2024年2月19日发(作者:隗燕)
大学英语六级-270
(总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)
一、(总题数:56,分数:100.00)
e almost universal ______ of the vital importance of women"s literacy, education remains
a dream for far too many women in far too many countries of the world.
(分数:1.50)
fication
ment
sion √
ledgement
解析:[解析] 四个名词的意义分别是:identification辨认,证明;compliment称赞,恭维;confession(公开)承认;acknowledgement在认,感谢。根据题意C是答案。句意:尽管几乎都承认妇女学习文化是极端重要的,但对世界上太多的国家的太多的妇女来说,受教育仍然是个梦。
ts are expected to be quiet and ______ in an Asian classroom.
(分数:1.50)
nt √
elming
cal
iary
解析:[解析] obedient意为“服从的,孝顺的”,符合题意。overwhelming指“压倒性的,无法抵抗的”;skeptical指“怀疑性的,好怀疑的”;subsidiary指“辅助的,补充的”。句意:在亚洲课堂上,都期望学生们安静顺从。
is not as ______ as cast iron, it does not break as easily.
(分数:1.50)
c
e √
ble
le
解析:[解析] brittle意为“易碎的,脆弱的”,符合题意。elastic指“弹性的”;adaptable指“能适应的,可修改的”;flexible指“柔韧的,易曲的,灵活的,柔软的”。句意:钢不像铸铁那样脆;它不是那么容易就折断的。
woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins, but her doctor ______ her that
it is absolutely harmless.
(分数:1.50)
ved
ed
red √
d
解析:[解析] reassure意为“……安心,再保证,使……恢复信心,打消……的疑虑”,符合题意。retrieve指“重新得到”;release指“释放,解放,放弃,让与,免除,发表”;revive指“使苏醒,使复兴,使复活,使再生效,回想”。句意:这个妇女担心服用阿司匹林所产生的副作用,但是医生告诉她那没有任何害处,才使她消除了疑虑。
ives of the company enjoyed an ______ lifestyle of free gifts, fine wines and high salaries.
(分数:1.50)
ite
agant √
ric
解析:[解析] extravagant意为“奢侈的,浪费的”,符合题意。exquisite指“优美的,高雅的”;exotic指“异国情调的,外来的,奇异的”;eccentric指“古怪的”。句意:这家公司的行政管理人员生活奢华,他们有免费的礼品、高档的美酒和不菲的薪水。
jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed ______ to him, but one day he discovered
their difference.
(分数:1.50)
cal √
al
el
ic
解析:[解析] identical同样的,一致的。其他三个形容词的意义分别是:vertical垂直的;parallel平行的;specific明确的。句意:野生动植物工作者和生物学家的工作对他来说似乎都是一样的,但有一天他发现了它们的区别。
professor found himself constantly ______ the question. "How could anyone do these things?"
(分数:1.50)
ing
ing √
ing
解析:[解析] ponder意为“沉思,考虑”,符合题意。preside指“主持”;pore指“熟读,凝视,细想,沉思”;presume指“假定,假设,认为”。句意:教授发现自己总在考虑这样一个问题:“怎么有人会做这样的事?”
e of the ______ noise of traffic I couldn"t get to sleep last night.
(分数:1.50)
ent
ual √
ative
ssive
解析:[解析] perpetual意为“永久的”,符合题意。prevalent指“普遍的,流行的”;provocative指“煽动的”;progressive指“前进的,(税收)累进的,进步的”。句意:昨晚一夜未停的车辆噪声吵得我无法入睡。
have away with ______ Latin for university entrance at Harvard.
(分数:1.50)
ntial
ensable
sory √
ial
解析:[解析] compulsory意为“必须做的,必修的,被强迫的,被强制的,义务的”,符合题意。influential指“有影响的,有势力的”;indispensable指“不可缺憾少的,绝对必要的”;essential指“本质的,实质的,基本的”。句意:在哈佛,他们已经废除了作为大学入学必需的拉丁语考试。
a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol of ______
love.
(分数:1.50)
sive
utive
l √
ent
解析:[解析] eternal意为“永恒的,永远的”,符合题意。successive指“继承的,连续的”;consecutive指“连续的,连贯的”;insistent指“坚持不懈的”。句意:由于圆没有起点也没有终点,因此婚戒被认为是永恒爱情的象征。
all the changes resulting from the ______ entry of women into the work force, the
transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important.
(分数:1.50)
e √
tative
s
able
解析:[解析] massive意为“结实的,厚重的”,符合题意。quantitative指“数量的,定量的”;surplus指“过剩的,剩余的”;formidable指“强大的,令人敬畏的,可怕的”。句意:在大量妇女进入产业队伍导致的所有变化中,妇女本身发生的转变并非一点都不重要。
since the rise of industrialism, education has been ______ towards producing workers.
(分数:1.50)
sed
d
ted
√
解析:[解析] gear进行调节以适合某种需要。harness控制,利用(自然的力量)产生电能;hatch策划,拟定;motivate激发兴趣,使有动机。句意:自从工业兴起以来,教育就一直朝着培养生产劳动者的方向发展。
13.A human"s eyesight is not as ______ as that of an eagle.
(分数:1.50)
ric
√
le
ive
解析:[解析] acute意为“敏锐的;[医]急性的,剧烈的”,符合题意。eccentric指“古怪的”;sensible指“有感觉的,明智的,有判断力的”;sensitive指“敏感的,灵敏的,感光的”。句意:人的视力不像鹰的视力那么敏锐。
14.I bought an alarm clock with a(n) ______ dial, which can be seen clearly in the dark.
