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

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