职称英语理工类词汇选项模拟练习题(1)

　 第一部分：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 The cheetah is considered the fastest of all land animals.

　 A regarded as B substituted for C compelled to be D expected to be

　 2 Writing is a skill that requires consistent practice.

　 A invariable B orderly C regular D customary

　 3 Some birds consistently return to the same nesting area each spring.

　 A occasionally B purposely C regularly D surprisingly

　 4 Cold air causes the arteries around the heart to constrict.

　 A become rigid B contract C close D die

　 5 Crayfish, small freshwater crustacean similar to lobsters, are consumed by inhabitants of the Mississippi River Basin.

　 A bred B caught C eaten D supplied

　 6 Groundwater, a resource that exists everywhere beneath the Earths surface, is under increasing risk from contamination and overuse.

　 A popularization B contraction C pollution D industrialization

　 7 The ability to contemplate two contradictory thoughts at once is said to be a mark of genius.

　 A hypothetical B profound C opposing D mathematical

　 8 What he said was contrariwise to what we expected.

　 A ironic B innate C opposite D circumspect

　 9 The graduate students will convene in the Student Union.

　 A converse B meet C summon D raze

　 10 The new theory was corroborated.

　 A confirmed B bleached C hurled D refrained

　 11 Needlepoint has always been an elegant and costly form of embroidery.

　 A expensive B beautiful C popular D complicated

　 12 Mary McCarthys satires are couched in a prose style that has a classic precision.

　 A fused B prefaced C standardized D expressed

　 13 A person who deals with the public must be courteous at all times, even when he or she is very tired.

　 A forthright B polite C decisive D neat

　 14 Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White became famous for her coverage of significant events during the Second World War.

　 A usage B camouflage C collage D reportage

　 15 Certain colors when incorporated into the decor of a room can produce a cozy atmosphere.

　 A light B roomy C cluttered D comfortable 2