2005年1月8日大学英语六级考试试题A卷

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 ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

 
41. My grandfather, a retired worker, often ________ the past with a feeling of longing and respect.

        A) considers                        C) contrives

        B) contemplates                     D) contacts

 
42. Medical students are advised that the wearing of a white coat ________ the acceptance of a professional code of conduct expected of the medical profession.

        A) supplements                      C) signifies

        B) simulates                                 D) swears

 
43. The doctors ________ the newly approved drug into the patient when he was critically ill.

        A) injected                          C) projected

        B) ejected                          D) subjected

 
44. Apart from philosophical and legal reasons for respecting patients' wishes, there are several practical reasons why doctors should ________ to involve patients in their own medical care decisions.

        A) enforce                         C) endeavor

        B) endow                          D) enhance

 
45. This is a long ________ - roughly 13 miles down a beautiful valley to the little church below.

        A) terrain                          C) degeneration

        B) descent                           D) tumble

 
46. She was deeply ________ by the amount of criticism her play received.

        A) deported                        C) involved

        B) deprived                        D) frustrated

 
47. Some scientists are dubious of the claim that organisms ________ with age as an inevitable outcome of living.

        A) depress                         C) deteriorate

        B) default                          D) degrade

 
48. Many manufacturers were accused of concentrating too heavily on cost reduction, often at the ________ of the quality of their products.

        A) expense                           C) expansion

        B) exposure                          D) expectation

 
49. One witness ________ that he'd seen the suspect run out of the bank after it had been robbed.

        A) convicted                          C) retorted

        B) conformed                          D) testified

50. Nothing Helen says is ever ________. She always thinks carefully before she speaks.

        A) simultaneous                     C) spontaneous

        B) homogenous                         D) rigorous

 
51. She gave ________ directions about the way the rug should be cleaned.

         A) explicit                           C) transient

         B) brisk                             D) opaque

 
52. It took a lot of imagination to come up with such a(n) ________ plan.

         A) inherent                           C) vigorous

         B) ingenious                               D) exotic

 
53. A ________ official is one who is irresponsible in his work.

         A) timid                             C) suspicious

         B) tedious                          D) slack

 
54. Most mathematicians trust their ________ in solving problems and readily admit they would not be able to function without it.

         A) conception                        C) intuition

         B) perception                         D) cognition

 
55. He had an almost irresistible ________ to talk to the crowd when he entered Hyde Park.

         A) impulse                        C) stimulation

         B) instinct                           D) surge

 
56. Encouraged by their culture to voice their opinions freely, the Canadians are not afraid to go against the group ________, and will argue their viewpoints enthusiastically, though rarely aggressively.

         A) consent                         C) consensus

         B) conscience                      D) consciousness

                                                                                               57. He still ________ the memory of his carefree childhood spent in that small wooden house of his grandparents'.

         A) nourishes                        C) fancies

         B) cherishes                        D) scans

 
58. She expressed her strong determination that nothing could ________ her to give up her career as a teacher.

         A) induce                           C) reduce

         B) deduce                           D) attract

 
59. The microscope and telescope, with their capacity to enlarge, isolate and probe, demonstrate how details can be ________ and separated from the whole.

          A) radiated                          C) prolonged

          B) extended                         D) magnified

 
60. Lighting can be used not only to create an atmosphere, but also to           ________ features of the house, such as ornaments or pictures.

          A) highlight                       C) activate

          B) underline                      D) upgrade

 
61. By turning this knob to the right you can ________ the sound from the radio.

          A) intensify                         C) enlarge

          B) amplify                          D) reinforce

 
62. One of the attractive features of the course was the way the practical work had been ________ with the theoretical aspects of the subject.

          A) embedded                       C) integrated

          B) embraced                             D) synthesized

 
63. They couldn't see a ________ of hope that they would be saved by a passing ship.

          A) grain                            C) slice

          B) span                             D) gleam

 
64. The traditional markets retain their ________ for the many Chinese who still prefer fresh food like live fish, ducks, chickens over packaged or frozen goods.

         A) appeal                           C) image

         B) pledge                           D) survival

65. ________ efforts are needed in order to finish important but unpleasant tasks.

         A) Consecutive                       C) Perpetual

         B) Condensed                        D) Persistent

 
66. A number of students ________ in flats, and others live in the nearby holiday resorts, where there is a reasonable supply of competitively priced accommodation.

         A) revive                           C) gather

         B) inhabit                           D) reside

 
67. He bought his house on the________ plan, paying a certain amount of money each month.

         A) division                           C) installment

         B) premium                          D) fluctuation

 
68. He could not ________ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what was happening in

     his department.

         A) petition                         C) resort

         B) plead                               D) reproach

 
69. Many ecologists believe that lots of major species in the world are on the________ of extinction.

         A) margin                           C) verge

          B) border                           D) fringe

 
70. Any salesperson who sells more than the weekly ________ will receive a bonus.

          A) ratio                             C) allocation

          B) quota                                       D) portion

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