英语四六级选择题 (1)
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31
. John
remarked after the meeting that the speaker was a
woman of ___________ wit.
A. emotional
B. accurate
C. excellent
D. exceptional
32.
“
Are you
worried about your son being alone in a strange
country?
”
“
__________ .
I’
m
sure
he
’
ll manage
fine.
”
A. By all
means
B. Of course
C. Not in the least
D. No wonder
33.
The plot of the novel __________ the economic
development of the village.
A. evolves
with
B. emerges from
C. blends with
D. attaches to
34.
The
decision
to
quit
school
at
that
young
age
is, ___________,
the
most
stupid
thing
I
have ever done.
A.
at
times
B.
at
first
sight
C.
in
retrospect
D.
by
comparison
35.
At the conference yesterday, our differences were
further __________. The next step is to
work out a solution acceptable to both
sides.
A.
narrowed
down
B.
cooled
down
C.
driven
home
D.
brought
about
36. Brian cheated in
the last math exam, so he thought he could
___________ it again this
time, but he
war wrong.
A. get rid of
B. get away with
C. avoid
being caught
D. mess around with
37. Wendy ____________ my
letter, otherwise she would have replied before
now.
A.
hasn
’
t received
B. ought to
have received
C.
couldn
’
t have received
D.
shouldn
’
t have received
a cleaning woman, her
__________ duties include cleaning the desk and
mopping the
floor.
A.
continuous
B.
routine
C. initial
D. constant
39.
Even
___________
what
she
said
about
his
personal
life
is
true,
it
is
irrelevant
to
this
qualifications as a
software engineer.
A.
knowing
B. assuming
C. recognizing
D. acknowledging
40. Bonuses are meant to __________
hard work and outstanding performance. This means
that not all workers are entitled to
them.
A. restore
B. grab
C. push
D. reward
41.
As
a
senior
student,
you
are
supposed
to
know
better
than
just
__________
until
the
examination time.
A. fooled around
B. to fool around
C.
having fooled around
D. to have fooled around
42. The president of the
automobile company said that short-term profit is
not at the top of
the
company
’
s
__________
list.
Their
major
concern
at
present
is
developing
a
more
competitive model.
A.
interest
B. priority
C. assignment
D. job
43.
In
the past
ten
years
Jack
has
been with
us,
I
think
he
has
proved
that
he
_________
respect from
everyone of us.
A. qualifies
B.
expects
C. reserves
D. deserves
44. He has been
___________ since he was appointed as president of
this university last year.
A. putting up
B. getting away
C. making use of his relationship
D.
throwing his weight around
45. A market
economy allows businesses to compete against each
other free from government
_________.
A. restriction
B.
planning
C. interference
D. arrangement
46.
Mark
does
not
take
his
schoolwork
seriously.
____________,
no
one
expects
a
millionaire
’
s son
to work hard.
A. However
B. Conversely
C.
But then
D.
Nevertheless
47. Despite a
very tight schedule, everyone who came to the
meeting agreed that at least one
day
should be _____________ for sightseeing.
A. set apart
B. added
C. put in
D. inserted
48. His ___________ argument against
our proposal is based on misinformation.
A. organic
B. valid
C. formal
D. principal
49.
As
a
receptionist,
my
job
______________
answering
phone
calls
and
offering
general
information about the company.
A. is involved with
B. consists of
C. requires
D. evolves
50. This entrance is in __________ use:
don not block it.
A.
constant
B. tender
C. creative
D. critical
51.
“
Take the medicine and go to
bed early. If the headache ________________, you
should
come for an X-ray
examination,
”
said the
doctor.
A. recurs
B. happens
C. recovers
D. repeats
52.
______________ by a strange loud noise downstairs,
the two girls jumped from their bed
and
screamed.
A. Stunned
B.
Amazed
C. Promoted
D. Startled
53. I have told her on
____________ occasions that George is not a man to
be trusted.
A. ridiculous
B. numerous
C. sentimental
D. alternative
54. The renewal f the
debate was anticipated but its _________ was not.
A. intensity
B. tension
C.
degree
D. sensitivity
55.
While
the
doctors
analyzed
the
patient
’
s
condition,
his
family
waited
outside
in
considerable ___________.