(分数:1.50)
onic
us √
e
ied
解析:[解析] luminous意为“发光的,明亮的”,符合题意。supersonic指“超间波的”;audible指“听得见的”;amplified指“放大的,增强的”。句意:我买了一座闹钟,在黑暗中依然清晰可见。
directions were so ______ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.
(分数:1.50)
ous
ous
ous
ous √
解析:[解析] ambiguous意为“意思含糊的”,符合题意。ingenious指“机灵的有独创性的,精制的”;ambitious指“有雄心的,野心勃勃的”;notorious指“声名狼藉的”。句意:由于指令模糊,这项任务无法完成。
problems requiring immediate solution will be given ______ at the meeting.
(分数:1.50)
ty √
y
ority
ncy
解析:[解析] priority意为“先,前,优先,优先权”,符合题意。urgency指“紧急,紧急的事”;superiority指“优越,高傲”;emergency指“紧急情况,突然事件”。句意:需要立即解决的问题在大会上要优先考虑。
longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country; ______ is this
more true than in Europe.
(分数:1.50)
e √
解析:[解析] nowhere意为“无处,到处都无”,符合题意。又如:Nowhere have I seen any serious mention
of this.我在任何地方都未见到有人正式提到这件事。其他选项含义为:hardly“刚刚,几乎不,仅,严厉的,艰辛的”;little“很少,稍微,完全不”;seldom“很少,不常”。句意:对计算机技术作出贡献的不再是个别国家,相比之下欧洲更是如此。
gh most dreams apparently happen ______, dream activities may be provoked by external
influences.
(分数:1.50)
neously √
aneously
neously
taneously
解析:[解析] spontaneously意为“自然地,本能地”,符合题意。simultaneously“同时地”;homogeneously“同类地,相似地”;instantaneously“瞬间地,即刻的”。句意:虽然大多数梦发生在无意识的情况下,但梦会受到外界影响力的激发。
said that they had ______ been obliged to give up the scheme for lack of support.
(分数:1.50)
y
tably √
ly
usly
解析:[解析] regrettably意为“抱歉地,遗憾地,可悲地”,符合题意。gravely指“严峻地”;forcibly指“强制地,用力”;graciously指“和蔼地,优雅地”。句意:他说由于缺少支持,他们不得不遗憾地放弃这个计划。
go to the park every day in the morning, you will ______ find him doing physical exercise
there.
(分数:1.50)
rily
ably √
lly
tently
解析:[解析] invariably意为“不变地,总是”,符合题意。ordinarily指“普通,平常”;logically指“理论上,逻辑上”;persistently指“持久稳固地”。句意:如果你每天早上去公园,就会发现他总在那里锻炼身体。
winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup ______.
(分数:1.50)
ently
dously
hantly √
ively
解析:[解析] triumphantly意为“成功地,耀武扬威地”,符答题意。turbulently指“狂暴地,吵闹地”;tremendously指“可怕地,非常”;tentatively指“试验性地,暂时地”。句意:橄榄球比赛冠军胜利地手捧银杯跑出比赛场地。
the past ten years skyscrapers have developed ______ in Chicago and New York city.
(分数:1.50)
neously
aneously √
neously
iously
解析:[解析] simultaneously意为“同时地”,符合题意。homogeneously指“同种类地,同性质地”;spontaneously指“自然地,本能地”harmoniously指“和谐地,调和地”。句意:最近十年来,在芝加哥和纽约同时耸立起许多摩天大楼。
he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ______ pale.
(分数:1.50)
usly
ingly √
ly
ically
解析:[解析] startlingly意为“令人吃惊地”,符合题意。enormously指“非常,巨大地”;uniquely指“独特地,唯一地,珍奇地”;dramatically指“戏剧地,引人注目地”。句意:三十天后,John从岩洞里爬出来时,他的脸苍白得让人吃惊。
travelers ______ their journey after a short break.
(分数:1.50)
red
d √
d
ed
解析:[解析] resume意为“再继续,重新开始”,符合题意。recover指“重新获得,恢复,使改过”;renew指“使更新,使恢复,重申,补充”;restore指“恢复,使回复,归还,交还,修复,重建”。句意:短暂的休息后,旅游者又开始了他们的旅程。
remains confident and ______ untroubled by our present problems.
(分数:2.00)
nitely
tely
stically
gly √
解析:[解析] seemingly意为“表示上地”,符合题意。indefinitely指“不确定地”;infinitely指“无限地,无穷地”;optimistically指“乐观地”。句意:她依然自信,看上去并没有被目前的问题所困扰。
s are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are ______
to heart attack.
(分数:2.00)
ious
ed
ible
√
解析:[解析] prone意为“倾向于”,be prone to意为“易于……的,很可能……的”,符合题意。infectious指“传染的,感染的”;disposed指“有……倾向的”;accessible指“易接近的,可到达的;易受影响的”,be accessable to意为“易受影响的”。句意:把激光作为一种外科手术工具用于对那些易于患心脏病的人所做的手术中,医生们对此很感兴趣。
your first days at the school you"ll be given a test to help the teachers to ______ you
to a class at your level.
(分数:2.00)
√
r
解析:[解析] assign意为“分配,指派”,符合题意。又如:He assigned three men to the job.他分派了3个人做这件事。其他选项含义为:locate“查找……的地点,使……坐落于,位于”;deliver“递送,陈述,释放,发表”;place“放置,寄予,任命”。句意:你上学的头几天要参加考试,以便老师按你的水平将你分派在某一班里。
people ______ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
(分数:2.00)
tly
iastically
ely
rately √
解析:[解析] deliberately意为“故意地”,符合题意。其他选项含为:violently“猛烈地,激烈地,极端地”;enthusiastically“热心地,狂热地”;sincerely“真诚地”。句意:有些人对于是非问题不是有意地回避,就是采取中立立场。
e their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of ______ standards.
