英语六级考试词汇试题解析及词汇考试规律

65. tom is bankrupt now. he is desperate because all his efforts __ failure.
a) tumbled to b) hinged upon
c) inflicted on d) culminated in
【解析】选d。汤姆现在破产了。他陷入了绝望，因为他的所有努力最终都白费了。本题考察的是动词短语的辨析，tumble to“恍然大悟”，hinge on“靠...转动, 以...为转移”，inflict on“使...受痛苦”，culminate in “最终”。
66. while fashion is thought of usually __ clothing, it is important to realize that it covers a much wider domain.
a) in relation to b) in proportion to
c) by means of d) on behalf of
【解析】选a。时尚通常被认为和服装有关，然而认识到时尚包含诸多因素是很重要的。本题考察介词短语的辨析，in relation to“和…….有关”，in proportion to“与...成比例”，by means of“通过……方法”，on behalf of“代表”。
67. the meaning of the sentence is __; you can interpret it in several ways.
a) skeptical b) intelligible
c) ambiguous d) exclusive
【解析】选c。这个句子的意思是不明确的，你可以用几种不同的方式来解释它。本题考察的是形容词词义的辨析，skeptical“怀疑性的”，intelligible“可理解的”，ambiguous“不明确的”，exclusive“排他的，独占的”。
68. cancer is a group of diseases in which there is uncontrolled and disordered growth of __ cells.
a) irrelevant b) inferior
c) controversial d) abnormal
【解析】选d。癌症是这样一组疾病：非正常细胞不受控制地紊乱生长。本题考察的是形容词词义的辨析，irrelevant“不相关的”，inferior“劣等的，下级的”，controversial
“争议的”，abnormal “不正常的，变态的”。
69.at that time, the economy was still undergoing a __,and job offers were hard to get.
a) concession b) supervision
c) recession d) deviation
【解析】选c。在那个时候经济还是处于萧条中，很难找到工作机会。本题考察名词词义的辨析，concession“让步”，supervision“监督，管理”，recession“经济萧条”，deviation“背离”。
70.i could hear nothing but the roar of the airplane engines which __all other sounds.
a) overturned b) drowned
c) deafened d) smoothed
【解析】选b。我听不到任何其他声音，飞机发动机的轰鸣声淹没了它们。本题考察的是动词词义的辨析，overturn“推翻, 颠倒”，drown“淹没”，deafen“使聋”，smooth“使光滑，使优雅”。