大学英语六级考试模拟试卷（58） - 词汇

Part III Vocabulary and Structure

51. By _______ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.
A. coarse B. rude C. crude D. rough

52. Your story about the frog turning into a prince is _______ nonsense.
A. sheer B. shear C. shield D. sheet

53. I could see that my wife was ________ having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not.
A. adequate for B. intent on C. short of D. deficient in

54. The _______ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.
A. common B. usual C. average D. general

55. One of his eyes was accident, but after a ______ operation, he quickly recovered his sight.
A. delicate B. considerate C. precise D. sensitive

56. As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both _______ targets and moving targets.
A. standing B. stationary C. still D. stable

57. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible _______ and many jobs on campus are reserved for students.
A. scales B. patterns C. grades D. ranks

58. The insurance company paid him '10, 000 in _______ .
A. compensation B. installment C. substitution D. commission

59. The political future of the president is now hanging by a _______.
A. thread B. cord C. string D. rope

60. The statue would be perfect but for a few small _______ in its be.
A. mistakes B. weaknesses C. flaws D. errors

61. Why should anyone want to read _______ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals,
A. themes B. insights C. digests D. leaflets

62. Parents have a legal _______ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.
A. impulse B. influence C. obligation D. sympathy

63. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______.
A. scarcity B. minority C. minimum D. shortage

64. David likes country life and has decided to _______ farming.
A. go in for B. go back on C. go through with D. go along with

65. Jack was about to announce our plan but I _______.
A. put him through B. turned him out C. gave him up D. cut him short

66. I am sure I can _______ him into letting us stay in the h6tel for the night.
A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell

67. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply _______.
A. declined B. lessened C. descended D. slipped

68. The republication of the pet's most recent works will certainly _______ his national reputation.
A. magnify B. strengthen C. enlarge D. enhance

69. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children _______ a violent act previously seen on television.
A. modifying B. duplicating C. accelerating D. stimulating

70. This kind of material can _______ heat and moisture.
A. delete B. compel C. constrain D. repel

71. Reading _______ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
A. rectifies B. prolongs C. minimizes D. furnishes

72. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to _______ in the courtyard.
A. assemble B. converge C. crowd D. accumulate

73. The work in the office was _______ by a constant stream of visitors.
A. confused B. hampered C. reverend D. perplexed

74. The joys of travel, having long _______ the disabled, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.
A. omitted B. missed C. neglected D. discarded

75. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _______ the same company.
A. all else B. much worse C. less likely D. let alone

76. When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was _______ pale.
A. enormously B. startlingly C. uniquely D. dramatically

77. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on _______ for two months.
A. pile B. segment C. sequence D. file

78. It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _______ will be conducted by computer.
A. transactions B. transmissions C. transitions D. transformations

79. The ______of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
A. implementation B. manifestation C. demonstration D. expedition

80. The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increased ______, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.
A. manipulation B. reproduction C. circulation D. penetration