(分数:2.00)
lent √
m
解析:[解析] equivalent意为“相等的,相当的”,符合题意。有如:Talking is not equivalent to doing.说不等于做。其他选项含分别为:alike“相同的,相似的”;uniform“统一的,一致的,始终始一的,均衡的”;likely“很可能的,有希望的”。句意:且不说服务良好,大多数小旅店在收费方面也比同等标准的宾馆要低。
supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are ______ to fall.
(分数:2.00)
aneous
t
√
解析:[解析] liable意为“有责任的,有义务的,易……的,有……倾向的”,be liable to(do sth.)为习惯用语,意为“易于(得病等);有(做某事的)习惯或倾向”,符合题意。timely指“及时的,适时的”;simultaneous指“同时的,同时发生的”;subject指“受他国统治的,未独立的,受制于……的”。句意:任何产品供大于求时,价格往往会下降。
is used to extend the ______ of man"s senses for observing his environment, especially
the sense of vision.
(分数:2.00)
ty
ity
lity √
ity
解析:[解析] capability意为“能力,性能,容量,接受力”,符合题意。validity指“有效性,合法性,正确性”;liability指“责任,义务,倾向,债务”;intensity指“强烈,剧烈,强度”。句意:雷达用来提高人类感知周围环境的能力,尤其是提高视觉力。
ent Banda"s background as a doctor has given him ______ into the medical problems that
face the country.
(分数:2.00)
A.a view
B.a vision
insight √
D.a sight
解析:[解析] give sb. an insight“洞察”,符合题意。其他选项含义为:view“景色,观点,见解,认为”;vision“视力,幻想,景象”;sight“视力,景色”。句意:Banda总统曾经当过医生的经历使得他能洞察到这个国家所面临的医疗问题。
found it difficult to ______ Jim"s father when he disapproved of their marriage.
(分数:2.00)
for
out
by
up to √
解析:[解析] stand up to“对抗,面对”,符合题意。其他选项含义为:stand out“突出,坚持抵抗”;stand by“支持,遵守,袖手旁观”;stand for“代表”。句意:当Jim的父亲反对他们的婚姻时,玛丽发现很难面对他。
drowning child was saved by Tom"s ______ action.
(分数:2.00)
nd
√
解析:[解析] prompt意为“敏捷的,迅速的,即时的”,符合题意。又如:Mary was prompt to dismiss
any suspicion I might have had.玛丽很快摒除了一切我可能会有的疑虑。其他选项含义为:acute意为“敏锐的(感觉),[医]急性的,剧烈”;alert“提防的,警惕的”;profound“深刻的,意义深远的,渊博的,造诣深的”。句意:Tom迅速行动救起了落水的孩子。
______ his job in order to engage in full-time writing.
(分数:2.00)
ed from √
ook
over
解析:[解析] resign from意为“辞职”,符合题意。其他选项含义为:uphold“支持,支撑”;undertake“承担,许诺,保证”;take over“接收,接管”。句意:他辞掉了他的工作,专职写作。
. Bloom is not ______ now, but he will be famous someday.
(分数:2.00)
icant
nt
icent
ent √
解析:[解析] prominent意为“卓越的,显著的,突出的”,符合题意。significant指“有意义的,重大的,重要的”;dominant指“有统治权的,占优势的,支配的”;magnificent指“华丽的,高尚的,宏伟的”。句意:Bloom先生现在并无名气,但他有朝一日会成名的。
figures are not consisten ______ the results obtained in previous experiments.
(分数:2.00)
√
解析:[解析] consistent with意为“符合,一致”,符合题意。句意:这些数字与前几次实验所得到的结果不一致。
are many who believe that use of force ______ political ends can never be justified.
(分数:2.00)
search of
pursuit of √
view of
light of
解析:[解析] in pursuit of意为“追求,寻求”,符合题意。in search of指“寻找”;in view of指“考虑到,由于”;in light of指“按照,根据”。句意:许多人认为使用武力来寻求政治目的的是不正当的。
high school my daughter studies in is ______ our university.
(分数:2.00)
by
nt to
d
ated with √
解析:[解析] affiliate with意为“交往”,符合题意。link by指“联结,联合,挽”;relevant to指“与……有关的”;mingle with指“和……混合”。句意:我女儿就读的那所中学附属于我们大学。
was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in ______ with the Imperial
Museum.
(分数:2.00)
tion
tion
oration √
ation
解析:[解析] collaboration意为“协作,通敌”,in collaboration with为习惯用语,意为“与……合作”,符合题意。collection指“收藏,征收,搜集品,捐款”;connection指“连续,关系,接线,线路,亲戚”;combination指“结合,联合,合并,化合”。句意:他敬羡地看着由Collins与帝国博物馆合作刊发的这幅照片。
viewed the findings with ______, noting that a cause-and-effect relation-ship between
passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
(分数:2.00)
sm
n
n
ration √
解析:[解析] deliberation意为“熟思,从容,商议,考虑”,with deliberation为习惯用语,意为“慎重地”,符合题意。optimism指“乐观,乐观主义”;passion指“激情,热情”;caution指“小心,谨慎,警告”。句意“其他人谨慎地看待这个研究结果,他们注意到被动吸烟与癌症之间的因果关系还有待证明。
police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ______.
(分数:2.00)
ty √
解析:[解析] vicinity意为“邻近,附近,接近”,in the vicinity为习惯用语,意为“在……附近”,符合题意。vain指“徒然的,无益的;虚荣的”;court指“法庭;宫廷;球场”;jail指“监狱”。句意:警方得到报警,逃犯可能就在附近。
ison and contrast are often used ______ in advertisements.
