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托福词汇400精选题(十四)(2)

2012-08-16 
托福TOEFL词汇题精选单词题400题

266. This immunity has been followed by a relaxation of the defenses, and kittiwakes do not react to predators nearly as fiercely as do ground-nesting gulls.

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

  (A) distance

  (B) transition

  (C) protection

  (D) reminder

  267. Kittiwakes defecate over the edge of the nest, which keeps it clean, but this practice, as well as their tendency to leave the nest littered with eggshells, makes its location very conspicuous.

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

  (A) disordered

  (B) suspicious

  (C) noticeable

  (D) appealing

  268. On the other hand, nesting on a narrow ledge has its own peculiar problems, and kittiwake behavior has become adapted to overcome them.

  The phrase "On the other hand " is closest in meaning to which of following?

  (A) therefore

  (B) however

  (C) for example

  (D) by no means

  269. Throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, citizens of the United States maintained a bias against big cities.

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

  (A) diagonal

  (B) slope

  (C) distortion

  (D) prejudice

  270. These new urbanites, already convinced that cities were overwhelmed with great problems, eagerly embraced the progressive reforms that promised to bring order out of the chaos of the city.

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

  (A) suggested

  (B) overestimated

  (C) demanded

  (D) welcomed

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