第1部分：词汇选项（第1～15题，每　题1分，共15分）
　　下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近选项。

　　1. The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences.
　　A force
　　B influence
　　C surprise
　　D power

　　2. Can you follow the plot?
　　A change
　　B investigate
　　C write
　　D understand

　　3. Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed.
　　A physical
　　B mental
　　C natural
　　D hard

　　4. In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed.
　　A result
　　B judgment
　　C decision
　　D event

　　5. Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions.
　　A statements
　　B beliefs
　　C suggestions
　　D claims

　　6. Up to now, the work has been easy.
　　A So
　　B So long
　　C So that
　　D So far

　　7. The report advocated setting up day training colleges.
　　A supposed
　　B excited
　　C suggested
　　D discussed

　　8. Accordingly, a number of other methods have been employed.
　　A Therefore
　　B Afterwards
　　C However
　　D Furthermore

　　9. The outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking.
　　　A view
　　　B sight
　　　C look
　　　D point

　　10. Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs.
　　A tensely
　　B nearly
　　C carefully
　　D closely

　　11. The union representative put across her argument very effectively.
　　A explained
　　B invented
　　C considered
　　D accepted

　　12. He talks tough but has a tender heart.
　　A heavy
　　B strong
　　C kind
　　D wild

　　13. It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.
　　A making
　　B taking
　　C discussing
　　D expecting

　　14. Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing.
　　A waste
　　B buy
　　C use
　　D sell

　　15. The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.
　　A function
　　B ability
　　C power
　　D volume