中国教育在线

　　第1部分：词汇选项(第1——15题，每题l分，共15分)

　　下面每个句子均有1个词或短语，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。

　　1. Why can't you stop your eternal complaining?

　　A. everlasting

　　B. long

　　C. temporary

　　D. boring

　　2. Hundreds of buildings were wrecked by the earthquake.

　　A. shaken.

　　B. damaged

　　C. fallen

　　D. jumped

　　3. These paintings are considered by many to be authentic.

　　A. faithful

　　B. royal

　　C. genuine

　　D. sincere

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

　　A. attraction

　　B. simplicity

　　C. power

　　D. rigor

　　5. Below 600 feet ocean waters range from dimly lit to completely dark.

　　A. inadequately

　　B. hardly

　　C. faintly

　　D. sufficiently

　　6. Mary said mildly, "I'm just curious about it."

　　A. gently

　　B. shyly

　　C. weakly

　　D. sweetly

　　7. This great poet ever lived in an isolated way.

　　A. solitary

　　B. gloomy

　　C. feeble

　　D. frugal

　　8. His statements has spurred heated discussion in public.

　　A. encouraged

　　B. endangered

　　C. endorsed

　　D. enlarged

　　9. Techniques to harness the new energy resource are being developed.

　　A. convert

　　B. store

　　C. utilize

　　D. receive

　　10. The doctor's pills worked marvels for me.

　　A. patients

　　B. miracles

　　C. illness

　　D. recovery

　　11. Mary's perpetual moaning nearly drove me mad.

　　A. monotonous

　　B. endless

　　C. serious

　　D. bitter

　　12. It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment.

　　A. old

　　B. unforgettable

　　C. funny

　　D. unfair

　　13. You didn't adhere to these principles.

　　A. follow

　　B. order

　　C. prove

　　D. handle

　　14. The farmers also want to use the water to irrigate the barren land.

　　A. empty

　　B. hairless

　　C. bare

　　D. smooth

　　15. Anyone who wants to apply for a loan need read the following specifications.

　　A. expressions

　　B. warnings

　　C. instructions

　　D. advertisements