第1部分：词汇选项（第三1～15题，第题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 We consume a lot more than we are able to produce
A waste
B buy
C use
D sell
2 As a writer, he turned out three novels that year.
A refused
B read
C produced
D accepted
3 Winston Churchill gave a moving speech
A nervous
C stirring
B foolish
D fast
4 We tried to restrict our conversation to arguments relevant to the topic.
A put
B suit
C confine
D resort
5 It doesn't stand to mason that he would lie.
A seem logical
B look pleasant
C appear obvious
D sound important
6 The company recommended that a new gas station be built here
A ordered
B insisted
C suggested
D demanded
7 A plastic wheel can be as tough as a metal one.
A useful
B tight
C weak
D strong
8 Of all the planets in this solar system, Mercury is nearest the Sun
A most like
B closest to
C hotter than
D heavier than
9 If wool is put into hot water, it tends to shrink.
A disappear
B expand
C break
D contract
10 The train came to an abrupt stop, making us wonder where we were.
A an uncertain
B a slow
C an unexpected
D a smooth
11 Almost all economists agree that nations gain by trading with one another.
A work
B profit
C rely
D prove
12 The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.
A denied
B investigated
C stressed
D created
13 The chemical is deadly to rats but safe to cattle.
A fatal
B hateful
C good
D useful
14 During his lifetime he was able to accumulate quite a fortune.
A control
B spend
C collect
D exchange
15 It's impolite to cut in when two persons are holding a conversation
A leave B talk ioudly
C standup D interrupt
第2部分：阅读判断（16～22题，第题1分，共7分）
新闻记者下面这篇短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
Plants in Desert
Only special plants can survive the terrible climate of a desert, for these are regions where the annual range of the soil temperature can be over 75℃. Furthermore, during the summer there are few clouds in the sky to protect plants from the sun's ray. Another problem is the fact that there are frequently strong winds which drive small, sharp particles of sand into the plants, tearing and damaging them. The most difficult problem for all forms of plant life, however, is the fact that the entire annual rainfall occurs during a few days or weeks in spring.
Grasses and flowers in desert survive from one year to the next by existing through the long, hot, dry season in the form of seeds. These seeds remain inactive unless the right amount of rain falls. If no rain falls, or if insufficient rain falls, they wait until the next year, or even still the next. Another factor that helps these plants to survive is the fact that their life cycles are short. By the time that the water from the spring rains disappears -- just a few weeks after it falls -- such plants no longer need any.
The perennials have special features which enable them to survive as plants for several years. Thus, nearly all desert perennials have extensive root systems below ground and a small shoot system above ground. The large root network enables the plant to absorb as much water as possible in a short time. The small shoot system, on the other hand, considerably limits water loss by evaporation.