2022年12月大学英语六级考试模拟题及答案(五)

　　54. He was ___ exhausted at the end of the Marathon.

　　A. utter B. sheer C. absolute D. utterly

　　55. It ___ that the old woman she had been taking care of was indeed her own mother.

　　A. turned over B. turned in

　　C. turned across D. turned out

　　56. The plant has been ___ of the money it needs for modernization.

　　A. deleted B. extracted C. deprived D. convinced

　　57. As long as we don't lose heart, I believe we can achieve our goal ___.

　　A. in the long run B. in the first place

　　C. on the whole D. at least

　　58. The surpassing beauty of his paintings ___ those of his contemporaries.

　　A. besmeared B. belittled C. dwarfed D. bedimmed

　　59. The microscope can ___ the object 50 times in diameter.

　　A. increase B. multiply C. enlarge D. magnify

　　60. Communication is the process of a message from a source to an audience via a channel.

　　A. shifting B. transmitting C. submitting D. transforming

　　61. In the cowboy movies produced by Hollywood, the “bad guys" ___ get punished at the end.

　　A. inevitably B. doubtless C. deliberately D. readily

　　62. It is a common theme of many science fiction stories that the world may one day be ___ by beings from the outer space.

　　A. run over B. filled in

　　C. taken over D. broken in

　　63. The committee is ___ a decision form the headquarters before it takes any action.

　　A. waiting B. awaiting for

　　C. awaiting D. anticipating

　　64. Obviously, these small independent western restaurants cannot compete ___ big international chains.

　　A. with B. for C. above D. to

　　65. That machine was very useful; but he was definitely ___ when he said it was the greatest machine ever invented.

　　A. lying B. bluffing

　　C. exaggerating D. overreacting

　　66. When the family gathered to discuss financial matters, father started ___ ,by saying that it was absolutely necessary to set aside some money each month, for in an emergency we could use it.

　　A. off B. through C. away D. /

　　67. Doctors are often under sharp criticism nowadays for people believe they always ___ too many medicines for minor illnesses.

　　A. prescribe B. order C. deliver D. advise

　　68. All the parts of this model of automobile are ___ , so that you can easily replace them everywhere.

　　A. modernized B. standardized C. mechanized D. normalized

　　69. They ___ his claim of innocence with eye--witness testimony.

　　A. objected B. opposed C. contradicted D. refuted

　　70. At the end of a football game, players typically ___ shirts with each other.

　　A. trade B. swap C. exchange D. barter