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 According to some observers，television has acquired a disquieting monopoly over people's leisure time.
A recent
B business
C noisy
D troubling
2 Professor Smith continued his research work and disregarded his colleague's advice.
A ignored
B deplored
C explored
D implored
3 Before the development of movable metal type in the mid-fifteenth century，news was disseminated by word of mouth，by letter，or by public notice.
A organized
B requested
C distributed
D limited
4 Corn，domesticated by the American Indians，was brought to Europe by Columbus.
A trained
B cultivated
C implanted
D reared
5 Of all the wild dogs，none is more closely related to the domesticated dog than the wolf.
A ordinary
B tame
C faithful
D hunting
6 The dominant theme in the music is of tranquility and peacefulness.
A major
B final
C copious
D sluggish
7 During their winter hibernation period，bears doze.
A sleep lightly
B lose fur
C go hungry
D have babies
8 The municipal home-rule system used in many United States cities gives a city the right to draft its own charter.
A enforce
B make revisions in
C draw up
D have
9 The Little Foxes，a drama by Lillian Hellman，was first produced in New York in 1939.
A play
B novel
C musical
D dance
10 The new wing of the National Art Gallery in Washington，D.C.，drew twenty-two thousand visitors on its opening day.
A captivated
B attracted
C entertained
D fascinated
11 Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft，rust too easily，or have some other drawback.
A property
B additive
C disadvantage
D disparity
12 A long journey in cold weather is dreadfully tiring.
A unfortunately
B terribly
C noticeably
D predictably
13 The manchineel tree has smooth，pale brown bark and long，drooping branches.
A spindly
B prickly
C sagging
D blossoming
14 A drop in the overall price of goods and services may signal a period of deflation.
A A freeze
B A pattern
C A fall
D An interest
15 The drought destroyed the crops in the Southwest of the United States.
A dry period
B precipitation
C locusts
D temperature extreme