本次考试涉及到的题材分别为技术、生物，从题材来说，单词难度并不大。但从文章结构类型来说，第一篇第二篇为解释说明性文章并不难，第三篇为立论性文章，难度稍大的也就是这一篇，考生可以通过文章猜出不熟悉单词，但对于文章结构来说，不了解托福文章结构的考生在考场中快速识别出来还是有些难度。
考生应根据预测机经阅读题材，在《词以类记》中找到相关学科单词以降低考试中单词难度。
词汇题有：emit /consistent /scenario / presumably / propagate / gaint
大都是曾经出现过的一些单词，scenario是一个新出现的词汇题，是专门考察词汇量的。Giant也是新出现的单词，但难度不大
1. The word emit in the passage is closest in meaning to
A.Use
B.Require
C.Release
D.Destroy
答案：C
2. The word uniformly in the passage is closest in meaning to
A.clearly
B.quickly
C.consistently
D.occasionally
答案：C
3. Some sixth-and fifth-century B. C. Athenian pottery establishments are known to have concentrated on a limited range of fine ware, but a rural pottery establishment on the island of Thasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand.
The word "presumably" is closest in meaning to which of following?
A. frequently
B. practically
C.preferably
D.probably
答案：B
4. The word propagate in the passage is closest in meaning to
A.multiply
B.emerge
C.live
D.evolve
答案：A