(分数:2.00)
ionally √
ently
ntally
mely
解析:[解析] intentionally意为“有意地,故意地”,符合题意。pertinently指“贴切地”;incidentally指“附带地,顺便提及”;tiresomely指“无聊地,烦人地”。句意:人们经常在广告中运用对比和反差。
bus that ______ outside the inn would soon take the visitors downtown.
(分数:2.00)
back
up √
down
forth
解析:[解析] pull up“拔起,停下,阻止”,符合题意。其他选项含义为:hold back“阻碍;抑制”;get down“(从……)下来,吞下,写下,使沮丧”;set forth“陈列,阐明,宣布,提出,出发,把(会议等)提前”。句意:停在旅店外面的那辆车不久将送客人到市中心。
one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the ______ of
a brilliant career.
(分数:2.00)
old √
解析:[解析] threshold意为“开始,开端,极限”,on the threshold of为习惯用语,意为“在……的开头,在……快要开始的时候,在……的前夕”,符合题意。edge指“刀口,利刃,边缘”,on the edge
of意为“濒于,几乎,在边缘”;porch指“门廊,走廊”;course指“过程,进程,课程”。句意:作为大学里最年轻的教授之一,King小姐毫无疑问即将步入事业上的辉煌时期。
cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man.
(分数:2.00)
te
se √
ate
解析:[解析] disguise意为“假装,伪装,掩饰”,符合题意。decorate指“装饰,为……做室内装修”;fabricate指“制作,构成,捏造,伪造,虚构”;fake指“伪造,捏造,仿造,做假货”。句意:她剪短了头发,设法装扮成男人。
you want to set up a company, you must ______ with the regulations laid down by the authorities.
(分数:2.00)
√
m
解析:[解析] comply意为“顺从,答应,遵守”,comply with为习惯用语,意为“顺从,遵守”,符 合题意。adhere指“坚持,粘附”,多与to连用形成adhere to,意为“坚持,追随,拥护”;confirm指:确认,批准“,为及物动词;accord指“符合,一致,给与”,多与with连用,accor with意为“符合,一致”。句意:要想开公司,你就必须遵守政府制度的政策。
lectures on Roman history would do credit ______ a real expert.
(分数:2.00)
√
解析:[解析] do credit to“为……带来光荣,为……增光”,符合题意。句意:他的关于罗马历史的演讲将给一个真正的专家带来荣誉。
were ______ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their
lab.
(分数:2.00)
ged
d
ed √
解析:[解析] immerse意为“沉浸,使陷入”,be immersed in意为“专心致志于”,符合题意。submerge指“浸没,淹没”;drown指“溺死,淹死”;dip指“浸,蘸,沾”。句意:他们专心致志于科研,不知道实验室外发生了什么。
production has been ______ the decline these years.
(分数:2.00)
√
解析:[解析] on the decline为固定搭配,意为“在减少,在衰退”,符合题意。句意:这些年来棉花的产量在减少。
51.______ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long
before traditional sources become inadequate.
(分数:2.00)
ning
aining
ng √
ing
解析:[解析] assuming意为“傲慢的,不逊的,僭越的”,assume that意为“假定”,符合题意。concerning指“关于”;ascertain指“确定,探知”;regard指“看待,当作,重视,尊敬,关系”。句意:假如对能源的需求以现在的速率继续下去的放,不久传统的能源就会匮乏。
movie is not ______ for children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love
scenes.
(分数:2.00)
nd
√
t
解析:[解析] 从本句意思看,空格中应该填入表示“适宜”这一意思的词。decent意为“合宜的,得体的”,因此decent是答案。upright意为“垂直的”,valid意为“有效的”。profound意为“深远的”。因此均不是答案。句意:这部影片不适合儿童观看,因为片中暴力和爱情的镜头太多。
______ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.
(分数:2.00)
ting
ng
ing √
ing
解析:[解析] 从本句意思及所给出的4个选项看,空格中应该填入一个修饰lawyer的词,表示“辩护律师”的意思。defend意为“辩护”,因此defending是答案。shield意为“保护,防护”,相当于to protect
a person or thing from particular damage。guard意为“保卫,守卫”,相当于to keep safe from danger,
theft etc。protect意为“保护,保卫”,相当于to keep safe from injury, damage or loss。句意:辩护律师对陪审团产生巨大的影响。
book is expected to ______ the best-seller lists.
(分数:2.00)
e
l
te √
ify
解析:[解析] the best-seller lists的意思是“畅销书目”。空格中应填入表示“居首”之意的及物动词。dominate作及物动词意为“在……中占首要地位”,因此答案是dominate。prevail是不及物动词,意为“流行,盛行”,表示“占优势”时后面常接介词over。promote意为“促进,提升”,与句意不符。exemplify意为“是……的例证(或典型等)”。句意:这本书预计将居畅销书目之首。
55.I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ______.
(分数:2.00)
le
nable
le
le √
解析:[解析] 计划应该是“切实可行的”。feasible意为“可行的”,相当于possible and likely to work,因此答案是feasible。eligible有“合适的,合意的”之意,主要指“有资格(做某事)”相当于qualified
or able to do something。probable只表示一种可能性,相当于likely to happen or to be,用在这里不符合句意。句意:我建议把计划付诸实施,因为这项计划的确符合句意。
old gentleman was a very ______ looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.
