一、单选题 (词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分) 。下面共有l5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。)
1、The normal price of a ticket for an adult is $230.
A) ordinary
B)proper
C) fair
D)medium
标准答案： a
解析：normal和 ordinary的词义相近，都具有“通常的，普通的”的含义。 fair是“公平的”; proper是“适当的, 正确的” ;medium是“中间的, 中等的”。该句的含义是“每位成年人的通常票价是230美圆。”
2、Of the reptile groups, the snake group was the final one to appear.
A) last
B)best
C) ugliest
D)longest
标准答案： a
解析：final作为形容词其含义是“最后的, 最终的”，last(最后的)是final的近义词。ugliest是形容词ugly(丑的)的最高级。该句的含义是“在爬行类物种中，蛇是排在最后一种。”
3、A will is a document written to ensure that the wishes of the deceased (adj.已故的)are realized.
A) fulfilled
B) accepted
C) adopted
D) received
A B C D
标准答案： a
解析：考点：考察多义词词义的确定。多义词realize与 the wish (愿望)搭配使用, 其含义是“实现”。fulfill vt.履行, 实现, 完成(计划等)，该词与划线词的含义最接近。adopt vt.采用, 收养， accept vt.接受, 认可, 承担。 该句的含义是“遗嘱是确保已故的人的心愿能够被实现的文件。”
4、The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.
A) rejected
B) investigated
C)proposed
D)exposed
A B C D
标准答案： b
解析：可直接根据局部搭配结构的含义--“...的可能性”判断出B(调查，研究)最合适。reject vt.拒绝, 抵制; propose vt.建议, 向...提议; expose vt. 使曝光，使面临;该句的含义是“会议研究了增进贸易联系的可能性。”
5、Both main parties are backing these proposals.
A) supporting
B)discussing
C) suggesting
D)making
A B C D
标准答案： a
解析：back在句子中用作动词， 其含义是“支持”， 因此A(支持)是答案。该句的含义是“两个主要政党都支持这些提议。” discuss是“讨论”，suggest是“建议”， make是多义词， 其常见的含义有“做，作，造， 制定，设置”。
6、I didn’t ask because I was afraid of looking stupid.
A) foolish
B)boring
C) childish
D)exciting
A B C D
标准答案： a
解析：考点：考察派生词。派生词的考察是词汇题部分的常见考点。foolish (愚蠢的)= fool + ish; boring(令人厌烦的) = bor(e)+ ing; childish(孩子气的) = child + ish; exciting(令人兴奋的) = excit(e) + ing。 stupid是“愚蠢的”， 所以答案是A。 该句的含义是“因为我担心自己会被认为很愚蠢， 所以没问”。
7、The committee comprises five persons.
A) absorbs
B)concerns
C) excludes
D)involves
A B C D
标准答案： d
解析：comprise v.包含, 由...组成;该词和D(involve vt.包括) 是近义词。absorb vt.吸收, 吸引; concern vt.涉及, 关系到n.(利害)关系, 关心; exclude vt. 把...排除在外; 该句含义是“这个委员会是由5个人组成。”
8、All the people gathered at Mary's house.
A) collected
B)fixed
C) divided
D)assist
A B C D
标准答案： a
解析：gather vt.集合, 聚集, 搜集;该词和A( collect v.收集, 聚集)是近义词。fix vt.使固定, 装置, 修理;divide vt. 区分，划分;assist v.援助, 帮助;该句含义是“所有的人都聚集在玛丽的房子里。”
9、The old concerns lose importance and some of them vanish altogether.
A) develop
B) disappear
C) link
D) renew
A B C D
标准答案： b
解析：分析：and的使用表明前后两个结构是在语法结构对称，且含义上色彩一致，这样排除A(“发展”和“失去重要性”在词义色彩上相反)和D(renew = re + new(re表示“再次”))，所以可推出renew是“更新”)。 借助句意判断disappear(消失)是答案。该句含义是“旧的公司失去了它们的重要性，而其中的一些公司完全得消失了。”link vt, vi(常与together, to, with连用)连接。
10、The government is debating the education laws.
