托福阅读场景词汇：动物类英语同义替换词考点

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动物类英语词汇同义词替换练习

1托福阅读场景词汇：动物相关英语同义替换词考点

1.extinction:disappear abruptly

TPO 8-2-Paragraph 4:Dissatisfaction with conventional explanations for dinosaur extinctions led to a surprising observation that ,in turn ,has suggested a new hypothesis. Manyplants and animals disappear abruptly from the fossil record asone moves from layers of rock documenting the end of the Cretaceous up into rocks representing the beginning of the Cenozoic(the era after the Mesozoic).

2.community:all the populations of organisms living together

TPO 17-3-Paragraph 1:The first and the third can be key factors in the structure of a biological community; that is, all the populations of organisms living together and potentially interacting

in a particular area.

3.cope:adapt

TPO 8-2-Q4:The word "cope" in the passage is closest in meaning to

A.Adapt

B. move

C. continue

D. compete

4.signal:communicate

TPO 17-2-03:The word signal in the passage(paragraph 2)is closest in meaning to

A. change

B. imitate

C. communicate

D. hide

5.trap:catch

TPO 43-2-Q2:The word trapped in the passage is closest in

meaning to

A. hidden

B. destroyed

C. caught

D. found

6.mechanism for: means of

PO 41-2-Q7:The phrase mechanism for in the passage is closest in meaning to

A. means of

B. importance of

C. need for

D. benefits of

7.vulnerable:open to attack

TPO 34-3-Q10:The word vulnerable in the passage is closest in meaning to

A. numerous

B. harmful

C. open to attack

D. difficult to locate

8.dormant:inactive

TPO 9-3-Q10:The word dormant in the passage is closest in meaning to

A.hidden

B.inactive

C.underground

D.preserved

9.feed:obtain food: consume: devour: eat

TPO 45-3-Q4:According to paragraph 2,how do sardines and anchovies obtain food near the surface of the ocean?

A.They rely on the large quantities of food resources also

available to local carnivores.

B.They capture the larvae of some crustaceans.

C.They feed on the organisms left over by commercial fisheries.

D.They obtain algae by using their gills as filters.

TPO 34-3-Paragraph 4:The principal insect enemies of the North American morning glory feed mainly on its flowers or fruits rather than its leaves. Grasshoppers feeding on flowers indirectly block pollination and the production of seeds by destroying the corolla or the stigma, which receives the pollen grains and on which the pollen germinates. Without their colorful corolla, lowers do not attract pollinators and are not fertilized. An adult grasshopper can consume a large corolla, about 2.5 inches long, in an hour. Caterpillars and seed beetles affect seed production directly. Caterpillars devour the ovaries, where the seeds are produced, and seed beetle larvae eat seeds as they burrow in developing fruits.

10.nest site: colony

TPO 32-3-Q9:According to paragraph 6,what is one result of using pheromones to mark nest sites?

A.The use of pheromones tends to result in nest clumping.

B.Pheromones attract animals other than bees to prospective nest sites

C.Pheromones tend to make bees aggressive.

D.Preononres secteled by bees of one colony also attract bees of other colonies.

11.aggressive:struggle for

OG-4 Paragraph 3:Sociobiology views much social behavior.

including aggressive behavior, as genetically determined. Consider Darwin's theory of evolution. Darwin held that many more individuals ere produced than can find food and survive into adulthood. A struggle for survival follows.

12.predator-prey:the parasite

TPO 17-3-Paragraph 2:Parasitism is a kind of predator-prey

relationship in which one organism, the parasite, derives its food at the expense of its symbiotic associate, the host.

13.migrate:move

TPO 20-1-Q4:According to paragraph 2,all of the following are

reasons why Americans migrated westward EXCEPT

A.the desire to move from one place to the next

B.the hope of improving their socioeconomic status

C.the opportunity to change jobs

D.the need to escape religious or political crises

14.inhabitant:dweller

TPO 12-3-Q5:The word dwellers in the passage is closest in meaning to

A.settlements

B.farmers

C.tribes

D.inhabitants

15.hatchling:young leatherback turtle

TPO 15-1-Paragraph 6:All this applies, of course, only to an adult leatherback. Hatchlings are simply too small to conserve body heat, even with insulation and countercurrent exchange systems.

TPO 15-1-Q11:According to paragraph 6,which of the following statements is most accurate about young leatherback turtles?

A.They lack the countercurrent exchange systems that develop in adulthood.

B.Their rate of growth is slower than that of other sea turtles.

C.They lose heat easily even with insulation and countercurrent exchange systems.

D.They switch between cold-blooded and warm-blooded modes throughout their hatchling stage.

16.invertebrate:organisms without spines

TPO 20-3-Paragraph 1:Both of these conditions are often found on the ocean floors, where shelled invertebrates(organisms without spines)flourish and are covered by the continuous rain of sedimentary particles.

17.fails to dishabituate: continue

TPO 13-3-Paragraph 4:If the infant fails to dishabituate and continues to show habituation with the new stimulus, it is assumed that the baby is unable to perceive the new stimulus as different.

18.commensalism:symbiotic relationship

TPO 17-3-Paragraph 1:There are three main types of symbiotic relationships: parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. The first and the third can be key factors in the structure of a biological community; that is, all the populations of organisms living together and potentially interacting in a particular area.

19.humus:decayed organic matter

TPO 31-3-Paragraph 6:The thin upper layer of humus(decayed organic matter)is destroyed by cutting and burning. Humus is necessary for rapid decomposition of leaves by bacteria and fungi

and for recycling by surface roots. Once the humus layer disappears, nutrients cannot be recycled and leach from the soil, converting soil from fertile to infertile and making it suitable only for

savanna vegetation.

20.aquatic plants: phytoplankton

TPO35-3-Paragraph1: Phytoplankton are minute, free-floating aquatic plants. In addition to the marked changes in abundance observed in phytoplankton over the course of a year, there is also a marked change in species composition.

21.impulse: basic motive

TPO-35-2-Q11: The word impulse in the passage is closed in meaning to

A、basic motive

B、only choice

C、capacity

D、opportunity