56. His illness first _______ itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.

　　A) expressed B) manifested C) reflected D) displayed

　　【答案】 B

　　【译文】 他的病首先表现为严重的胃痛和头痛。

　　【解析】 本题测试动词词义辨析。A) express表达，表示；B) manifest出现；表明，证明：The contradiction manifested itself in the employment situation. 在就业问题上出现了矛盾了。He doesn't manifest much interest in his studies. 他对学业没表现出多大兴趣。C) reflect反射，反映，表现，反省，细想；D) display陈列，展览，显示。

　　57. The _______ they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.

　　A) affection B) adherence C) sensibility D) sensitivity

　　【答案】 A

　　【译文】 每个看到他们的人都能看出他们互相之间的喜爱之情。

　　【解析】 本题测试两组名词形近词的辨析(A与B、C与D)。A) affection友爱，爱情；B) adherence粘着，忠诚，坚持；C) sensibility敏感性；D) sensitivity敏感，灵敏(度)，灵敏性。

　　58. When construction can begin depends on how soon the _______ of the route is completed.

　　A) conviction B) identity C) orientation D) survey

　　【答案】 D

　　【译文】 建设何时开始要依道路勘测完成的快慢而定。

　　【解析】本题测试名词词义辨析。A) conviction确信，宣告有罪；B) identity身份，同一性：identity card身份证；C) orientation方位，定位，倾向性；D) survey测量，调查，视察。

　　59. The government _______ a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.

　　A) pronounced B) imposed C) complied D) prescribed

　　【答案】 B

　　【译文】 政府对烟草课以重税，引起了烟草业的反对。

　　【解析】本题测试动词词义辨析。A) pronounce发音，宣告，断言；B) impose征税；强加；C) comply (with)顺从，答应，遵守；D) prescribe指示，处方。

　　【注意】 impose一词在以前的六级考试中已出现过多次，请考生多加留意：

　　CET6/1989/1/48. The final document was，of course，supposed to mend the damage _______ upon the world by the war.

　　A)imposed B) impressed C) compelled D) compressed

　　CET6/1993/6/67. To call the music of another music-culture "primitive" is _______ one's own standards on a group that does not recognize them.

　　A)putting B) emphasizing C) forcing D) imposing

　　CET6/2003/12/53. It is believed that the authorities are thinking of _______ new taxes to raise extra revenue.

　　A) impairing B) imposing C) invading D) integrating

　　60. Years after the accident he was still _______ by images of death and destruction.

　　A) twisted B) dipped C) haunted D) submerged

　　【答案】 C

　　【译文】 事故发生多年之后，那些死亡和毁灭的情景仍然萦绕在他心头。

　　【解析】 本题测试动词词义辨析。A) twist拧，扭曲；B) dip浸，蘸，沾；C) haunt常去，常到；萦绕心头；(鬼魂)出没：The old castle is said to be haunted. 这座古堡据说有鬼魂出没。I was haunted by his last words. 他对我说的最后几句话萦绕在我的心头。D) submerge浸没，淹没。

　　61. The boxer _______ and almost fell when his opponent hit him.

　　A) staggered B) shattered C) scattered D) stamped

　　【答案】 A

　　【译文】 当被对手打中的时候，拳击手摇摇晃晃，差点摔倒。

　　【解析】 本题测试动词形近词辨析。A) stagger摇晃，蹒跚，摇摇摆摆；B) shatter打碎，粉碎，破坏；C) scatter分散，散开，驱散；D) stamp跺(脚)，顿(足)。

　　62. In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is _______ into ice.

　　A) dispersed B) embodied C) compiled D) compacted

　　【答案】 D

　　【译文】 在山区，大量降雪被压实变成了冰。

　　【解析】 本题测试动词词义辨析。A) disperse(使)分散，散开，疏散；B) embody具体表达，使具体化；包含，收录；C) compile编辑，汇编；D) compact使紧密结合，把……压实(或塞紧等)，使坚实：The old snow has compacted into the hardness of ice.雪堆积久了变得像冰那样坚实。

　　【注意】 compact也可以是形容词，意为"紧密的，结实的；小巧的，密集的"，这一用法在以前的六级考试中出现过，请参考：

　　CET6/1992/6/49. The soil was so _______ that I was hardly able to force a spade into it.

　　A)muddy B)compact C) slack D) fertile

　　CET6/1999/1/63. The kitchen was small and so that the disabled could reach everything without difficulty.

　　A)conventional B) compact C) compatible D) concise

　　63. These continual _______ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.

　　A) transitions B) transformations C) exchanges D) fluctuations

　　【答案】 D

　　【译文】 温度的持续波动使人没法决定该穿什么衣服。

　　【解析】 本题测试名词词义辨析。A) transition转变，过渡；B) transformation变化，转化；C) exchange交换，调换，兑换，交流，交易；D) fluctuation波动，起伏。

　　【注意】 fluctuation的动词形式fluctuate一词在以前的六级考试中也出现过，请参考：

　　CET6/2003/1/60. With prices _______ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.

