2005年6月18日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(3)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 NOE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 31. Susan has ________ the elbows of her son’s jacket with leather patches to make it more durable. A) reinforced B) sustained C) steadied D) confirmed 32. Although we tried to concentrate on the lecture, we were ________ by the noise form the next room. A) distracted B) displaced C) dispersed D) discarded 33. The reason why so many children like to eat this new brand of biscuit is that it is particularly sweet and ________. A) fragile B) feeble C) brisk D) crisp 34. Don’t trust the speaker any more, since the remarks he made in his lectures are never ________ with the facts. A) symmetrical B) comparative C) compatible D) harmonious 35. They had to eat a(n) ________ meal, or they would be too late for the concert. A) temporary B) hasty C) immediate D) urgent 36. Having a(n) ________ attitude towards people with different ideas is an indication that one has been well educated. A) analytical B) bearable C) elastic D) tolerant 37. No form of government in the world is ________; each system reflects the history and present needs of the region or the nation. A) dominant B) influential C) integral D) drastic 38. In spite of the economic ________ forecast, manufacturing output has risen slightly. A) faint B) dizzy C) gloomy D) opaque 39. Too often Dr. Johnson’s lectures ________ how to protect the doctor rather than how to cure the patient. A) look to B) dwell on C) permeate into D) shrug off 40. Located in Washington D. C., the Library of Congress contains an impressive ________ of books on every conceivable subject. A) flock B) configuration C) pile D) array 41. Some felt that they were hurrying into an epoch of unprecedented enlightenment, in which better education and beneficial technology would ________ wealth and leisure for all. A) maintain B) ensure C) certify D) console 42. Fiber optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations ________. A) homogeneously B) spontaneously C) simultaneously D) ingeniously 43. Excellent films are those which ________ national and cultural barriers. A) transcend B) traverse C) abolish D) suppress 44. The law of supply and demand will eventually take care of a shortage or ________ of dentists. A) surge B) surplus C) flush D) fluctuation 45. One
third of the Chinese in the A) remarkably B) severely C) drastically D) predominantly 46. After the terrible accident, I discovered that my ear was becoming less ________. A) sensible B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensational 47. Now the cheers and applause ________ in a single sustained roar. A) mingled B) tangled C) baffled D) huddled 48. Among all the public holidays, National Day seems to be the most joyful to the people of the country; on that day the whole country is ________ in a festival atmosphere. A) trapped B) sunk C) soaked D) immersed 49. The wooden cases must be secured by overall metal strapping so that they can be strong enough to stand rough handling during ________. A) transit B) motion C) shift D) traffic 50. Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are ________ with gold. A) overwhelmed B) stocked C) paved D) overlapped 51. It is a well known fact that the cat family ________ lions and tigers. A) enriches B) accommodates C) adopts D) embraces 52. My boss has failed me so many times that I no longer place any ________ on what he promises. A) assurance B) probability C) reliance D) conformity 53. The English language contains a ________ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. A) latitude B) multitude C) magnitude D) longitude 54. It
was such a(n) ________ when Pat and Mike met each other in A) occurrence B) coincidence C) fancy D) destiny 55. Parents have to learn how to follow a baby’s behavior and adapt the tone of their ________ to the baby’s capabilities. A) perceptions B) consultations C) interactions D) interruptions 56. Governments today play an increasingly larger role in the ________ of welfare, economics, and education. A) scopes B) ranges C) ranks D) domains 57. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be ________ to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink. A) cultivated B) licensed C) motivated D) innovated 58. Jack is not very decisive, and he always finds himself in a ________ as if he doesn’t know what he really wants to do. A) fantasy B) dilemma C) contradiction D) conflict 59. He is a promising young man who is now studying at our graduate school. As his supervisor, I would like to ________ him to your notice. A) commend B) decree C) presume D) articulate 60. It was a wonderful occasion which we will ________ for many years to come. A) conceive B) clutch C) contrive D) cherish |
