一、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
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