2015年职称英语考试试题(三).docVIP

2014年职称英语试题（三） 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．We saw a lot of commercial buildings in Chicago. A condemned B razed C business D vacant 2．Salt has been a respected commodity for much of recorded time. A flavoring B preservative C remedy for illnes D article of trade 3．Pure feldspar is a colorless, transparent mineral, but impurities commonly make it opaque and colorful. A truly B rapidly C periodically D frequently 4．In 1925 Clarence Darrow competently opposed William Jennings Bryan at the renowned Scopes’ “Monkey Trial”. A adeptly B maliciously C privately D rashly 5．The Olympic Games attempt to transcend national interests and bring together the best international athletes in a spirit of friendly competition and peace. A debate B celebration C instruction D rivalry 6．Each member of the committee helped to gather the information contained in the report. A surmount B consig C compil D devise 7．In recent years people have become interested in purchasing gemstones for investment. A works of arts B rural land C houses D jewels 8．Mosquitoes generally breed in swampy areas. A always B usually C rarely D never 9．Solar energy is generated as protons fuse to form helium atoms. A bred B conceived C developed D produced 10．Since rhetoric is the art of calculated polemic and has persuasion as its goal, can it be considered a verbal science? A competition B objective C subject D core 11．The works of Walt Whitman had a lasting effect on the development of modern American poetry. A an enduring B an unknown C a startling D a final 12．Not until his play “Beyond the Horizon” was produced was Eugene O’Neill lauded as the foremost creative American playwright. A compensated B secretly named C given preference D praised 13．A prominent advocate of woman suffrage, Susan B.Anthony lectured throughout the Unites States for the cause of women’s rights. A raised money B arranged meetings C wrote articles D gave s