英语六级词汇练习(一)
1.Starting with the ________ that there is life on the planet Mars,the scientist went on to develop his argument.
A)premise B)pretext C)foundation D)presentation
2.After several nuclear disasters,a has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.
A)quarrel B)suspicion C)verdict D)controversy
3.Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their ________ for world conquest.
A)admiration B)ambition C)administration D)orientation
4.The director gave me his ________ that he would double my pay if I did my job well.
A)warrant B)obligation C)assurance D)certainty
5.The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ________ such as colored lights and glass balls.
A)ornaments B)luxuries C)exhibits D)complements
6.The two most important ________ in making a cake are flour and sugar.
A)elements B)components C)ingredients D)constituents
7.Cultural ________ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.
A)translation B)transition C)transmission D)transaction
8.We must look beyond ____ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing.
A)justifications B)illusions C)manifestations D)specifications
9.No one imagined that the apparently businessman was really a criminal.
A)respective B)respectable C)respectful D)realistic
10.If nothing is done to protect the environment,millions of species that are alive today will have become ________ .
A)deteriorated B)degenerated C)suppressed D)extinct
11.The ________ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe.
A)essence B)content C)texture D)threshold
12.The old lady has developed a cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time.
A)perpetual B)permanent C)chronic D)sustained
13.What the correspondent sent us is an _______ news report.