1992年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷
D 41. Let's leave the question ________ for a moment.
A) off B) out C) down D) aside
leave aside 搁置
leave off 停止（做）某事
B 42. A large fish was slowly swimming through the water, its tail ________ back and forth like the pendulum of a clock.
A) swung B) swinging C) was swung D) was swinging
C 43. The cells were designed to ________ sunshine to electricity to run a motor.
A) modify 修改 B) alter C) convert 转变 D) exchange
A 44. The fire started on the first floor of the hospital,______ are elderly and weak.
A) many of whose patients B) many of which patients
C) many of its patients D) many patients of whom
火灾发生在一楼的医院,很多患者都是老年人和薄弱的.
D 45. He was determined that none of his children would be ________ an education.
A) declined下降；衰退 B) cancelled C) denied D) ceased 停止，结束
C 46. Singing is one of the oldest and possibly most ________ practised forms of art.
A) uniquely B) practically C) universally D) predominantly
最古老和最普遍的艺术练习方式。
D 47. Few people realize how rich that area is. It is a land of treasure ________ treasure.
A) increased by B) derived from C) turned over D) piled on
“财富堆积着财富”,表示相当富有.
B 48. The jeweler assured Mr. White that the stone was a ________ diamond and not an imitation.
A) graceful B) genuine C) glittering D) genius
imitation 仿制品，赝品
glitter 闪烁，闪耀
本题是说珠宝商向怀特先生保证说这块宝石是真的钻石，不是赝品。B项“genuine adj．真的，非人造的；真心的，真诚的(如The bracelet is genuine gold；a genuine friend；He has a genuine love for his family．)”，符合题意。其他三项中，graceful adj．“优美的，优雅的”(多用于修饰人或人的行为举止等)
C 49. In the southwestern part of the United States ________ built in the last century.
A) they are many abandoned mining towns
B) where there are many abandoned mining towns
C) are many abandoned mining towns
D) many abandoned mining towns are
当介词短语前置,句子倒装.
A 50. As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak（山峰） became ________ to the climbers.
A) visible B) obvious C) present D) apparent
51. The remarkable gains in the general health of the population in the world have been due in large measure ________ the efforts of some great doctors.
A) for B) with C) by D) to
B 52. He appeared in the court and supplied the facts ________ to the case.
A) subject B) relevant C) attached D) corresponding
relevant 相关的
corresponding 对应的
A 53. John did not have to write the composition if he didn't want to. It was ________.
A) optional B) suitable C) critical D) elemental
C 54. The ________ for speeding is a fine of ten dollars.
A) violation sort of there是什么意思B) admission C) penalty D) excess
speeding超速行驶
penalty等于punishment,意思是“惩罚,”.
A 55. A ________ exercise such as running is helpful to our health.
A) vigorous B) cautious C) precious D) various
正确答案：A解析：形容词辨析vigorous“有力的，用力的；精力充沛的”；cautious“十分小心的，谨慎的”；precious“珍贵的，贵重的”；various“不同的，各种各样的；多方面的”。
B 56. In sharp ________ to John, who is frank. Henry is too sophisticated.
A) conflict B) contrast C) comparison D) contradiction
sophisticated [səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 复杂的，世故的
C 57. On a small farm in a dry climate one should not grow crops that need ________ space and a lot of water to ripen. /ˈraɪpən/成熟
A) quantitative [ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv] 定量的; 数量（上）的
B) significant 重要的； 有重大意义的;
C) extensive 广阔的，广大的
D) considerable 相当大（或多）的
A 58. The doctor told the pupils that an ________ disease was one that could be passed from one person to another.
A) infectious B) expanding C) overwhelming D) inherent
C 59. It would be surprising for ________ any objections to the proposal.
A) not to be B) it not to be C) there not to be D) there to be not
没有任何异议倒是令人感到惊讶的.
当“there to be+名词短语”做主语时,通常要用for做引导.It would be surprising for to be not ) any objections to the proposal.前面的It是形式主语,for there to be not any objection to the proposal是真正主语（主语从句）.
objection 反对
proposal 提议，建议
B 60. She was pale with ________ after working for three shifts in succession.
A) cold B) fatigue 疲劳 C) emotion D) fright 恐惧
61. What a ________ person says or does today agrees with what he said or did yesterday.
A) consistent B) harmonious 协调的; 和谐的
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