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