和谐英语

大学英语六级词汇精讲(三)

2007-10-19来源:
1. As the final exam is next week. I will take advantage of the day off to _____ on my English. 
A. brush up B. make up C. hurry up D. pick up
2. It is well know that the retired workers in our country are _____ free medical care.
A. entitled to B. involved in C. associated with D. assigned to
3. There is a strong public ______ on the question of unemployment.
A. response B. sentiment C. affection D. sympathy
4. The desperate doctors _______ every possible drug into him with a view to saving his life.
A. projected B. rejected C. infected D. ejected
5. Some pieces of gold coin rate have ______ together in the blaze.
A. softened B. melted C. dissolved D. fused
6. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply _______.
A. declined B. lessened C. descended D. slipped
7. Of the thousand of known volcanoes in the world, the ____ majority are inactive.
A. tremendous B. demanding C. intensive D. overwhelming
8. His writing is so ______ that we can't clarify his ideas in first reading.
A. obscure B. objective C. obliging D. obstacle
9. The _____ of energy and money on the launching of the rocket is surprising.
A. exhaustion B. expenditure C. allowance D. ownership
10. He gave his ______ for new marketing procedures.
A. representations B. presentations C. comments D. memoranda
11. If you decrease the _______ of alcohol in his solution, it would be less dangerous.
A. part B. portion C. section D. share
12. He has pointed out the dangers ______ in this type of nuclear power station.
A. interior B. inherent C. inside D. inner
13. Schools are ______ if they are staffed by people who only know about schools.
A. disadvantageous B. inferior C. faulty D. handicapped
14. One third of the Chinese in the V.S. live in California, _______ in San Francisco.
A. dominantly B. perpetually C. predominantly D. practically
15. He lifted the heavy weight, but it was the greatest _____ he had ever made.
A. strength B. force C. effort D. energy
16. When light illuminates an object, part of it is absorbed and part reflected, the _____ lightness of an object depends on the proportion of light that is reflected.
A. denoted B. embodied C. insulated D. perceived
17. An obvious change of attitude at the top towards women’s status in society will ______ through the cultural law system in Japan.
A. permeate B. probe C. violate D. elaborate
18. Many pare metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other ________ .
A. bruises B. blunders C. handicaps D. drawbacks
19. Here is _______ of our product. You can take it home and try it.
A. an example B. a sample C. a model D. a specimen
20. The lawyer advised him to drop the ______, since he stands little chance to win.
A. event B. incident C. case D. affair
参考答案与讲析:
1. 答案为A。A. brush up:复习 B. make up:构成,弥补,编造 C. hurry up:赶快 D. pick up:拣起,拾起
2. 答案为A。A. be entitled to:对…享有权利 B. be involved in:被卷入,陷入 C. be associated with:与…联系在一起 D. be assigned to:分配
3. 答案为B。A. response:反应,答复 B. sentiment:意见,情绪 C. affection:喜爱,热爱 D. sympathy:同情,怜悯
4. 答案为C。A. project:计划,规划 B. reject:抛弃,拒绝 C. infect:注射,打针 D. eject:逐出,驱逐
5. 答案为D。 A. soften:变软 B. melt:使融化,溶解 C. dissolve:分解,溶解 D. fuse:(金属)熔化
6. 答案为A。A. decline:下降,减少 B. lessen:(数量、程度)减少 C. descend:(位置)下降 D. slip:滑倒
7.答案为D:A. tremendous:巨大的 B. demanding:要求高的 C. intensive:加强的,集中的 D. overwhelming:压倒的,势不可挡的
8. 答案为A。A. obscure:晦涩和,难懂的 B. objective:客观的 C. obliging:乐于助人的 D. obstacle:障碍
9. 答案为B。A. exhaustion:用光,用尽,疲惫 B. expenditure:花费 C. allowance:津贴,补贴 D. ownership:所有,所有人
10.答案为B。A. representation:陈述,叙述(指对某种艺术形式,如绘画、小说、雕塑等主题表现的阐述) B. presentation:讲述,描驸,演出 C. comment(on): 对…的评论 D. memoranda:备忘录