第1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个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　1 These are the motives for doing it.

　　A  reasons    B  excuses

　　C answers    D  replies

　　2 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west

　　A  extends    B  stretches

　　C  broadens　D  bends

　　3  Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics．

　　A error    　　B puzzle

　　C  attraction  D  contradiction

　　4  With immense relief I stopped running

　　A  no    　B  1ittle

　　C  scarce　D  enormous

　　5  A great deal has been done to remedy the situation

　　A  maintain    B  improve

　　C preserve    D protect

　　6  John is collaborating with Mary in writing an article

　　A  cooperating    B  marrying

　　C  combining    　D  arguing

　　7 He will consolidate his power．

　　A  strengthen  B  win

　　C  abandon    　D  unite

　　8 Many scientists have been probing psychological problems

　　A  solving　　 B  exploring

　　C  settling　　D handling

　　9.Hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits．

　　A  removed    B  cured

　　C treated      D  lessened

　　10 The conclusion can be deduced from the premises

　　A gone    B derived

　　C done D  come

　　11 The food is insufficient for three people

　　A scarce　 B  short

　　C marginal　D  inadequate

　　12 Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn

　　A die　　　　B disappear

　　C migrate　　D  vanish

　　13 But ultimately he gave in．

　　A  undoubtedly　 B  certainly

　　C  finally　　　　　D  necessarily

　　14 It is a complicated problem．

　　A strange  B complex

　　C  difficult　D unusual

　　15 In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management-

　　A evaluation　 B production

　　C efficiency　　D publicity

答案:
　　1  A  motive：动机。reason：理由。这两个词意思比较接近。There is no reason to doubt his word．没有理由不相信他的话。excuse：借口。answer和reply都有"回答"的意思。
　　2  C  widen和broaden都有"拓宽"的意思。extend：延伸：延长。The builders extended the road for three more miles．筑路人把道路延长了三英里。stretch：延伸。The forests stretch for hundreds of miles森林绵延数百英里。bend：弯曲。
　　3  c lure：吸引。attraction：吸引。这两个词意思相近。The attraction of this house lies in its simplicity．J~所房子的诱人之处在于它的简单。error：错误。puzzle：难题。contradiction：矛盾。
　　4 D  immense和enormous都有"巨大的"意思。It was all enormous disappointment．此事太令人失望了。no是"没有"，little是"几乎没有"，  scarce是"不足的".
　　5  B  remedy：补救。improve：改进。这两个词意思相近。Herbal medicine can be used to improve our health．草药可用于增进我们的健康。maintain：保持。preserve：保护。protect：保护。
　　6 A  collaborate：合作；勾结。cooperate：合作。  She has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation她同意在调查中跟警察合作。marry：结婚。combine：合并。argue：争论。
　　7 A  consolidate：巩固。strengthen：巩固，加强。To strengthen his position in Parliament，he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party．为了加强在国会中的地位，他跟农民党的领导人进行了会谈。win：赢得。abandon：放弃。unite：联合。
　　8  B probe：探索。explore：探索。这两个词意思很相近。Both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute双方都在寻求解决争端的办法。solve：解决。settle：解决。handle：处理。
　　9 D  alleviate：减轻。lessen：减轻：变小。The medicine begins to take effect and Symptoms lessen药已经起作用，症状减轻了。remove：去掉；切除。cure：治疗。treat：处理。
　　10 B deduce：推导。derive：推导。  Defensive behavior patterns derive from our Subconscious fears各种防卫行为的模式来自于我们下意识的恐惧。20：去。d0：干。come：来。
　　11 D  insufficient：不充分的。inadequate：不充分的。Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate食物和药品供应不足。scarce：稀少的。short：短的。marginal：少量的。
　　12 A perish：死亡。die：死亡。111e old man will die soon这个老人很快会死去。disappear：消失。migrate：迁移。vanish：消失。
　　13 C  ultimately：最后。finally：最后。The food finally arrived at the end of last month 食品终于在上月末运到了。certainly：当然。necessarily：必定地。
　　14 B  complicated：复杂的。complex；复杂的。The issue is very complex，这个问题太复杂了。strange：奇怪的。difficult：困难。unusual：不寻常的。
　　15 A  appraisal：评价。evaluation：评价。Evaluation is standard practice for a11 training 评价是各种教育的通常的做法。production：生产。efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。