2013年全国职称英语考试理工类名师押密试卷(3)

　　第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15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. The government is debating the education laws.

　　A. discussing B. defeating C. delaying D. declining

　　2. They had a far better yield than any other farm miles away around this year.

　　A. goods B. soil C. climate D. harvest

　　3. The city has decided to do away with all the old buildings in its center.

　　A. get rid of B. set up C. repair D. paint

　　4. During the past ten years there have been dramatic changes in the international situation.

　　A. permanent B. powerful C. striking D. practical

　　5. 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

　　6. Cement was seldom used in building the Middle Ages.

　　A. crudely B. rarely C. originally D. occasionally

　　7. There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country.

　　A. a steady B. a plentiful C. an extra D. a stable

　　8. The most crucial problem any economic system faces is how to use its scarce resources.

　　A. puzzling B. difficult C. terrifying D. urgent

　　9. He made an immense amount of money in business.

　　A. large B. small C. limited D. little

　　10. T he substance can be added to gasoline to accelerate the speed of automobiles.

　　A. quicken B. shorten C. loosen D. enlarge

　　11. The room was furnished with the simplest essentials，a bed，a chair，and a table.

　　A. supplied B. gathered C. grasped D. made

　　12. The local government decided to merge the two firms into a big one.

　　A. motivate B. combine C. compact D. nominate

　　13. He emphasized a feasible plan which can be accepted by the both sides.

　　A. favorable B. possible C.formal D. genuine

　　14. When does the next train depart？

　　A. pull up B. pull down C. pull out D. pull in

　　15. Because administering the whole company, he sometimes has to work around the clock.

　　A. adjusting B. evaluating C. engaging D. managing