New York.
A) like B) in C) about D) of 正确答案： D
6a 41.An interest in people’s deepest feelings ________ all her writings.
A) represents B) portrays C) depicts D) characterizes 正确答案： D
42.If more and more cars run in the street, a large ________ of poisonous gas will be given off, polluting the atmosphere.
A) column B) volume C) bulk D) block 正确答案： B
43.He is ________ all the time and has no time to keep company with his family. A) on and off B) to and from C) on the go D) on and on 正确答案： C 44.Before the _______ of the gunpowder, men hunted with bows and arrows.
A) innovation B) invention C) improvement D) modification 正确答案： B 45.I tried some herbal ______ such as drinking camomile tea, but none of them worked. A) clinics B) remedies C) doctors D) examiners 正确答案： B
46.Our friends are expected to assume the burden of their own defense, _______ they are competent to do.
A) which we are certain B) that we are certain of C) of which we are sure D) for which we are sure 正确答案： D
47.On enough logical reasons, the fewer seeds, _______.
A) the less plants grow B) the fewer plants C) the less plants D) the fewer plants grew 正确答案： B
48.Currently there is a ______ variety of software available and my first task will be to suggest a simple classification.
A) bewildering B) bewildered C) bewilder D) bewilderment 正确答案： A 49.One of my brother's many faults is that he never _____ anything very long. A) decides on B) sticks to C) goes over D) makes up 正确答案： B
50.Cigarette smoking combines with other factors to ______ the risks of atherosclerosis. A) multiparty B) multitude C) multiply D) multiple 正确答案： C
51.The problem was caused by ______ particles of dust getting in the disk drive. A) second B) minute C) decade D) minus 正确答案： B
52.For its part, the government concluded that lowering the population growth rate would enhance the ______ of the nation.
A) possession B) possibility C) property D) prosperity 正确答案： D 53.When the _____ reached the summit, there was great joy.
A) expansion B) extension C) explanation D) expedition 正确答案： D 54.Thirty people were expected, but only twenty-four _____.
A) turned round B) turned up C) turned in D) turned out 正确答案： B
55.Lenny advised me to have a _____ of brandy because it will make me less nervous. A) bite B) lick C) sip D) touch 正确答案： C
56.The children were taught that trees along both sides of the road were _____. A) lines B) straight C) parallel D) shadows 正确答案： C
57.The plane's engine failed but the pilot managed to _____ it down to the airfield. A) slow B) glide C) skate D) slide 正确答案： B
58.The new standards are part of a revolution in the teaching of mathematics that ______ the revolution in the teaching of writing.
A) to parallel B) parallels to C) paralleling D) parallels 正确答案： D
59.But with only two characters you can't hope to control everything, or claim to ______ every solution.
A) possess B) success C) subsist D) deposit 正确答案： A
60.Despite their different ______ and geographical foci (焦距), several defining research questions have remained the same.
A) temporary B) temporal C) permanent D) perpetual 正确答案： B
6b 41.An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has ________ her in her remarkable career. A) surrounded B) dodged C) evaded D) deceived 正确答案： C
42.Stephen Hawking was awarded an ________ professorship from the university for his contribution to science.
A) honor B) honorable C) honorary D) glory 正确答案： C 43.Acids ________ metals.
A) eat up B) eat into C) eat to D) eat in 正确答案： B
44.Before the _______ of the gunpowder, men hunted with bows and arrows.
A) innovation B) invention C) improvement D) modification 正确答案： B 45.It's no wonder _______ he can win the gold medal in the Olympic Games. A) that B) which C) what D) how 正确答案： A
46.Since 1980, China has set up many special economic _______ among the coastal cities. A) zones B) regions C) areas D) parts 正确答案： A
47.\ought to be ashamed of _______!\I blurted out just as I began to realize how distorted their comments were.
A) you B) yourself C) yourselves D) being yourself 正确答案： C
48.All this begging for money was ______ and degrading so I decided to concentrate on finding work.
A) time-saving B) time-consuming C) time-sharing D) time-honored 正确答案： B 49.One of my brother's many faults is that he never _____ anything very long. A) decides on B) sticks to C) goes over D) makes up 正确答案： B 50.We all _____ the achievements he has made in his experiments. A) admire B) adopt C) advise D) adjust 正确答案： A
51.With all its elements alike, every sphere is _____ to the others which surround it. A) careful B) brief C) cautious D) opaque 正确答案： D
52.The goal of the economic policies is to create jobs and ______ new industries. A) nature B) nurture C) nutrition D) nutritious 正确答案： B 53.All traffic is being _____ because of the parades on National Day.
A) altered B) converted C) diverted D) transformed 正确答案： C
54.I think we've fixed everything, and I don't ______ finding any more problems. A) anticipate B) anticipate in C) participate D) participate in 正确答案： A
55.Significantly, this new prosperity is not ______ the business elite (精英) or even the emerging middle class.
