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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 belucratively 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　c