大学英语六级词汇真题练习题

1、2000年6月六级试题1.For many patients, institutional care is the most _ and beneficial form of care. A) pertinent B) appropriate C) acute D) persistent 2.Among 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 le

2、ast important. A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable 3.Mr. Smith became very _ when it was suggested that he had made a mistake. A) ingenious B) empirical C) objective D) indignant 4.Rumours are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into _ ones.

3、A) turbulent B) tragic C) vulnerable D) suspicious 5.The _ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists and philosophers alike. A) incompatible B) exceeding C) instantaneous D) eternal 答案：1. B 参考译文：对许多病人来说，福利机构的照顾是最合适并且是最有益的一种护理方式。A) pertinent 中肯的 B) appropriate 适当的 C) acute 敏锐的 D)

4、 persistent 执意的2. A 参考译文：在由于妇女大量进入劳动大军而引起的所有变化中，妇女本身发生的变化并非不重要。A) massive 大量的 B) quantitative 定量的 C) surplus 多余的 D) formidable 可畏的3. D 参考译文：当有人暗示史密斯先生犯了一个错误时他变得非常生气。A) ingenious 灵巧的 B) empirical 经验的C) objective 客观的D) indignant 愤怒的4. A 参考译文：谣言四起、散布恐怖、诋毁名声，使平静的局面变得动荡混乱。A) turbulent 狂暴的 B) tragic 悲惨的 C

5、) vulnerable 脆弱的 D) suspicious 怀疑的5. D 参考译文：生与死的永恒循环是科学家和哲学家们都感兴趣的主题。A) incompatible 不兼容的 B) exceeding 过度的 C) instantaneous 瞬间的D) eternal 永恒的（二）2000年6月六级试题6.She remains confident and _ untroubled by our present problems. A) indefinitely B) infinitely C) optimistically D) seemingly 7.Fiber-optic cabl

6、es can carry hundreds of telephone conversations _. A) simultaneously B) spontaneously C) homogeneously D) contemporarily 8.The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the _. A) vain B) vicinity C) court D) jail 9.Whether you live to eat or eat to live, food is a major _ in every f

7、amilys budget. A) nutrition B) expenditure C) routine D) provision 10.Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from _ on earth rather than bacteria on Mars. A) configuration B) constitution C) condemnation D) contamination 11.There is much I enjoy about the changi

8、ng seasons, but my favorite time is the _ from fall to winter. A) transmission B) transformation C) transition D) transfer 12.I think we need to see an investment _ before we make an expensive mistake. A) guide B) entrepreneur C) consultant D) assessor 答案：1. B 参考译文：对许多病人来说，福利机构的照顾是最合适并且是最有益的一种护理方式。A

9、) pertinent 中肯的 B) appropriate 适当的 C) acute 敏锐的 D) persistent 执意的2. A 参考译文：在由于妇女大量进入劳动大军而引起的所有变化中，妇女本身发生的变化并非不重要。A) massive 大量的 B) quantitative 定量的 C) surplus 多余的 D) formidable 可畏的3. D 参考译文：当有人暗示史密斯先生犯了一个错误时他变得非常生气。A) ingenious 灵巧的 B) empirical 经验的C) objective 客观的D) indignant 愤怒的4. A 参考译文：谣言四起、散布恐怖、

10、诋毁名声，使平静的局面变得动荡混乱。A) turbulent 狂暴的 B) tragic 悲惨的 C) vulnerable 脆弱的 D) suspicious 怀疑的5. D 参考译文：生与死的永恒循环是科学家和哲学家们都感兴趣的主题。A) incompatible 不兼容的 B) exceeding 过度的 C) instantaneous 瞬间的D) eternal 永恒的6. D 参考译文：她仍然保持信心，看上去不为我们目前的问题所烦恼。A) indefinitely 不确定地 B) infinitely 无限地C) optimistically 乐观地 D) seemingly 表面

11、上7. A 参考译文：光纤电缆可以同时传送数百个电话。A) simultaneously 同时地 B) spontaneously 自发地C) homogeneously 同类地 D) contemporarily 现代地8. B 参考译文：有人向警方报警说逃犯可能就在附近。A) vain 徒劳 B) vicinity 附近 C) court 法院 D) jail 监狱9. B 参考译文：无论你活着是为了吃饭，还是吃饭是为了活着，食物总是每个家庭预算的主要开支项目。A) nutrition 营养 B) expenditure 支出 C) routine 惯例 D) provision 预备10

12、. D 参考译文：杂志上刊登的一篇论文指出：岩石中的有机化学成分大部分来自地球本身的污染物，而不是来自于火星上的细菌。A) configuration 轮廓 B) constitution 宪法C) condemnation 谴责D) contamination 污染菌11. C 参考译文：我很喜欢四季的交替，但我最喜欢秋冬之交的时节。A) transmission 传播 B) transformation 变形C) transition 过渡 D) transfer 转移12. C 参考译文：为了避免犯代价惨重的错误，我认为我们有必要咨询一下投资顾问。A) guide 指南 B) entre

