2002年1月大学英语六级考试真题试卷 - 词汇
41. The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot
against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of________.
A) impulse C) inspiration
B) insanity D) disposition
42. The Prime Minister was followed by five or six _______ when he got off the plane.
A) laymen C) directors
B) servants D) attendants
43. There is no doubt that the ________ of these goods to the others is easy to see.
A) prestige C) priority
B) superiority D) publicity
44. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding ________ and had a very good time.
A) feast C) festival
B) congratulations D) recreation
45. The price of the coal will vary far it has to be transported and how expensive the freight _______ are.
A) payments C) funds
B) charges D) prices
46. The manager gave her his ________ that her complaint would be investigated.
A) assurance C) sanction
B) assumption D) insurance
47. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close________.
A) temperament C) scrutiny
B) contamination D) symmetry
48. We are doing this work in the _________ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
A) context C) pretext
B) contest D) texture
49. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.
A) a distinction C) an identification
B) a breakthrough D) an interpretation
50. Doctors are often caught in a _________ because they have to decide whether they hould tell their patients the truth or not.
A) puzzle C) dilemma
B) perplexity D) bewilderment
51. To ________ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.
A) commend C) propagate
B) memorize D) commemorate
52. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to _________ his position in he government.
A) contrive C) heave
B) consolidate D) intensify
53. Please do not be ________ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.
A) distracted C) irritated
B) disregarded D) intervened
54. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should __________ them as soon as possible.
A) rectify C) refrain
B) reclaim D) reckon
55. He wouldn't answer the reporters' questions, nor would he __________ for a photograph.
A) summon C) pose
B) highlight D) marshal
56. The club will ________ new members the first week in September.
A) enroll C) absorb
B) subscribe D) register
57. If you don't ________ the children properly, Mr. Chiver, they'll just run riot.
A) mobilize C) manipulate
B) warrant D) supervise
58. Already the class is ________ about who our new teacher will be.
A) foreseeing C) fabricating
B) speculating D) contemplating
59. We should ________ our energy and youth to the development of our country.
A) dedicate C) ascribe
B) cater D) cling
60. Just because I'm ________ to him, my boss thinks he can order me around without showing
me any respect.
A) redundant C) versatile
B) trivial D) subordinate
61. Many scientists remain ________ about the value of this research program.
A) sceptical C) spacious
B) stationary D) specific
62. Depression is often caused by the ________ effects of stress and overwork..
A) total C) terrific
B) increased D) cumulative
63. A human's eyesight is not as ________ as that of an eagle.
A) eccentric C) sensible
B) acute D) sensitive
64. It is ________ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.
A) abrupt C) adverse
B) absurd D) addictive
65. Shoes of this kind are ________ to slip on wet ground.
A) feasible C) apt
B) appropriate D) fitting
66. We'll be very careful and keep what you've told us strictly________.
A) rigorous C) private
B) confidential D) mysterious
67. The members of Parliament were ________ that the government had not consulted them.
A) impatient C) crude
B) tolerant D) indignant
68. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately _______ , and still others
are supported by religious organizations.
