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个词或短语画有横线，请为每处画线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.The student is afraid to answer the teacher’s question.
A.hope B.use C.help D.reply
2.The sports meeting is cancelled due to the heavy rain.
A.because of B.regardless of C.rather than D.up to
3.The old man died of a deadly disease.
A.risky B.serious C.fatal D.worrying
4.The American Medical Association has called for the sport of boxing（拳击）to be banned.
A.forbidden B.regulated C.studied D.reorganized
5.When required by their parents to eat cabbage and other green vegetables，many children only do so reluctantly.
A.initiatively B.impatiently C.unwillingly D.unlikely
6.He decided to quit smoking because of his cough.
A.give up B.put up C.set up D.take up
7.The pay of this job is somewhat lower than other jobs.
A.much B.very C.a little D.less
8.When the millionaire died，his son was left a lot of wealth.
A.luck B.resource C.property D.formation
9.The behavior is stemmed from his idea.
A.flows B.comes C.watches D.observes
10.The price of this machine is not reasonable.
A.helpful B.kind C.fair D.effective
11.Lake Erie is linked to Lake Ontario by the Niagara River.
A.connected to B.turned into C.emptied into D.diverted to
12.Eleanor Roosevelt’s dedication to humanitarianism won her affection and honor at home and abroad.
A.on the air B.henceforth C.nearby D.in foreign countries
13.Few disputes between neighbors cannot be settled outside the courtroom.
A.conversations B.exchanges C.meetings D.arguments
14.Hundreds of years ago cloves were used to remedy headaches.
A.disrupt B.diagnose C.evaporate D.cure
15.Sequoyah created the Cherokee syllabary，an extraordinary achievement that made it possible for the Cherokee to print newspapers in their own language. A.inevitable B.remarkable C.linguistic D.journalistic