(分数:2.00)
tful
ted
tive
table √
解析:[解析] 本题要求选择一个形容词,意思是“看上去像……的人”。4个选项的词根都是respect,但答案只可能是respectable。respectable意为“值得尊敬的,体面的”,相当于approved of by society
and considered to be morally correct。respected意为“(受到)尊敬的”,即admired and considered
important by many people。respectful意为“表示尊敬的,恭敬的”。respective意为“各自的”,其意思值得注意。句意:那位老先生头发花白,戴着金丝边眼镜,看上去很像一位受人尊重的长者。
2024年2月19日发(作者:隗燕)
大学英语六级-270
(总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)
一、(总题数:56,分数:100.00)
e almost universal ______ of the vital importance of women"s literacy, education remains
a dream for far too many women in far too many countries of the world.
(分数:1.50)
fication
ment
sion √
ledgement
解析:[解析] 四个名词的意义分别是:identification辨认,证明;compliment称赞,恭维;confession(公开)承认;acknowledgement在认,感谢。根据题意C是答案。句意:尽管几乎都承认妇女学习文化是极端重要的,但对世界上太多的国家的太多的妇女来说,受教育仍然是个梦。
ts are expected to be quiet and ______ in an Asian classroom.
(分数:1.50)
nt √
elming
cal
iary
解析:[解析] obedient意为“服从的,孝顺的”,符合题意。overwhelming指“压倒性的,无法抵抗的”;skeptical指“怀疑性的,好怀疑的”;subsidiary指“辅助的,补充的”。句意:在亚洲课堂上,都期望学生们安静顺从。
is not as ______ as cast iron, it does not break as easily.
(分数:1.50)
c
e √
ble
le
解析:[解析] brittle意为“易碎的,脆弱的”,符合题意。elastic指“弹性的”;adaptable指“能适应的,可修改的”;flexible指“柔韧的,易曲的,灵活的,柔软的”。句意:钢不像铸铁那样脆;它不是那么容易就折断的。
woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins, but her doctor ______ her that
it is absolutely harmless.
(分数:1.50)
ved
ed
red √
d
解析:[解析] reassure意为“……安心,再保证,使……恢复信心,打消……的疑虑”,符合题意。retrieve指“重新得到”;release指“释放,解放,放弃,让与,免除,发表”;revive指“使苏醒,使复兴,使复活,使再生效,回想”。句意:这个妇女担心服用阿司匹林所产生的副作用,但是医生告诉她那没有任何害处,才使她消除了疑虑。
ives of the company enjoyed an ______ lifestyle of free gifts, fine wines and high salaries.
(分数:1.50)
ite
agant √
ric
解析:[解析] extravagant意为“奢侈的,浪费的”,符合题意。exquisite指“优美的,高雅的”;exotic指“异国情调的,外来的,奇异的”;eccentric指“古怪的”。句意:这家公司的行政管理人员生活奢华,他们有免费的礼品、高档的美酒和不菲的薪水。
jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed ______ to him, but one day he discovered
their difference.
(分数:1.50)
cal √
al
el
ic
解析:[解析] identical同样的,一致的。其他三个形容词的意义分别是:vertical垂直的;parallel平行的;specific明确的。句意:野生动植物工作者和生物学家的工作对他来说似乎都是一样的,但有一天他发现了它们的区别。
professor found himself constantly ______ the question. "How could anyone do these things?"
(分数:1.50)
ing
ing √
ing
解析:[解析] ponder意为“沉思,考虑”,符合题意。preside指“主持”;pore指“熟读,凝视,细想,沉思”;presume指“假定,假设,认为”。句意:教授发现自己总在考虑这样一个问题:“怎么有人会做这样的事?”
e of the ______ noise of traffic I couldn"t get to sleep last night.
(分数:1.50)
ent
ual √
ative
ssive
解析:[解析] perpetual意为“永久的”,符合题意。prevalent指“普遍的,流行的”;provocative指“煽动的”;progressive指“前进的,(税收)累进的,进步的”。句意:昨晚一夜未停的车辆噪声吵得我无法入睡。
have away with ______ Latin for university entrance at Harvard.
(分数:1.50)
ntial
ensable
sory √
ial
解析:[解析] compulsory意为“必须做的,必修的,被强迫的,被强制的,义务的”,符合题意。influential指“有影响的,有势力的”;indispensable指“不可缺憾少的,绝对必要的”;essential指“本质的,实质的,基本的”。句意:在哈佛,他们已经废除了作为大学入学必需的拉丁语考试。
a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol of ______
love.
(分数:1.50)
sive
utive
l √
ent
解析:[解析] eternal意为“永恒的,永远的”,符合题意。successive指“继承的,连续的”;consecutive指“连续的,连贯的”;insistent指“坚持不懈的”。句意:由于圆没有起点也没有终点,因此婚戒被认为是永恒爱情的象征。
all the changes resulting from the ______ entry of women into the work force, the
transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important.
(分数:1.50)
e √
tative
s
able
解析:[解析] massive意为“结实的,厚重的”,符合题意。quantitative指“数量的,定量的”;surplus指“过剩的,剩余的”;formidable指“强大的,令人敬畏的,可怕的”。句意:在大量妇女进入产业队伍导致的所有变化中,妇女本身发生的转变并非一点都不重要。
since the rise of industrialism, education has been ______ towards producing workers.
(分数:1.50)
sed
d
ted
√
解析:[解析] gear进行调节以适合某种需要。harness控制,利用(自然的力量)产生电能;hatch策划,拟定;motivate激发兴趣,使有动机。句意:自从工业兴起以来,教育就一直朝着培养生产劳动者的方向发展。
13.A human"s eyesight is not as ______ as that of an eagle.
(分数:1.50)
ric
√
le
ive
解析:[解析] acute意为“敏锐的;[医]急性的,剧烈的”,符合题意。eccentric指“古怪的”;sensible指“有感觉的,明智的,有判断力的”;sensitive指“敏感的,灵敏的,感光的”。句意:人的视力不像鹰的视力那么敏锐。
14.I bought an alarm clock with a(n) ______ dial, which can be seen clearly in the dark.
