06年12月英语六级最后冲刺预测模拟试题(含听力)

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. I am on the      of retirement, and I believe Paul would be happy to take my place.
A) verge    B) border    C) edge    D) basis
42. Kate’s_____arrived every night to take her out for the evening.
A) participant   B) escort    C) colleague   D)delegation
43. Reluctant to see her mother, she      outside for the school after everyone else had gone home.
A) hindered   B) hinted    C) lingered   D) clustered
44. The local officials_____their difficulties to apply for more funds from the government.
A) broadened   B) extended   C) magnified   D) strengthened
45. It was sad that the movie_____in a departure of the couple.
A) culminated   B) deleted   C) decorated   D) accumulated
46. Half a century’s ago, it’s difficult to_____of traveling to the moon.
A) conclude   B) condemn   C) contend   D) conceive
47. They think it caught fire because a chemical reaction caused_____combustion.
A) reluctant   B) willing   C) instant    D) spontaneous
48. She still has_____very hearing, though she is eighty years old.
A) vigorous   B) exact    C) acute    D) vivid
49. You may not have heard of the_____poet, but he is very original and creative and I believe he will become well-known someday.
A) obscure   B) vague    C) vicious   D) prominent
50. Your explanation sounds_____, but I’m not sure I believe it. Can you give me some evidence?
A) plausible   B) vague    C) irrational   D) ambiguous
51. We never_____any unrealistic fancies about those desperate criminals.
A) treasure   B) value    C) grab    D) cherish
52. The river was_____by the setting sun, making a picturesque scene.
A) modified   B) radiated   C) enlightened   D) illuminated
53. I felt rather_____after all that beer the previous night, so I stayed in the bed for the whole day.
A) fertile    B) versatile   C) fragile    D) sturdy
54. If you want to go to the concert, you’ll have to make a _____, or there will be no tickets.
A) conservation  B) reservation   C) preservation  D) observation
55. Our new director is much younger than his_____, who is already 50 years old.
A) successor   B) precedent   C) predecessor   D) offspring
56. The government has given a_____that it will halt the bombing, but we still see the explosion here and there.
A) endeavor   B) priority   C) prominence   D) pledge
57. A_____of interest in the matter came into her eyes but soon extinguished.
A) glitter    B) fraction   C) dazzle    D) gleam
58. Wearing plain clothes, the king_____with the people in the streets.
A) integrated   B) mingled   C) associated   D) collaborated
59. This supermarket has an excellent_____for fair dealing.
A) fame    B) popularity   C) reputation   D) impression
60. We hope there will be a peaceful_____to the new system.
A) transmission  B) transition   C) transaction   D) transformation
61. A good president should      the interest of his people with his own prosperity.
A) identify   B) exemplify   C) qualify   D) signify
62. Henry Adams felt so hungry that he ordered a double_____of fish.
A) part    B) piece    C) section   D) portion
63. The tourists         through the fog, trying to read what was engraved on the gravestone Shakespeare had chosen for himself.
A) glanced   B) glimpsed   C) peered    D) peeped
64. The discovery of new oil fields in various parts of the country filled the government with     
hope.
A) eternal   B) infinite   C) ceaseless   D) delicate
65. Undergraduate students have no_____to the rare books in the school library.
A) access    B) entrance   C) way    D) admission
66. The Olympic Games_____in 776 BC in Olympia, a small town in Greece.
A) originated   B) stemmed   C) derived   D) descended
67. More often than not, it is difficult to_____the exact meaning of a Chinese idiom in English.
A) exchange   B) transfer   C) convey   D) convert
68. A man who has_____is a man of moral principle who cannot be false to his own standards or to his conception of his responsibilities.
A) integrity   B) ambition   C) anxiety   D) popularity
69. It would       matters if fewer people had to be consulted.
A) facilitate   B) fascinate   C) hinder    D) retard
70. He was_____only by his wish to help me, and expected nothing in return.
A) activated   B) advocated   C) dominated   D) motivated

2006年12月英语四六级考试最后冲刺专题

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