最新大学英语六级词汇真题练习卷-2

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