英语六级考试题库

英语六级考试题库

1、Thepeahenis(abit)smallerthanthepeacockanddoesnothavealong,colorfultail.

often

somewhat（√）

supposedly

appreciably

2、Duringthelate1860＇s,thirty-threewhalingshipsweretrappedintheicefloeoffAlaskaandhadtobe(abandoned).

overturned

protected

towedaway

givenup（√）

3、Anormalmalefruitflyhasanarrow(abdomen)thatisroundedattheend.

stomach（√）

wingspan

physique

cortex

4、Hewill(abideby)hispromiseifhegivesit.

allowfor

renegeon

renew

stickto（√）

5、Intheautumn,thenorthernmountainsare(ablaze)withshadesofred,yellowandorange.

radiant（√）

abloom

decorated

beautiful

6、Intimesofwar,thearmywilldraftall(able-bodied)men.

strong（√）

single

young

eligible

7、Thelandscapecanchange(abruptly)afterarainstorminthedesertSouthwest.

quickly

sharply（√）

favorably

slightly

8、Larrywasso(absorbed)inhisnovelthatheforgotabouthisdinnercookingintheoven.

engrossed（√）

一、obliged

enlivened

excelled

9、Zincoresare(abundantly)distributedthroughouttheworld.

generously（√）

naturally

equally

conveniently

10、Thecandidatefeltthathis(academic)credentialsweresufficienttowinhimthejob.

important

educational（√）

costly

experience

11、Pollutantsintroducedintoalakecanrapidly(accelerate)itsnaturalagingprocess.

change

speedup（√）

turnaround

destroy

12、Slangandsubstandardlanguagearenotgenerally(accepted)inpublishedscientificpapers.

一、abundant

apparent

pragmatic

permitted（√）

13、Boneandivoryarelight,strong,and(accessible)materialsforInuitartists.

beautiful

economical

available（√）

natural

14、Chicago＇sO＇HareinternationalAirport(accommodates)forty-fourmillionpassengersperyear.

amazes

lures

handles（√）

counts

15、Musicanddancing(accompanied)mostIndianceremonies.

preceded

wentalongwith（√）

followed

enhanced

16、Whenhewasdirectorofthecompany,hisfirst(accomplishment)wastobringaboutbetterworkingconditions.

accumulation

achievement（√）

defeat

job

17、Differencesinpositionsadoptedbyoxygenandhydrogenatoms(accountfor)variationsinthecrystallinestructureofdifferentformsofice.

arecausedby

explain（√）

derivefrom

constitute

18、Whiletheywereawayonvacation,theyallowedtheirmailto(accumulate)atthepostoffice.

bedelivered

pileup（√）

gotlost

bereturned

19、Idon＇tthinkIam(acquainted)withthesituation.

ofcompassion

worriedabout

concernedover

informedabout（√）

20、Automatonsaremechanicalobjectsthatbecomerelativelyself-operatingoncetheyhavebeen(actuated).

timed

constructed

cleanedup

setinmotion（√）

21、Womenuselipstickto(addbeautyto)themselves.

ponder

adorn（√）

alert

blunder

22、Thepianistwas(adeptat)playingthearpeggios.

proficient（√）

adjustable

awkward

careful

23、Thehouseis(adjacentto)thebar.

near（√）

above

below

acrossfrom

24、Thehumanear(admits)onlyaverylimitedrangeoffrequencies.

confesses

givesoff

forcesin

letsin（√）

25、Anallergyresultswhenthebodyreacts(adversely)tocertainsubstancesintroducedtoit.

negatively（√）

spontaneously

purposefully

quickly

26、Therearesomepeoplewho(advocate)relaxationoverwork.

insiston

recommend（√）

appreciate

deplore

27、ThestuffedtoybearsbelongingtoTheodoreRoosevelt＇schildrenwere(affectionately)calledTeddybears"."

lovingly（√）

appropriately

unwittingly

ironically

28、Havingcomefroman(affluent)society,Dickfounditdifficulttoadjusttoasmallcountrytown.

affable

wealthy（√）

overpopulated

large

29、DuringtheSecondWorldWar,allimportantresourcesintheUnitedStateswere(allocated)bythefederalgovernment.

nationalized

commandeered

taxed

distributed（√）

30、Atfirstitseemedthatthebuildingwouldbeallrightbutlateritwasfoundtoneed(alterations).

