2009年职称英语理工类A级模拟试题(1)

　　第1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 I am lucky that I am interested in school work, otherwise I would go mad.
　　 A other B for else C or D else
　　 2 Argument among the speakers at the conference is focused on violence.
　　 A confined B combined C centered D contributed
　　 3 Slavery was abolished in America in the 19th century.
　　 A postponed B completed C accomplished D eliminated
　　 4 We were grateful to the help he gave us when we moved to our new house.
　　 A thanked B appreciated C obliged D allocated
　　 5 There was a shortage of water in the area two months ago on account of hot weather.
　　 A by way of B in spite of C because of D by means of
　　 6 These figures do not take into account the changes that have taken place in recent years.
　　 A consider B call C catch D cancel
　　 7 Did you do that to irritate her?
　　 A tease B attract C annoy D protect
　　 8 The officer was accused of brutal treatment of prisoners of war.
　　 A fortunate B possible C cruel D deep
　　 9 The old lady let her flat to an English couple.
　　 A offered B rented C provided D sold
　　 10 Though friends for many years, the two lawyers ended up as enemies.
　　 A turned out B gave in to C got rid of D put an end at
　　 11 Peter was an energetic and athletic youth.
　　 A alert B awkward C active D skillful
　　 12 She started to clean the kitchen.
　　 A began B stopped C continued D kept
　　 13 The nursery is bright and cheerful.
　　 A pleasant B colorful C fashionable D different
　　 14 He is but a child.
　　 A probably B not C only D hardly
　　 15 The price of vegetables varies according to the weather.
　　 A jumps B rises C falls D differs