第一部分：詞匯選項(第1～15題，每題1分，共15分)
下面共有15個句子，每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請從每個句子后面所給的4個選項中選擇1個與劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。答案一律涂在答題卡相應的位置上。
1 Although research has shown that asparagus does contain many important nutrients, it is not, as it was once regarded, a panacea.
A an anomaly
B a delicacy
C a life-form
D a cure-all
2 In the book Autobiography of Values, the aviation hero Charles Lindbergh reveals his paradoxical and often sobering thoughts on life.
A contradictory
B poignant
C mystic
D paramount
3 Numerous parallels exist between Ernest Hemingway's life and the lives of his characters.
A studies
B problems
C similarities
D biases
4 The Moon and most artificial satellites travel around the Earth in elliptical paths.
A waves
B orbits
C voyages
D flights
5 By 1929,two years after the start of the "talkies" , motion picture theaters in the United States were attracting 100 million patrons every week.
A owners
B actors
C customers
D critics
6 California, the first city on the American continent, reached its peak of development and power about AD 1100.
A summit
B tip
C height
D apex
7 According to some biologists, the instinct to care for the young is perhaps the most interesting characteristic of animals.
A actually
B surprisingly
C seldom
D possibly
8 The anhinga is a black water bird that frequents the perimeters of the everglades.
A waters
B swamps
C forests
D edges
9 Through her portrayal of eight college-educated women in the book, The Group, author Mary McCarthy criticizes an entire period.
A age
B nation
C social class
D system of education
10 A seed planted in the sensitive lining of an oyster begins a perpetual coating process that forms a pearl.
A total
B annual
C continual
D habitual
11 Throughout most of their lives, human beings perpetually learn and increase their mental capacities.
A actually
B readily
C finally
D constantly
12 The history of the exploration of Antarctica recounts many tales of perseverance and suffering.
A endurance
B skill
C generosity
D disturbance
13 The American antelope possesses remarkable powers of sight and can pinpoint potential danger at tremendous distances.
A spot
B relay
C attach
D sustain
14 Julia Margaret Cameron was among the pioneers in a new kind of portrait photography the close-up.
A originators of
B champions in
C experts in
D publishers of
15 The French and Indian War of 1756—1763 pitted Britain, her American colonists, and her Indian allies against France, her Canadian colonists, and her Indian allies.
A armed
B pivoted
C set
D took
下面共有15個句子，每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請從每個句子后面所給的4個選項中選擇1個與劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。答案一律涂在答題卡相應的位置上。
1 Although research has shown that asparagus does contain many important nutrients, it is not, as it was once regarded, a panacea.
A an anomaly
B a delicacy
C a life-form
D a cure-all
2 In the book Autobiography of Values, the aviation hero Charles Lindbergh reveals his paradoxical and often sobering thoughts on life.
A contradictory
B poignant
C mystic
D paramount
3 Numerous parallels exist between Ernest Hemingway's life and the lives of his characters.
A studies
B problems
C similarities
D biases
4 The Moon and most artificial satellites travel around the Earth in elliptical paths.
A waves
B orbits
C voyages
D flights
5 By 1929,two years after the start of the "talkies" , motion picture theaters in the United States were attracting 100 million patrons every week.
A owners
B actors
C customers
D critics
6 California, the first city on the American continent, reached its peak of development and power about AD 1100.
A summit
B tip
C height
D apex
7 According to some biologists, the instinct to care for the young is perhaps the most interesting characteristic of animals.
A actually
B surprisingly
C seldom
D possibly
8 The anhinga is a black water bird that frequents the perimeters of the everglades.
A waters
B swamps
C forests
D edges
9 Through her portrayal of eight college-educated women in the book, The Group, author Mary McCarthy criticizes an entire period.
A age
B nation
C social class
D system of education
10 A seed planted in the sensitive lining of an oyster begins a perpetual coating process that forms a pearl.
A total
B annual
C continual
D habitual
11 Throughout most of their lives, human beings perpetually learn and increase their mental capacities.
A actually
B readily
C finally
D constantly
12 The history of the exploration of Antarctica recounts many tales of perseverance and suffering.
A endurance
B skill
C generosity
D disturbance
13 The American antelope possesses remarkable powers of sight and can pinpoint potential danger at tremendous distances.
A spot
B relay
C attach
D sustain
14 Julia Margaret Cameron was among the pioneers in a new kind of portrait photography the close-up.
A originators of
B champions in
C experts in
D publishers of
15 The French and Indian War of 1756—1763 pitted Britain, her American colonists, and her Indian allies against France, her Canadian colonists, and her Indian allies.
A armed
B pivoted
C set
D took