第1部分：词汇选项(第1—1 5题，每题1分，共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1 For some obscure reason, the simple game is becoming very popular.
A:A unclear
B:B obvious
C:C major
D: D minor
本题正确答案为:A
本题解析：1 A obscure 不清楚的、晦涩的，在四个选项中和 unclear 同义，obvious明显的，恰好是obscure 的反义词;major 和 minor 分别为"主要的"和"次要的"意思。
2 The sea turtle's natural habitat has been considerably reduced.
A:A greatly
B:B suddenly
C:C generally
D: D slightly
本题正确答案为:A
本题解析:2 A considerably 意为"相当大地、在很大程度上"，是副词，修饰动词，故用 greatly 替 换。又如: His English has been considerably improved. 他的英语大有起色。slightly 为它的反义词。
3 I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch.
A:A instructing
B:B notifying
C:C pushing
D:D inviting
本题正确答案为:C
本题解析:
3 C 动词 urge"敦促、催促"的意思，push 通常的意义是"推"，但可以转义而具有和urge 相同的意义，又如：The residents are pushing the local authorities to take me measures to handle the pollution problem immediately. 居民们敦促地方当局立即采取措施处理污染问题。
4 It is possible to approach the problem in a different way.
A:A raise
B: B pose
C: C experience
D: D handle
本题正确答案为:D
本题解析:
4 D approach 做动词有多种解释，其中一种和 handle 意义相近，即"处理、对待"等，如：approach the issue with an impartial attitude 已不偏不倚的态度来对待这个问题，approach the subject from a historical point of view 从历史的角度来看这个主题。
5 The decision to invade provoked storms of protest.
A:A ignored
B:B organized
C:C caused
D:D received
本题正确答案为:C
本题解析:5 C provoke 是"激起、引发"的意思，如: provoke indignation of the public 激起公愤，cause 可以表达同样的意义，但要普通得多。
6 Jane said that she couldn't tolerate the long hours.
A:A spend
B:B take
C: C last
D:D stand
本题正确答案为:D
本题解析:
6 D tolerate 是"忍受"的意思，如: tolerate the heat 忍受酷热，tolerate the loneliness 忍受孤独，tolerate the humiliation 忍受侮辱。和它同义的词常用的有 bear, endure和 stand。
7 At 80, Peck was still vigorous and living in Paris.
A:A energetic
B: B happy
C:C alone
D: D busy
本题正确答案为:A
本题解析:7 A vigorous 是"活力充沛"的意思，和 energetic 同义
8 Forester stared at his car, trembling with rage.
A:A shaking
B: B turning
C:C jumping
D:D shouting
本题正确答案为:A
本题解析:
8 A trembling 是动词 tremble 的 -ing 分词形式，意思是"发抖"，在四个选项中只有shaking 具有同样的意义。
9 A young man is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing two children.
A:A reported
B:B proved
C:C praised
D:D caught
本题正确答案为:C
本题解析:9 C hail 这个动词有"热情赞扬、欢呼认可"等意思，如: They hailed the young pianist for his marvelous performance. 他们对那位年轻钢琴家的出色演奏大家赞扬。The bandits hailed him their leader. 土匪们拥他为王。注意本句中的谓语动词The young man is being hailed. . . 是被动式，现在进行时。
10 I wanted to ask her out but was scared that she might refuse.
A:A anxious
B: B sure
C: C sad
D:D afraid
本题正确答案为:D
本题解析:10 D scared 是"害怕"的意思，很常用，如: The kids were all scared by his fierce look. 孩子们被他的一脸凶相吓坏了。不过在本句里，scared 并非"惧怕"的意思，而更接近于"担心"的意思，故和 afraid 相当。
11 At that time, we did not fully grasp the significance of what had happened.
A: A give
B:B attach
C:C lose
D:D understand
本题正确答案为:D
本题解析: 11 D grasp 这个动词是"抓住"的意思，可用于具体的事物，如: grasp the rope/my hand 抓住绳索/抓住我的手，也可以用于抽象的概念，如：grasp the main idea/ his meaning 抓住要点/理解他的意思。在本句中 grasp the significance of what had happened 就相当于 understand the significance of what had happened.
