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置上。
1 Laser beams can be used to bore metals and other hard materials.
A trim
B melt
C drill
D slice
2 The cost of elections in the United States is borne by both the government and the private sector.
A known
B fought
C exposed
D assumed
3 Acknowledged as the main cause of hay fever the pollen of ragweed is very bothersome.
A intriguing
B annoying
C potent
D significant
4 They got in quite a brawl.
A snit
B fight
C bally
D littering
5 By providing legal representation，the American Civil Liberties Union works to defend citizens against breaches of their civil rights.
A branches
B exercises
C perusals
D violations
6 The first step in planning a marketing strategy for a new product is to analyze the breakdown of sales figures for competitive products.
A decrease in
B reordering of
C itemization of
D collapse in
7 The bricklayer is working on the house today.
A carpenter
B plumber
C electrician
D mason
8 Brilliantly colored flowers attract insects.
A Delicately
B Sensibly
C Harmoniously
D Brightly
9 On the brink of matrimony， he fled to a desert island.
A ship
B proposal
C edge
D evasion
10 Defined most broadly， folklore includes all the customs，beliefs and traditions that people have handed down from generation to generation.
A fancifully
B liberally
C quaintly
D dryly
11 Maria Chapman，abolitionist and close associate of William Lloyed Garrison，wrote many brochures condemning slavery.
A slogans
B short poems
C sentiments
D short pamphlets
12 It's evident that her handling of them has bruised the peaches.
A promulgated
B infatuated
C damaged
D infuriated
13 Messalina's name has become a byword for notorious behavior.
A an epithet
B an abstraction
C an indication
D an oration
14 The caliber of F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing was reassessed by literary critics in the 1950's.
A idealism
B creativity
C quality
D imagery
15 People fishing on a lake must wait calmly so as not to scare the fish away.
A considerately
B hungrily
C alertly
D quietly