A.
tension
B. anticipation
C. eagerness
D. anxiety
56. It
wasn’t the dinner. It
was ___________ people talked about at
the dinner that disgusted
him.
A. what
B. that
C. whatever
D. those
57. ______________
a little earlier this morning! I missed the school
bus by only a minute
and had to wait in
the cold for nearly an hour!
A. If I
had got up
B. If only I
get up
C. If only I had got
up
D. If I got up
58.
Though
this
house
is
very
old
and
may
not
be
worth
much,
it
is
____________
great
emotional value to my father who spent
all his childhood days here.
A. by
B.
of
C. with
D. for
59. The _________
breakdowns of the computer have caused serious
delays in our work.
A. continuous
B. continued
C. continuing
D.
continual
60. Sports help
to build character and _________ competitiveness.
A. cultivate
B. accomplish
C. assist
D.
restore
31-35
D, C, A,
C, A
36-40
B,
C, B, B, D
41-45
B, B, D,
D,C
46-50
C, A, D, B, A
51-55
A, D, B, A, D
56-60
A, C, A, D, A
36. As
people
’
s living standards
improve, the health and beauty business is _____
with
more sophisticated products than
ever before.
A) astonishing
B)
flourishing
C) exaggerating
D) diminishing
37. In the last few years, the Internet
and the World Wide Web have become _____ words;
almost everyone has heard of them.
A)
family
B) home
C) house
D) household
38. As she matured as an artist, she
_____ realize that
“
all
artists are a product of their
culture.
”
A)
came to
B) kept
to
C) took to
D) went to
39. Bicycle riders want the city
government to set aside special lanes for bicycles
on some of
the main streets, but though
they have got some supporters, _____ likes the
idea.
A) everyone
B)
not everyone
C) no one
D) someone
40. If your monthly salary exceeds
10,000, you have to _____ 20% tax from the sum you
receive.
A) designate
B) repay
C)
subtract
D) snatch
41. I made _____ use of my
spare time, mixing with a lot of different people
and practicing
my English.
A) mobile
B) fierce
C) profitable
D)
swift
42. Henry stood by me
when I most needed it.
I’
ll
always _____ it.
A) impress
B) register
C) pledge
D) appreciate
43. He _____ the problem _____ in his
mind for a whole week before he did anything about
it.
A) switched
…
on
C) turned
…
over
B) kicked
…
up
D) took
…
on
44. The woman is a _____ offender and
has been arrested five times this year for
shoplifting.
A) persistent
B) inevitable
C)
blunt
D) dreary
45. For
convenience
’
s sake, most
couples in America have a _____ bank account
instead of
separate accounts.
A)
twin
B) handy
C) dual
D) joint
46. Three people were
killed in the bomb explosion, but police have not
yet identified the
_____.
A)
representatives
B) statistics
C) circumstances
D) victims
47.
The chances of the disease being _____ to humans
are extremely remote.
A) exposed
B) commuted
C) transferred
D) migrated
48. As the semester is drawing to an
end, the student union is calling on all the
student to
_____ the temptation to
cheat on exams.
A) refuse
B) reject
C) resist
D) resolve
49.
My son failed to come back home last night. This
morning the police came to our house
and _____ my worst fears that he was
injured in a car accident.
A) advocated
B) confirmed
C) insured
D) promised
50. While freshmen are considered part
of the academic elite, some of them appear to lack
common sense _____ following traffic
regulations.
A) coming to
B) when coming
to
D) when they come to
C)
when it comes to
51. In some areas China is _____ the
developed countries, but it will take some years
before
we can catch up with them.
A)
growing into
B) whipping up
C) gaining on
D) heading
for
problem of poverty is
particularly _____ in rural areas where one in
three adults is
unemployed.
A) offensive
B) acute
C) significant
D) frail
53. The
reason 800 million people go hungry today is not
that there isn
’
t enough food
in the
world, _____ that these people
cannot get the food anyway.
A) but
B) despite
C) even
D) except
54. As some of the rules concerning
foreign trade ran contrary to the principles of
the
WTO, the government decided to
_____ them as soon as possible.
A) accomplish
B) distinguish
C) establish
D)
abolish
55. The _____ of
older persons is relatively low in developing
countries, but it is growing
much
faster than in the west.