13、preneur 企业家 C) consultant 顾问 D) assessor 估价员（三）13.The _ on this apartment expires in a years time. A) treaty B) lease C) engagement D) subsidy 14.The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state _. A) pensions B) earnings C) salaries D) donations 15.There is supposed to be a safety _ which m

14、akes it impossible for trains to collide. A) appliance B) accessory C) machine D) mechanism 16.After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally _. A) deteriorated B) dispersed C) dissipated D) drained 17.No one can function properly if they are _ of adequate sleep. A) deprived B) ripped C) st

15、ripped D) contrived 18.For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly _ by a dictator. A) depressed B) immersed C) oppressed D) cursed 19.Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been _ towards producing workers. A) harnessed B) hatched C) motivated D) geared 答案：13.B

16、参考译文：这套公寓的租约一年到期。A) treaty 条约 B) lease 租期 C) engagement 订婚 D) subsidy 补助14.A 参考译文：俄罗斯的老年人觉得只靠国家发给的养老金生活非常困难。A) pension 退休金 B) earning 收入 C) salary 薪水 D) donation 捐款15.D 参考译文：据推测那儿有一种安全机械装置保证火车不相撞。A) appliance 器具 B) accessory 附件 C) machine 机器 D) mechanism 机制16.D 参考译文：相同的工作做了四年之后他的热情终于耗竭了。A) deteriora

17、te 恶化 B) disperse 驱散 C) dissipate 消耗 D) drain 耗尽 17.A 参考译文：如果被剥夺了充足的睡眠，没有人能够正常工作。A) deprive 剥夺 deprive sb. of sth.; be deprived ofB) rip 撕破 C) strip 脱衣 D) contrive 设计18.C 参考译文：这些年来，那个偏远国度的人民一直被独裁者残酷地压迫着。A) depress 抑制 B) immerse 浸入 C) oppress 压迫 D) curse 诅咒19.D 参考译文：自从工业化兴起之后教育已经开始适应产业工人的需要。 A) harne

18、ss 利用 B) hatch 盖住 C) motivate 激励 D) gear 使准备好 gear towards/to 调整以适应（四）20.The prospect of increased prices has already _ worries. A) provoked B) irritated C) inspired D) hoisted 21.The suspect _ that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime. A) advocated B) alleged C) addressed D

19、) announced 22.Although the colonists _ to some extent with the native Americans , the Indians influence on American culture and language was not extensive. A) migrated B) matched C) mingled D) melted 23.E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying messages that _ well to

20、human needs. A) adheres B) reflects C) conforms D) satisfies 24.The wings of the bird still _ after it had been shot down. A) slapped B) scratched C) flapped D) fluctuated 25.The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously ?_ relations between the two countries. A) tumble B) jeopardize C) m

21、anipulate D) intimidate 26.When you put up wallpaper, should you _ the edges or put them next to each other? A) coincide B) extend C) overlap D) collide 答案：13.B 参考译文：这套公寓的租约一年到期。A) treaty 条约 B) lease 租期 C) engagement 订婚 D) subsidy 补助14.A 参考译文：俄罗斯的老年人觉得只靠国家发给的养老金生活非常困难。A) pension 退休金 B) earning 收入 C)

22、 salary 薪水 D) donation 捐款15.D 参考译文：据推测那儿有一种安全机械装置保证火车不相撞。A) appliance 器具 B) accessory 附件 C) machine 机器 D) mechanism 机制16.D 参考译文：相同的工作做了四年之后他的热情终于耗竭了。A) deteriorate 恶化 B) disperse 驱散 C) dissipate 消耗 D) drain 耗尽 17.A 参考译文：如果被剥夺了充足的睡眠，没有人能够正常工作。A) deprive 剥夺 deprive sb. of sth.; be deprived ofB) rip 撕破

23、 C) strip 脱衣 D) contrive 设计18.C 参考译文：这些年来，那个偏远国度的人民一直被独裁者残酷地压迫着。A) depress 抑制 B) immerse 浸入 C) oppress 压迫 D) curse 诅咒19.D 参考译文：自从工业化兴起之后教育已经开始适应产业工人的需要。 A) harness 利用 B) hatch 盖住 C) motivate 激励 D) gear 使准备好 gear towards/to 调整以适应20.A 参考译文：价格上涨的前景已经引起了人们的担忧。A) provoke引发 B) irritate 激怒 C) inspire 启发 D)

24、 hoist 升起21.B 参考译文：犯罪嫌疑人声称案发时他不在附近。A) advocate 提倡 B) allege 声称 C) address 发表演讲 D) announce 宣布22.C 参考译文：虽然殖民者与美洲土著人在某种程度上互相融合，但是印第安人对美国文化和语言的影响并不广泛。A) migrate 迁徙 B) match 使.匹配 C) mingle 混杂 D) melt 溶化23.C 参考译文：电子邮件是一种便捷而又高度民主的非正式媒介，它传递信息，符合人类的需要。A) adhere 遵守 B) reflect 反映 C) conform 遵循 D) satisfy 满足24

