TPO词汇题总结(下.doc

1 The source of Roman obsession with unity and cohesion may well have lain in the pattern of Rome’s early development.
The phrase “obsession with” in the passage is closest in meaning to
○thinking about
○fixation on
○interest in
○attitude toward
2 In turn, a deep attachment to the land, and to the stability which rural life engenders, fostered the Roman virtues: gravitas, a sense of responsibility, peitas, a sense of devotion to family and country, and iustitia, a sense of the natural order.
The word “fostered” in the passage is closest in meaning to
○accepted
○combined
○introduced
○encouraged
3 The Roman genius was projected into new spheres—especially into those of law, military organization, administration, and engineering.
.The word “spheres” in the passage is closest in meaning to
○abilities
○areas
○combinations
○models
4 Once the idea of planting diffused, Africans began to develop their own crops, such as certain varieties of rice, and they demonstrated a continued receptiveness to new imports.
The word “diffused” in the passage is closest in meaning to
○emerged
○was understood
○spread
○developed
5 This technological shift cause profound changes in the complexity of African societies.
The word “profound” in the passage is closest in meaning to
○fascinating
○far-reaching
○necessary
○temporary
6 Those who knew the secrets of making iron gained ritual and sometimes political power.
The word “ritual” in the passage is closest in meaning to
○military
○physical
○ceremonial
○permanent
7 Their migration may have been set in motion by an increase in population caused b a movement of peoples fleeing the desiccation, or drying up, of the Sahara.
The word “fleeing” in the passage is closest in meaning to
○afraid of
○displaced by
○running away from
○responding to
8 It had over 2,000 apartment complexes, a great market, a large number of industrial workshops, an administrative center, a number of massive religiou