第一部分：詞匯選項(第1~15題，每題1分，共15分)

下面每個句子中均有1個詞或者短語有括號，請為每處括號部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。

1. He shifted his position a little in order to (alleviate) the pain in his leg.

A.control B. easy C. experience D. suffer

2. Our aim was to (update) the health service, and we succeeded.

A.offer B. provide C. modernize D. fund

3. She moves from one (exotic) location to another.

A.unusual B. familiar C. similar D. proper

4. Nothing would (induce) me to vote for him again.

A.teach B. help C. discourage D. attract

5. The photographs (evoked) strong memories of our holiday in France.

A.refreshed B. stored C. blocked D. erased

6. The weather was (crisp) and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.

A.hot B. heavy C. fresh D. windy

7. Every week the magazine presents the (profile) of a well-known sports personality.

A.success B. description C. evidence D. plan

8. Her comments about men are (utterly) ridiculous completely.

A.slightly B. completely C. partly D. faintly

9. The walls are made of (hollow) concrete blocks.

A . big B. empty C. long D. now

10. We almost (ran into) a Rolls-Royce that pulled out in front of us without signaling.

A. overtook B. hit C. passed D. found

11. When I heard the noise in the next room, I couldn’t resist having a (peep) look.

chance B. visit C. look D. try

12. He has been granted (asylum) in France.

A. power B. relief C. protection D. license

13. He was (weary) of the constant battle between them.

A. fond B. tired C. proud D. afraid

14. Newborn babies can (discriminate) between a man’s and a woman`s voice.

A. treat B. distinguish C. express D. analyzes

15. All the flats in the building had the same (layout) arrangement.

A. color B. size C. function D. arrangement

答案：

alleviate—ease

update—modernize

exotic—unusual

induce—attract

evoked—refreshed

crisp—fresh

profile—description

utterly—completely

hollow—empty

ran into—hit

peep—look

asylum—protection

weary—tired

discriminate—distinguish

layout—arrangement