【六级词汇真题天天练（8）】

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2001年1月六级试题

18. In spite of the ______economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.
A) gloomy
B) miserable¹
C) shadowy
D) obscure

19. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in pre?literate² societies in order to attract good health or to _______ disease.
A) set aside
B) ward³ off
C) shrug⁴ off
D) give away

20. The international situation has been growing _____difficult for the last few years.
A) invariably
B) presumably
C) increasingly
D) dominantly⁵

21. The prisoner was ______ of his civil liberty for three years.
A) discharged
B) derived⁷
C) deprived
D) dispatched

22. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have ______ agricultural production.
A) blundered
B) tangled⁹
C) bewildered
D) hampered¹¹

23. The Japanese scientists have found that scents¹² ______ 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：
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) derive⁶ 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) tangle⁸ 使陷入
C) bewilder 迷惑
D) hamper¹⁰ 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) amplify¹³ 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

1 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

2 literate   

n.学者；adj.精通文学的，受过教育的

参考例句：

• Only a few of the nation's peasants are literate.这个国家的农民中只有少数人能识字。
• A literate person can get knowledge through reading many books.一个受过教育的人可以通过读书而获得知识。

3 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

4 shrug   

v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)

参考例句：

• With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
• I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。

5 dominantly   

有统治权地，占优势地

参考例句：

• I think my impression-dominantly one of native shrewdness-was probably correct. 我想我第一次的印象——主要是天生精明这一点——大概是不错的。 来自辞典例句
• The financial crimes dominantly the themes of the novels then. 小说中充满了各类金融犯罪的情节。 来自互联网

6 derive   

v.取得；导出；引申；来自；源自；出自

参考例句：

• We derive our sustenance from the land.我们从土地获取食物。
• We shall derive much benefit from reading good novels.我们将从优秀小说中获得很大好处。

7 derived   

vi.起源；由来；衍生；导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 tangle   

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

• I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
• If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

9 tangled   

adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。
• A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

10 hamper   

vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子

参考例句：

• There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
• The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

11 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

12 scents   

n.香水( scent的名词复数 )；气味；（动物的）臭迹；（尤指狗的）嗅觉

参考例句：

• The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills. 空气中荡漾着山和海的芬芳气息。
• The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers. 微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 amplify   

vt.放大，增强；详述，详加解说

参考例句：

• The new manager wants to amplify the company.新经理想要扩大公司。
• Please amplify your remarks by giving us some examples.请举例详述你的话。