英语六级1999年1月考试真题及答案（6）
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary （20 minutes）
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A），B) ，C) and D）. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41.The Space Age ______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the
Soviet Union.
A) initiated B) originated C) embarked D) commenced
42.John said that he didn't quite _______ and asked me to repeat what I had said.
A) snatch up B) summon up C) catch on D) watch out
43.When he tried to make a ______ , he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely
filled because of a convention.
A) complaint B) claim C) reservation D) decision
44.A budget of five dollars a day is totally _______ for a trip round Europe.
A) inadequate B) incapable C) incompatible D) invalid
45.In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled worker is ______.
A) shrinking B) obscuring C) altering D) constraining
46.The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ______ the consequences by saying
that the damage was not as serious as reported.
A) decrease B) subtract C) minimize D) degrade
47.If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit
local _______ .
A) collisions B) combats C) contradictions D) conflicts
48.Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when ______ in the middle of the
Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door .
A) gliding B) cruising C) piloting D) patrolling
49.In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed ______ in Chicago and New York City.
A) homogeneously B) simultaneously C) spontaneously D) harmoniously
50.The court considers a financial ______ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.
A) option B) duty C) obligation D) penalty
51.I think that I committed a _______ in asking her because she seemed very ups et by my
question.
A) blunder B) revenge C) reproach D) scandal
52.Even when textbooks are ______ through a school system, methods of teaching may vary
greatly.
A) commonplace B) standardized C) competitive D) generalized
53.They have always regarded a man of ______ and fairness as a reliable friend .
A) robustness B) temperament C) integrity D) compactness
54.All individuals are required to ______ to the laws made by their governments.
A) obey B) conform C) concede D) observe
55.The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may lead to cancer have been
_______ .
A) identified B) guaranteed C) notified D) conveyed
56.It is very strange but I had an ______ that the plane would crash.
A) inspiration B) intuition C) imagination D) incentive
57.The changing image of the family on television provides ______ into changing attitudes
toward the family in society.
A) insights B) presentations C) revelations D) specifications
58.The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year was
optimistic. They expect increased tax ______ .
A) efficiency B) revenues C) privileges D) validity
59.Bill is an example of a severely disabled person who has become _______ at many survival
skills.
A) proficient B) persistent C) consistent D) sufficient
60.The ties that bind us together in common activity are so ______ that they ca n disappear at
any moment.
A) trivial B) fatal C) tentative D) feeble
61.During the construction of skyscrapers, cranes are used to ______ building materials to the
upper floors.
A) toss B) tow C) hoist D) hurl
62.Diamonds have little ______ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
A) extinct B) permanent C) surplus D) intrinsic
63.The kitchen was small and ______ so that the disabled could reach everything without
difficulty.
A) conventional B) compact C) compatible D) concise
64.He will______ resign in view of the complete failure of the research project.
A) doubtfully B) adequately C) presumably D) reasonably
65.The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable
______ his financial situation.
A) with respect to B) in accord with C) regardless of D) in terms of
66.The original elections were declared ______ by the former military ruler.
A) void B) vulgar C) surplus D) extravagant
67.They stood gazing at the happy ______ of children playing in the park.
A) perspective B) view C) landscape D) scene
68.An obvious change of attitude at the top towards women's status in society will ______
through the current law system in Japan.
A) permeate B) probe C) violate D) grope
69.When he realized he had been _______ to sign the contract by intrigue, he threatened to
start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement.
A) elicited B) excited C) deduced D) induced
70.These areas rely on agriculture almost ______ , having few mineral resources and a minimum
of industrial development.
A) respectively B) extraordinarily C) incredibly D) exclusively
Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions （15 minutes）
Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
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