A) addition
B) majority
C)
percentage
D) statistic
36-40 B D A B C
41-45 C D C A D
46-50 D C C B C
51-55 C B A D C
51. The Chinese Red Cross____
a generous sum to the
relief of the physically disabled.
A. contributed
B. assigned
C. furnished
D. provided
52.
Nowadays
advertising
costs
are
no
longer
in
reasonable
___
to
the
total
cost
of
the
product.
A.
proportion
B. correlation
C. connection
D.
correspondence
53. Y
ou can
____ your shorthand ability by taking notes in
shorthand during lectures.
A. keep on
B. keep up
C.
keep back
D.
keep down
54.
John
’
s record in school was
always ____, if never brilliant.
A respected
B. respectable
C. respectful
D. respective
55. Everything
we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet
the body
’
s need for it from
natural sources without turning____ the
salt bottle.
A. up
B. to
C. on
D. over
56. The captive was
___ in a dungeon.
A. restricted
B. confined
C. controlled
D. restrained
57. The old-tanker is running_____.
A.
to the best of its ability
B. of great capacity
C. to capacity
D. at full capacity
58.
“
The car is smashed so
badly; it
’
s no good any
more.
”
“
Tha
t
’
s____.
”
< br>
A. no problem
B. for certain
C. for sure
D. sure enough
59.
Most
broadcasters
maintain
that
TV
has
been
unfairly
criticized
and
argue
that
the
power of the medium is_____.
A. granted
B. implied
C. exaggerated
D. remedied
60.
Jack is especially ____ to lose his temper before
his employees.
A. passive
B. gaseous
C. liable
D. circular
61. The girl was
____ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a
large department store.
A. preliminarily
B. presumably
C. formally
D. formerly
62.
Bob thought he had all the right _____ for the
job, so he went bravely to the manager.
A. qualifications
B. diplomas
C. certificates
D. identification
63.
Wherever
there
is
matter,
there
is
energy;
all
changes
of
matter_____
changes
in
the
form of
the energy.
A. retain
B. include
C. involve
D. contain
64. When _____
with the evidence of his guilt, he confessed at
once.
A. facing
B. brought
C. appeared
D.
confronted
65. His attitude to work
mainly depends on _____ from the work.
A.
the offer
B. the award
C. the reward
D.
the reflection
51.A
52.A
53.B
54.B
55.B
56.B
57.D
58.B
59.C
60.C
61.D
62.A
63.C
64.D
65.C
56. The headmaster ____
me permission to attend the seminar.
A. recorded
B. accorded
C. ordered
D. discarded
57. A national
debate is now ____ about how to protect our
natural resources.
A. the way
B. by
way of
C. under
way
D. all the way
58. His version of events
does not ____ witnesses
’
statements.
A.
according to
B.
accord with
C. in accord of
D. bring into
accord
59. The 1980s ____ the start of
the development of some special zones in China.
A. seen
B. will see
C. saw
D. has been seeing
60. No one can force you to ____ a
medical examination.
A. undergo
B.
overcome
C.
appreciate
D.
quote
have helped to break down the
old ____ between the two countries.
A. barricades
B. barristers
C. barracks
D. barriers
a survey, 70%
of adults thought that supervised activities
should be available on school
____ up
to 6p.m..
A. premises
B. promises
C. premiums
D. positions
you have seen, the value of a
nation
’
s currency is a ____
of its economy.
A. response
B.
revelation
C. reaction
D. reflection
the workers
don
’
t agree to work extra
hours, ____ they will be dismissed.
A. the chance is that
B. chances are that C.
there are chances D. chance is that
Romans ____ many of the tribes of
northern Europe.
A. civilized
B.
stimulated
C.
improved
D.
bettered
66. In order to make students
understand better, the teacher ____ his lesson
with pictures.
A. provides
B.
illustrates
C.
imagines
D.
describes
67. Have you _____ everything
that is important in the books?
A. understand
B. digested
C. endure
D.
directed
68. He ____ his explanation
with some examples.
A. supplied
B. offered
C. supplemented
D. provided
69.
The number of cars owned by each ____ in the local
area averaged 1.5 in 2001.