A) discussing
B) defeating
C) delaying
D) declining
A B C D
标准答案： a
解析：分析：根据句意(“政府正在..教育法”)排除B(搭配词义不通顺)，C和D(C和D都通常和进行时态连用)。debate: vt, vi讨论，争论;discuss : vt谈论;讨论;商讨(with sb. );delay: vt, vi, n. 推迟;延缓 ;decline: vt, vi下降;下滑;下倾
11、They had a far better yield than any other farm miles away around this year.
A) goods
B) soil
C) climate
D) harvest
A B C D
标准答案： d
解析：分析：在该句中yield 是用作名词(因为该词的前面有不定冠词a)，分析：抓住句子中与划线部分相关的结构或用词特点：能与不定冠词a搭配使用的被选项只有C和D(气候，倾向， 风气，如：a mild climate温和的气候)。再借助句子中其他特征词：farm判断harvest“收成”是答案。该句含义是“这一年中他们的收成要比数英里以外的其他任何农场的收成都好得多。”yield: vt, vi出产, (常与to连用)放弃;投降;让步 n. 产量;收成
12、Techniques to employ the energy of the sun are being developed.
A) convert
B) store
C) use
D) receive
A B C D
标准答案： c
解析：分析：根据句意(人们正在研制开发…太阳能的技术。)判断C合适。convert vt.使转变, 转换...; store vt.贮藏, 贮备, 存储n.商店, 店铺, 贮藏。
13、Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches.
A) conventionally
B) obviously
C) especially
D) inevitably
A B C D
标准答案： c
解析：分析：根据句意(医学依靠其他领域获得它所需要的基本信息，尤其是从其中一些从事专门研究的领域中获取信息。)判断C(尤其是)最合适。conventionally adv.按照惯例;inevitably adv.不可避免;obviously adv.明显地
14、The company recommended that a new petrol station(should) be built here.
A) ordered
B) insisted
C) suggested
D) demanded
A B C D
标准答案： c
解析：分析：该题考察与虚拟语气相关的常见动词。 recommend是“推荐”; order是“命令”; insist是“坚持”; demand 是“要求”;suggest 是“建议”。只有suggest与recommend语义相近，所以答案为C。该句含义是“公司建议在这里修建一座新的汽油站”
15、It hard for the young people to imagine what severe conditions their parents once lived under.
A) sincere
B) hard
C) strict
D) tight
A B C D
标准答案： b
解析：分析：借助与划线词直接相关的搭配结构含义(..情况)判断B(艰苦的)。sincere是“真诚的”; hard是“艰苦的”; strict是“严肃的”; tight是“紧的”。该句含义是“年轻人很难想象出他们的父辈们曾经生活在怎样恶劣的环境下。”
16、第二部分：阅读判断(每题1分，共七分)
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Look after your voice
Often speakers at a meeting experience dry mouths and ask for a glass of water. You can solve the problem by activating the saliva in your mouth. First gently bite the edges of your tongue with your teeth. Or, press your entire tongue to the bottom of your mouth and hold it there until the saliva flow. or you can imagine that you are slicing a big juicy lemon and sucking the juice.
Before you begin your talk, be kind to your voice. Avoid milk or creamy drinks that coat your throat. Keep your throat wet by drinking a little sweetened warm tea or diluted fruit juice.
If you sense that you are losing your voice, stop talking completely. Save your voice for your speech. You may feel foolish using paper to write notes, but the best thing you can do is to rest your voice. If you need to see a doctor, perhaps you can get some advice from a professional singer. In the meantime, do not even talk in a low voice.
What about drinking alcohol to wet your throat? I advice you not to touch alcohol before speaking. The problem with alcohol is that one drink gives you a little confidence. The second drink gives you even more confidence. Finally you will feel all-powerful and you will feel you can do everything, but in fact your brain and your mouth do not work together properly. Save the alcohol until after you finish speaking.
Perhaps you want to accept the advice, but you may wonder if you can change the habits of a lifetime. Of course you can. Goethe, who lived before indoor skating rinks or swimming pools, said, " we learn to skate in the summer and swim in the winter'. Take this message to heart and give yourself time to develop your new habits. If you are willing to change, you will soon be able to say that you will never forget these techniques because they became a part of your body.
