大学英语六级词汇精讲.doc

（一）1. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should _them as soon as possible. A. rectify B. reclaim C. refrain D. reckon CET-6,2001,1 2. Well be very careful and keep what youve told us strictly _. A. private B. rigorous C. mysterious D. confidential CET-6,2002,1 3. Before every Board meeting, it is customary for the _ of the previous meeting to be read out. A. minutes B. precis C. notes D. protocol 4. He was barred from the club for refusing to _with the rules. A. conform B. abide C. adhere D. comply 5. The girl was _ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store. A. presumably B. preliminarily C. formally D. formerly CET-6,1995,6 6. Although the heavy rain stopped, it was at least an hour later that the flood began to _. A. retire B. recede C. recline D. retreat 7. That ancient car of his is a _ joke among his friends. A. steady B. standing C. settled D. stable8. Whether their football team will win is a matter of _ to me. A. discrimination B. deviation C. indifference D. interests CET-6,1996,6 9. They threw petrol onto the bonfire and the sudden _ lit up the whole garden. A. glow B. twinkle C.spark D. flare 10. He answers questions about how to keep _ meats from becoming tough when braising. A. tender B. vulgar C. mild D. frail11. The original elections were declared _ by the former military ruler. A. void B. vulgar C. surplus D. extravagant CET-6,1994,1 12. In the blazing heat of midday, the dog lay by the side of the boad,its mouth open _. A. yawning B. panting C. surplus D. sniffing 13. Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropos that Europeans find they are unable to _ it. A. maintain B. persist C. endure D. sustain 14. At school he had a good academic record, and also _ at sports. A. prevailed B. achieved C. surpassed D. excelled 15. The lecture _ from prehistory to modern times and gave the audience much to think about. A. covered B. included C. ranged D. dealt 16. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding _ and had a very good time. A. feast B. festival C. recreation D. congratulation CET-6,2001,1 17. Why should anyone want to read _ of books by great authors whom the real pleasure comes from reading the originals? A. themes B. insights C. digests D. leaflets CET-6,1997,618. His letter was in such a casual scrawl and in such pale ink that it was _ . A. doubrful B. ambigous C. obscure D. illegible 19. The human voice often sounds _ in the telephone. A. twisted B. irregular C. distorted D. deformed20. When theres a doubt, the chairmans decision is _ . A. fight B. definite C. fixed D. final 参考答案与精讲 1. 答案选 A 。A. rectify：改正 B. reclaim：要求收回，重得 C. refrain：（正式）克制，抑制 D. reckon：推断，考虑，计算 2. 答案选 D。A. private：私下的，不公开的 B. rigorous：精确的，严峻的 C. mysterious：神秘的 D. confidential：秘密的，机密的 3. 答案选 A。 A. minutes：会议记录 B. precis：摘要 C. notes笔记 D. protocol：法案，议案 4. 答案选 D。 A. conform：（to）遵守 B. abide：(by)遵守 C. adhere：(to)遵守 D. comply：(with)遵守 5. 答案选D。 A. presumably：据推测 B. preliminarily：初步地 C. formally：正式的 D. formerly：以前，从前 6. 答案选B。 A. retire：退休 B. recede（洪水）退下 C. recline：向后靠，斜倚 D. retreat：撤退 7. 答案选 B。A. steady：平稳的 B. standing joke：习惯用法，老笑话 C. settled：解决 D. stable：稳定的 8. 答案选C. A. discrimination：歧视，偏见 B. deviation：偏差，误差 C. indifference：不关心，不重视 D. interests：兴趣9. 答案选D。 A. glow：灼热，发光 B. twinkle:(星星、眼睛等)闪耀，闪烁 C.spark：火星 ，火花 D. flare：火焰 10. 答案选A。A. tender：温柔的 tender meat 嫩肉 B. vulgar：轻柔的，柔软的 C. surplus：（脾气、天气等）温和的 D. extravagant：脆弱的，易碎的 11. 