modifications（√）

decorations

beautification

restoration

31、Thereisno(alternative):thepresidentmustapprovethebillifCongresspassesit.

chanceofagreement

doubt

otherchoice（√）

mistake

32、Thecooperationof(amateurs)hasmadethescientificstudyofbirdspossible.

biologists

volunteers

agencies

nonprofessionals（√）

33、JackLondonwas(anambitious)manwhowrotemanybooks,notallofthemgood.

acritical

ananxious

aconceited

anenterprising（√）

34、Thenewspaperdescribedthe(amoral)activitiesoftheterroristgroupindetail.

erotic

unproductive

philanthropic

unethical（√）

35、Itisnotprofitabletoprovidebusservicesindistrictswherethepopulationiswidely(apart).

scattered

separated（√）

spaced

divided

36、Thesweaterscosttendollars(apiece).

each（√）

twopieces

together

persweater

37、Glass-makingwas(apparently)thefirstindustrytobebroughtfromEuropetotheUnitedStates.

predictable

regretfully

seemingly（√）

naturally

38、His(assumption)wasthatthebattlewouldbelost.

fear

belief（√）

disappointment

dream

39、Thewinnerswillbeselected(atrandom).

byinterviewing

bytesting

bychance（√）

bycompetition

40、Ofallthewondersoftheuniverseperhapsthemost(awesome)isthecreationoflifeitself.

imaginative

touching

amazing（√）

fundamental

41、Scientistsareexpectedtocarryoutthoroughgoingstudiesto(backup)claimsmadeconcerningnewdrugs.

support（√）

elevate

investigate

challenge

42、Althoughtheyusuallypreyonsmallmammalsandbirds,goldeneagleshavealsobeenknownto(bandtogether)andattacklargeanimals.

swoopdown

devisenests

formgroups（√）

singharmoniously

43、Allstudentsshould(bearinmind)thatthesebooksmustbereadbymid-semester.

remember（√）

memorize

decide

overlook

44、Earlysettlersusuallymovedtheir(belongings)westinwagontrains.

relations

supplies

livestock

possession（√）

45、Thegirlwastotally(bewildered).

angry

confused（√）

pleased

sorrowful

46、ManycompanieshadtroublesellingtheirproductsintheNearEastbecausetheyhadbeen(blacklisted).

vetoed

blackedout

boycotted（√）

befriended

47、Theforeigncountries＇attemptata(blockade)oftheportwasunsuccessful.

expedition

landing

opening

closure（√）

48、Tonearsightedpeople,farawaythingslook(blurry)withoutglasses.

unfamiliar

rigid

indistinct（√）

colorless

49、Acknowledgeasthemaincauseofhayfever,thepollenofragweedisvery(bothersome).

intriguing

annoying（√）

potent

significant

50、Doctorshopetomakenew(breakthroughs)intheirtreatmentofheartdisease.

experiments

predictions

majorachievementsofsuccessthatpermitfurtherprogress（√）

efforts

51、Tarzan,acharacterinEdgarRiceBurroughs＇books,hasmany(breathtaking)adventuresinthejungle.

exciting（√）

mysterious

diversified

humorous

52、Whatwillyou(bringabout)intomorrow＇smeeting?

eschew

emanate

introduce（√）

consort

53、Messalina＇snamehasbecomea(byword)fornotoriousbehavior.

anepithet（√）

anabstraction

anindication

anoration

54、Thetenor＇ssinging(captivated)theaudience.

frightened

bored

disgusted

enchanted（√）

55、Thebestperforminginstitutionwasonethatgotthepublicmoney,andmanagersthere-foresoughtto(cashinon)everynewseventandeverygovernmentannouncement.

makemoney（√）

change

turnintomoney

exchangemoney

56、AnnieJumpCannon＇sjobasanassistantattheHarvardUniversityobservatorywasto(classify)starsaccordingtotheirspectra.

locate

photograph

draw

categorize（√）

57、(Clearaway)thesepapersatonce.

