英语六级词汇练习(三)
1. I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my _______ is perfect.
A) outlook C) horizon
B) vision D) perspective
2 He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in _______ with the Imperial Museum.
A) collection C) collaboration
B) connection D) combination
3. In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they were dismissed for _______, to retire at the age of 65.
A) integrity C) incompetence
B) denial D) deduction
4. Others viewed the findings with _______, noting that a. cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
A) optimism C) caution
B) passion D) deliberation
5. The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle _______ was caused by unusually low temperatures immediately before the launch.
A) expedition C) dismay
B) controversy D) disaster
6. When supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are _______ to fall.
A) timely C) subject
B) simultaneous D) liable
7. The music aroused an _______ feeling of homesickness in him.
A) intentional C) intense
B) intermittent D) intrinsic
8. I bought an alarm clock with a(n) _______ dial, which can be seen clearly in the dark.
A) supersonic C) audible
B) luminous D) amplified
9. The results are hardly _______; he cannot believe they are accurate.
A) credible C) critical
B) contrary D) crucial
10. This new laser printer is _______ with all leading software.
A) comparable C) compatible
B) competitive D) cooperative
11. The ball _______ two or three times before rolling down the slope.
A) swayed C) hopped
B) bounced D) darted
12. He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and _______ it in a single nod, a gesture boys .used then for O.K. when they were pleased.
A) shrugged C) jerked
B) tugged D) twisted
13. Many types of rock are _______ from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material.
A) flung C) ejected
B) propelled D) injected
14. With prices _______ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.
A) vibrating C) fluttering
B) fluctuating D) swinging
15. The person who _______ this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise.
A) originated C) generated
B) speculated D) manufactured
16. _______ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate.
A) Concerning C) Assuming
B) Ascertaining D) Regarding
17. Her jewelry _______ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball.
A) glared C) blazed
B) glittered D) dazzled
18. Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would _______.
A) deteriorate C) descend
B) degrade D) decay
19. We find that some birds _______ twice a year between hot and cold countries.
A) transfer C) migrate
B) commute D) emigrate
20. As visiting scholars, they willingly _______ to the customs of the country they live in.
A) submit C) subject
B) conform D) commit
21. More than 81 percent of French Canada’s population speaks French as a mother tongue and _______ to the Roman Catholic faith.
A) caters C) ascribes
B) adheres D) subscribes
22. The professor found himself constantly _______ the question: “How could anyone do these things?
A) presiding C) pondering
B) poring D) presuming
23. Weeks _______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.
A) terminated C) overlapped
B) elapsed D) expired
24. In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted which _______ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.
A) relieve C) reclaim
B) reconcile D) rectify
25. How much of your country’s electrical supply is _______ from water power?
A) deduced C) derived
B) detached D) declined
26. She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to _______ in starting her own business.
A) dwell on C) base on
B) come upon D) draw upon
27. The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they are _______.
A) intricate C) subtle
B) fragile D) crisp
28. Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only _______ the crisis.