答案选A。A. void：（法律上）无效的 B. vulgar：粗俗和 C. surplus：多余的，剩余的 D. extravagant：奢侈浪费的，昂贵的 12. 答案选B。A. yawning：打哈欠 B. panting:（张口）喘气 C. surplus：叹气 D. sniffing：嗅，喷鼻息 13. 答案选 C。A. maintain：维持，保养 B. persist：坚持，持续 C. endure：忍受，容忍 D. sustain：支撑，赡养 14. 答案选D。 A. prevailed （over/against）优胜 B. achieved：成就，成功地做 C. surpassed：超越，超过 D. excelled(at/in)：优胜，杰出 15. 答案选C.A. covered：覆盖，包括 B. included：包括，包含 C. ranged(from.to)：涉及 D. dealt(with)：处理，处置 16. 答案选A。 A. feast：盛筵 B. festival：节日 C. recreation：休闲，娱乐 D. congratulation：祝贺 17. 答案选C。 A. themes：主题 B. insights：见解，洞察力 C. digests：文摘，摘要 D. leaflets：传单 18. 答案选D。 A. doubtful：怀疑的 B. ambigous：含糊的 C. obscure：难懂的，朦胧不清的 D. illegible：（字迹）模糊难辨的 19. 答案选C。 A. twisted：扭曲的 B. irregular：不规则的 C. distorted：变形的， 失真的 D. deformed：畸形的 20. 答案选D。 A. fight：正确的 B. definite：明确的 C. fixed：固定的 D. final：最后的，最终的 1. The chairman says he needs an assistant that he can _ take care of problems that may occur in his absence. A. count on B. resort to C. look up to D. seek after 2. His intelligence and experience will enable him to _ the complicated situation. A. cope with B. settle down C. intervene in D. interfere with CET-6,1994,1 3. The wood was so rotten that when we pulled, it _ into fragments. A. broke away B. broke of C. broke up D. break through 4. The terrorists might have planted a bomb on a plan in Athens, set to _ when it arrived in New York. A. go off B. get off C. come off D. carry off CET-6,1999,65. All the information we have collected in relation to that caes _ very little. A. make up for B. adds up to C. come up with D. puts up with 6. Care should be taken to decrease the length of that one is _ load continuous noise. A. subjected with B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to 7. George assured his boss that he would _ all his energies in doing hiw new job. A. call forth B. call at C. call on D. call of 8. Attemps to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were _ . A. in no way B. on the contrary C. at a loss D. of no avail 9. The formal gardens originally _ in the early 1990s aere so elaborate that the care of 32 gardeners was required. A. laid down B. laid out C. laid over D. laid up 10. If you _ the bottle and cigarettes, youll be much healthied. A. take off B. keep off C. get off D. set off11. Poverty depresses most people, _ my father it was otherwise. A. in case B. in case of C. in the case of D. in any way 12. He was such a busy man that after a long delay, he _ writing the letter. A. get around to B. looked forward to C. passed on to D. took to13. Wten a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _ and ask them questions. A. at length B. at random C. in essence D. in bulk CET-6,1997,1 14. The fire must have _ after the staff had gone home. A. broken down B. broken up C. broken out D. broken off CET-6,1994,115. . There are several possible explanations for the greater job stability in Japan _ the great mobility in the V.S. A. contrary to B. in regard to C. in contrast to D. with respect to 16. Its time we _ the experiment, otherwise we cant complete the task according to the schedule. A. turned to B. saw to C got down to D. sat in 17. At the party we found that the shy girl _ her mother all the time. A. centering on B. adhering to C. coinciding with D. clinging to 18. He failed to completely achieve the aim _ by the teacher at the begining of the term. A. brought forth B. set forth C. come up D. put forward 19. Malaria, it is sure, has been practically _ in thirteen countries, including the V.S., and is under attack in many others. A. wiped out B. died out C. put out D. left out 20. Digestion _ the necessary chemical changes in the food which must occur before it can be absorbed. A.consist in B. feeds in C. puts in D. tucks in 精讲解题思路： 1. 