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个意义最为接近选项。

1. The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences.

A force

B influence

C surprise

D power

2. Can you follow the plot?

A change

B investigate

C write

D understand

3. Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed.

A physical

B mental

C natural

D hard

4. In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed.

A result

B judgment

C decision

D event

5. Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions.

A statements

B beliefs

C suggestions

D claims

6. Up to now, the work has been easy.

A So

B So long

C So that

D So far

7. The report advocated setting up day training colleges.

A supposed

B excited

C suggested

D discussed

8. Accordingly, a number of other methods have been employed.

A Therefore

B Afterwards

C However

D Furthermore

9. The outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking.

A view

B sight

C look

D point

10. Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs.

A tensely

B nearly

C carefully

D closely

11. The union representative put across her argument very effectively.

A explained

B invented

C considered

D accepted

12. He talks tough but has a tender heart.

A heavy

B strong

C kind

D wild

13. It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.

A making

B taking

C discussing

D expecting

14. Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing.

A waste

B buy

C use

D sell

15. The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.

A function

B ability

C power

D volume

答案：

01. A　　02. C　　03. B　　04. B　　05. A

06. C　　07. D　　08. B　　09. B　　10. C

11. B　　12. D　　13. D　　14. D　　15. C