2012年职称英语(综合类C级)考前预测——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 The Mayan civilization flourished on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

　　A profited

　　B gained

　　C benefited

　　D prospered

　　2 The field of international finance involves policies and procedures that affect the flow of money and credit among countries.

　　A appraisal

　　B numeration

　　C availability

　　D circulation

　　3 When an electric current flows through a wire，a magnetic field appears around the wire.

　　A travels

　　B vibrates

　　C alternates

　　D fluctuates

　　4 It was difficult to see ships in the distance because of the fog.

　　A sweat

　　B haze

　　C dew

　　D frost

　　5 Many tourists are attracted to the New England states by the autumn foliage.

　　A weather

　　B leaves

　　C festivals

　　D harvest

　　6 Though chess players may now compete against computers，they still follow rules that were used over 800 years ago.

　　A come after

　　B abide by

　　C recite

　　D allow

　　7 The harpsichord，developed during the Middle Ages，was one of the forerunners of the piano.

　　A competitors

　　B imitators

　　C predecessors

　　D offspring

　　8 Strict sanitary procedures help to forestall outbreaks of disease.

　　A prevent

　　B control

　　C minimize

　　D preview

　　9 Even the best-build machine will not run forever without proper maintenance.

　　A eternally

　　B smoothly

　　C dependably

　　D accurately

　　10 For financial reasons，scientists are often compelled to forsake their research.

　　A extend

　　B resume

　　C abandon

　　D redirect

　　11 Archaeologists have discovered fossils of million-year-old animals in excavations.

　　A remnants

　　B graves

　　C records

　　D paws

　　12 The oldest preserved manuscripts are those written on papyrus，which were found in Egyptian tombs.

　　A protected

　　B hidden

　　C sought

　　D discovered

　　13 Mary frosted the cake.

　　A served

　　B iced

　　C split

　　D cooled

　　14 In the first decades of the twentieth century，the individual gene could not be seen，but could be worked with fruitfully.

　　A blindly

　　B completely

　　C productively

　　D carefully

　　15 Grounded whales often struggle fruitlessly to reenter deep water.

　　A violently

　　B desperately

　　C in vain

　　D at length