第1部分 词汇选项

　　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一个意义最为接近的选项。

　　1. This was disaster on cosmic scale.

　　A. modest B. commercial　C. huge D. national

　　2. New secretaries came and went with monotonous regularity.

　　A. amazing B. depressing C. predictable D. dull

　　3.A person’s wealthis often in inverse proportion to their happiness.

　　A. equal B. certain　C.large D. opposite

　　4. His professional career spanned 16 years.

　　A. started B. changed　C. lasted D. moved

　　5. The symptoms of the disease manifested themselves ten days later.

　　A. eased B. improved　C.relieved D. appeared

　　6. The group does not advocate the use of violence.

　　A. limit B. support　C.regulate D. oppose

　　7. She felt that she had done her good deedfor the day.

　　A. actB. homework　C. justice D. model

　　8. Some of the larger birds can remain stationary in the air for several minutes.

　　A. motionless B. silent　C. seated D. true

　　9. There was an inclination to treat geography as a less importantsubject.

　　A. point B. result　C.finding D. tendency

　　10. His stomach felt hollow with fear.

　　A. sincere B. respectful　C. empty D. terrible

　　11. The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation.

　　A. copy B. publish　C.summarize D. furnish

　　12. That uniform makes the guards look absurd.

　　A. serious B. beautiful　C. impressive D. ridiculous

　　13. The department deferred the decision for six months.

　　A. put off B

　　14. The original experiment cannot be exactly duplicated .

　　A. invented B. reproduced　C. designed D. reported

　　15. The country was torn apart by strife.

　　A. conflict B. poverty　C. war D. economy