(分数:1.50)
onic
us √
e
ied
解析:[解析] luminous意为“发光的,明亮的”,符合题意。supersonic指“超间波的”;audible指“听得见的”;amplified指“放大的,增强的”。句意:我买了一座闹钟,在黑暗中依然清晰可见。
directions were so ______ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.
(分数:1.50)
ous
ous
ous
ous √
解析:[解析] ambiguous意为“意思含糊的”,符合题意。ingenious指“机灵的有独创性的,精制的”;ambitious指“有雄心的,野心勃勃的”;notorious指“声名狼藉的”。句意:由于指令模糊,这项任务无法完成。
problems requiring immediate solution will be given ______ at the meeting.
(分数:1.50)
ty √
y
ority
ncy
解析:[解析] priority意为“先,前,优先,优先权”,符合题意。urgency指“紧急,紧急的事”;superiority指“优越,高傲”;emergency指“紧急情况,突然事件”。句意:需要立即解决的问题在大会上要优先考虑。
longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country; ______ is this
more true than in Europe.
(分数:1.50)
e √
解析:[解析] nowhere意为“无处,到处都无”,符合题意。又如:Nowhere have I seen any serious mention
of this.我在任何地方都未见到有人正式提到这件事。其他选项含义为:hardly“刚刚,几乎不,仅,严厉的,艰辛的”;little“很少,稍微,完全不”;seldom“很少,不常”。句意:对计算机技术作出贡献的不再是个别国家,相比之下欧洲更是如此。
gh most dreams apparently happen ______, dream activities may be provoked by external
influences.
(分数:1.50)
neously √
aneously
neously
taneously
解析:[解析] spontaneously意为“自然地,本能地”,符合题意。simultaneously“同时地”;homogeneously“同类地,相似地”;instantaneously“瞬间地,即刻的”。句意:虽然大多数梦发生在无意识的情况下,但梦会受到外界影响力的激发。
said that they had ______ been obliged to give up the scheme for lack of support.
(分数:1.50)
y
tably √
ly
usly
解析:[解析] regrettably意为“抱歉地,遗憾地,可悲地”,符合题意。gravely指“严峻地”;forcibly指“强制地,用力”;graciously指“和蔼地,优雅地”。句意:他说由于缺少支持,他们不得不遗憾地放弃这个计划。
go to the park every day in the morning, you will ______ find him doing physical exercise
there.
(分数:1.50)
rily
ably √
lly
tently
解析:[解析] invariably意为“不变地,总是”,符合题意。ordinarily指“普通,平常”;logically指“理论上,逻辑上”;persistently指“持久稳固地”。句意:如果你每天早上去公园,就会发现他总在那里锻炼身体。
winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup ______.
(分数:1.50)
ently
dously
hantly √
ively
解析:[解析] triumphantly意为“成功地,耀武扬威地”,符答题意。turbulently指“狂暴地,吵闹地”;tremendously指“可怕地,非常”;tentatively指“试验性地,暂时地”。句意:橄榄球比赛冠军胜利地手捧银杯跑出比赛场地。
the past ten years skyscrapers have developed ______ in Chicago and New York city.
(分数:1.50)
neously
aneously √
neously
iously
解析:[解析] simultaneously意为“同时地”,符合题意。homogeneously指“同种类地,同性质地”;spontaneously指“自然地,本能地”harmoniously指“和谐地,调和地”。句意:最近十年来,在芝加哥和纽约同时耸立起许多摩天大楼。
he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ______ pale.
(分数:1.50)
usly
ingly √
ly
ically
解析:[解析] startlingly意为“令人吃惊地”,符合题意。enormously指“非常,巨大地”;uniquely指“独特地,唯一地,珍奇地”;dramatically指“戏剧地,引人注目地”。句意:三十天后,John从岩洞里爬出来时,他的脸苍白得让人吃惊。
travelers ______ their journey after a short break.
(分数:1.50)
red
d √
d
ed
解析:[解析] resume意为“再继续,重新开始”,符合题意。recover指“重新获得,恢复,使改过”;renew指“使更新,使恢复,重申,补充”;restore指“恢复,使回复,归还,交还,修复,重建”。句意:短暂的休息后,旅游者又开始了他们的旅程。
remains confident and ______ untroubled by our present problems.
(分数:2.00)
nitely
tely
stically
gly √
解析:[解析] seemingly意为“表示上地”,符合题意。indefinitely指“不确定地”;infinitely指“无限地,无穷地”;optimistically指“乐观地”。句意:她依然自信,看上去并没有被目前的问题所困扰。
s are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are ______
to heart attack.
(分数:2.00)
ious
ed
ible
√
解析:[解析] prone意为“倾向于”,be prone to意为“易于……的,很可能……的”,符合题意。infectious指“传染的,感染的”;disposed指“有……倾向的”;accessible指“易接近的,可到达的;易受影响的”,be accessable to意为“易受影响的”。句意:把激光作为一种外科手术工具用于对那些易于患心脏病的人所做的手术中,医生们对此很感兴趣。
your first days at the school you"ll be given a test to help the teachers to ______ you
to a class at your level.
(分数:2.00)
√
r
解析:[解析] assign意为“分配,指派”,符合题意。又如:He assigned three men to the job.他分派了3个人做这件事。其他选项含义为:locate“查找……的地点,使……坐落于,位于”;deliver“递送,陈述,释放,发表”;place“放置,寄予,任命”。句意:你上学的头几天要参加考试,以便老师按你的水平将你分派在某一班里。
people ______ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
(分数:2.00)
tly
iastically
ely
rately √
解析:[解析] deliberately意为“故意地”,符合题意。其他选项含为:violently“猛烈地,激烈地,极端地”;enthusiastically“热心地,狂热地”;sincerely“真诚地”。句意:有些人对于是非问题不是有意地回避,就是采取中立立场。
e their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of ______ standards.