Examine

Move（√）

Putdown

Arrange

58、Therhinoceroshasanimmense,solidbodyandshort,(clumsy)legs.

dwarfed

sluggish

stout

awkward（√）

59、Membersofany(coalition)findthemselvesinanimportantrelationshiptooneanother.

alliance（√）

corporation

fraternity

syndicate

60、Thewordantonym"was(coined)in1857."

invented（√）

current

codified

valued

61、Theinitialappearanceofthesilverthree-centpiece(coincidedwith)thefirstissueofthree-centstampsin1851.

occurredatthesametimeas（√）

collidedwith

wasnecessitatedby

wassimilarto

62、The(collapse)ofthestockmarketin1929signaledthebeginningoftheDepressed

rise

failure（√）

rebirth

debt

63、Georgiawas(colonized)byagroupofdebtorsfromBritishprisons.

discovered

explored

settled（√）

visited

64、Theelderswonderedjusthowithad(comeabout).

appeared

changed

happened（√）

improved

65、TheEmancipationProclamation,originallyreadtotheCabinetbyLincolninSep-temberof1862,(cameintoforce)onJanuary1,1883.

wentintoeffect（√）

receivedmilitarybacking

becameforceful

wasratified

66、Prof.Baker(cameupwith)anideainhislectureyesterday.

daunted

abetted

apportioned

proposed（√）

67、Thepresidentgaveabeautifulspeechat(commencement).

ceremonies

initiation

origination

graduation（√）

68、BookerTWashingtonstartedtheNationalNergoBusinessLeague,agroupthatwas(committedto)thegoalofBlackeconomicindependence.

wasreassignedto

wasdedicated（√）

defined

attained

69、Oursunisa(commonplace)star.

average（√）

nearby

centrallylocated

unusuallybright

70、Thepictureillustratesthe(compassion)theartisthasforhisnativeland.

feeling（√）

distrust

revulsion

knowledge

71、Thestudentsweregiven(complimentary)passesforthenewmovie.

inexpensive

free（√）

expensive

good

72、Theballet＇svisualmessageis(comprehensible)toalmosteveryone.

acceptable

understandable（√）

interesting

pleasing

73、After1950,variousstatesintheUnitedStatesbegantopass(compulsory)schoolatten-attendancelaws.

harsh

diversified

mandatory（√）

complicated

74、Athleteslearnto(conceal)theirdisappointmentwhentheylose.

ignore

regret

accept

disguise（√）

75、Theresultsofexperimentsontheintelligenceofmonkeyshavenotbeen(conclusive).

understood

final（√）

valid

predicted

76、Thematterisso(confidential)thatitmustnotbediscussedoutsidethisoffice.

important

secret（√）

interesting

alarming

77、Recentborder(confrontations)betweenthetwomilitarygroupslendcredencetotherumorsofanimpendingwar.

enterprises

consequences

conferences

disputes（√）

78、Stockbrokersexpectedtowork(conscientiously)toincreasetheprofitsoftheirclients.

diligently（√）

daily

cooperatively

imaginatively

79、Threestraightlinesmeetingatthreepoints(constitute)atriangle.

consistof

comedownto

makeup（√）

centeron

80、Theabilitytocontemplatetwo(contradictory)thoughtsatonceissaidtobeamarkofgenius.

hypothetical

profound

opposing（√）

mathematical

81、Congressionaldebateoverthepassableofthis(controversial)billwasinevitable.

popular

personal

disputative（√）

biased

82、Thedaringrescueofthosestrandedonthemountaintopwastrulya(creditable)deed.

hard

praiseworthy（√）

unusual

risky

83、Thepresidentconsideredthevoteonhistaxbilltobe(crucial).

extremelyimportant（√）

unimportant

hardfought

faroff

84、EvenasachildThomasEdisonhadavery(curious)mind;attheageofthreeheperformedhisfirstexperiment.

intricate

indignant

incidental

inquisitive（√）

85、ProfessorWu＇s(dedicationto)teachingearnedhimtherespectofbothhiscolleaguesandstudents.

experiencein

determinationof

devotionto（√）

contributionsto

86、Themailwas(delayed)fortwodaysbecauseofthesnowstorm.

heldin

heldoff（√）

heldup

helddown

87、The(densely)populatedareawasabreedingplaceforinfectiousdisease.

meagerly

improperly

sparsely

heavily（√）

88、Petmilkwashelpedthrough(depression)yearsbythefactthatcannedmilkwasstillastapleinruralareaswhererefrigerationandtransportationwerenotwhattheyaretoday.

boom

desolation

gloom

economicallydeclining（√）

89、FranklinDRooseveltwasnot(discouraged)evenbytheillnessthatcrippledhim.

disturbed

impoverished

disheartened（√）

alienated

90、SpringtimedisplaysoffruitblossomsintheShenandoahValley(draw)thousandsoftouristseachyear.

attract（√）

delight