答案为A。 A. count on：指望，依靠 B. resort to：求助于，凭借 C. look up to：敬仰，尊敬 D. seek after：探索，追求 2. 答案为A。 A. cope with：对付，处理 B. settle down：定居 C. intervene in：干涉，调停，阻挠 D. interferewith：干涉，妨碍 3. 答案为C。A. broke away：（突然）逃跑 B. broke of：（突然）中止 C. broke up：打碎，破裂 D. break through：穿越 4. 答案为A。 A. go off：爆炸 B. get off：动身，下车 C. come off：脱离，分离 D. carry off：带去，抢去 5. 答案为B。A. make up for：补偿 B. adds up to：等于，意味着 C. come up with：赶上，得出（主意，想法） D. puts up with忍受 6. 答案为A。A. subjected with：使遭受 B. filled with：使充满 C. associated with：和发生联系D. attached to：把连接到，使附属于 7. 答案为A。A. call forth：唤起，得起（精神） B. call at：（到某处）拜访 C. call on：拜访（某人） D. call of：取消（某种活动） 8. 答案为D。 A. in no way：怎么也不，一点儿也不 B. on the contrary：相反地 C. at a loss：不知所措 D. of no avail：没用，无效 9. 答案为B。 A. lay down：放下，交出，规定，制定 B. laid out：安排，布置 C. laid over：做短暂停留 D. laid up：臣床不起 10. 答案为B。A. take off：脱下（衣服），（飞机）起飞 B. keep off：远离，不接近 C. get off：下车 D. set off：动身，出发 11. 答案为C。A. in case：假使，以防万一，后接从句 B. in case of：假使，万一 C. in the case of：对来说，至于 D. in any way：无论如何，总之 12. 答案为A。 A. get around to：抽出时间（做某事） B. looked forward to：盼望 C. passed on to：传给 D. took to：开始喜欢，对产生好感 13. 答案为B。A. at length：冗长的，详细地 B. at random：随意地 C. in essence：实质上，在本质上 D. in bulk：整批地，大量地 14. 答案为C。A. broken down：机器出毛病，人的身体垮了 B. broken up：结束，中止 C. broken out（战争、疾病、火灾）爆发 D. broken off：突然停止，折断 15. 答案为C。A. contrary to：与相反 B. in regard to：就而论 C. in contrast to：与对照 D. with respect to：关于 16. 答案为C。A. turned to：求助于 B. saw to：负责，注意 C got down to：安下心来做 D. sat in：列席，旁听 17. 答案为D。A. centering on：以为中心 B. adhering to：粘附，遵守，坚持 C. coinciding with与巧合 D. clinging to：紧紧抓住，粘着 18. 答案为B。A. brought forth：提出（建议，主张） B. set forth提出（目标） C. come up：出现 D. put forward：与brought forth同义 19. 答案为A。 A. wiped out：消灭 B. died out：灭绝（不及物） C. put out：熄灭（火） D. left out：遗漏，省略 20. 答案为A。 A.consist in：在于 B. feeds in：输入 C. puts in：插入，伸进 D. tucks in：给盖好被子 1. As the final exam is next week. I will take advantage of the day off to _ on my English. A. brush up B. make up C. hurry up D. pick up 2. It is well know that the retired workers in our country are _ free medical care. A. entitled to B. involved in C. associated with D. assigned to 3. There is a strong public _ on the question of unemployment. A. response B. sentiment C. affection D. sympathy 4. The desperate doctors _ every possible drug into him with a view to saving his life. A. projected B. rejected C. infected D. ejected 5. Some pieces of gold coin rate have _ together in the blaze. A. softened B. melted C. dissolved D. fused 6. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply _. A. declined B. lessened C. descended D. slipped 7. Of the thousand of known volcanoes in the world, the _ majority are inactive. A. tremendous B. demanding C. intensive D. overwhelming 8. His writing is so _ that we cant clarify his ideas in first reading. A. obscure B. objective C. obliging D. obstacle 9. The _ of energy and money on the launching of the rocket is surprising. A. exhaustion B. expenditure C. allowance D. ownership 10. He gave his _ for new marketing procedures. A. representations