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
1 The 1960’s saw a change in the form and content of movies, treating subjects that for so many years were considered taboo.
A unpleasant B prohibited C unethical D worthless
2 Even a novel in which there is no narrator tacitly creates a picture of an author behind the scenes.
A theoretically B purposely C instinctively D implicitly
3 The legislative filibuster is a parliamentary tactic designed to delay or prevent action by the majority.
A tradition B rule C observance D maneuver
4 Tanning by the sun takes place because sunlight stimulates the skin to produce the pigment melanin.
A burning B roasting C browning D scorching
5 Tempestuous times preceded the declaration of war.
A terrible B turbulent C trying D temperate
6 All of the tenants in the building complained about the lack of hot water.
A old people B landlords C superintendents D occupants
7 Glaciers terminate where the rate of ice loss is equivalent to the forward advance of the glacier.
A stop B turn C crack D rotate
8 Communication satellites generally use solar cells as their source of electric power, although some test satellites have used thermoelectric generators.
A superior B authorized C former D experimental
9 Some children display an unquenchable curiosity about every new thing they encounter.
A insatiable B inherent C indiscriminate D incredible
10 The compact dictionaries published in recent years are not as unwieldy as some of the older editions.
A complete B tiresome C reliable D cumbersome
11 Would you bring me some up-to-date catalogues?
A current B well-documented C lavish D hostile 12 William Faulkners stories reflect his Mississippi upbringing.
A education B cousins C visits D accent
13 According to the American Red Cross, blood and plasma donors are urgently needed after natural disasters or other catastrophes.
A typically B conceivably C tentatively D desperately
14 Age is one of the variables which seems to determine the attitude of an older person toward conformity. 2
A sections B factors C results D stimuli
15 After listening to the testimony, the members of the jury delivered their verdict.
A sentence B decision C cross-examination D foreman
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