rly bad at __70__ themselves from guaranteed threats. We know more than we __71__ did about the dangers we face. But it turns __72__ that in times of crisis, our greatest enemy is __73__ the storm, the quake or the __74__ itself. More often, it is ourselves.

So what has happened in the year that __75__ the disaster on the Gulf Coast? In New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has worked day and night to rebuild the flood  walls. They have got the walls to __76__ they were before Katrina, more or less. That’s not __77__, we can now say with confidence. But it may be all __78__ can be expected from one year of hustle (忙碌).

Meanwhile, New Orleans officials have crafted a plan to use buses and trains to __79__ the sick and the disabled. The city estimates that 15,000 people will need a __80__ out. However, state officials have not yet determined where these people will be taken. The __81__ with neighboring communities are ongoing and difficult.

62.  A) To  B) By   C) On  D) For

63.  A) fresh   B) obvious   C) apparent  D) evident

64.  A) visual  B) vivid   C) live   D) lively

65.  A) little   B) less    C) more  D) much

66.  A) reluctance    B) rejection   C) denial   D) decline

67.  A) natural   B) world   C) social   D) human

68.  A) revising    B) refining   C) rebuilding   D) retrieving

69.  A) review   B) reminder   C) concept   D) prospect

70.  A) preparing   B) protesting  C) protecting  D) prevailing

71.  A) never   B) ever   C) then   D) before

72.  A) up    B) down   C) over    D) out

73.  A) merely    B) rarely    C) incidentally   D) accidentally

74.  A) surge   B) spur  C) surf   D) splash

75.  A) ensued   B) traced   C) followed   D) occurred

76.  A) which   B) where   C) what   D) when

77.  A) enough   B) certain   C) conclusive   D) final

78.  A) but   B) as   C) that   D) those 

79.  A) exile   B) evacuate   C) dismiss   D) displace

80.  A) ride   B) trail   C) path   D) track

81.  A) conventions   B) notifications  C) communications  D) negotiations

Part VI Translation (5 minutes)

Directions:    Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。

82.  The auto manufacturers found themselves ________________________ (正在同外国公司竞争市场的份额).

83.  Only in the small town ________________________ (他才感到安全和放松).

84.  It is absolutely unfair that these children ________________________ (被剥夺了受教育的权利).

85.  Our years of hard work are all in vain, ________________________ (更别提我们花费的大量金钱了).

86.  The problems of blacks and women ________________________ (最近几十年受到公众相当大的关注).

 

2007年6月23日六级参考答案

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)