和谐英语

2012年6月英语六级全真预测试题及答案(3)

2012-06-14来源:和谐英语
   Part ⅤCloze (15 minutes)
  Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are
  four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choosethe ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
  Though it is a mere one third of the population, the upper class makes up at least25 percent of the nation s wealth. This class has two parts: upper upper and lowerupper. 62, the upper upper class is the “old rich” — families that have beenwealthy for several generations — a nobility of 63 and wealth. A few are knownacross the nation, such as the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. Most are not 64to the general public. They have no 65 to the rest of the community, 66 theirincome from the investment of their inherited wealth. By 67, the lowerupper classis the “new rich”. 68 they may be wealthier than some of the old rich, the newrich have been 69 to make their money like 70 else beneath their class. 71their status is generally 72 than that of the old rich, who have not found it
  necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who 73 to look down upon thenew rich. However its wealth is 74, the upper class is very rich. They have enoughmoney and leisure time to 75 an interest in the arts and to 76 rare books andpaintings. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs,communicate with each other, and marry their own kind, all of which keeps them so77 from the masses that they have been called the out of sight class. Morethan any other class, they tend to be 78 of being members of a class. They also79 an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they 80 manytop government positions. Their actions 81 the lives of millions.
  62. A) Consequently B) Accordingly C) Regularly D) Basically
  63. A) beginning B) birth C) infancy D) foundation
  64. A) visible B) noticeable C) obvious D) apparent
  65. A) contact B) association C) communication D) relation
  66. A) pulling B) abstracting C) drawing D) making
  67. A) comparison B) contrast C) contrary D) difference
  68. A) Although B) Because C) Therefore D) However
  69. A) greedy B) indifferent C) sympathetic D) depressed
  70. A) nobody B) everybody C) somebody D) anybody
  71. A) Then B) But C) Thus D) Whereas
  72. A) superior B) inferior C) higher D) lower
  73. A) want B) select C) hate D) tend
  74. A) retained B) benefited C) acquired D) rewarded
  75. A) reproduce B) yield C) cultivate D) rear
  76. A) collect B) gather C) assemble D) accumulate
  77. A) distant B) far C) separate D) remote
  78. A) doubtful B) conscious C) sensitive D) sensible
  79. A) demand B) control C) direct D) command
  80. A) seize B) abuse C) hold D) sustain
  81. A) attract B) affect C) effect D) incline