第一部分：詞彙選擇(第1-15題，每題1分，共15分)
下面共有15句子，每個句子均有一個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請從每個句子後面所給的四個選項中選擇一個與劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。答案一律塗在答題卡相應的位置上。
1、Since the Great Depression, the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.
A) slight
B) surprising
C) sudden
D) harmful
標準答案： d
2、They have a far better yield than any other farm for miles around.
A) expectation
B) soil
C) climate
D) harvest
標準答案： d
3、The Klondike was the scene of one of the biggest gold rushes the world has ever known.
A)location
B) view
C) event
D) landscape
標準答案： a
4、Jim has gained so much weight that a lot of his clothes don't fit him any more.
A) put off
B)put down
C) put on
D) put up
標準答案： c
5、When she was invited to the party, she readily accepted.
A) willingly
B) suddenly
C) firmly
D) quickly
標準答案： a
6、Because of her rudeness to the customers, the waitress has been fired.
A) expired
B) resigned
C) designed
D) dismissed
標準答案： d
7、A plastic wheel can be as tough as a metal one.
A) useful
B) tight
C) rough
D) strong
標準答案： d
8、The city has decided to do away with all the old buildings in its center.
A) get rid of
B) move away
C) repair
D) paint
標準答案： a
9、A will is a document written to ensure that the wishes of the deceased(死者) are realized.
A) fulfilled
B) affected
C) advised
D) received
標準答案： a
10、A beautiful woman attended to me in that store yesterday.
A) waited on
B) talked to
C) spoke to
D) stayed with
標準答案： a
11、There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
A) beats
B)matches
C) maintains
D)announces
標準答案： a
12、Loud noises can be annoying.
A) hateful
B) painful
C) horrifying
D)irritating
標準答案： d
13、They always mock me because I am ugly.
A) smile at
B) look down at
C) look up to
D)laugh at
標準答案： d
14、These are our motives for doing it.
A) reasons
B) arguments
C) targets
D)stimuli
標準答案： a
15、The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.
A) rejected
B) investigated
C) proposed
D) postponed
標準答案： b
第二部分：閱讀判斷(每題1分，共七分)
閱讀下面這篇短文，短文後列出了七個句子，請根據短文的內容對每個句子作出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確資訊，請在答題卡上把A塗黑;如果該句提供的是錯誤資訊，請在答題卡上把B塗黑;如果該句的.資訊文章中沒有提及，請在答題卡上把C塗黑
American Sports
The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take a variety of forms: organized competitive struggles, which draw huge crowds to cheer their favorite team to victory; athletic games, played for recreation anywhere sufficient space is found; and hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year. Some sports are called spectator sports, as the number of spectators greatly exceeds the number playing in the game.
Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall. Although no other game is exactly like baseball, perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket.
Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities seat as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur.
Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US and is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. It is a very popular game with high schools, and in more than 20 states, state-wide high school matches are held yearly.
Other spectator sports include wrestling, boxing, and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the accuracy of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do “not assemble” primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.
