第l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个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡位置上。
1 It is ridiculous to dispute about such things．
A foolish B shocking
C frightening D amusing
2 It was obvious that she was not going home．
A evident B necessary
C possible D probable
3 He replied that this was absolutely impossible．
A stated B answered
C said D claimed
4 He confesses that he has done it．
A agrees B alleges
C admits D answers
5 He lacked the strength to deal with all these problems．
A thinkof B talk about
C copy down D cope with
6 He purchased a ticket and went up on the top deck．
A bought B took
C showed D made
7 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank．
A written B changed
C moved D reported
8 He looks like a crazy mail．
A lazy B patient
C mad D happy
9 We cannot permit such conduct．
A movement B words
C principle D behavior
10 She started to clean the kitchen．
A stopped B began
C continued D kept
11 John talked over the newjob offer with his wife．
A discussed B mentioned
C accepted D rejected
12 I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car．
A normally B continuously
C seldom D usually
13 We explored the possibility of closer trade links at the conference.
A rejected B investigated
C proposed D postponed
14 He often finds fault with my work．
A criticizes B praises
C evaluates D talks about
15 They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means
A complete B determine
C untie D solve
第2部分：阅读判断 (第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出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，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答
题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
Earthquakes and Animals
Scientists who try to predict earthquakes have gotten some new helpers recently-animals．Animals often seem to know in advance that an eaghquake is coming．and they show their fear by acting in strange ways．Before a quake(地震)in China in l975 snakes awoke from their winter sleep early only to freeze to death in the cold air．All the unusuaI behavior,as well as physical changes in earth，alerted(提醒)Chinese scientists to the coming quake．They moved people away from the danger zone and saved thousands of lives．
One task for scientists today is to learn exactly which types of animal behavior predict quakes．It is not an easy job．First of all not every animal reacts to the danger of an earthquake．Jusf before a Califomia quake in l979，for example，an Arabian horse became very nervous and tried to break out of his stall．The horse next to him，however, remained perlectly calm．It is also difficult sometimes to tell the difierence between normal animal calmness and"earthquake nerves．"A zookeeper once told earthquake researchers that his cougar(美洲狮)had been acting strangely．It turned out that the cougar had a stomachache．
A second task for scientists is to find out exactly what kinds of warning the animals receive．They know that animals sense far more of the world than humans do．Many animals can see，hear，and smell things that people do not even notice．Some can detect tiny changes in air pressure．gravity,or the magnetism(磁力)of earth．This extra sense probably helps animals predict earthquakes．
A good example of this occurred with a group of dogs．They were closed in an area that was being shaken by a series of tiny earthquakes．Before each quake a low booming sound was heard．Each sound caused the dogs to bark(吠)wildly．The dogs began to bark during a silent period! A scientist who was recording the quakes looked at his machine．He realized that the dogs had reacted to a booming noise．They also sensed the tiny quake that followed it．The machine recorded both．though humans felt and heard nothing．
In this case there was a machine to check what the dogs were sensing．Many times，however, our machines record nothing out of the or dinary,even though animals know a quake is coming．The animals might be sensing something we do measure but do not recognize as a warning．Discovering what animals sense，and learning how they know danger signals，is a job for future scientists．
16 During an earthquake in China in 1975，some cows had"earthquake nerves"and some remained calm．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
17 Chinese scientists moved people away from the coming quake zone after noticing the strange behavior of some animals and physical changes in earth．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
18 Animals of the same kind always react in the same way to the danger of a quake
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
19 The cougar behaved strangely because it had sensed the threat of a quake．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
20 All animals can sense the very small changes in air pressure，gravity,or the magnetism of earth．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
21 The dogs mentioned in the passage sensed both the low booming sounds and the minor quakes following them．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
22 A task for future scientists is to find out how an animal receives a warning signal.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第l、2、4、5段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
Hurricanes(龙卷风)
1．Did you know that before 1950，hurricanes had no names?They were simply given numbers．The first names were simply Alpha，Bravo，Charlie，etc．But in 1953，female names were given because of the unpredictability(不可预知)factor of the storms．In 1979，realizing the sexist(性别歧视的)nature of such names，the lists were expanded to include both men and women．