学位英语

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　Probability is the mathematical study of the likelihood of an event's occurrence.

A　predictability　　B　fallibility　　C　desirability　　D　undeniability

2　Students working toward a degree in business are likely candidates for careers in the banking industry.

A　lively　　B　friendly　　C　promising　　D　sophisticated

3　Twins do not always display a noticeable likeness.

A　compatibility　B　sensitivity　　C　fondness　　D　resemblance

4　In 1845 Sarah Mather invented a submarine telescope that could be used to locate and study underwater objects.

A　illuminate　　B　raise　　C　find　　D　examine

5　For some animals, locomotion is accomplished by changes in body shape.

A　evolution　　B　movement　　C　survival　　D　escape

6　Youth hostels provide inexpensive lodging for young people throughout the United States and in other countries.

A　clothes　　B　entertainment　　C　transportation　　D　accommodations

7　South Carolina's mineral resources are abundant, but not ail of them can be lucratively mined.

A　profitably　　B　safely　　C　easily　　D　extensively

8　When the United States stock market fell in 1929, many stockholders were forced to sell their shares at ludicrously low prices.

A　predictably　　B　relatively　　C　suspiciously　　D　ridiculously

9　Frostbitten fingers and toes should be treated with lukewarm water.

A　frigid　　B　tepid　　C　boiling　　D　steamy

10　Georgia O'Keeffe's best-known paintings are those in which she magnified flowers or animal skulls to fill the picture.

A　enlarged　　B　dissected　　C　duplicated　　D　glorified

11　The ship left New York on her maiden voyage.

A　first　　B　final　　C　fast　　D　famous

12　The shrapnel maimed the young soldier.

A　endangered　　B　slanted　　C　crippled　　D　embarrassed

13　National forests make money for the government through the sale of trees for lumber.

A　earn　　B　print　　C　trade　　D　borrow

14　The value of a particular variety of clay for pottery is related to its mineralogical and chemical makeup.

A　reactions　　B　attraction　　C　charts　　D　composition

15　Materials such as clay, wax, glass, and rubber are widely used in industry today because they are malleable.

A　easy to manufacture　　B　readily available　　C　pliable　　D　buoyant

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1　A 2　C 3　D 4　C 5　B 6　D 7　A 8　D 9　B 10　A 11　A 12　C 13　A 14　D 15　C

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