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 The cheetah is considered the fastest of all land animals.
A regarded as
B substituted for
C compelled to be
D expected to be
2 Writing is a skill that requires consistent practice.
A invariable
B orderly
C regular
D customary
3 Some birds consistently return to the same nesting area each spring.
A occasionally
B purposely
C regularly
D surprisingly
4 Cold air causes the arteries around the heart to constrict.
A become rigid
B contract
C close
D die
5 Crayfish, small freshwater crustacean similar to lobsters, are consumed by inhabitants of the Mississippi River Basin.
A bred
B caught
C eaten
D supplied
6 Groundwater, a resource that exists everywhere beneath the Earth's surface, is under in-creasing risk from contamination and overuse,
A popularization
B contraction
C pollution
D industrialization
7 The ability to contemplate two contradictorythoughts at once is said to be a mark of genius.
A hypothetical
B profound
C opposing
D mathematical
8 What he said was contrariwise to what we expected.
A ironic
B innate
C opposite
D circumspect
9 The graduate students will convene in the Student Union.
A converse
B meet
C summon
D raze
10 The new theory was corroborated.
A confirmed
B bleached
C hurled
D refrained11 Needlepoint has always been an elegant and costly form of embroidery.
A expensive
B beautiful
C popular
D complicated
12 Mary McCarthy's satires are couched in a prose style that has a classic precision.
A fused
B prefaced
C standardized
D expressed
13 A person who deals with the public must be courteous at all times, even when he or she is very tired.
A forthright
B polite
C decisive
D neat
14 Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White became famous for her coverage of significant events during the Second World War.
A usage
B camouflage
C collage
D reportage
15 Certain colors when incorporated into the decor of a room can produce a cozy atmosphere.
A light
B roomy
C cluttered
D comfortable
