第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)
下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 They voted to abolish the office of second vice-president.
A decorate
B create
C improve
D eliminate
2 Eleanor Roosevelt's dedication to humanitarian causes won her affection and honor at home and abroad.
A on the air
B henceforth
C nearby
D in foreign countries
3 Choreographer Twyla Tharp uses familiar dance movements in original ways to create works filled with clever gestures and abrupt changes in motion and mood.
A graceful
B creative
C sudden
D dramatic
4 Red giant stars do not become white dwarf stars abruptly; the process takes more than fifteen hundred years.
A suddenly
B in unison
C prematurely
D accidentally
5 Although South Carolina's mineral resources are abundant，not all of them can be mined lucratively.
A molten
B plentiful
C diverse
D precious
6 The most famous Shoshone Indian was Sacagawea—the woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the upper Missouri River.
A traveled with
B argued with
C defended
D avoided
7 It is now generally assumed that the planets were formed by the accretion of gas and dust in a cosmic cloud.
A separation
B reaction
C accumulation
D motion
8 While they were away on vacation，they allowed their mail to accumulate at the post office.
A be deliveredI3 pile up
C get lost
D be returned
9 If the weatherman has predicted accurately， tomorrow will be a perfect day for our picnic.
A astutely
B correctly
C carefully
D acutely
10 Usually，in an attack of influenza，the patient's limbs ache.
A hurt
B soften
C get numb
D get hot
11 As aquatic plants moved millions of years ago from the ocean to the land，they underwent a number of adaptations.
A mishaps
B expansions
C setbacks
D modifications
12 One of California's greatest problems is providing adequate water to meet the needs of its expanding population.
A sufficient
B palatable
C suitable
D unpolluted
13 Weed killers must be chosen and applied with great care to avoid damage to adjacent trees and shrubs.
A indigenous
B nearby
C perennial
D similar
14 Eleven states，including the adjoining states of North and South Carolina，seceded from the United States in the 1860's and formed a southern confederacy.
A separated
B neighboring
C colonial
D competing
15 I admire his work.
A recognize
B exploit
C tolerate
D esteem

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