大学英语六级词汇真题练习卷-2.doc

大学英语六级词汇真题练习卷（二）1. Starting with the _ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument. A) premise B) pretext C) foundation D) presentation 2. After several nuclear disasters, a _ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy. A) quarrel B) suspicion C) verdict D) controversy 3. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their _ for world conquest.A) admiration B) ambition C) administration D)orientation 4. The director gave me his _ that he would double my pay if I did my job well. A) warrant B) obligation C) assurance D) certainty 5. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining _ such as colored lights and glass balls. A) ornaments B) luxuries C) exhibits D) complements 6. The two most important _ in making a cake are flour and sugar . A) elements B) components C) ingredients D) constituents 7. Cultural _ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another. A) translation B) transition C) transmission D) transaction 8. We must look beyond _ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing. A) justifications B) illusions C) manifestations D) specifications 9. No one imagined that the apparently _ businessman was really a criminal. A) respective B) respectable C) respectful D) realistic 10. If nothing is done to protect the environment, millions of species that are alive today will have become _ . A) deteriorated B) degenerated C) suppressed D) extinct 11. The _ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe. A) essence B) texture C) content D) threshold 12. The old lady has developed a _ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time. A) perpetual B) permanent C) chronic D) sustained 13. What the correspondent sent us is an _ news report. We can depend on it. A) evident B) authentic C) ultimate D) immediate 14. Having had her as a professor and adviser, I can tell you that she is an _ force who pushes her students to excel far beyond their own expectations. A) inspirational B) educational C) excessive D) instantaneous 15. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly _ to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather sensitive people. A) subjective B) subordinate C) liable D) vulnerable 16. Hurricanes are killer winds, and their_ power lies in the physical damage they can do. A) cumulative B) destructive C) turbulent D) prevalent 17. In some countries, students are expected to be quiet and _ in the classroom. A) skeptical B) faithful C) obedient D) subsidiary 18. In spite of the _economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly. A) gloomy B) miserable C) shadowy D) obscure 19. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in preliterate societies in order to attract good health or to _ disease. A) set aside B) ward off C) shrug off D) give away 20. The international situation has been growing _difficult for the last few years. A) invariably B) presumably C) increasingly D) dominantly 21. The prisoner was _ of his civil liberty for three years. A) discharged B) derived C) deprived D) dispatched 22. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have _ agricultural production. A) blundered B) tangled C) bewildered D) hampered 23. The Japanese scientists have found that scents _ efficiency and reduce stress among office workers. A) enhance B) amplify C) foster D) magnify 24. All the students have to _to the rules and regulations of the school. A) confirm B) confront C) confine D) conform 25. He _ his head, wondering how to solve the problem. A) scrapped B) screwed C) scraped D) scratched 26. As soon as the boy was able to earn his own living he _ his parents strict rules. A) defied B) refuted C) excluded D) vetoed 27. The helicopter _ a light plane and both pilots were killed. A) coincided with B) stumbled on C) tumbled to D) collided with 28. To _ is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. A) conserve B) conceive C) convert D) contrive 29. Put on dark glasses or the sun will _ you and you won t be able to see. A) discern B) distort C) distract D) dazzle 30. In _ times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favourable climate. A) prime B) primitive C) primary D) preliminary 大学英语六级词汇真题练习卷（二）答案1. A 参考译文：以火星上有生命存在这一假设开始，那位科学家继续进行论证。 A) premise 前提B) pretext 借口C) foundation 基础D) presentation 陈述 2. D 参考译文：发生几次核灾难之后，关于核能安全的问题引起了一场激烈的争论。A) quarrel 争吵B) suspicion 怀疑C) verdict 判决D) controversy 争议 3. B 参考译文：他们的外交原则完全暴露了他们要征服世界的野心。A) admiration 羡慕B) ambition 野心C) administration 管理 D)orientation 定向4. C 参考译文：主任向我保证，如果我工作干得好，他就会给我双倍的工资。A) warrant 证明B) obligation 责任C) assurance 确信D) certainty 明确5. A 参考译文：圣诞树上点缀着闪光的饰物，如彩灯和玻璃球。A) ornament 装饰B) luxury 奢侈的C) exhibit 展览D) complement 补充 6. C 参考译文：制作蛋糕时所需的两种最重要的原料是面粉和糖。 A) element 元素B) component 部件C) ingredient 配料D) constituent 成分7. C 参考译文：文化传播意味着人类将语言代代相传。A) translation 翻译B) transition 过渡C) transmission 传播D) transaction 交易8. B 参考译文：我们必须看破那些幻觉和设想，努力去发现遗漏的东西。A) justification 理由B) illusion 幻想C) manifestation 证明 D) specification 产品说明9. B 参考译文：没有人想象到这位表面上受人尊敬的商人实际上是个罪犯。A) respective 分别的B) respectable 可尊敬的C) respectful 尊敬的D) realistic 现实的10. D 参考译文：如果不采取措施保护环境，数百万的现存物种就会灭绝A) deteriorate 恶化B) degenerate 堕落C) suppress 压制D) extinct 灭绝11. A 参考译文：科学态度的本质是人类的智力能够成功地理解宇宙的奥秘。A) essence 本质B) texture 质地C) content 内容D) threshold 门槛12. C 参考译文：那位老太太患有慢性咳嗽，短时间内无法完全治愈。A) perpetual 永久的B) permanent 永恒的C) chronic 慢性的D) sustained 持续的13. B 参考译文：记者发来的是一份可靠的新闻报道，我们可以依赖它。A) evident 明显的B) authentic 真实的C) ultimate 最终的D) immediate 立即的14. A 参考译文：由于她是我的教授兼指导老师，我可以告诉你，她具有一种鼓舞力量，激发着她的学生超越他们自身的期望的成绩。A) inspirational 有鼓舞力量的B) educational 教育的C) excessive 过度的D) instantaneous 即刻的15. D 参考译文：一些研究者认为某些人具有易受干燥热风伤害的神经系统，我们称他们为天气敏感者。A) subjective 主观的B) subordinate 下级的C) liable 可能的D) vulnerable 脆弱的16. B 参考译文：飓风是具有杀伤力的风，其破坏性的力量在于其能够造成的物质损坏。A) cumulative 积累的B) destructive 毁灭性的C) turbulent 凶猛的D) prevalent 普遍的17. C 参考译文：在某些国家，要求学生在教室里安静、听话。A) skeptical 怀疑 B) faithful 忠诚的C) obedient 服从的D) subsidiary 附属的18. A 参考译文：尽管经济发展前景不容乐观，但制造业的产量却稍有增加。A) gloomy 低迷的B) miserable 痛苦的C) shadowy 阴影的D) obscure 模糊的19. B 参考译文：在史前社会，主要是男人纹身或纹面以追求健康或防止疾病。A) set aside 拔出B) ward off 防止C) shrug off 对.满不在乎D) give away 泄露20. C 参考译文：最近几年里，国际形势日益严峻。A) invariably 不变的B) presumably 大概C) increasingly 越来越D) dominantly 支配地21. C 参考译文：那个罪犯被剥夺了三年的公民自由权。A) discharge 释放B) derive 派生C) deprive 剥夺D) dispatch 派遣22. D 参考译文：农场规模小和现代技术的缺乏束缚了农业生产。A) blunder 做错，办错B) tangle 使陷入C) bewilder 迷惑D) hamper 阻碍23. A 参考译文：日本科