英语六级考试冲刺阅读精选十二

　　1. The question ____ now is what to do next.

　　(A) discussing (B) discussed (C) being discussed (D) to be discussed

　　2. If your parents had known that you were going， they would have ____ it.

　　(A) forgiven (B) forborne (C) foretold (D) forbidden

　　3. I would prefer to go the day after tomorrow， ____ its all the same to you.

　　(A) if (B) as if (C) while (D) when

　　4. To succeed in accomplishing the difficult task， ____.

　　(A) you need persistent nature (B) one needs to be persistent (C) persistence is needed (D) persistence is what you need

　　5. Julia was jealous ____ her younger brother when she was young.

　　(A) at (B) on (C) to (D) of

　　6. It will be eight years ____ we have a chance of meeting again.

　　(A) until (B) when (C) after (D) before

　　7. ____ being intelligent， he is also very hardworking.

　　(A) Except (B) Beside (C) Besides (D) Not only

　　8. Mr. Lytton ____ to give his opinions on the corrent political problems.

　　(A) afforded (B) declined (C) offered (D) decided

　　9. ____ the bad weather， the baseball match had to be put off till next Saturday.

　　(A) Because (B) Due to (C) Since (D) Owing to

　　10. I was asked to ____ the important things while we were having the meeting.

　　(A) set back (B) set at (C) set down (D) set off

　　11. Attempting to reach his home before the storm， _____.

　　(A) the bicycle of John broke down (B) it happened that Johns bike broke down (C) the storm caught John (D) John had an accident on his bicycle

　　12. The workers waited patiently _____.

　　(A) that is ship is arrived (B) that the ship should arrived (C) for the ship to be arrived (D) for the ship arrived

　　13. No one expected _____.

　　(A) the old man to disappear (B) the old man disappearing (C) to disappear the old man (D) disappearing the old man

　　14. The patient looks _____ ill for a long time.

　　(A) as if he had been (B) as if he was (C) as if he is (D) as if he has been

　　15. _____ that he wasnt able to come. I wouldnt have sent him the invitation letter.

　　(A) Since I had known (B) Had I known (C) Did I know (D) If I knew

　　16. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

　　(A) In spite of (B) But for (C) Because of (D) As for

　　17. The English of her composition is too good. She cant _____ it herself.

　　(A) have to write (B) have written (C) had written (D) be written

　　18. The values of a people， their costoms， and their perceptions of the world _____ their language.

　　(A) are influenced (B) be influenced (C) influencing (D) influence

　　19. The ancient Romans cared less about philosophy and pure mathematics _____ the Greeks.

　　(A) than did (B) than that of (C) that what of (D) than those of

　　20. _____ is announced in todays paper， they have succeeded in solving many problems in accordance with the new theory.

　　(A) Which (B) As (C) What (D) That