2005年职称英语等级考试综合类(A级)试题及答案

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个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 these are the motives for doing it.
 
    a  reasons    b  excuses
    c answers    13  replies
2 the river widens considerably as it begins to turn west
    a  extends    b  stretches
    c  broadens d  bends
3  many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics．
    a error    b puzzle
    c  attraction    d  contradiction
4  with immense relief i stopped running
    a  no    b  1ittle
    c  scarce d  enormous
5  a great deal has been done to remedy the situation
a  maintain    b  improve
c preserve    d protect
6  john is collaborating with mary in writing an article
  a  cooperating    b  marrying
  c  combining    d  arguing
7 he will consolidate his power．
  a  strengthen    b  win
  c  abandon    d  unite
8 many scientists have been probing psychological problems
a  solving    b  exploring
c  settling    d handling
9.hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits．
a  removed    b  cured
c treated       d  lessened
10 the conclusion can be deduced from the premises
a gone    b derived
c done d  come
11 the food is insufficient for three people
a scarce    b  short
c marginal d  inadequate
12 most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn
    a die    b disappear
    c migrate d  vanish
13 but ultimately he gave in．
  a  undoubtedly    b  certainly
  c  finally d  necessarily
14 it is a complicated problem．
  a strange    b complex
  c  difficult d unusual
15 in britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management-
    a evaluation    b production
    c efficiency d publicity