第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)

　　下面共有l5个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　1　The windchill factor, the combination of low temperature and wind speed, strikingly increases the degree of cold felt by a person who is outdoors.

　　A　effectively

　　B　remarkably

　　C　certainly

　　D　unquestionably

　　2　Once thought doomed to extinction, southern sea otters are now stringently protected through the efforts of naturalist groups.

　　A　rigorously

　　B　minimally

　　C　federally

　　D　guardedly

　　3　The park is a good place for strollers.

　　A　carriages

　　B　walkers

　　C　sprinters

　　D　campers

　　4　At age twenty-five Orson Welles stunned the film world with his movie Citizen Kane.

　　A　amused

　　B　amazed

　　C　frightened

　　D　offended

　　5　The disease, rust, stunts a plant's growth and leads to the destruction of the plant.

　　A　enhances

　　B　moderates

　　C　stops

　　D　hinders

　　6　he Weddell seal of Antarctica can dive to a depth of about, 1,600 feet and remain submerged for as long as an hour and ten minutes.

　　A　underwater

　　B　fearless

　　C　unconscious

　　D　breathless

　　7　Vice-President Lyndon Johnson became President of the United States following the death of John F. Kennedy and was subsequently elected to a full term in 1964.

　　A　duly

　　B　finally

　　C　later

　　D　therefore

　　8　The outcry against the government's policies will subside only if a compromise is reached in the assembly.

　　A　die down

　　B　succeed

　　C　proceed

　　D　be dislodged

　　9　The Texas Opera Theater was established as a subsidiary of the Houston Grand Opera in order to give young singers performing their experience.

　　A　hall

　　B　rival

　　C　patron

　　D　branch

　　10　Benjamin Franklin was not the first to suggest the relationship between lightning and electricity, but his experiment with a kite was original.

　　A　define

　　B　confirm

　　C　examine

　　D　propose

　　11　Louis Sullivan, a famous American architect, varied his structures to suit the local climate.

　　A　modify

　　B　enhance

　　C　accommodate

　　D　avoid

　　12　In statistics, the mathematical mean is obtained by dividing the sum of a group of scores by the number of scores.

　　A　total

　　B　square

　　C　numerator

　　D　list

　　13　Fortified medieval towns were often surrounded by two water moats.

　　A　protected

　　B　encircled

　　C　flooded

　　D　supplied

　　14　The future survival of the bald eagle is still an important American ecological concern.

　　A　migration

　　B　population

　　C　existence

　　D　evolution

　　15　The children's story writer known as Dr. Seuss proved that the simplest stories for children could have characterization and suspense.

　　A　structure

　　B　history

　　C　excitement

　　D　plot

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