A) accelerates C) ascends
B) prevails D) precedes
29. He blew out the candle and _______ his way to the door.
A) converged C) strove
B) groped D) wrenched
30. Often such arguments have the effect of _______ rather than clarifying the issues involved.
A) obscuring C) tackling
B) prejudicing D) blocking
参考答案与详解
1.B)。[译文]我已去检查了眼睛,报告说我的视力很好。
[注释]近义词辨析。vision意为“视力,视觉”,正合题意。outlook意为“前景,展望”;horizon意为“地平线”,而 perspective意为“观点,看法”。
2、C)。[译文]他敬羡地看着由考林斯与帝国博物馆合作刊发的这幅照片。
[注释] 本题考查短语搭配。In collaboration with意为“与….合作”。
3、C)。[译文]在那些日子里,行政人员指望着大半辈子呆在同一家公司里,一直到21岁退休,除非因不能胜任工作而被开除。
[注释]名词辨析。incompetence意为“不胜任,不称职;不合适”,正合题意。integrity意为“诚实,正直”;denial意为“否认”;deduction意为“演绎”。
4、D)。[译文]其他人谨慎地看待这个研究结果,他们注意到被动吸烟与癌症之间的因果关系还有待证明。
[注释]with deliberation表示“审慎”,with caution表示“小心,谨慎”,optimism意为“乐观”,passion指“激情,热情”。
5、D)。[译文]1982年挑战者号太空飞船灾难是由于发射前的温度过低造成的。
[注释]名词辨析。disaster意为“灾难”,据我们掌握的知识,正合题意。expedition意为“探险,远征”;dismay指“沮丧”;controversy意为“争论,论战”。
6、D)。[译文]任何产品供大于求时,价格往往就会下降。
[注释]固定短语。Be liable to do 意为“有做某事的倾向,往往做某事”。timely意为“及时的”;be subject to 意为 “将会….的,易于….的”,但 to为介词,不合题意;simultaneous意为“自发的”。
7、C)。[译文]音乐激起了他强烈的思家情绪。
[注释]形近词辨析。intense意为“强烈的,剧烈的”,正合题意。intentional意为“有意的,故意的”;intermittent意为“间歇的,断断续续的”;intrinsic意为“固有的,本质的”。
8、B)。[译文]我买了一只夜光钟,在黑暗里清晰可见。
[注释]形容词辨析。luminous意为“发光的,发亮的;夜光的”,正合题意。supersonic意为“超音速的”;audible指“听得见的”;amplified意为“扩大的”。
9、A)。[译文]结果几乎令人不敢相信;他无法相信这些结果是准确的。
[注释]形近词辨析。credible意为“可信的”,正合题意。critical指“批评的,挑剔的;处于危机之中的;关键的”;contrary意为“相反的”;crucial意为“关键的”。
10、C)。[译文]这台新激光打印机与所有主要软件兼容。
[注释]形近词辨析。compatible with意为“与兼容的”,正合题意。comparable意为“可比的”;competitive意为“竞争的”;cooperative意为“合作的”。
11、B)。[译文]球弹跳了两三次才滚下坡。
[注释]动词辨析。bounce意为“弹跳”,正合题意。sway意为“(前后)摇摆,摇晃”;dart意为“急奔,飞奔”;hop指“(人)单足跳跃;(急速)弹跳”。
12、C)。[译文]他扬起眉毛,头向前伸,然后猛地点一下头,男孩子们高兴、表示满意时就是这个姿态。
[注释]动词辨析。jerk意为“猛地扭动”,正合题意。shrug意为“耸肩”;tug意为“用力拖拉”;twist意为“扭转,扭曲,扭伤”。
13、C)。[译文]许多种岩石是从火山喷出,成为坚固的、不完整的石快。
[注释]动词辨析。eject from意为“从内部喷射,吐出”,正合题意。flung(原形为fling)意为“猛投,猛仍,猛掷”;propel意为“推进,推动”;inject意为“注射”。
14、B)。[译文]价格如此波动,学校很难做好财政预算。
[注释]近义词辨析。fluctuate意指“波动”,常指价格的波动,正合题意。vibrate意为“震动”;flutter意为“飘动;颤动”;swing意为“摇晃,晃动”。
15、A)。[译文]首创这种科研方法的人值得赞扬。
[注释]动词辨析。originate意为“开创,创始”,正合题意。generate意为“产生,发生(电、热、光、力、摩擦力等)”;speculate为不及物动词,常与about/on连用,意为“推测,推断”;manufacture意为“生产”。
