和谐英语

大学英语六级词汇精讲(一)

2007-10-19来源:
1. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should _____them as soon as possible. 
A. rectify B. reclaim C. refrain D. reckon 
[CET-6,2001,1] 
2. We’ll be very careful and keep what you’ve told us strictly _____. 
A. private B. rigorous C. mysterious D. confidential 
[CET-6,2002,1] 
3. Before every Board meeting, it is customary for the ______ of the previous meeting to be read out. 
A. minutes B. precis C. notes D. protocol 
4. He was barred from the club for refusing to _____with the rules. 
A. conform B. abide C. adhere D. comply 
5. The girl was ________ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store. 
A. presumably B. preliminarily C. formally D. formerly 
[CET-6,1995,6] 
6. Although the heavy rain stopped, it was at least an hour later that the flood began to _____. 
A. retire B. recede C. recline D. retreat 
7. That ancient car of his is a ________ joke among his friends. 
A. steady B. standing C. settled D. stable 
8. Whether their football team will win is a matter of _______ to me. 
A. discrimination B. deviation 
C. indifference D. interests 
[CET-6,1996,6] 
9. They threw petrol onto the bonfire and the sudden _______ lit up the whole garden. 
A. glow B. twinkle C.spark D. flare 
10. He answers questions about how to keep _____ meats from becoming tough when braising. 
A. tender B. vulgar C. mild D. frail 
11. The original elections were declared _____ by the former military ruler. 
A. void B. vulgar C. surplus D. extravagant 
[CET-6,1994,1] 
12. In the blazing heat of midday, the dog lay by the side of the boad,its mouth open _______. 
A. yawning B. panting C. surplus D. sniffing 
13. Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropos that Europeans find they are unable to ______ it. 
A. maintain B. persist C. endure D. sustain 
14. At school he had a good academic record, and also ______ at sports. 
A. prevailed B. achieved C. surpassed D. excelled 
15. The lecture ______ from prehistory to modern times and gave the audience much to think about. 
A. covered B. included C. ranged D. dealt 
16. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding _____ and had a very good time. 
A. feast B. festival C. recreation D. congratulation 
[CET-6,2001,1] 
17. Why should anyone want to read _____ of books by great authors whom the real pleasure comes from reading the originals? 
A. themes B. insights C. digests D. leaflets 
[CET-6,1997,6] 
18. His letter was in such a casual scrawl and in such pale ink that it was _______ . 
A. doubrful B. ambigous C. obscure D. illegible 
19. The human voice often sounds ______ in the telephone. 
A. twisted B. irregular C. distorted D. deformed 
20. When there’s a doubt, the chairman’s decision is _____ . 
A. fight B. definite C. fixed D. final 
参考答案与精讲 
1. 答案选 A 。A. rectify:改正 B. reclaim:要求收回,重得 C. refrain:(正式)克制,抑制 D. reckon:推断,考虑,计算 
2. 答案选 D。A. private:私下的,不公开的 B. rigorous:精确的,严峻的 C. mysterious:神秘的 D. confidential:秘密的,机密的 
3.答案选 A。 A. minutes:会议记录 B. precis:摘要 C. notes笔记 D. protocol:法案,议案 
4. 答案选 D。 A. conform:(to)遵守 B. abide:(by)遵守 C. adhere:(to)遵守 D. comply:(with)遵守 
5. 答案选D。 A. presumably:据推测 B. preliminarily:初步地 C. formally:正式的 D. formerly:以前,从前 
6. 答案选B。 A. retire:退休 B. recede(洪水)退下 C. recline:向后靠,斜倚 D. retreat:撤退 
7. 答案选 B。A. steady:平稳的 B. standing joke:习惯用法,老笑话 C. settled:解决 D. stable:稳定的 
8. 答案选C. A. discrimination:歧视,偏见 B. deviation:偏差,误差 C. indifference:不关心,不重视 D. interests:兴趣