2012.12 英语六级考试真题试卷（第三套）完形填空

Part V Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions：There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

American presidents seem to age before our eyes. But common belief that high-office stress grays our leaders faster than --62-- may be a myth, new research finds. In fact, the majority of American presidents have lived longer than --63-- men of their times.

That's not to --64-- that chronic stress has no effect on a person's lifespan, but -65-- does high social standing. The findings --66-- to a body of research linking high status to better health: --67-- , Oscar winners live longer than those who were only --68-- ; and the longevity (长寿) effect is also seen in Nobel .

The new study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association --69-- the dates of birth, inauguration and death of all 34 past presidents who died of natural causes. The --70-- lifespan for these men should have been 68 years， --71-- they'd aged twice as fast during their years in --72-- as the popular wisdom suggests they do.

--73--, the study found, these presidents lived an average 73 years. And indeed, 23 of the 34 presidents who died of natural causes lived longer than --74--, compared with other men their age during their lifetimes.

Some presidents --75-- an exceptionally long time: Gerald Ford died at 93.5 years, and Ronald Reagan at 93.3. All --76-- living presidents have already exceeded their life --77--, or are likely to do so.

So why do people --78-- the top of the hierarchy fare better than those below? --79-- to wealth, education and the best health care of their times would seem to be obvious factors --80-- medical attention seems to have actually killed President Garfield, who died from a fatal --81-- introduced by his doctors' unsterile (未消过毒的) treatment techniques after he was .

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

62. A) usual B) regular C) typical D) standard

63. A) similar B) popular C) typical D) standard

64. A) tell B) say C) utter D) exclaim

65. A) else B) rather C) so D) thus

66. A) tend B) point C) devote D) add

67. A) for instance B) by contrast C) in essence D) above all

68. A) formulated B) nominated C) engaged D) specified

69. A) signified B) regulated C) testified D) analyzed

70. A) ultimate B) average C) appropriate D) maximum

71 .A) if B) lest C) for D) until

72. A) duty B) place C) office D) force

73. A) Instead B) Therefore C) Hence D) Meanwhile

74. A) suspected B) expected C) identified D) confirmed

75. A) survived B) covered C) lasted D) extended

76. A) persistently B) virtually C) formally D) currently

77. A) ceiling B) extent C) boundary D) expectancy

78. A) above B) by C) at D) over

79. A) Appeal B) Access C) Entrance D) Channel

80. A) unless B) because C) although D) since

81 .A) syndrome B) diagnosis C) prescription D) infection



2012年12月英语六级真题试卷（第一套）在线练习版
2012年12月英语六级真题试卷（第二套）在线练习版
2012年12月英语六级真题试卷（第三套）在线练习版

2012年12月英语六级真题试卷（第1套）PDF格式下载
2012年12月英语六级真题试卷（第1套）DOC格式下载
2012年12月英语六级真题试卷（第1套）听力录音MP3