TPO 21-30 Vocabulary

Question 1

The question of why infantile amnesia occurs has intrigued psychologists for decades, especially in light of {ample大量} evidence that infants and young children can display impressive memory capabilities.

Answer 1

A surprising
B convincing
C {plentiful}大量
D questionable

Question 2

Another suggestion is that before children can talk about past events in their lives, they need to have a {reasonable合理的} understanding of the self as a psychological entity.

Answer 2

A consistent一致的
B {sufficient}充分的
C apparent顯然的
D deep深的

Question 3

Whether Mithen’s explanation is satisfactory is open to {contention爭論；論點}, and some authors have recently emphasized the importance of other factors.

Answer 3

A investigation
B improvement
C {debate}討論
D interpretation

Question 4

Chondrites take their name from the Greek word chondros-meaning “seed” -an {allusion暗示} to their appearance as rocks containing tiny seeds.

Answer 4

A addition添加
B modification改變
C resemblance相似
D {reference}提及

Question 5

A few chondrules contain grains that survived the melting event, so these {enigmatic神秘的} chondrules must have formed when compact masses of nebular dust were fused at high temperatures-approaching 1,700 degrees Celsius-and then cooled before these surviving grains could melt.

Answer 5

A dangerous
B {mysterious}
C interesting
D surprising

Question 6

At one time it was thought that these matrix grains might be {pristine原始純純樸} nebular dust, the sort of stuff from which chondrules and inclusions were made.

Answer 6

A {pure}
B solid
C ordinary
D trapped

Question 7

One of the things that most impressed the original audience for photography was the idea of {authenticity真實性}.

Answer 7

A improvement
B practicality
C {genuineness}真實
D repetition

Question 8

Spartina is an {exceedingly非常的；極其} competitive plant.

Answer 8

A unusually
B dangerously
C surprisingly
D {highly}

Question 9

Second, what is its stylistic organization and is it possible to {discern分辨} a sequence or a pattern of development between styles?

Answer 9

A indicate顯示指出
B apply應用
C {identify}識別
D repeat重複

Question 10

The age of Australia`s rock art is constantly being {revised修訂}, and earlier datings have been proposed as the result of new discoveries.

Answer 10

A discussed討論
B raised
C challenged
D {changed}改變

Question 11

The precise {configuration形狀輪廓} of a heat island depends on several factors.

Answer 11

A location
B history
C temperature
D {shape}

Question 12

Abandoning small extended-family households to move into these large pueblos with dozens if not hundreds of other people was probably {traumatic外傷;令人痛苦的}.

Answer 12

A essential必要
B {highly stressful}巨大壓力
C highly unusual非比尋常
D unwise不明智

Question 13

Only after several inadequate breaths under such conditions, resulting in the {considerable重要的} elevation of carbon dioxide and reduction of oxygen in the blood, is breathing effort adjusted.

Answer 13

A {significant}重要的
B steady
C usual
D necessary必要的

Question 14

If so, the green algae would have been {subjected to遭受承受} environmental pressures that resulted in adaptations that enhanced their potential to give rise to land-dwelling organisms.

Answer 14

A restricted by受限於
B distant from遠離於
C {exposed to}使暴露遭受
D combined with與結合

Question 15

The terrestrial world is green now, but it did not start out that way. When plants first made the transition ashore more than 400 million years ago, the land was barren and {desolate荒涼}, inhospitable to life.

Answer 15

A dusty充滿灰塵
B hardened變硬
C {deserted}荒蕪
D dried out乾旱

Question 16

When plants pioneered the land, they faced a range of challenges {posed引起造成} by terrestrial environments.

Answer 16

A shared共享
B {presented}提出
C strengthened加強
D concealed隱藏

Question 17

Florence, and Venice began an economic {resurgence復甦} that made them into the most important economic centers of Europe.

Answer 17

A transformation轉化
B {comeback}恢復
C program方案
D expansion擴張

Question 18

In the 1840s American geologist James Daly observed that the different Hawaiian Islands seem to share a similar geologic evolution but are progressively more {eroded侵蝕損害}, and therefore probably older, toward the northwest.

Answer 18

A {worn down}磨損
B scattered
C developed
D deserted荒蕪

Question 19

Thus, both factors can affect the cycle, which, in practice, seems to be generated by the {conjunction連結} of the two factors.

Answer 19

A determination決心確定
B {combination}結合
C alternation
D tranformation

Question 20

But Uruk’s dominant size in the entire region, far {surpassing} that of other settlements, indicates that it was a regional center and a true city. Indeed, it was the first city in human history.

Answer 20

A preceding在之前
B {exceeding}超出
C challenging
D outlasting

Question 21

For some unknown reason, many were discarded, often still {intact完整的}, and thousands have been found all over the Near East.

Answer 21

A unsold
B unused
C {undamaged}未受損的
D unpainted

Question 22

This has been {interpreted解釋解讀} as the remains of a workshop where molten metal was scooped up from the channel and poured into molds in the holes.

Answer 22

A documented被記錄
B debated爭論
C displayed展示
D {understood}被理解

Question 23

When rolled over a soft material-primarily the clay of bullae (round seals), tablets, or clay lumps attached to boxes, jars, or door bolts-the scene would appear in relief a type of sculpture in which the subjects project from the background, easily {legible清晰易讀的}.

Answer 23

A printable
B enjoyable
C {recognizable}可辨識的
D available

Question 24

A groundwater reservoir from which water can be {extracted取出抽出} is called an aquifer.

Answer 24

A used使用
B poured倒 傾注
C {removed}移除
D kept out使保持在外

Question 25

A {conspicuous明顯引人注目的} sign indicating the presence of white-tailed deer in a woodlot is a buck rub.

Answer 25

A {noticeable}
B common
C strange
D particular

Question 26

In view of this behavior it has been suggested that chemicals present in fresh buck rubs may help physiologically {induce引起導致} and synchronize fertility in females that visit these rubs.

Answer 26

A increase
B extend
C delay
D {stimulate}促進刺激

Question 27

The Sahara is a highly diverse, {albeit雖然儘管} dry, region that has undergone major climatic changes since 10,000 B.C. As recently as 6000 B.C., the southern frontier of the desert was far to the north of where it is now, while semiarid grassland and shallow freshwater lakes covered much of what are now arid plains.

Answer 27

A usually
B almost
C though即使
D rather

Question 28

The effects of such competition are {graphically生動的} demonstrated when all the animals or all the plants in an ecosystem come into competition, as happened 2 million years ago at the end of the Pliocene, when North and South America became joined by the Isthmus of Panama.

Answer 28

A {vividly}
B frequently
C broadly
D typically

Question 29

On the left bank of the Tiber River in Rome, by one of the river ports of the ancient city, is a {substantial大量實質的} hill some 50 meters high called Monte Testaccio.

Answer 29

A protected
B man-made
C {large}大的
D famous

Question 30

In all but the remotest regions of the empire, Roman pottery of a high standard is common at the sites of {humble簡陋的} villages and isolated farmsteads.

Answer 30

A rural鄉村的
B distant
C ancient
D {modest}樸素

Question 31

If it seems difficult to conceive how major changes could occur rapidly, consider this: an {alteration改變} of a single gene in flies is enough to turn a normal fly with a single pair of wings into one that has two pairs of wings.

Answer 31

A imperfection
B replacement更換
C {change}改變
D duplication