历年英语六级完形填空真题词汇辨析 第1期

In the United States, the first day nursery was opened in 1854. Nurseries were established in various areas during the ___61__ half of the 19th century;
61. A) latter B) late C) other D) first

词汇解析：

latter [ˈlætə]
n.后者 a.后者的；后一半的，末了的
例：This latter point was of great importance.
    后面这点极为重要。

late [leit]
a.晚的；晚期的；最近的 ad.迟，晚

other ['ʌðə]
adj. 别的, 其他的, 另外的
pron. 其他(人或物)
n. 其他人(或事)
adv. 以其他方式

first [fə:st]
adj. 第一的, 最初的
adv. 首先, 第一
n. (序数词)第一, 最初

most of ___62___ were charitable. Both in Europe and in the U.S.
62. A) those B) them C) whose D) whom

the day-nursery movement received great ___63___ during the First World War, when ___64___ of manpower
caused the industrial employment of uNPRecedented（前所未有）numbers of women.
63. A) impetus B) input C) imitation D) initiative
64. A) sources B) abundance C) shortage D) reduction

impetus [ˈimpitəs]
n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

input [ˈinput]
n.输入，投入；输入物(数据) vt.输入计算机

imitation [ˌimiˈteiʃən]
n.模仿；仿制，仿制品；赝品

initiative [i'niʃətiv]
adj. 创始的, 初步的, 自发的
n. 第一步, 首创精神, 主动权

source [sɔ:s]
n.源(泉)，发源地；来源，出处

abundance [əˈbʌndəns]
n.大量，丰富，充足

shortage [ˈʃɔ:tidʒ]
n.不足，缺少

reduction [riˈdʌkʃən]
n.减少，缩小；下降，降低

In some European countries nurseries were establishes ___65___ in munitions（军火）plants, under direct government sponsorship.
65. A) hardly B) entirely C) only D) even

hardly [ˈhɑ:dli]
ad.几乎不，简直不；刚刚，仅仅

entirely [inˈtaiəli]
ad.完全地；彻底地

only [ˈəunli]
ad.只；反而 a.唯一的；最好的 conj.可是

even [ˈi:vən]
ad.甚至 a.平的；平稳的；双数的 v.(使)平坦