第1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个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1. She exhibited great powers of endurance during the climb.
A. play
B. send
C. show
D. tell
2. The eternal motion of the stars fascinated him.
A. long
B. never-ending
C. boring
D. extensive
3. She could not answer, it was an immense load off her heart.
A. natural
B. fatal
C. tiny
D. enormous
4. The book made a great impact on its readers.
A. force
B. influence
C. surprise
D. power
5. Accompanied by cheerful music, we began to dance.
A. pleasant
B. colorful
C. fashionable
D. different
6. He was not eligible for the examination because he was over age.
A. competitive
B. diligent
C. qualified
D. competent.
7. Her novel depicts an ambitious Chinese.
A. writes
B. sketches
C. describes
D. indicates
8. Don't irritate her, she's on a short fuse today.
A. tease
B. attract
C. annoy
D. protect
9. It is absurd to go out in such terrible weather.
A. ridiculous
B. funny
C. odd
D. interesting
10. I notified him that my address had changed.
A. informed
B. observed
C. mocked
D. misled
11. The manager allocate duties to the clerks.
A. assign
B. persuade
C. ask
D. order
12. The once barren hillsides are now good farmland.
A. hairless
B. bare
C. empty
D. bald
13. It is postulated that a cure for the disease will have been found by the year 2000.
A. challenged
B. assumed
C. deducted
D. decreed
14. We must abide by the rules.
A. stick to
B. persist in
C. safeguard
D. apply
15. From my standpoint, you know, this thing is just funny.
A. position
B. point of view
C. knowledge
D. opinion
第二部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出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，请在答题卡上把A涂黑;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑;如果该句的信息在文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
16 On average women lived longer than men 100 years ago.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
17 People now enjoy longer lives for unknown reasons.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
18 A hundred years ago many kids died at an early age.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
19 Poor diets can lead to such diseases as rickets and scurvy.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
20 People in the past preferred standing up to lying down when sleeping.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
21 An Englishman invented the fridge in the 1920s.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
22 Life was not easy for many children living 100 years ago.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
