第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)

　　下面共有15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 cheetah is considered the fastest of all land animals.

　　A　regarded as

　　B　substituted for

　　C　compelled to be

　　D　expected to be

　　2　Writing is a skill that requires consistent practice.

　　A　invariable

　　B　orderly

　　C　regular

　　D　customary

　　3　Some birds consistently return to the same nesting area eachspring.

　　A　occasionally

　　B　purposely

　　C　regularly

　　D　surprisingly

　　4　Cold air causes the arteries around the heart to constrict.

　　A　become rigid

　　B　contract

　　C　close

　　D　die

　　5　Crayfish, small freshwater crustacean similar to lobsters, are consumed by inhabitants of the Mississippi River Basin.

　　A　bred

　　B　caught

　　C　eaten

　　D　supplied

　　6　Groundwater, a resource that exists everywhere beneath the Earth'ssurface, is under in-creasing risk from contamination and overuse,

　　A　popularization

　　B　contraction

　　C　pollution

　　D　industrialization

　　7　The ability to contemplate two contradictory thoughts at onceis said to be a mark of genius.

　　A　hypothetical

　　B　profound

　　C　opposing

　　D　mathematical

　　8　What he said was contrariwise to what we expected.

　　A　ironic

　　B　innate

　　C　opposite

　　D　circumspect

　　9　The graduate students will convene in the Student Union.

　　A　converse

　　B　meet

　　C　summon

　　D　raze

　　10　The new theory was corroborated.

　　A　confirmed

　　B　bleached

　　C　hurled

　　D　refrained

　　11　Needlepoint has always been an elegant and costly form ofembroidery.

　　A　expensive

　　B　beautiful

　　C　popular

　　D　complicated

　　12　Mary McCarthy's satires are couched in a prose style that hasa classic precision.

　　A　fused

　　B　prefaced

　　C　standardized

　　D　expressed

　　13　A person who deals with the public must be courteous at alltimes, even when he or she is very tired.

　　A　forthright

　　B　polite

　　C　decisive

　　D　neat

　　14 Photojournalist MargaretBourke-White became famous for her coverage of significant events duringthe Second World War.

　　A　usage

　　B　camouflage

　　C　collage

　　D　reportage

　　15　Certain colors when incorporated into the decor of a room canproduce a cozy atmosphere.

　　A　light

　　B　roomy

　　C　cluttered

　　D　comfortable

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