12 Anderson left the table, remarking that he had some work to do.
A:A doubting
B:Bsaying
C:C thinking
D: D knowing
本题正确答案为:B
本题解析:12 B remark 这个动词就是 "说"的意思，所以这里就用 saying 来代替宫
本题得分:0 13、
13 He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source.
A:A maintained
B: B recommended
C:C considered
D:D acknowledged
本题正确答案为:A
本题解析: 13 A assert 是个比较正式的词，表示"声言、提出主张"等，故和表示自己立场的 maintain 同义。Recommend 推荐，consider 考虑，acknowledge承认。
14 The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses.
A:A relative
B:B general
C:C continuous
D: D sharp
本题正确答案为:C
本题解析:
14 C steady 是"稳定的"意思，a steady decline 则是"稳步下降"，在这个上下文中可以 用 continuous 来代替它，即"不断下降"。 Sharp decline 则是"急剧下降"。
15 She always finds fault with everything.
A:A criticizes
B:B simplifies
C:C evaluates
D:D examines
本题正确答案为:A
本题解析:15 A find fault with something/someone 是个固定的表达式，意为"找茬、吹毛求疵"，所以和 criticize(批评)基本同义。
第2部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)
下面的短文后列出了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，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。
Earth Rocks On
Most of the time, the ground feels solid beneath our feet. That's comforting. But it's also misleading because there's actually a lot going on underground. Masses of land (called plates) slip, slide, and bump against each other, slowly changing the shape of continents and oceans over millions and billions of years.
Scientists know that Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago. They also know that our planet was hot at first. As it cooled, its outermost layer, called the crust, eventually formed moving plates. Exactly when this shift happened, however, is an open question.
Now, an international group of researchers has an answer. They've found new evidence suggesting that Earth's crust (地壳) started shifting at least 3.8 billion years ago. The new estimate is 1.3 billion years earlier than previous ones.
Not long before 3.8 billion years ago, lots of asteroids (小行星) were pummeling Earth, keeping its crust in a hot, molten state. After the hard crust formed, much of it sank at various times into the planet's hot insides. There, it melted before returning to the surface as lava.
In some places, however, the crust never sank. One of the oldest such places is in Greenland, in an area called the Isua supracrustal(上地壳) belt. The rocky crust there is between 3.7 and 3.8 billion years old. The belt was once part of the seafloor, but now it is exposed to air.
The researchers recently look at the Isua supracrustal belt. They noticed long, parallel cracks in the rock that have been filled in with a type of volcanic rock.
To explain this structure, the scientists propose that tension in the crust caused the seafloor to crack open long ago. Hot, liquid rock, called magma(岩浆), flowed up slowly from deep inside Earth to fill the cracks. Finally, the area cooled, forming what we see today.
That explanation, plus chemical clues inside the rock, suggests that the Isua supracrustal belt was once part of a plate under the ocean, beginning around 3.8 billion years ago.
16 The ground beneath our feet is indeed still.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
17 The shape of lands and oceans are slowly changed with the movements of plates.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
18 Earth cooled down shortly after it was formed.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
19 Scientists once estimated that Earth's crust started shifting three billion years ago.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
20.It took a long time for the melted crust to become hard.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
21.The formation of the Isua supracrustal belt is thought to have started about 3.8 billion years ago.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
22. The lsua supracrustal belt is now a popular holiday resort.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
16 B 本文第一段提到 "尽管我们感觉脚下的大地在大多数的时候是实心固体的，但实际上地下的物质一直在运动，这种运动慢慢改变着大陆和海洋的形状"。提干认为"我们脚 下的地球是静止的"不符合文意，所以选择 B。
17 A 本文第一段提到"随着板块的滑动和互相碰撞，大陆和海洋在慢慢改变着形状"。提干符合文章本意，所以选择 A。
18 C 文章第二段提到了地球这颗行星慢慢冷却后，它的地壳慢慢形成移动的板块，并没有提及地球在冷却后慢慢形成。题干的意思在文章中没有体现，所以选择 C。
19 B 文章第三段提到"他们发现的最新证据表明地壳的这种转变至少是发生在 38 亿年以前，这比之前的估计早了13 亿年"。也就是之前的估计应为 25 亿年前，题干"科学家曾 经估计地壳的转变发生在 30 亿年前"不符合题意，所以选择B。
20 C 文章第四段提到了 "坚硬的地亮形成之后……"，并没有提及这个过程的时间。题干表达的意思没有出现在文章中，所以选择C。
21 A 文章最后一句话提到"上地壳带开始形成于约3. 8 亿年前"，所以题干表达的意思是正确的，选择 A。
22 C 文章主题是研究者对地球的研究，并没有提到上地壳带是一个度假胜地。题干中的说法在文中没有提及，所以选择 C。