(分数:2.00)
lent √
m
解析:[解析] equivalent意为“相等的,相当的”,符合题意。有如:Talking is not equivalent to doing.说不等于做。其他选项含分别为:alike“相同的,相似的”;uniform“统一的,一致的,始终始一的,均衡的”;likely“很可能的,有希望的”。句意:且不说服务良好,大多数小旅店在收费方面也比同等标准的宾馆要低。
supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are ______ to fall.
(分数:2.00)
aneous
t
√
解析:[解析] liable意为“有责任的,有义务的,易……的,有……倾向的”,be liable to(do sth.)为习惯用语,意为“易于(得病等);有(做某事的)习惯或倾向”,符合题意。timely指“及时的,适时的”;simultaneous指“同时的,同时发生的”;subject指“受他国统治的,未独立的,受制于……的”。句意:任何产品供大于求时,价格往往会下降。
is used to extend the ______ of man"s senses for observing his environment, especially
the sense of vision.
(分数:2.00)
ty
ity
lity √
ity
解析:[解析] capability意为“能力,性能,容量,接受力”,符合题意。validity指“有效性,合法性,正确性”;liability指“责任,义务,倾向,债务”;intensity指“强烈,剧烈,强度”。句意:雷达用来提高人类感知周围环境的能力,尤其是提高视觉力。
ent Banda"s background as a doctor has given him ______ into the medical problems that
face the country.
(分数:2.00)
A.a view
B.a vision
insight √
D.a sight
解析:[解析] give sb. an insight“洞察”,符合题意。其他选项含义为:view“景色,观点,见解,认为”;vision“视力,幻想,景象”;sight“视力,景色”。句意:Banda总统曾经当过医生的经历使得他能洞察到这个国家所面临的医疗问题。
found it difficult to ______ Jim"s father when he disapproved of their marriage.
(分数:2.00)
for
out
by
up to √
解析:[解析] stand up to“对抗,面对”,符合题意。其他选项含义为:stand out“突出,坚持抵抗”;stand by“支持,遵守,袖手旁观”;stand for“代表”。句意:当Jim的父亲反对他们的婚姻时,玛丽发现很难面对他。
drowning child was saved by Tom"s ______ action.
(分数:2.00)
nd
√
解析:[解析] prompt意为“敏捷的,迅速的,即时的”,符合题意。又如:Mary was prompt to dismiss
any suspicion I might have had.玛丽很快摒除了一切我可能会有的疑虑。其他选项含义为:acute意为“敏锐的(感觉),[医]急性的,剧烈”;alert“提防的,警惕的”;profound“深刻的,意义深远的,渊博的,造诣深的”。句意:Tom迅速行动救起了落水的孩子。
______ his job in order to engage in full-time writing.
(分数:2.00)
ed from √
ook
over
解析:[解析] resign from意为“辞职”,符合题意。其他选项含义为:uphold“支持,支撑”;undertake“承担,许诺,保证”;take over“接收,接管”。句意:他辞掉了他的工作,专职写作。
. Bloom is not ______ now, but he will be famous someday.
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icant
nt
icent
ent √
解析:[解析] prominent意为“卓越的,显著的,突出的”,符合题意。significant指“有意义的,重大的,重要的”;dominant指“有统治权的,占优势的,支配的”;magnificent指“华丽的,高尚的,宏伟的”。句意:Bloom先生现在并无名气,但他有朝一日会成名的。
figures are not consisten ______ the results obtained in previous experiments.
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√
解析:[解析] consistent with意为“符合,一致”,符合题意。句意:这些数字与前几次实验所得到的结果不一致。
are many who believe that use of force ______ political ends can never be justified.
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search of
pursuit of √
view of
light of
解析:[解析] in pursuit of意为“追求,寻求”,符合题意。in search of指“寻找”;in view of指“考虑到,由于”;in light of指“按照,根据”。句意:许多人认为使用武力来寻求政治目的的是不正当的。
high school my daughter studies in is ______ our university.
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by
nt to
d
ated with √
解析:[解析] affiliate with意为“交往”,符合题意。link by指“联结,联合,挽”;relevant to指“与……有关的”;mingle with指“和……混合”。句意:我女儿就读的那所中学附属于我们大学。
was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in ______ with the Imperial
Museum.
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tion
tion
oration √
ation
解析:[解析] collaboration意为“协作,通敌”,in collaboration with为习惯用语,意为“与……合作”,符合题意。collection指“收藏,征收,搜集品,捐款”;connection指“连续,关系,接线,线路,亲戚”;combination指“结合,联合,合并,化合”。句意:他敬羡地看着由Collins与帝国博物馆合作刊发的这幅照片。
viewed the findings with ______, noting that a cause-and-effect relation-ship between
passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
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sm
n
n
ration √
解析:[解析] deliberation意为“熟思,从容,商议,考虑”,with deliberation为习惯用语,意为“慎重地”,符合题意。optimism指“乐观,乐观主义”;passion指“激情,热情”;caution指“小心,谨慎,警告”。句意“其他人谨慎地看待这个研究结果,他们注意到被动吸烟与癌症之间的因果关系还有待证明。
police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ______.
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ty √
解析:[解析] vicinity意为“邻近,附近,接近”,in the vicinity为习惯用语,意为“在……附近”,符合题意。vain指“徒然的,无益的;虚荣的”;court指“法庭;宫廷;球场”;jail指“监狱”。句意:警方得到报警,逃犯可能就在附近。
ison and contrast are often used ______ in advertisements.
