今天为大家整理了一篇托福词汇练习题，供大家参考，以下是详细内容。
345. Engraving, which grew out of the goldsmith‘s art, originated in Germany and northern Italy in the middle of the fifteenth century. It is an intaglio process (from Italian intagliare, “to carve”) . The image is incised into a highly polished metal plate, usually copper, with a cutting instrument, or burin.
The word “incised” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) burned
(B) cut
(C) framed
(D) baked
346. Both woodcut and engraving have distinctive characteristics. Engraving lends itself to subtle modeling and shading through the use of fine lines.
The word “distinctive” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) unique
(B) accurate
(C) irregular
(D) similar
347. Both methods can yield several hundred good-quality prints before the original block or plate begins to show signs of wear.
The word “yield” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) imitate
(B) produce
(C) revise
(D) contrast
348. But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young.
The word “tend” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) sit on
(B) move
(C) notice
(D) care for
349. Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement,provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch.
The word “provisioning” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) supplying
(B) preparing
(C) building
(D) expanding
350. For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals add it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants.
The word “edge” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) opportunity
(B) advantage
(C) purpose
(D) rest
361. When water is scarce (as is often the case on a mountain) , lichens may become dormant and remain in that condition for prolonged periods of time.
The word “prolonged” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) precise
(B) extended
(C) approximate
(D) regular
362. For decades, scientists wondered how the offspring of an alga and a fungus got together to form a new lichen; it seemed unlikely that they would just happen to encounter one another.
The word “encounter” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) lose
(B) support
(C) meet
(D) create