B. presentations C. comments D. memoranda 11. . If you decrease the _ of alcohol in his solution, it would be less dangerous. A. part B. portion C. section D. share 12. . He has pointed out the dangers _ in this type of nuclear power station. A. interior B. inherent C. inside D. inner 13. Schools are _ if they are staffed by people who only know about schools. A. disadvantageous B. inferior C. faulty D. handicapped 14. . One third of the Chinese in the V.S. live in California, _ in San Francisco. A. dominantly B. perpetually C. predominantly D. practically 15. He lifted the heavy weight, but it was the greatest _ he had ever made. A. strength B. force C. effort D. energy 16. When light illuminates an object, part of it is absorbed and part reflected, the _ lightness of an object depends on the proportion of light that is reflected. A. denoted B. embodied C. insulated D. perceived 17. An obvious change of attitude at the top towards womens status in society will _ through the cultural law system in Japan. A. permeate B. probe C. violate D. elaborate18. Many pare metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other _ . A. bruises B. blunders C. handicaps D. drawbacks 19. Here is _ of our product. You can take it home and try it. A. an example B. a sample C. a model D. a specimen20. The lawyer advised him to drop the _, since he stands little chance to win. A. event B. incident C. case D. affair 参考答案与讲析： 1. 答案为A。A. brush up：复习 B. make up：构成，弥补，编造 C. hurry up：赶快 D. pick up：拣起，拾起 2. 答案为A。A. be entitled to：对享有权利 B. be involved in：被卷入，陷入 C. be associated with：与联系在一起 D. be assigned to：分配 3. 答案为B。A. response：反应，答复 B. sentiment：意见，情绪 C. affection：喜爱，热爱 D. sympathy：同情，怜悯 4. 答案为C。A. project：计划，规划 B. reject：抛弃，拒绝 C. infect：注射，打针 D. eject：逐出，驱逐5. 答案为D。 A. soften：变软 B. melt：使融化，溶解 C. dissolve：分解，溶解 D. fuse：（金属）熔化 6. 答案为A。A. decline：下降，减少 B. lessen：（数量、程度）减少 C. descend：（位置）下降 D. slip：滑倒 7. 答案为D：A. tremendous：巨大的 B. demanding：要求高的 C. intensive：加强的，集中的 D. overwhelming：压倒的，势不可挡的8. 答案为A。A. obscure：晦涩和，难懂的 B. objective：客观的 C. obliging：乐于助人的 D. obstacle：障碍9. 答案为B。A. exhaustion：用光，用尽，疲惫 B. expenditure：花费 C. allowance：津贴，补贴 D. ownership：所有，所有人 10答案为B。A. representation：陈述，叙述（指对某种艺术形式，如绘画、小说、雕塑等主题表现的阐述） B. presentation：讲述，描驸，演出 C. comment（on）: 对的评论 D. memoranda：备忘录 11答案为B。 A. part：部分 B. portion：部分，比例 C. section：（切割、分离成的）部分，如指书、文章的某一部分 D. share：分享，分担的一部分 12. 答案为B。A. interior：内部的 B. inherent：固有的，与生俱来的 C. inside：在内部的，同内部的 D. inner：内部的，里面的 13. 答案为D。 A. disadvantageous：不利的 B. inferior：次等的 C. faulty：有毛病的，有错误的 D. handicapped：有缺陷的 14. 答案为C。A. dominantly：有统治权地，占优势地 B. perpetually：永久地 C. predominantly：主要地，占多数地 D. practically：实际地，几乎 15. 答案为C。A. strength：力量，力气 B. force：力，外力 C. effort：努力 D. energy：精力 16. 答案为D。A. denoted：所指的 B. embodied：体现出来的 C. insulated：绝缘的 D. perceived：觉察到的 17. 答案为A。A. permeate：遍布，渗入 B. probe：探查，查究 C. violate：违反 D. elaborate：详细说明 18. 答案为D。A. bruises：青肿，擦伤 B. blunders：疏忽，愚蠢的 C. handicaps：残疾 D. drawbacks：弊端，缺点 19. 答案为B。A. example：例子 B. sample：样品 C. model：类型，型号 D. specimen：标本20. 答案为C. A. event：（重要、有意思或不寻常）事件 B. incident：事故，事件 C. case：案例，病例 drop the case 撤诉 D. affair：事物，事件 1. We should make a clear _ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion. A. distinction B. discrimination C. deviation D. separation2. