2016年12月英语六级考试模拟题及答案解析(3)

　　36. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A) During the 1970's, old buildings in many cities were recycled for modern use.

　　B) Recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers.

　　C) The San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the way to fight u rban decay.

　　D) Strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in Boston.

　　37. What is the space at Quincy Market now used for?

　　A) Boston's new city hall.

　　B) Sports and recreational facilities.

　　C) Commercial and industrial warehouses.

　　D) Restaurants, offices, and stores.

　　38. According to the passage, Benjamin Thompson was the designer for a proje ct in ____.

　　A) San Francisco

　　B) Boston

　　C) Minneapolis

　　D) San Antonio

　　39. When was the Butler Square building originally built?

　　A) In the eighteenth century.

　　B) In the early nineteenth century.

　　C) In the late nineteenth century.

　　D) In the early twentieth century.

　　40. What is the author's opinion of the San Antonio project?

　　A) It is clearly the best of the projects discussed.

　　B) It is a good project that could be copied in other cities.

　　C) The extensive use of bulldozers made the project unnecessarily costly.

　　D) The work done on the river was more important than the work done on the buildings.

　　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 that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　41. The undersea world is well known as a source of natural beauty and a ____ to human fantasy.

　　A) gleam B) magnitude C) faction D) stimulus

　　42. Too many hotels have been built and this has ____ down prices, making holidays cheaper.

　　A) forced B) slowed C) cut D) reduced

　　43. The climber was ____ from the top of the cliff on a rope held by his friends.

　　A) exhausted B) relieved C) suspended D) isolated

　　44. We can't understand Uncle George, for he always ____ whatever he says.

　　A) masters B) mumbles C) molests D) muzzles

　　45. You haven't really answered the question, for what you said is not ____.

　　A) eligible B) pertinent C) provident D) expeditious

　　46. Always a clear diplomat, he ____ one potential eney of his country against another, so he kept them divided.

　　A) played down B) played on C) played with D) played off