircasesforascendingclifffaces.

52.givebirthto使诞生，引起

Mostinsectslayeggs,butsomegivebirthtoliveyoung.

53.giveoff发散发出

IfJupiterwerelarger,itwouldgiveoffmuchlessheat.

54.giveriseto引起，导致

ThemusicalRenaissancewastooshorttogiverisetoanewmusicalstyle.

55.gobeyond超过，越过

Aninterviewercangobeyondwrittenquestionsandprobeforasubject'sunderlying

feelingsandreasons.

56.gooutofbusiness停业，关门

Theshopwentoutofbusiness.

57.havenothingtodowith与...无关

Aspecies^urvivalmayhavenothingtodowithitsabilityorinabilitytoadapt.

58.impartto传授给

Theyfunctionedassanctuarieswheretheeldersimparttriballoretotheyounger

generation.

59.imposeon强加于

Newregulationswereimposedonnontraditionaleducation.

60.incommon共同

Notwocometseverlookidentical,buttheyhavebasicfeaturesincommon.

61.infavorof赞同，支持

Theartistwasinfavorofatraditionalstyleofpainting.

62.inquantity大量，大批

Therewerealsoanumberofpoor-qualityfigurinesandpaintedpotsproducedin

quantitybyeasy,inexpensivemeans.

63.inseason当季

Beforethemid-nineteenthcentury,peopleintheUnitedStatesatemostfoodsonly

inseason.

64.inspiteof尽管，任凭

Inspiteofproblemswiththeircondition,restoration,andpreservationmanypanel

paintingshavesurvived.

65.intheabsenceof在缺乏…的情况下

Theconcentrationsatwhichtheadverseeffectsappearwillbegreaterthanthe

concentrationsthatthepollutantswouldhaveintheabsenceofhumanactivities.

66.inviewof由于

Inviewoftherateatwhichtheradiosourcesemitenergy,theyshoulddisappearina

fewmillionyears.

67.insteadof代替

Insteadofworkingv/ithlight,however,heworkedwithmicrowaves.

68.investin投资

Hestartedtoinvestinthetown'sculturaldevelopment.

69.1eadto导致，引起

Infact,thereiswideagreementthatitistherateofchangehumansareinflicting,

evenmorethanthechangesthemselvesthatwillleadtobiologicaldevastation.

70.1eaveout排除

Explanationsofanimalbehaviorthatleaveoutanysortofconsciousnessatalland

ascribeactionsentirelytoinstinctleavemanyquestionsunanswered.

71.offthemark不正确

Thisanalogyisnotfaroffthemark.

72.onbehalfof代表

Satireservestoprodpeopleintoanawarenessoftruththoughrarelytoanyactionon

behalfoftruth.

73.onthebasisof在...的基础上

AntoineLavishei,onthebasisofcarefulexperimentation,wasledtoproposea

differenttheoryofburning

74.owingto由于，因为

Marinesedimentisbyfarthemostimportantenvironmentforthepreservationof

fossils,owingtotheincrediblerichnessofmarinelife.

75.perceivesthassth认为

Althoughartdecoinitsmanyformswaslargelyperceivedasthoroughlymodern,it

wasstronglyinfluencedbythedecorativeartsmovementsthatimmediatelyprecededit.

76.pickup学会

Adultsmakeitaseasyastheycanforbabiestopickupalanguagebyexaggerating

suchcues.

77.putoff推迟

Sometaskscouldnotbedoneinthewinter,otherhadtobeputoffduringharvest

time.

78.regardlessof不顾

Ultimately,literatureisaestheticallyvalued,regardlessoflanguage,culture,or

modeof

presentation.

79.resultfrom因..市产生

Mostfunctionsresultfromtheneedsofthelocalareaandofthesurrounding.

8O.resultin结果，导致

Theupwardmovementoffieldstonesshouldresultinpuresoil.

8l.setabout开始，动手

AfricanAmericanartistsofthisperiodsetaboutcreatinganewportrayalof

themselvesandtheirlivesintheUnitedStates.

82.setaside留下将来用

Certainpartsoftownwererestrictedtoresidentialuse,whileothersweresetaside

forindustrialorcommercialdevelopment.

83.sofar到目前为止

TheParisExhibitionof1889includedboththewidestspanandthegreatestheight

achievedsofar.

84.sortout把…分类

Clayparticlesaresortedoutbysizeandweight.

85.springup涌现

IntheearlycolonialdayinNorthAmerica,smallcitiessprangupalongtheAtlantic

Coastline.

86.stemfrom起源于

ItcanbearguedthatmuchofNewYorkCity'simportancestemsfromitsearlyand

continuingadvantageofsituation.

87.stretchout伸展，伸出

TheresiduesfromtheseexplosionslefthugeblackmarksonthefaceofJupiter,

someofwhichhavestretchedouttoformdarkribbons.

88.strivefor为…而奋斗

Astheybegantostriveforsocialandculturalindependence,theirattitudestoward

themselveschanged.

89.takeaccountofsth./takesthintoaccount考虑到

Artistsarerecognizingthedistinctionbetweenpublicandprivatespaces,andtaking

thatintoaccountwhenexecutingtheirpubliccommissions.

9O.takeadvantageof利用

Manyfamiliescouldtakeadvantageofpreviouslyunavailablefruits,vegetables,and

dairyproductstoachievemorevariedfare.

91.thanksto由于

kiwissmelloutearthwormsthankstonostrilslocatedatthetipoftheirbeaks.

92.tos