2012年职称英语考试综合类冲刺试卷——词汇选项

　　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 Laser beams can be used to bore metals and other hard materials.

　　A trim

　　B melt

　　C drill

　　D slice

　　2 The cost of elections in the United States is borne by both the government and the private sector.

　　A known

　　B fought

　　C exposed

　　D assumed

　　3 Acknowledged as the main cause of hay fever the pollen of ragweed is very bothersome.

　　A intriguing

　　B annoying

　　C potent

　　D significant

　　4 They got in quite a brawl.

　　A snit

　　B fight

　　C bally

　　D littering

　　5 By providing legal representation，the American Civil Liberties Union works to defend citizens against breaches of their civil rights.

　　A branches

　　B exercises

　　C perusals

　　D violations

　　6 The first step in planning a marketing strategy for a new product is to analyze the breakdown of sales figures for competitive products.

　　A decrease in

　　B reordering of

　　C itemization of

　　D collapse in

　　7 The bricklayer is working on the house today.

　　A carpenter

　　B plumber

　　C electrician

　　D mason

　　8 Brilliantly colored flowers attract insects.

　　A Delicately

　　B Sensibly

　　C Harmoniously

　　D Brightly

　　9 On the brink of matrimony， he fled to a desert island.

　　A ship

　　B proposal

　　C edge

　　D evasion

　　10 Defined most broadly， folklore includes all the customs，beliefs and traditions that people have handed down from generation to generation.

　　A fancifully

　　B liberally

　　C quaintly

　　D dryly

　　11 Maria Chapman，abolitionist and close associate of William Lloyed Garrison，wrote many brochures condemning slavery.

　　A slogans

　　B short poems

　　C sentiments

　　D short pamphlets

　　12 Its evident that her handling of them has bruised the peaches.

　　A promulgated

　　B infatuated

　　C damaged

　　D infuriated

　　13 Messalinas name has become a byword for notorious behavior.

　　A an epithet

　　B an abstraction

　　C an indication

　　D an oration

　　14 The caliber of F. Scott Fitzgeralds writing was reassessed by literary critics in the 1950s.

　　A idealism

　　B creativity

　　C quality

　　D imagery

　　15 People fishing on a lake must wait calmly so as not to scare the fish away.

　　A considerately

　　B hungrily

　　C alertly

　　D quietly