职称英语C级词汇题

职称英语C级词汇题

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 The main characters of Horatio Alger's Books always rise from poverty to riches.
A．maturity
B．wisdom
C．status
D．wealth
2 The song "Yankee Doodle" was originally sung by British troops to ridicule the American colonists.
A．given inspiration to
B．make fun of
C．entertain
D．discourage
3 The Sun Dance is considered by many to be the most spectacular ritual of the North American Plains Indians.
A．ceremony
B．ancestor
C．scene
D．costume
4 Rival traditions of acting have coexisted in Western theater since antiquity.
A．Myriad
B．Rudimentary
C．Stylistic
D．Conflicting
5 Scientists routinely deal with concepts such as uncertainty，probability，and hypothesis.
A．reluctantly
B．carefully
C．commonly
D．occasionally
6 The first watermill was horizontal and resembled a rudimentary turbine.
A．a flat
B．a rusty
C．an unconventional
D．an unsophisticated
7 Eyespots，the most rudimentary eyes， are found in protozoan flagellates，flatworms，and segmented worms.
A．hostile-looking
B．perceptive
C．primitive
D．strangely formed
8 Extending from Quebec to Alabama，the Appalachian Mountain region is extensive and very scenic.
A．vast
B．rustic
C．fertile
D．picturesque
9 In times of economic difficulty，corporate budgets for research and development are often slashed before any others.
A．shifted
B．cut
C．examined
D．presented
10 Hoof-and-mouth disease was eliminated in the United States by slaughtering affected herds of cattle.
A．isolating
B．testing
C．vaccinating
D．killing
11 The gar is a fish with along，slender body and scales as hard as flint.
A．flat
B．straight
C．slim
D．fragile
12 The earliest kind of desk was a box that had a sloping lid，under which there was storage space for writing materials.
A．a sturdy
B．a polished
C．an inclined
D．an adaptable
13 Their sole fault was a failure to recognize all the factors involved.
A．maximum
B．usual
C．initial
D．only
14 Generally，a material with a sour taste，such as vinegar or lemon juice，contains an acid.
A．a tart
B．an oily
C．a fruity
D．a bland
15 A writer's attempts to reproduce folk speech can be an asset to the historian of pronunciation.
A．wisdom
B．language
C．traditions
D．beliefs