英语六级考试词汇试题解析及词汇考试规律
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59.if the value-added tax were done away with, it would act as a __ to consumption.
a) progression b) prime
c) stability d) stimulus
【解析】选d。如果(商品)增值税被废除,它可以扮演刺激消费的角色。本题考察的是名词词义的辨析,progression“行进”,prime“最初,青春”,stability“能力”,stimulus“刺激”。
60. the bride and groom promised to __ each other through sickness and health.
a) nourish b) nominate
c) roster d) cherish
【解析】选d。新娘新郎承诺不管生病还是健康都会相互珍爱。本题考察的是动词词义的辨析,nourish“滋养,使健壮”,nominate“提名,推荐”,roster“上花名册”,cherish“诊视”。
61. they’re going to build a big office block on that __ piece of land.
a) void b) vacant
c) blank d) shallow
【解析】选b。他们打算在那块空地建一个大的办公区域。本题考察的是同义形容词的辨析,void“空旷,空虚,强调完全空无的,空无一人的”,vacant“空缺的,未被占有者的,未被使用的”,blank“空白的”,shallow“肤浅的”。
62. without any hesitation, she took off her shoes, __up her skirt and splashed across the stream.
a) tucked b) revolved
c) twisted d) curled
【解析】选a。她没有任何犹豫,脱下鞋子,折起裙子,淌水穿过了小溪。本题考察的是动词词义的辨析,tuck “折短,卷起”,revolve“旋转”,twist“扭曲, 缠绕”,curl“使(头发等)卷曲”。
63.very few people could understand his lecture because the subject was very __.
a) faint b) obscure
c) gloomy d) indefinite
【解析】选b。几乎没有人能够理解这次讲座,因为他讲座的主题非常晦涩难懂。本题考察的是形容词词义的辨析,faint“衰弱的, 软弱的”,obscure“难懂的,模糊的,晦涩的”,gloomy“黑暗的,阴郁的”,indefinite“含糊的,不确定的”。
64. professor smith explained the movement of light__ that of water.
a) by analogy with b) by virtue of
c) in line with d) in terms of
【解析】选a。史密斯教授通过类比水的运动来解释光的运动。本题考察的是介词短语的辨析,by analogy with“通过和……类比”,by virtue of“依靠”,in line with“和……一致”,in terms of“根据”。