新航道大学英语六级综合复习3.doc

新航道大学英语六级综合复习3
Unit 5
41.The Space Age ______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the
   Soviet Union.
   A) initiated        B) originated        C) embarked          D) commenced

42.John said that he didn't quite _______ and asked me to repeat what I had said.
   A) snatch up        B) summon up         C) catch on          D) watch out

43. When he tried to make a ______ , he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely
   filled because of a convention.
   A) complaint        B) claim             C) reservation       D) decision
45.In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled worker is ______.
   A) shrinking        B) obscuring         C) altering          D) constraining
46.The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ______ the consequences by saying   that the damage was not as serious as reported.
   A) decrease         B) subtract          C) minimize          D) degrade

47.If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit
   local _______ .
   A) collisions       B) combats           C) contradictions   D) conflicts

48.Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when ______ in the middle of the    Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door .
   A) gliding          B) cruising          C) piloting          D) patrolling
49.In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed ______ in Chicago and New York City.
   A) homogeneously    B) simultaneously   C) spontaneously    D) harmoniously
50.The court considers a financial ______ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.
   A) option           B) duty              C) obligation        D) penalty

51.I think that I committed a _______ in asking her because she seemed very upset by my
   question.
   A) blunder          B) revenge           C) reproach          D) scandal
52.Even when textbooks are ______ through a school system, methods of teaching may vary
   greatly.
   A) commonplace      B) standardized      C) competitive      D) generalized
53.They have always regarded a man of ______ and fairness as a reliable friend .
   A) robustness       B) temperament       C) integrity        D) compactness

54.All individuals are required to ______ to the laws made by their governments.
   A) obey              B) conform           C) concede           D) observe
55.The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may lead to cancer have been
   _______ .
   A) identified       B) guaranteed        C) notified          D) conveyed

56.It is very strange but I had an ______ that the plane would crash.
   A) inspiration      B) intuition         C) imagination      D) incentive

57.The changing image of the family on television provides ______ into changing attitudes
   toward the family in society.
   A) insights         B) presentations     C) revelations      D) specifications

58.The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year was
   optimistic. They expect increased tax ______ .
   A) efficiency       B) revenues          C) privileges        D) validity
59.Bill is an example of a severely disabled person who has become _______ at many survival
   skills.
   A) proficient       B) persistent        C) consistent       D) sufficient

60.The ties that bind us together in common activity are so ______ that they ca n disappear at
   any moment.
   A) trivial          B) fatal             C) tentative         D) feeble

61.During the construction of skyscrapers, cranes are used to ______ building materials to the
   upper floors.
   A) toss              B) tow               C) hoist             D) hurl

62.Diamonds have little ______ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
   A) extinct          B) permanent         C) surplus           D) intrinsic
63.The kitchen was small and ______ so that the disabled could reach everything without
   difficulty.
   A) conventional     B) compact           C) compatible        D) concise
64.He will______ resign in view of the complete failure of the research project.
   A) doubtfully       B) adequately        C) presumably       D) reasonably

65.The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable
   ______ his financial situation.
   A) with respect to  B) in accord with   C) regardless of     D) in terms of

66.The original elections were declared ______ by the former military ruler.
   A) void              B) vulgar            C) surplus           D) extravagant
67.They stood gazing at the happy ______ of children playing in the park.
   A) perspective      B) view              C) landscape         D) scene
68.An obvious change of attitude at the top towards women's status in society will ______    through the current law system in Japan.
   A) permeate         B) probe             C) violate           D) grope
69.When he realized he had been _______ to sign the contract by intrigue, he threatened to
   start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement.
   A) elicited         B) excited           C) deduced           D) induced
70.These areas rely on agriculture almost ______ , having few mineral resources and a minimum
   of industrial development.
   A) respectively     B) extraordinarily  C) incredibly       D) exclusively

Unit 6
31. When people are asked what kind of housing they need or want, the question   ______  a
   variety of answers.
   A) evokes    B) mediates    c) defies    D) magnifies
32. If you want to set up a company, you must ______ with the regulations laid down by the
   authorities.
    A) comply    B) adhere    C) confirm    D) accord
33. Although there are occasional outbreaks of gunfire, we can report that the
    rebellion has in the main been ______    .
   A) destroyed    B) suppressed    C) canceled    D) restrained
34. Since the two countries couldn't ______ their differences, they decided to stop their
   negotiations.
     A) oblige    B) reconcile    C) rectify   D) obscure
35. The presidential candidate ______ his position by winning several primary elections.
     A) enforced    B) enriched    C) consolidated    D) intensified
36. The fuel of the continental missile is supposed to be _______   by this device.
     A) lighted   B) inspired    C) fired    D) ignited
37. Mike just discovered that his passport had _______ three months ago.
     A) expired    B) amended  C) abolished    D) constrained
38. Frankly speaking, your article is very good except for some ______ mistakes in grammar.
     A) trivial    B) obscure    C) rare   D) glaring
39. There was once an _______ idea that the earth was flat and motionless.
     A) eternal   B) offensive   C) absurd    D) intrinsic
40. Certain species disappeared or became ______   as new forms arose that were better adapted
   to the Earth's changing environment.
    A) feeble    B) extinguished   C) extinct    D) massive
41. His _______ directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.
    A) ambiguous    B) complicated    C) intricate   D) arbitrary
42. Franklin D. Roosevelt argued that the depression stemmed from the American
   economy's ______ flaws.
    A) underlining    B) vulnerable    C) vulgar    D) underlying