大学英语六级词汇精讲（一）

大学英语六级词汇精讲（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-6,2001,12. well be very careful and keep what youve told us strictly _.a. private b. rigorous c. mysterious d. confidential cet-6,2002,13. before every board meeting, it is customary for the _ of the previous meeting to be read out.a. minutes b. precis c. notes d. protocol4. he was barred from the club for refusing to _with the rules.a. conform b. abide c. adhere d. comply5. 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-6,1995,66. although the heavy rain stopped, it was at least an hour later that the flood began to _.a. retire b. recede c. recline d. retreat7. 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-6,1996,69. they threw petrol onto the bonfire and the sudden _ lit up the whole garden.a. glow b. twinkle c.spark d. flare10. 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-6,1994,112. 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. sniffing13. 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. sustain14. at school he had a good academic record, and also _ at sports.a. prevailed b. achieved c. surpassed d. excelled15. the lecture _ from prehistory to modern times and gave the audience much to think about.a. covered b. included c. ranged d. dealt16. all the guests were invited to attend the wedding _ and had a very good time.a. feast b. festival c. recreation d. congratulation cet-6,2001,117. 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. illegible19. 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