词汇选项
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 Probability is the mathematical study of the likelihood of an events occurrence.
A predictability B fallibility C desirability D undeniability
2 Students working toward a degree in business are likely candidates for careers in the banking industry.
A lively B friendly C promising D sophisticated
3 Twins do not always display a noticeable likeness.
A compatibility B sensitivity C fondness D resemblance
4 In 1845 Sarah Mather invented a submarine telescope that could be used to locate and study underwater objects.
A illuminate B raise C find D examine
5 For some animals, locomotion is accomplished by changes in body shape.
A evolution B movement C survival D escape
6 Youth hostels provide inexpensive lodging for young people throughout the United States and in other countries.
A clothes B entertainment C transportation D accommodations
7 South Carolinas mineral resources are abundant, but not ail of them can be lucratively mined.
A profitably B safely C easily D extensively
8 When the United States stock market fell in 1929, many stockholders were forced to sell their shares at ludicrously low prices.
A predictably B relatively C suspiciously D ridiculously
9 Frostbitten fingers and toes should be treated with lukewarm water.
A frigid B tepid C boiling D steamy
10 Georgia OKeeffes best-known paintings are those in which she magnified flowers or animal skulls to fill the picture.
A enlarged B dissected C duplicated D glorified
11 The ship left New York on her maiden voyage.
A first B final C fast D famous
12 The shrapnel maimed the young soldier.
A endangered B slanted C crippled D embarrassed
13 National forests make money for the government through the sale of trees for lumber.
A earn B print C trade D borrow
14 The value of a particular variety of clay for pottery is related to its mineralogical and chemical makeup.
A reactions B attraction C charts D composition
15 Materials such as clay, wax, glass, and rubber are widely used in industry today because they are malleable.
A easy to manufacture B readily available C pliable D buoyant
答案：
1 A 2 C 3 D 4 C 5 B 6 D 7 A 8 D 9 B 10 A 11 A 12 C 13 A 14 D 15 C