| 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
第二部分：阅读判断（每题1分，共7分）
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。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
El Nino （厄尔尼诺现象）
While some forecasting methods had limited SUCCESS predicting the 1997 E1 Nino a few months in advance，the Columbia University researchers say their method call predict large E1 Nino events up to two years in advance.That would be good news for governments，farmers and others seeking to plan for the droughts and heavy rainfall that El Nino can produce in various parts of the world.
Using a computer the researchers matched sea-surface temperatures to later El Nino occurrences between 1980 and 2000 and were then able to anticipate E1 Nino events dating back to1857， using prior sea-surface temperatures.The results were reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature. | 
