2022年12月大学英语六级考试模拟题及答案(五)

　　39. According to Papousek, the pleasure the babies displayed when they saw the light display was a reflection of

　　A. the satisfaction of their curiosity

　　B. the satisfaction of their physiological needs

　　C. the basic human urge to understand and control the world

　　D. the babies' desire to solve complex problems

　　40. What does the word “it” in the last line refer to?

　　A. success B. skill C. light D. world

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (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 center.

　　41. Parents will always remember the first time their baby ___ the word Mama or Papa.

　　A. speaks B. tells C. utter D. articulates

　　42. He might have thought it was all right to marry a woman ten years older than him, but ___ he eyes of his friends he was crazy.

　　A. with B. to C. against D. in

　　43. Setting up a committee might be a way ___ the project more efficiently.

　　A. to be doing B. doing

　　C. to do D. being done

　　44. It ___ to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education.

　　A. pains her B. makes her pain

　　C. is paining D. is pained

　　45. These documents will provide ___ you all information you may need.

　　A. about B. for C. with D. to

　　46. He ___ his eyes to try to see what the teacher wrote on the blackboard.

　　A. strained B. exerted C. utilized D. applied

　　47. Most of the nations in the world are working in an collaborative effort to ___ hunger from the world.

　　A. abandon B. diminish C. withdraw D. eliminate

　　48. Our boss, Mr. Thompson, ___ a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.

　　A. was promising B. has been promising

　　C. promised D. has promised

　　49. We all feel it's time ___ done about the air pollution in the city.

　　A. something was done B. anything will be done

　　C. something should be done D. everything is done

　　50. We are supposed to ___ all the books when we are finished with them.

　　A. put off B. put up

　　C. put away D. put out

　　51. There is an increasing ___ towards the excessive use of violence in American movies.

　　A. phenomenon B. tradition

　　C. attitude D. tendency

　　52. When Michael Jordan was in his heyday (鼎盛时期) at basketball he ___ baseball for a year.

　　A. slipped into B. reverted to

　　C. resorted to D. turned to

　　53. He was determined to sail around the world ___ his illness and old age.

　　A. given B. although

　　C. despite D. in spite