A. house
B. household
C. neighbor
D. neighborhood
70. He
won
’
t be content with a
_____ share of the profit.
A. slight
B. bad
C. minor
D.
fewer
56-60 BCBCA
61-65 DADBA
66-
70BBCBC
31. The
student was just about to _______ the question,
when suddenly he found the answer.
A. arrive at
B.
submit to
C. work out
D. give up
32.
I
’
m sure he is up to the job
_______ he would give his mind to it.
A. if only
B. in case
C. until
D. unless
33. However, at
times this balance in nature is _______, resulting
in a number of possibly
unforeseen
effects.
A. troubled
B.
disturbed
C. confused
D. puzzled
34.
They
tossed
your
thoughts
back
and
forth
for
over
an
hour,
but
still
could
not
make
_______ of them.
A. impression
B. comprehension C. meaning
D. sense
35. 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
36.
I
was
deeply
impressed
by
the
hostess
’
_______
and
enjoyed
the
dinner
party
very
much.
A.
hostility
B. indignation
C. hospitality
D. humanity
37. Writing is a
slow process, requiring _______ thought, time, and
effort.
A. significant
B. considerable
C. enormous
D. numerous
38. When he arrived, he found _______
the aged and the sick at home.
A. none
but
B. none other than
C
. nothing but
D. no other than
39. A ______ to this problem is
expected to be found before long.
A. result
B.
response
C. settlement
D. solution
40. The relationship between employers
and employees has been studied ________.
A. originally
B. extremely
C. violently
D.
intensively
41. The clothes a person
wears may express his ________ or social position.
A. curiosity
B. status
C. determination
D. significance
42.
Only
a
selected
number
of
landladies
in
the
neighborhood
have
been
allowed
by
the
university to take in
_______.
A. residents
B. inhabitants
C. lodgers
D. settlers
43. It does not
alter the fact that he was the man ________ for
the death of the little girl.
A. accounting
B.
guilty
C.
responsible
D. obliged
44.
We don
’
t need air
conditioning, ________.
A. nor can we afford it
B. neither can afford it
C. and nor we can afford it
D. and we can
neither afford it
45. The _______ flow
of the brook formed the valley.
A. consistent
B.
continuous
C. considerable
D. continual
46. An
efficient engine is _______ fuel.
A. economic
B.
economical
C.
economize
D. economy of
47.
Most beginners of English find it hard to grasp
expressions ________ to English.
A. peculiar
B.
strange
C. odd
D. queer
48.
_______ restriction _______ attempts to cut the
supplies of drugs have ever succeeded.
A. Either, or
B.
Neither, nor
C.
Nor, or
D. Both, and
49. Stephen is
one of the brightest students who _______ from New
Y
ork University.
A. have graduated
B
. had graduated
C. has graduated
D. is graduated
50. John was
so _______ in his reading that he did not notice
me entering his room.
A.
engaged
B. concentrated
C. absorbed
D.
tempted
51.
Sheep
raising
and
wheat
farming
are
the
two
principle
_______
of
the
Eastern
Highlands, which
divide the coastal plains from the rest of
Australia.
A.
profession
B. opportunities
C. occupations
D. occasion
52. The American
economy is _________ to big fluctuations in
interest rate.
A. immune
B.
immersed
C. inclusive
D. implicit
53.
We must ________ unnecessary expense.
A. limit
B. determine
C. eliminate
D.
specify
54. I guess Jones
didn
’
t have a chance to win
the election since almost all of the people in the
city voted for his _______.
A. candidate
B. opponent
C.
alternative
D. participate
55. Los Angeles have set up country
councils which coordinate the work of various
public
and private agencies to _______
youth crime.
A.
combat
B.
solidate
C. preserve
D. deceive
56.
Some schools put great emphasis _______ language
study.
A. at
B. in
C.
on
D. to
57. _______ popular belief that
classical music is too complex, it achieves a
simplicity that
only a genius can
create.
A. Subject to
B. Contrary to
C. Familiar to
D. Proceed with
58.
Y
our excuse that an elephant fell on
you and make you late is just ________.
A. inevitable
B. indispensable
C.
incredible
D. incurable
59.
The
vast
majority
of
people
in
any
given
culture
will
_______
to
the
established
standards of that culture.
