第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1. Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day.
A. eats B. drinks
C. buys D. produces
2. The herb medicine eventually cured her disease.
A. nicely B. apparently
C. finally D. naturally
3. Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics.
A. attraction B. simplicity
C. power D. rigor
4. It took me exactly a week to complete the work.
A. start B. achieve
C. improve D. finish
5. This new policy has led to a dramatic increase in production.
A. minor B. striking
C. fixed D. modest
6. Poor schooling was the root of the unemployment problem.
A. base B. result
C. cause D. force
7. There is always excitment at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a record.
A. beats B. maintains
C, matches D. tries
8. All the pupils seem to be very cheerful.
A. happy B.healthy
C. naughty D.busy
9. This is not typical of English, but is a feature of the Chinese language.
A.partioular B. characteristic
C. remarkable D. idiomatic
10. It is virtually impossible to persuade him to apply for the job.
A. simply B. almost C. totally D. completely
11. The news will horrify everyone.
A. attract B. terrify C. tempt D. excite
12. The article sketched the major events of the decade.
A. described B. offered C. outlined D. presented
13. The architecture is harmonious and no building is over six-storey high.
A. old-fashioned B. traditional C. conventional D. balanced
14. I am feeling a lot more health, than I was.
A. many B. no C. much D. some
15. Jack is a diligent student.
A. hardworking B. ambitious C. lazy D. slow
第二部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择c。
A Pay Rise or Not?
"Unless I get arise, I'11 have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley," George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city about 50 miles away. He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.
George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didn't like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there.
Henry Manley was the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to ct t his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all. Even then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises(加工资) for his workers. Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang.
His secrecy told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possible. Manley sighed again. He could guess what it was about. George Strong was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead(前额), his problems seemed endless.
16. Henry Manley was already deeply in debt.
A.right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
17. The job that had been offered to George Strong in Birmingham paid better.
A.right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
18. If George Strong took the job in Birmingham, he would have to leave his family in Wyeford.
A.right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
19. Henry Manley' s company was in deep trouble.
A.right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
20. Henry Manley' s company was making enough profits to raise the workers'wages.
A.right
B.Wrong
C. Not mentioned
21. Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him.
A.right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
22. George Strong was a very creative engineer.
A.right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
