第一部分：词汇选择（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分） 下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的四个选项中选择一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 have to ask them to quit talking in order that all people present could hear us clearly. A) decrease B)cease C) continue D)keep 2.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 3. She has been the subject of massive media coverage. A) extensive B) negative C) expensive D)active 4.The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links. A) rejected B) investigated C)proposed D)postponed 5. The sea was calm and still. A) quite B)quiet C) yet D)rough 6. In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that arouses the bull. A) confuses B)excites C) scares D)satisfies 7. The committee comprises five persons. A) absorbs B)concerns A) excludes D)involves 8. All the people assembled at Mary s house. A) collected B)fixed C) asserted D)assist 9. We derive knowledge mainly from books A)deprive B) obtain C) descend D)trace 10.We all consider him a man of dynamic personalities. A)dangerous B) doubtful C)active D)easy 11． We should never content ourselves with a little book knowledge only. A) convince B)satisfy C) comfort D) benefit 12． We should contemplated the problem from all sides A) deliberated B)thought C) described D) designed 13． His health had deteriorated while he was in prison. A) became better B)became worse C) became stronger D) became weaker 14． I meant to give you this book today, but I forgot. A) intended to B)tended to C) extended to D) pretended to 15． As a matter of fact， I love soft music more than popular music. A) basically B)probably C) actually D) accurately