16、C)。[译文]假如对能源的需求以现在的速率继续下去的话,不久传统的能源就会不足了。
[注释]固定搭配。assuming that=supposing/suppose that,意为“假定”,正合题意。concerning为介词,意为“关于”;ascertaining为ascertain(查明,弄清,确定)的现在分词形式;regarding为介词,“关于”。
17、B)。[译文]她的珠宝在水银灯下闪耀,她已成为舞会上的主要人物。
[注释]近义词辨析。glitter常指珠宝、星辰等的闪光,正合题意。glare指太阳等发的强光,与blaze, dazzle为同义词。
18、A)。[译文]科妮被告知,如果工作过于劳累的话,她的健康会越来越差。
[注释]形近词辨析。deteriorate意为“恶化,衰退“,正合题意。degrade常指身份、等级、价格、纯度等的降低;descend意为“下降,降低”;decay意为“腐烂;衰退,衰落”,表示“衰落,衰退”之义时,常与power(体力等)连用。
19、C)。[译文]我们发现有些鸟一年两次在天气热和冷的国家迁徙。
[注释]近义词辨析。migrate 表示“迁徙”,即指候鸟,故C)为正确答案。transfer意为“转移,调动”;commute表示“在市区和郊区之间乘公交车上下班,乘车(或船等)往返于两地”;emigrate意为“移居外国(或外地区)”。
20、B)。[译文]作为访问学者,他们愿意遵守所生活的国家习俗。
[注释]短语搭配。conform to 意为“遵守,服从”正合题意。submit to 意为“屈从,归顺,服从,忍受”;subject to 意为“易于的,特会的”;commit to 意为“把…..提交给,把…..托付给”。
21、B)。[译文]加拿大人口中的81%以上的讲法语的人都把法语作为母语,并坚持罗马天主教信仰。
[注释] 短语搭配。adhere to 表示“坚持”正合题意。cater to 意为“投合,迎合,悉心照料”;ascribe to 表示“把…..归因于”;subscribe意为“认助,捐助;在…..上签名”。
22、C)。[译文]教授发现自己总在考虑这样一个问题:“有人怎么会做这样的事?”
[注释]形近词辨析。ponder意为“沉思,考虑”,正合题意。preside意为“主持,主管;掌管”;presume意为“推测;假定”;pore表示“沉思,默想,深思熟虑”时为不及物动词,常所介词over, on 或upon搭配使用。
23、B)。[译文]几星期过去了,与银行抢劫案有关的人才被抓起来。
[注释]动词辨析。elapse常指“(时间等)流逝,过去”,正合题意。terminate表示“终止,结束”;overlap意为“重叠,重合”;expire意为“过期”。
24、A)。[译文]为了不使金属内部有压力,安装了扩张接头,通过使管子自由扩张或收缩而减轻压力。
[注释]形近词辨析。relieve表示“减轻,缓和(压力等)”,正合题意。reclaim意为“纠正;校正”。
25、C)。[译文]你们国家的电力供应有多少来自水力?
[注释]形近词辨析。derive from“来自;从…..处获得”,正合题意。deduce意为“演绎,推断”;detach from表示“与…..分离;对…..漠然”;decline表示“下降;婉拒”。
26、C)。[译文]她最近辞掉了工作,复制了公司客户的资料,想以这些资料为基础开始自己的生意。
[注释]动词短语。base on 意为 “以….为基础”,正合题意。Draw upon意为“利用,凭,靠”,dwell on 表示“评述”,come upon意为“偶然遇见”。
27、B)。[译文]应该小心对待这些玻璃器皿,因为它们易碎。
[注释]形容词辨析。fragile意为“易碎的”,正合题意。intricate意为“复杂精细的”;subtle意为“错综微妙的”;crisp意为“脆的”。
28、A)。[译文]清除了山坡上的林木以便腾出空间种庄稼,但这只会加速危机。
[注释]形容词辨析。accelerate意为“加速”,正合题意。prevail意为“流行,盛行,占优势”;ascend意为“上升”;precede意为“在先,居前”。
29、B)。[译文]他吹灭蜡烛,摸着走向门口。
[注释]动词辨析。grope表示“摸索着行进”,正合题意。converge意为“会合;互相靠拢”;strove(原形为strive)表示“努力,奋斗”;wrench意为“猛扭”。
30、A)。[译文]这样的辩论往往具有使相关问题模糊不清的作用,而不是澄清。
[注释]动词辨析,obscure意为“使模糊不清”,与句中的clarify意为相反,正合题意。prejudice意为“偏见”;tackle意为“处理,对付”;block意为“堵塞”。
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