北科大2009.04.doc

Part 1 vocabulary (0.5 point each) Section A （7.5 point , 0.5 point each) Directions: There are 15 questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phase underlined, Below the sentence are four words or phases marked A B C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who cut though argument, debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand and remember. A ) do away with B) bring to an end C) sum up D) resolve William Penn planned Philadelphia as the holy city, carefully laid out so that each house would have the appearance of a country cottage to avoid the density. work out B) put out C) designed D) constructed Jane courteously invited him to take a glass of wine with them. decisively B) straightforwardly C) politely D) indirectly He always has a penetrating mind in analyzing difficult problems like these. indifferent B) intelligent C) permeating D）careful Millions of farmers, drawn by the prospect of employment, came into the city which made the problem of transportation and housing even more serious. prosperity B) expectation C)anticipation D)probability Some children display an unquenchable curiosity about every new thing they encounter. insatiable B) inherent C) indiscriminate D）incredible 7. She feels herself superior to her twin sister in appearance and education. A) better than B) worse than C) as long as D) no better than 8. I admire him so much because he seems always calm and witty at critical moment. A) stretching B) important C) miraculous D) private 9. It is only when you live in close proximity with him that you discover his personality. A) distance B) circle C) community D) nearness 10.Cross-country bicycle racing, came into being eraly in the 20th century in France, was current in the 1920s and became prominent in the 1950s. A) generated B) originated C）sponsored D）pro