A) confined for B) confined to C) confining for D) confining to 正确答案： B 56.There is a _____ of vegetables here at the moment because of the cold weather. A) want B) shortage C) need D) desire 正确答案： B
57.I'd love to tell you what he did with it but I must not get ______ from the task in hand. A) distorting B) distorted C) distracting D) distracted 正确答案： D 58._____ I am glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as a warning to you. A) In a way B) By the way C) In the way D) On the way 正确答案： A 59.In our country we have a society for the prevention of _____ to animals. A) cruelty B) destruction C) wilderness D) crudity 正确答案： A
60.He basically has two ______: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football. A) optics B) options C) oppositions D) oppressions 正确答案： B
6c 41.I was ________ by the maze of streets in the city.
A) enchanted B) fascinated C) bewildered D) shocked 正确答案： C
42.We rarely perceive more than a minute ________ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass by.
A) fiction B) friction C) function D) fraction 正确答案： D
43.Those paparazzi are prone to make sensational news to attract the readers’ attention. Which one of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word?
A) surprising B) exciting C) thrilling D) appalling 正确答案： D
44.The government must ________ taking new measures to crack down on the terrorism. A) set about B) set out C) set up D) set down 正确答案： A
45.The audience was _______ by the strange images. Which of the following is WRONG? A) bewildered B) puzzled C) perplexed D) amazed 正确答案： D
46.People under _______ should do some physical exercises to relax themselves. A) tension B) press C) stress D) nervousness 正确答案： C
47.Stephen Hawking was awarded an _______ professorship from Oxford University for his contribution to the science.
A) honor B) honorable C) honorary D) glory 正确答案： C
48.Our friends are expected to assume the burden of their own defense, _______ they are competent to do.
A) which we are certain B) that we are certain of C) of which we are sure D) for which we are sure 正确答案： D 49.
The curator of the Museum was most _____ and let me actually examine the ancient manuscript. A) favourable B) obliging C) pleasing D) promising 正确答案： B
50.These systems provide users with an unprecedented degree of ______ and flexibility. A) immobile B) mobile C) immobility D) mobility 正确答案： D
51.All this begging for money was ______ and degrading so I decided to concentrate on finding work.
A) time-saving B) time-consuming C) time-sharing D) time-honored 正确答案： B 52.So they try to ______ what is indiscernible or to determine what belongs to each of us. A) tangle B) untangle C) tangible D) intangible 正确答案： B 53.In some countries nice homes and cars are thought to be signs of _____. A) respect B) performance C) promotion D) prosperity 正确答案： D 54．The goal of the economic policies is to create jobs and ______ new industries. A) nature B) nurture C) nutrition D) nutritious 正确答案： B
55.I had the _____ and strength for a good runner, but lacked speed.
A) determination B) duration C) endurance D) power 正确答案： C 56.The boat ran aground in the _____ water.
A) slippery B) shadow C) shabby D) shallow 正确答案： D
57.He was ______ about the prospect of seeing Candy for the first time in three years. A) thrilling B) thrilled C) thriving D) thrived 正确答案： B
58.And thirdly, he has ______ some of his time and energy ______ raising a collection for the poor Christians in Jerusalem.
A) dedicated … to B) dedicated … in C) dedicating … to D) dedicating … in 正确答案： A 59.But with only two characters you can't hope to control everything, or claim to ______ every solution.
A) possess B) success C) subsist D) deposit 正确答案： A
60.Environmentalists keep quiet because concern over radon in houses would ______ attention from the campaign against nuclear power.
A) derive B) deride C) divert D) diverge 正确答案： C 6d 41.I was ________ by the maze of streets in the city.
A) enchanted B) fascinated C) bewildered D) shocked 正确答案： C 42.He claimed that it was her rudeness that ________ him to strike her. A) inspired B) provoked C) aroused D) excited 正确答案： B
43.In her writing, Ellen often dealt with her own personality as it was, rather than ________. A) it was defined by others B) its definitions by others C) others’ definitions D) as others defined it 正确答案： D
44.At the sight of two kids ahead, the engineer _______ the train to the other track. A) shifted B) switched C) transferred D) changed 正确答案： B
45.When Europeans originally arrived in _______ Texas, the area was inhabited by the Manso peoples.
A) what is now B) now C) which now is D) now is 正确答案： A
46.We rarely perceive more than a minute _____ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by.
A) fiction B) function C) fraction D) friction 正确答案： C
47.Both the water and the heat from such active areas would be of great value to a Mars ______.
A) expedition B) explanation C) exploitation D) explosion 正确答案： A 48.After four years in the same job, his passion finally _____.
A) deteriorated B) dispersed C) dissipated D) drained 正确答案： C 49.We all _____ the achievements he has made in his experiments. A) admire B) adopt C) advise D) adjust 正确答案： A
50.With all its elements alike, every sphere is _____ to the others which surround it. A) careful B) brief C) cautious D) opaque 正确答案： D
51.During the bombings, families sheltered in the ______ safety of the underground rail stations.
A) comparative B) comparable C) respective D) respectable 正确答案： A
52.Many grown-up people feel ______ by such considerations to continue to acknowledge the authority of their parents over them.