　　A) vibrating B) swinging C) fluctuating D) fluttering

　　64. The post-World War II baby _______ resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number of teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s.

　　A) boost B) boom C) production D) prosperity

　　【答案】 B

　　【译文】 二战之后的婴儿潮造成20世纪60和70年代青少年人数增长了43%。

　　【解析】 本题测试两组名词形近词的辨析(A和B、C和D)。A) boost推动，促进，激励；B) boom(价格等的)暴涨；(营业等的)激增；(经济、工商业等的)繁荣(期)，迅速发展期：a business boom商业的繁荣；C) production生产，产品；D) prosperity繁荣。

　　65. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but _______ in the courtyard.

　　A) resided B) dwelled C) lingered D) delayed

　　【答案】 C

　　【译文】 伊丽莎白没有马上进入博物馆，而是在院子里逗留了一会儿。

　　【解析】 本题测试动词词义辨析。A) reside居住；B) dwell居住；C) linger逗留，闲荡，拖延；D) delay耽搁，延迟，延期。

　　66. Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of _______ any important data.

　　A) relaying B) overlooking C) deleting D) revealing

　　【答案】 B

　　【译文】 亨利担心漏掉任何重要的数据，又仔细将文件过了一遍。

　　【解析】 本题测试动词词义辨析。A) relay使接替，转播；B) overlook俯瞰；没注意到，忽略；C) delete删除；D) reveal展现，显示，揭示，暴露。

　　67. The bank is offering a _______ to anyone who can give information about the robbery.

　　A) reward B) bonus C) prize D) compliment

　　【答案】 A

　　【译文】银行向能够提供抢劫案信息的人提供奖金。

　　【解析】本题测试名词近义词辨析。A) reward酬金，赏格，奖品：The fireman received a reward for saving the child's life. 因救了小孩的命，消防员得到一笔酬金。offer (announce) a reward of $10 for information about the lost dog提出(宣布)10美元赏格要求提供关于走失的狗的线索；B) bonus奖金，红利；C) prize奖赏，奖金，奖品；D) compliment称赞，恭维，问候。

　　68. It is a(n) _______ that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heart disease.

　　A) analogy B) paradox C) correlation D) illusion

　　【答案】 B

　　【译文】 法国人吃那么多营养丰富的食物，但是患心脏病的比例却相对较低，这真是一种矛盾的现象。

　　【解析】 本题测试名词词义辨析。A) analogy类似，类比：There is an analogy between the way water moves in waves and the way light travels. 水波流动的方式与光的传播方式有相似之处。B) paradox似非而是的观点，自相矛盾的话：It is a paradox that in such a rich country there should be so many poor people. 这样一个富国中有那么多穷人，这是一种矛盾的现象。C) correlation相互关系，相关(性)；D) illusion幻想。

　　【注意】 paradox一词在以前的六级考试中也出现过，请参考：

　　CET6/2003/6/52. We work to make money, but it's a _______ that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money.

　　A) paradox B) prejudice C) dilemma D) conflict

　　69. For many years the Japanese have _______ the car market.

　　A) presided B) occupied C) operated D) dominated

　　【答案】 D

　　【译文】 多年来日本一直统治着汽车市场。

　　【解析】 本题测试动词词义辨析。A) preside主持：The special workshop was presided over by a famous scientist. 专题研讨会是由一位著名的科学家主持的。 B) occupy占用，占领，占据；C) operate操作，运转，动手术；D) dominate支配，统治，占优势：A great man can dominate others by force of character. 伟人能以人格的力量影响他人。

　　[注意] dominate一词在以前的六级考试中也出现过，请参考：

　　CET6/1996/6/46. People were surprised to find that he had the ability to _______ everything he was involved in.

　　A)precede B) dominate C) effect D) instruct

　　CET6/2000/1/44. This book is expected to _______ the best-seller lists.

　　A)promote B) prevail C) dominate D) exemplify

　　70. The subject of safety must be placed at the top of the _______ .

　　A) agenda B) bulletin C) routine D) timetable

　　【答案】 A

　　【译文】 安全问题必须放在议程的首要位置。

　　【解析】本题测试名词义近词辨析。A) agenda议程，日程：place (put) sth. on the

　　agenda把某事提到日程上来；B) bulletin公告，报告：bulletin board布告牌the latest bulletin about the President's health 总统健康状况的最新公报； C) routine常规，日常事务，程序：I arrive at nine o'clock, teach until twelve thirty and then have a meal; that is my morning routine. 我九点钟到，教课教到十二点半，然后吃饭；那是我上午的习惯做法。 D) timetable(火车等的)时间表，时刻表。

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