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 We saw a lot of commercial buildings in Chicago.
A condemned
B razed
C business
D vacant
2 Salt has been a respected commodity for much of recorded time.
A flavoring
B preservative
C remedy for illness
D article of trade
3 Pure feldspar is a colorless, transparent mineral, but impurities commonly make it opaque and colorful.
A truly
B rapidly
C periodically
D frequently
4 In 1925 Clarence Darrow competently opposed William Jennings Bryan at the renowned Scopes' "Monkey Trial".
A adeptly
B maliciously
C privately
D rashly
5 The Olympic Games attempt to transcend national interests and bring together the best international athletes in a spirit of friendly competition and peace.
A debate
B celebration
C instruction
D rivalry
6 He is going to compile the data requested by the tax collector.
A sprout
B evade
C redeem
D gather
7 After 1850, various states in the United States began to pass compulsory school attendance laws.
A harsh
B diversified
C mandatory
D complicated
8 In statistics the most frequently used computations are the mean, the median, and the mode because all are indicators of central tendency.
A graphs
B variables
C calculations
D words
9 The Empire State Building was conceived on a grander scale than previous skyscrapers.
A executed
B designed
C financed
D applauded
10 Theodere Dreiser was one of the first American novelists to portray immoral characters without condemnation.
A hostility
B sadness
C blamed pity
11 Most religions are concerned with the worship of one or several deities as well as with ethical rules of conduct.
A faith
B speech
C thought
D behavior
12 The Passamaquoddy and Penobscot people were confederates of the colonists in Maine at the time of the Revolutionary War.
A guardians
B teachers
C allies
D observers
13 By the 1880's, living conditions in the congested Eastern Seaboard cities of the United States had become local scandals.
A developing
B diverse
C crowded
D wealthy
14 The population of Seattle is a conglomerate of people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
A a company
B a fluctuation
C an assortment
D a matching
15 Although dolphins sometimes swim singly or in pairs, they usually congregate in large herds, often numbering in the hundreds.
A procreate
B eat
C lived assemble
第2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。
16. From 1994 to 1998 the number of Americans who had donated a kidney reached 2419.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
17. Why the number of kidney donors has risen is that one is better off with one kidney instead of two.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
18. There exist risks if a person donates a kidney.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
19. None of the Americans who donates a kidney during the period lasting from 1994 to 1998 died from the procedure.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
20. Selling organs is illegal, so no one does it in the U. S.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
21. People with heart disease, diabetes and high pressure are not suitable for kidney donation.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
22. If a person is healthy, he or she should donate an organ to those who need help.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
