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个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 These are their motives for doingit．
A. reasons
B. excuses
C. answers
D. plans
2 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west．
A. twists
B. stretches
C. broadens
D. bends
3 Henry cannot resist the lure of drugs
A. abuse
B. flavor
C. temptation
D. consumption
4 These programmes are of immense value to old people
A. natural
B. fatal
C. tiny
D. enormous
5 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation．
A. maintain
B. improve
C. assess
D. protect
6 John is collaborating with Mary in writing an article．
A. cooperating
B. competing
C. combining
D. arguing
7 He is determined to conso1idate his power
A. strengthen
B. control
C. abandon
D. exercise
8 Many scientists have been probing psychological problems．
A. solving
B. exploring
C. settling
D. handling
9 Hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits．
A. removed
B. cured
C. worsened
D. relieved
10 Allthe cars are tested for defects before leaving the factory
A. functions
B. faults
C. motions
D. parts
11 The food is insufficient for three people．
A. instant
B. infinite
C. inexpensive
D. inadequate
12 Thousands of people perished in the storm
A. died
B. suffered
C. floated
D. scattered
13 But in the end he approved of our proposal．
A. undoubtedly
B. certainly
C. ultimately
D. necessarily
14 For young children，getting dressed is a complicated business．
A. strange
B. complex
C. personal
D. funny
15 In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management．
A. evaluation
B. pruduction
C. efficiency
D. publicity
第2部分：阅读判断 (第1 6～22题，每题1分，共7分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个甸子做出判断.如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
Mad Scientist Stereotype Outdated
Do people still imagine a physicist as a bearded man in glasses or has the image of the mad scientist changed? The Institute of Physics set out to find out whether the stereotype of a physics‘boffin’(科学家)still exists by conducting a survey on shoppers in London．The people were asked to identify the physicist from a photograph of a line-up of possible suspects．98 percent of those asked got it wrong．The majority of people picked a white male of around 60，wearing
glasses and with a white beard．
While this stereotype may have been the image of all average physicist fifty years ago，the reality is now very different Since 1960 the number of young women entering physics has doubled and the average age of a physicist is now 31．
The stereotype of the absent-minded scientist has las