A) ensured C) authorized
B) attributed D) endowed
69. The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _______ in any way.
A) intervened C) provoked
B) incurred D) poked
70. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other _______.
A) drawbacks C) bruises
B) handicaps D) blunders
Part III. Vocabulary
41. [A] 本题为上下义词复现。题干第一句提到suffer from a serious mental illness,指患一种严重的精神疾病,那么后面说介绍的反应自然也应该是这种疾病的反应。Inspiration为"灵感", insanity 表示"疯狂,愚昧",disposition为"气质,性情",都不是疾病的表现,答案为A,impulse(冲动)。
42. [D] 本题为词汇同现题,与首相同行的应该是随从,四个选项中能表示"随从"的是attendants。其它laymen表示"门外汉", directors表示"主任,主管,董事", servants为"仆人",都与话题不符。
43. [B] 本题为搭配题,superiority to表示"比……优越"。
44. [A] 本题为话题同现题,表示婚礼宴会应该拥wedding feast。
45.[B] 表示"货运费用"应该用freight charges,payments表示"付款,报应",funds为"资金",prices为"价格",都与freight不同现。
46.[A] 从句内容显然是经理对"她"所做的保证,所以答案为assurance。其它sanction表示"批准,认可",assumption表示"假设",insurance表示"保险",都与题意不合。
47.[C] 本题题意为"尽管该模型表面上看上去很不错,但是经不起细察"。temperament为"性情,气质",contamination为"玷污,污染", symmetry为"对称,匀称", scrutiny表示"详细审查",所以答案为C。
48.[A] 本题为搭配题,in the context of表示在"……的情况下",pretext为"借口,托辞" 一般与介词under 或on连用,contest为"竞争,竞赛", texture表示"质地",都与下文of短语所表示的情景不符。
49. [D] 本题为信息复现题。与a full understanding相对的显然也是一种"理解",四个选项中能表示"理解"的单词为interpretation。其它distinction表示"区别,差别", identification表示"辨认,鉴定",breakthrough表示"突破",都与题意不符。
50.[C] 本题为上下义词复现。"不得不在是否告诉父母真情中选择"表明就是处于一种左右为难的景遇,能表示此含义的单词是dilemma,其它选项puzzle表示"难题,迷", perplexity表示"困惑,混乱", bewilderment表示"迷乱,慌张,左右为难",都与与下文不构成复现关系。
51.[D] 特别节日的建立一般都是为了纪念历史上比较重要的事件,四个选项中能表示该含义的是commemorate,其它commend为"命令", propagate为"繁植,传播,宣传", memorize表示"记忆",都与话题不符。
52.[B] contrive为"发明,设计,图谋", heave为"举起", consolidate 表示"巩固",intensify 为"加强,强化"。本题表示"他与美国成功的谈判有助于巩固其在政府中的地位",所以答案为B。
53.[C] 既然对方只是试图引其人们的注意,就不应该对对方的行为愤慨,所以答案为C,irritate表示"气愤"与offensive remarks构成同现关系。
54.[A] 本题为词汇同现题。与mistakes同现的应该是"改正",即rectify, 其它各词refrain, reclaim, reckon分别表示"节制,避免","收回,要求归还","估计,猜想",与mistakes不构成搭配关系。
55.[C] 本题表示"摆姿势拍照",应该用动词pose,summon表示"召集,召唤",highlight表示"突出,使显著",marshal表示"整顿,配置,汇集",都与照相话题不符。
56.[C] 本题表示"吸收新会员",表示吸收的为absorb,其他enroll表示"注册", subscribe表示"订购,订阅", register表示"登记注册",与题意不符。
57.[D] 本题为因果同现题。要想孩子不骚乱,就要适当"监控",答案为supervise ,其他mobilize表示"动员", manipulate表示"操作,操纵,巧妙处理", warrant表示"保证,担保,批准"。
58.[B] 本题为搭配题,to speculate about 表示"推测,思索",其他选项没有此搭配功能。
59.[A] 本题为搭配题,dedicate …to表示"献身于……"。其他cater表示"备办食物", ascribe表示"归因与", cling表示"坚持,附着"。
60.[D] 本题为同现题,自己与老板显然是从属的关系,所以答案为subordinate,其他redundant表示"多余的",versatile表示"多才多艺的", trivial表示"琐细的,微不足道的",都与话题不符。
61.[A] 本题为搭配题, be skeptical about表示"对……持怀疑态度"。其他stationary为"静止的",
spacious为"宽敞的",specific为"具体的",都不与about构成搭配关系。
62.[D] 本题表示"一个人的压抑是由于长时间的紧张和过度工作所致",答案为cumulative,表示"累积",而total为"总计", terrific 为"令人恐怖的",increased表示"增加了的",都不能表示"日益积累的效果"。
63.[B] 本题为修饰同现题,eccentric表示"古怪的", sensible表示"有感觉的,明智的", acute表示"敏锐的:, sensitive表示"敏感的"。本题表示人的视力应该像鹰的眼睛一样敏锐,所以答案为B。
64.[B] 本题为评注性形容词的考查。Abrupt表示"突然的,陡峭的", adverse 表示"不利的,相反的",absurd表示"荒谬的,可笑的", addictive表示"上瘾的"。根据本题意思,可以判断答案B,即干同样的活,女人得到得待遇却比男人的低,这的确很荒谬。另外,从结构上来讲,absurd后从句中一般应该用should + 原形动词。
65.[C] 本题为句法搭配题。be apt to do something 表示"易于作某事",即穿这种鞋在潮湿的地板上很容易滑倒。其他feasible表示"可行的",appropriate表示"合适的,得体的",fitting表示"适合的,相称的",结构与意思都不合。
66.[B] 从we'll be very careful来看,说话人会把他们彼此之间所说的话保密的,而能表达此含义的选项是confidential。其他单词rigorous表示"严格的,严厉的", private表示"私人的,私有的", mysterious表示"神秘的"。
67.[D] 本题中impatient表示"不耐烦", crude表示"粗鲁的", tolerant表示"宽容的", indignant表示"气愤的"。从本句意思来看,既然政府没有征求他们的意见,国会会员应该是比较气愤,所以答案 D。
68.[D] 本题为信息复现题,所填单词表达的是support的含义,四个选项ensure表示"打包,保证", attribute表示"归结与", authorize表示"批准", endow表示"捐赠,赋予"。四个选项中与support意思相近的为endow,即大学由私人出资。
69.[C] intervene表示"干预,介入", incur表示"招致", provoke表示"激怒,煽动",poke表示"戳,捅"。本题表示如果不惹闹他们,狱卒是不会射击的。由此可以判断答案为provoke。
70.[ A] 本题为上下义词复现。所填单词是对they are too soft, rust too easily得概括,答案为A drawbacks,其他bruise意为擦伤,撞伤",handicap意为"障碍,阻碍",blunder意为"大错,大误",与they are too soft, rust too easily没有上下义关系。
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