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ionally √
ently
ntally
mely
解析:[解析] intentionally意为“有意地,故意地”,符合题意。pertinently指“贴切地”;incidentally指“附带地,顺便提及”;tiresomely指“无聊地,烦人地”。句意:人们经常在广告中运用对比和反差。
bus that ______ outside the inn would soon take the visitors downtown.
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back
up √
down
forth
解析:[解析] pull up“拔起,停下,阻止”,符合题意。其他选项含义为:hold back“阻碍;抑制”;get down“(从……)下来,吞下,写下,使沮丧”;set forth“陈列,阐明,宣布,提出,出发,把(会议等)提前”。句意:停在旅店外面的那辆车不久将送客人到市中心。
one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the ______ of
a brilliant career.
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old √
解析:[解析] threshold意为“开始,开端,极限”,on the threshold of为习惯用语,意为“在……的开头,在……快要开始的时候,在……的前夕”,符合题意。edge指“刀口,利刃,边缘”,on the edge
of意为“濒于,几乎,在边缘”;porch指“门廊,走廊”;course指“过程,进程,课程”。句意:作为大学里最年轻的教授之一,King小姐毫无疑问即将步入事业上的辉煌时期。
cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man.
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te
se √
ate
解析:[解析] disguise意为“假装,伪装,掩饰”,符合题意。decorate指“装饰,为……做室内装修”;fabricate指“制作,构成,捏造,伪造,虚构”;fake指“伪造,捏造,仿造,做假货”。句意:她剪短了头发,设法装扮成男人。
you want to set up a company, you must ______ with the regulations laid down by the authorities.
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√
m
解析:[解析] comply意为“顺从,答应,遵守”,comply with为习惯用语,意为“顺从,遵守”,符 合题意。adhere指“坚持,粘附”,多与to连用形成adhere to,意为“坚持,追随,拥护”;confirm指:确认,批准“,为及物动词;accord指“符合,一致,给与”,多与with连用,accor with意为“符合,一致”。句意:要想开公司,你就必须遵守政府制度的政策。
lectures on Roman history would do credit ______ a real expert.
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√
解析:[解析] do credit to“为……带来光荣,为……增光”,符合题意。句意:他的关于罗马历史的演讲将给一个真正的专家带来荣誉。
were ______ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their
lab.
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ged
d
ed √
解析:[解析] immerse意为“沉浸,使陷入”,be immersed in意为“专心致志于”,符合题意。submerge指“浸没,淹没”;drown指“溺死,淹死”;dip指“浸,蘸,沾”。句意:他们专心致志于科研,不知道实验室外发生了什么。
production has been ______ the decline these years.
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√
解析:[解析] on the decline为固定搭配,意为“在减少,在衰退”,符合题意。句意:这些年来棉花的产量在减少。
51.______ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long
before traditional sources become inadequate.
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ning
aining
ng √
ing
解析:[解析] assuming意为“傲慢的,不逊的,僭越的”,assume that意为“假定”,符合题意。concerning指“关于”;ascertain指“确定,探知”;regard指“看待,当作,重视,尊敬,关系”。句意:假如对能源的需求以现在的速率继续下去的放,不久传统的能源就会匮乏。
movie is not ______ for children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love
scenes.
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nd
√
t
解析:[解析] 从本句意思看,空格中应该填入表示“适宜”这一意思的词。decent意为“合宜的,得体的”,因此decent是答案。upright意为“垂直的”,valid意为“有效的”。profound意为“深远的”。因此均不是答案。句意:这部影片不适合儿童观看,因为片中暴力和爱情的镜头太多。
______ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.
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ting
ng
ing √
ing
解析:[解析] 从本句意思及所给出的4个选项看,空格中应该填入一个修饰lawyer的词,表示“辩护律师”的意思。defend意为“辩护”,因此defending是答案。shield意为“保护,防护”,相当于to protect
a person or thing from particular damage。guard意为“保卫,守卫”,相当于to keep safe from danger,
theft etc。protect意为“保护,保卫”,相当于to keep safe from injury, damage or loss。句意:辩护律师对陪审团产生巨大的影响。
book is expected to ______ the best-seller lists.
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e
l
te √
ify
解析:[解析] the best-seller lists的意思是“畅销书目”。空格中应填入表示“居首”之意的及物动词。dominate作及物动词意为“在……中占首要地位”,因此答案是dominate。prevail是不及物动词,意为“流行,盛行”,表示“占优势”时后面常接介词over。promote意为“促进,提升”,与句意不符。exemplify意为“是……的例证(或典型等)”。句意:这本书预计将居畅销书目之首。
55.I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ______.
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le
nable
le
le √
解析:[解析] 计划应该是“切实可行的”。feasible意为“可行的”,相当于possible and likely to work,因此答案是feasible。eligible有“合适的,合意的”之意,主要指“有资格(做某事)”相当于qualified
or able to do something。probable只表示一种可能性,相当于likely to happen or to be,用在这里不符合句意。句意:我建议把计划付诸实施,因为这项计划的确符合句意。
old gentleman was a very ______ looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.
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tful
ted
tive
table √
解析:[解析] 本题要求选择一个形容词,意思是“看上去像……的人”。4个选项的词根都是respect,但答案只可能是respectable。respectable意为“值得尊敬的,体面的”,相当于approved of by society
and considered to be morally correct。respected意为“(受到)尊敬的”,即admired and considered
important by many people。respectful意为“表示尊敬的,恭敬的”。respective意为“各自的”,其意思值得注意。句意:那位老先生头发花白,戴着金丝边眼镜,看上去很像一位受人尊重的长者。