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 most prominent characteristics of handwriting are undoubtedly letter formation and slant.

　　A　presumably

　　B　in many cases

　　C　surely

　　D　without bias

　　2　The cars traveled 200 miles a day.

　　A　came

　　B　covered

　　C　gone

　　D　walked

　　3　Efficient air service has been madeavailable through modern technology.

　　A　Affluent

　　B　Modern

　　C　Inexpensive

　　D　Effective

　　4　We will set off after he finishes packing.

　　A　set out

　　B　set back

　　C　set up

　　D　set down

　　5　Customers are well waited on in this big department store.

　　A　served

　　B　changed

　　C　paid

　　D　treated

　　6　The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatlyincreased the cost of shipping cargo by water.

　　A　continuously

　　B　quickly

　　C　excessively

　　D　exceptionally

　　7　The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.

　　A　doctor

　　B　professor

　　C　physicist

　　D　resident;

　　8　A will is a document written to ensure that the wishes of thedeceased are realized.

　　A　fulfilled

　　B　affiliated

　　C　advocated

　　D　received

　　9　She was grateful to him for being so good to her.

　　A　helpful

　　B　hateful

　　C　delightful

　　D　thankful

　　10　Can you account for your absence from the class lastThursday?

　　A　explain

　　B　examine

　　C　excuse

　　D　expand

　　11　There is a trend towards equal opportunities for men andwomen.

　　A　tide

　　B　tendency

　　C　target

　　D　trail

　　12　After a bitter struggle the rebels were forced to submit.

　　A　yield

　　B　dedicate

　　C　render

　　D　incline

　　13　The Victorian speaker was noted for his manual gestures.

　　A　expressive

　　B　physical

　　C　exaggerated

　　D　dubious

　　14　People from many countries were drawn to the United States bythe growing cities and industries.

　　A　drafted

　　B　transported

　　C　attracted

　　D　ordered

　　15　Anxiety about financial matter lessened somewhat when, in1910, the United States accepted responsibility for Liberia's survival.

　　A　descended

　　B　faded

　　C　diminished

　　D　highlighted

　　第二部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)

　　阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑;如果该句的信息在文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。

　　On British Newspapers

　　Besides the daily newspapers, there are anumber of Sunday newspapers in Britain.Many of them are connected with the “dailies”, though not run by the sameeditor and his members. The Sunday papers are larger than the daily papers andusually contain more articles concerned with comment (评论) and general information rather than news. The national daily andSunday papers have the largest circulation(发行) in theworld. Of the Sunday papers, the Observer and the Sunday Times are the bestknown.

　　It is a regrettable fact that the number ofmagazines of a literary or political nature has dropped down since the war.This has probably been caused by the ever-wider use of radio and television.The most successful magazines are those published for women. Their covers are designedto catch the eye, and they certainly succeed in doing so! They offer theirreaders articles on cookery (烹饪法), fashion,needlework, and many other matters of women interest. They also provide adviceto those in love, and adventures with handsome heroes. Some women's magazinesalso include serious articles of more general interest.

　　The visitor who looks at the magazinesdisplayed in a large bookstall (书摊) which may be foundin an important railway station will notice that there is a wide variety oftechnical or semitech-nical(半专业的) books and magazines.There are magazines for the motorist, the farmer, the gardener, the nurse, andmany others.

　　There are many local and regional newspapers.It is common in Britain for a news agent(报刊经售人) todeliver (投递) the morning papers to his customers for asmall extra payment, this service is usually performed by boys and girls whowant to earn some pocket-money.

　　16　Some Sunday newspapers may belong to the same publishing company butare no by the same group of people.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　17　It is obvious that daily newspapers carry more information than theSunday papers.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　18　The Observer carries more political articles than The Sunday Times.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　19　The most successful magazines in Britain are those published forwomen,

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　20　In Britain men do not like reading magazines.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　21　Bookstalls only sell technical or semi-technical magazines,

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　22　Many boys and girls deliver morning newspapers to make somepocket-money.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

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