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 ability to react to environmental stimuli is a basic andgeneral characteristic of living organisms.

　　A　reject

　　B　repeat

　　C　return to

　　D　respond to

　　2　All living organisms, regardless of their unique identity,have certain biological, chemical, and physical characteristics in common.

　　A　as a result of

　　B　considering

　　C　cognizant of

　　D　whatever

　　3　After Emily Dickinson retreated from the world at the age oftwenty-six, she wrote more than one thousand poems.

　　A　received praise from

　　B　withdrew from

　　C　rebelled against

　　D　traveled around

　　4　Thomas Fuller was so skilled at mathematics that hewas known in the eighteenth century as the “Virginia Calculator. ”

　　A　fascinated by

　　B　articulate about

　　C　proficient in

　　D　suspicious of

　　5　Didn't you know that the naughty girl used to skip classes?

　　A　attend classes in time

　　B　miss classes

　　C　cheat in classes

　　D　be unhappy about classes

　　6　Marxism doctrine was spelled out in the Communist Manifesto.

　　A　evaluated

　　B　detailed

　　C　supported

　　D　mentioned

　　7　The megaphone makes the voice sound louder because it points soundwaves in one direction and keeps them from spreading out in alldirections.

　　A　slithering

　　B　radiating

　　C　interfering

　　D　murmuring

　　8　The exploits of the legendary miner, John Henry, have come tosymbolize the manual laborer stand against mechanization.

　　A　contrast with

　　B　interaction with

　　C　ignorance of

　　D　defiance of

　　9　In arithmetic, a number stands for the size of a set ofthings.

　　A　measures

　　B　estimates

　　C　cancels

　　D　represents

　　10　Some species of bacteria and fungi thrive on simple compoundssuch as alcohol.

　　A　mix with

　　B　do well on

　　C　exist in

　　D　float on

　　11　Why do you want to throw away those books?

　　A　imitate

　　B　discuss

　　C　extract

　　D　discard

　　12　The Pullman Strike of 1894 tied up transportation and wasfinally ended only by government intervention.

　　A　relied upon

　　B　hindered

　　C　linked with

　　D　imitated

　　13　Although a herd of African elephants may have up to one thousandmembers, Asiatic elephants live in bands of five to sixty animals.

　　A　as many as

　　B　more than

　　C　fewer than

　　D　at least

　　14　Prohibition in the United States ushered in an era of crimeand corruption.

　　A　introduced

　　B　caused

　　C　used

　　D　upset

　　15　The Spanish, French, Dutch, and English all vied for NorthAmerican territory.

　　A　arrived on

　　B　competed for

　　C　disposed of

　　D　sailed for

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