A. confine
B.
conform
C. confront
D. confirm
60.
Since the matter was extremely _______, we dealt
with it immediately.
A.
tough
B. tense
C. urgent
D. instant
31-35 D, A, B, D, A
36-40 C, B, A, D, D
41-45 B, D, C, A, B
46-50 D, A, B, A, C
51-55 C, A, C, B, A
56-60 C,
B, C, B, C
31.A dark suit is ____ to a
light one for eveningwear.
A. proper
B.
suitable
C. favorable
D.
preferable
32. Although most birds have
only a negligible sense of smell, they have ____
vision.
A. vigorous
B. exact
C. acute
D.
vivid
33.
A
complete
investigation
into
the
causes
of
the
accident
should
lead
to
improved
standards and
should ____ new operating procedures.
A. result in
B.
match with
C. subject to
D. proceed with
government has devoted a larger slice
of its national ____ to agriculture than most
other countries.
A. resources
B. potential
C. budget
D. economy
35
. The ____ of last week’s
examination is not announced yet.
A. result
B.
consequences
C.
effect
D. conclusion
36. They tried to ___ hard plastics for
metals in
manufacturing machine parts.
A. replace
B. substitute
C. take the place of
D. give way to
37. Using the
right hand to shake hands is a(n) ____.
A. convention
B. inheritance
C.
tradition
D. habit
38._______ whether he is right or
wrong, we have to obey his decision.
A.
Contribute to
B. Despite
C. Inspite of
D. Regardless of
39. New theatres and arts centers
_______all over the world.
A. sprang up
B. aimed at
C. converted
into
D. succeeded
40
“The Archers ” is a British radio______
that has been heard every day for many
years.
A. flash
B.
succession
C serial
D. series
4
1. I can ______ some noise
while I’m
studying, but I
can’t stand loud noises.
A.
come up with
B. catch up with
C. put up with
D. keep up with
42. Pupils
who pass the test will be ______ to the next
grade.
A. promoted
B.
proceeded
C. progressed
D. projected
43. I have been
______ with that company for several years.
A.
supplying
B.
treating
C. concerning
D. dealing
44. I
am sorry I ______ your glasses off the desk when I
was wiping it.
A. drew
B.
hit
C.
struck
D. knocked
45
.Some old people don’t
like pop songs because they can’t ______ so much
no
ise.
A. resist
B. intend
C. tolerate
D. hurt
46. I
have not heard anything from him since his ______.
A. departure
B.
fault
C.
foundation
D. acceptance
47. As a chairman for nearly ten years,
Professor Smith has never _______ to anything.
A. beard
B. attached
C. granted
D. kept
48.
These
programs
are
designed
for
those
young
people
who
want
to
_______
higher
education but do not have enough time
to go to university.
A. insure
B .purse
C.
purchase
D.
pursue
49. Much of the news provided by
this newspaper is _______, not foreign.
A.
domestic
B. strain
C. purchase
D. murder
50.
During
these
ten
years,
many
new
methods
have
been
_______
in
the
field
of
foreign
language teaching.
A. adopted
B.
adapted
C. alarmed
D. aided
5
’ll ____ you for any damage
done to your
house while we are in it.
A.
filter
B.
hook
C. swallow
D. compensate
5
2.I
am
not
sure whether I
can gain
any profit from
the
investment,
so
I
can’t
make
a(n)
____
promise to help you.
A. variable
B. poisonous
C. definite
D.
pregnant
53. His salary ____ between
$$3,000 and $$4,000 a month.
A. undermines
B. fluctuates
C. slips
D. batters
54. Martin made a ____ donation to our
fund.
A. greedy
B. prompt
C. gradual
D. generous
55. Although
cats cannot see in complete darkness their
eyes are much more ____ to
light
than human eyes.
A. bound
B.
sensitive
C. slim
D. grateful
56. He has a(n)
____ to get angry if he is criticized.
A. accommodation
B.
contradiction
C. tendency
D. advertisement57. The
statesman has never ____ his stand
for
human rights.
A. starved
B. weakened
C. assigned
D. submitted
58. Children
who are over-protected by their parents may become
____ .
A.
spoiled
B.
harmed