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into _ ones. A. tragic B. turbulent C. vulnerable D. suspicious 3. I was deeply impressed by the hostess _ and enjoyed the dinner party very much. A.hostility B. indignation C. hospitality D. humanity4. . All imaginative _ is a reflection of the real world. A. invention B. creation C. discovery D. illusion 5. Two discussions from different points of view may _ each other. A. complexion B. compliment C. appendix D. complement 6. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from _ on earth rather than on Mars. A. configuration B. constitution C. condemnation D. contamination CET-6, 2000, 6 7. The library has a vital role in our search for knowledge. It serves as a workshop for the entire college or university, students and _ alike. A. executives B. faculty C. crew D. staffs8. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the _ concern of state government. A. extinct B. excluding C. excessive D. exclusive CET-6, 1997, 1 9. The old sailor had never studied navigation, but he had good _ knowledge of it. A. periodical B. tropical C. empirical D. vertical 10. He _ the truth at last by questioning all the bots in the school. A. caused B. resulted C. aroused D. elicited 11. The new secretary has written a remarkably _ report only in a few pages but with all the details. A. concise B. clear C. precise D. elaborate 12. The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of _. A. impulse B. disposition C. insanity D. inspiration CET-6, 2001, 1 13. The two playwrights worked in close _ with each other on the script. A. collaboration B. circulation C. coalition D. inspiration 14. The police stopped me the other day as I was driving home, because I was _ the speed limit. A. transcending B. exceeding C. surpassing D. overtaking15. Some people are more _ to sea-sickness. A. inclined B. liable C. likely D. apt 16. I think she hurt my feeling _ rather than by accident as she claimed. A. virtually B. deliberately C. literally D. appropriated CET-6, 1997, 1 17. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately _, and still others are supported by religious organizations. A. ensured B. attributed C. authorized D. endowed18. Parents take a great interest in the _ questions raised by their children. A. nasty B. naive C. obscure D. offensive 19. He is well _ with the history of the company. A. blessed B. conformed C. complied D. acquainted 20. He wrote to me last week regarding a teaching _ he thought might interest me. A. profession B. proportion C. provision D. proposition 1. 答案为A。A. distinction：区别，个性，分别，不同 B. discrimination： 区别，辨别，歧视 C. deviation：偏离，偏差 D. separation：分离，分开 2. 答案为B。A. tragic：悲惨的，悲剧的 B. turbulent：混乱的，不宁的 C. vulnerable：易伤害的 D. suspicious：可疑的，怀疑的 3. 答案为C。A.hostility：敌意，恶意 B. indignation：愤怒，生气 C. hospitality：盛情，热情 D. humanity：仁慈，富有人性 4. .答案B。A.invention：发明 B. creation：创造，（创造的）作品 C.discovery：发现 D. illusion：错觉，幻觉 5. 答案为D。A. complexion：面色，气色，肤色 B. compliment：赞扬，恭维 C.appendix：附录 D. complement：补色，补足6. 答案为B。A. configuration：构造，配置，地形 B. constitution：结构我， 构成，组成 C. condemnation：谴责，判刑 D. contamination：污染，弄脏 7. 答案为B。A. executive：行政管理人员 B.facilty：教师（总称） C. crew：全体（船员）机组成员 D. staff：成员（总称） 8. 答案为D。A. extinct：灭种的，灭绝的 B. excluding ：不包括在内的 C. excessive ：过分的，过多的 D. exclusive：独享的，排外的9. 答案为C。A. periodical：（定期出版的）杂志，期刊，周期性的 B. tropical：热带的 C. empirical：以经验（或观察）为依据的，经验的 D. vertical：垂直的 10. 答案为D. A. cause：引起 cause to do B. resulte（in）:引起 C. arouse：唤醒，唤起 D. elicit：诱出，探出 11. 答案为A。A. concise ：简明的 B. clear：清楚的 C. precise：准确的 D. elaborate：详尽的 12. 答案为