25、.C 参考译文：鸟儿被打下来后仍然拍打着翅膀。A) slap 掴耳光 B) scratch 抓，搔 C) flap 振动翅膀 D) fluctuate 波动25.B 参考译文：贸易限制方面存在的意见分歧会严重危及两国的关系。A) tumble 跌倒 B) jeopardize 危害 C) manipulate 控制D) intimidate 威吓26.C 参考译文：当你贴壁纸时你是把纸的边缘重叠起来呢还是把它们平铺连在一起呢？A) coincide 巧合 B) extend 延长 C) overlap 重叠 D) collide 碰撞（五）27.Under the present system

26、, state enterprises must _ all profits to the government. A) turn down B) turn up C) turn out D) turn in 28.Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being _. A) laid out B) laid off C) laid down D) laid

27、 aside 29.Well _ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it. A) compensate B) remedy C) supplement D) retrieve 30.She cut her hair short and tried to _ herself as a man. A) decorate B) disguise C) fabricate D) fake 2001年1月六级试题1. Starting with the _ that there is life on the planet Mars

28、, 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) controversy3. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their _ for wo

29、rld conquest.A) admiration B) ambition C) administration D)orientation 答案： 27. D 参考译文：在现有的体制下国有企业必须把所有的利润上交给政府。A) turn down 拒绝 B) turn up 出现 C) turn out 结果 D) turn in 上缴28.B 参考译文：美国的石油公司已开始感到压力巨大，正在裁减炼油工人和加工石油的的雇员。A) lay out 设计，展开 B) lay off 解雇C) lay down 制定，放弃D) lay aside 把.搁置在一边29.A 参考译文：我们居住期间对你房

30、子所造成的任何损坏，我们会赔偿你的。A) compensate 赔偿 B) remedy 补偿 C) supplement 补充 D) retrieve 取回30.B 参考译文：她把头发剪短，试图假扮成一个男人。A) decorate 装饰 B) disguise 伪装 C) fabricate 制作 D) fake 伪造2001年1月六级试题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

31、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（六）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

32、) 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 _ indicat

33、es 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 imagin

34、ed 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 spedes that are alive today will have become _ . A) deteriorated B) degenerated C) suppressed D) extinct 答案：（七）2001年1月六级试

35、题11. The _ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can suceeed 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

36、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) educationa

37、l 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 phy

38、sical 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 答案：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

39、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

40、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

41、 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.

42、 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) cumul

43、ative 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（八）2001年1月六级试题18. In spite of the _economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly. A) gloomy B) miserable C) shadowy D) obscure 19. B

44、ody 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

45、) 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

46、 scents _ efficiency and reduce stress among office workers. A) enhance B) amplilf 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 答案：（九）2001年1月六级试题25. He _ his head, wondering how to solve the problem. A) sc

47、rapped 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 2

48、8. 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.

49、 In _ times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favourable climate. A) prime B) primitive C) primary D) preliminary 答案：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 of

50、f 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 迷惑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

51、阻碍23. A 参考译文：日本科学家已经发现，香味能提高办公室工作人员的工作效率能减缓压力。A) enhance 提高B) amplify 扩大C) foster 培养D) magnify 放大24. D 参考译文：所有学生都必须遵守校纪校规。 A) confirm 确定B) confront 对抗C) confine 限制D) conform 遵循25. D 参考译文：他挠着脑袋，思索着如何解决这个问题。A) scrap 打斗B) screw 旋，拧C) scrap 刮擦D) scratch 抓、擦26. A 参考译文：那个男孩刚能够养活自己，就公然违抗父母的严厉管教。A) defy 公然违

52、抗 B) refute 反驳 C) exclude 排除 D) veto 否决27. D 参考译文：那架直升飞机与一架轻型飞机相撞，两个飞行员均遇难了。 A) coincide with 巧合B) stumble on 绊倒C) tumble to 翻转D) collide with 碰撞28. A 参考译文：保存就是保留并爱护，把我们所喜爱的东西好好保留下来，别人也可以分享我们的快乐。A) conserve 保存B) conceive 设计C) convert 转变信仰D) contrive 谋划29. D 参考译文：戴上墨镜，否则耀眼的阳光会让你看不见东西。A) discern 辨别B)

53、distort 扭曲C) distract 分心D) dazzle 眩目30. B 参考译文：在原始时代，人类长途跋涉不是为了找乐趣，而是为了寻找更加适宜的气候。A) prime 首要的B) primitive 原始的C) primary 主要的D) preliminary 初期的（十）2001年6月六级试题1.If you want this painkiller, youll have to ask the doctor for a _. A)transaction B)permitC)settlement D)prescription 2.The _ form childhood to

54、adulthood is always critical time for everybody. A)conversion B)transition C)turnoverD)transformation 3.It is hard to tell whether we are going to have b boom in the economy or a _. A)concession B)recession C)submission D)transmission 4.His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conv