第一部分：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 Probability is the mathematical study of the likelihood of an event's occurrence.
A predictability
B fallibility
C desirability
D undeniability
2 Students working toward a degree in business are likely candidates for careers in the banking industry.
A lively
B friendly
C promising
D sophisticated
3 Twins do not always display a noticeable likeness.
A compatibility
B sensitivity
C fondness
D resemblance
4 In 1845 Sarah Mather invented a submarine telescope that could be used to locate and study underwater objects.
A illuminate
B raise
C find
D examine
5 For some animals, locomotion is accomplished by changes in body shape.
A evolution
B movement
C survival
D escape
6 Youth hostels provide inexpensive lodging for young people throughout the United States and in other countries.
A clothes
B entertainment
C transportation
D accommodations
7 South Carolina's mineral resources are abundant, but not ail of them can be lucratively mined.
A profitably
B safely
C easily
D extensively
8 When the United States stock market fell in 1929, many stockholders were forced to sell their shares at ludicrously low prices.
A predictably
B relatively
C suspiciously
D ridiculously
9 Frostbitten fingers and toes should be treated with lukewarm water.
A frigid
B tepid
C boiling
D steamy
10 Georgia O'Keeffe's best-known paintings are those in which she magnified flowers or animal skulls to fill the picture.
A enlarged
B dissected
C duplicated
D glorified
11 The ship left New York on her maiden voyage.
A first
B final
C fast
D famous
12 The shrapnel maimed the young soldier.
A endangered
B slanted
C crippled
D embarrassed
13 National forests make money for the government through the sale of trees for lumber.
A earn
B print
C trade
D borrow
14 The value of a particular variety of clay for pottery is related to its mineralogical and chemical makeup.
A reactions
B attraction
C charts
D composition
15 Materials such as clay, wax, glass, and rubber are widely used in industry today because they are malleable.
A easy to manufacture
B readily available
C pliable
D buoyant