2013年职称英语.docxVIP

2013年职称英语(综合类A级)考前预测押题试卷1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 Laser beams can be used to bore metals and other hard materials.　　A trim　　B melt　　C drill　　D slice　　2 The cost of elections in the United States is borne by both the government and the private sector.　　A known　　B fought　　C exposed　　D assumed　　3 Acknowledged as the main cause of hay fever the pollen of ragweed is very bothersome.　　A intriguing　　B annoying　　C potent　　D significant　　4 They got in quite a brawl.　　A snit　　B fight　　C bally　　D littering　　5 By providing legal representation，the American Civil Liberties Union works to defend citizens against breaches of their civil rights.　　A branches　　B exercises　　C perusals　　D violations　　6 The first step in planning a marketing strategy for a new product is to analyze the breakdown of sales figures for competitive products.　　A decrease in　　B reordering of　　C itemization of　　D collapse in　　7 The bricklayer is working on the house today.　　A carpenter　　B plumber　　C electrician　　D mason　　8 Brilliantly colored flowers attract insects.　　A Delicately　　B Sensibly　　C Harmoniously　　D Brightly　　9 On the brink of matrimony， he fled to a desert island.　　A ship　　B proposal　　C edge　　D evasion　　10 Defined most broadly， folklore includes all the customs，beliefs and traditions that people have handed down from generation to generation.　　A fancifully　　B liberally　　C quaintly　　D dryly　　11 Maria Chapman，abolitionist and close associate of William Lloyed Garrison，wrote many brochures condemning slavery.　　A slogans　　B short poems　　C sentiments　　D short pamphlets　　12 Its evident that her handling of them has bruised the peaches.　　A promulgated　　B infatuated　　C damaged　　D infuriated　　13 Messalinas name has become a byword for notorious behavior.　　A an epithet　　B an abstraction　　C an indication　　D an oration　　14 The caliber of F. Scott Fitzgeralds writing was reassessed by literary critics in the 1950s.　　A idea