2018年6月英语六级词汇模拟题(6)
1. George was introduced to ____activities at a young age, when she was hire to act as a lookout for drugdealers.
A. illegal B. lawful C. faithful D. peaceful
1. A) 【句意】很小的时候,乔治被介绍参与了非法活动,他受雇为毒贩子放哨。
【难点】illegal 意为“不合法的,非法的”;lawful 意为“依法的,守定的”;faithful意为“忠实的,守信的”;peaceful 意为“平静的;安宁的”。
2. An institution that properly carries the name university is a more comprehensive and complex institution than any other kind of higher education____.
A. settlement B. establishment C. costruction D. structure
2. B) 【句意】能称得上大学称号的机构是一个比其他种类高等教育机构都更复杂更综合的机构。
【难点】establishment 意为“企业,设施(公司,学校,医院,教会等)”;settlement 意为“定居点;殖民地”;construction意为“建造;建筑物”;structure是“结构,构造”。
3. People’s status in society is frequently ____by how much they own.
A. measured B. examined C. tested D. questioned
3. A) 【句意】人的社会地位常常由他们拥有的财富的多少来衡量。
【难点】measure 意为“估量,衡量”;examine 意为“检查;仔细观察”;test意为“试验,测试”;question意为“询问,审问”。
4. Jack is so ____to his appearance that he never has his clothes pressed.
A. adverse B. anonymous C. indifferent D. casual
4. C) 【句意】杰克从不注意自己的外表,衣服从来不烫。
【难点】indifferent意为“漠不关心的”; adverse意为“不利的,反对的”;anonymous 意为“匿名的”; casual意为“非正式的,不拘礼节的”。
5. There is an increasing ____to make movies describing violence.
A. strength B. direction C. tradition D. trend
5. D) 【句意】暴力片的拍摄大有上升趋势。
【难点】trend意为“倾向,趋势”;strength意为“力量,实力”;direction意为“方向”;tradition 意为“传统”。
6. Outside my office window there is a fire ____ on the right.
A. escape B. ladder C. steps D. stairs
6. A) 【句意】我办公室的窗外右侧有一个救生楼梯。
【难点】fire escape 意为“防火安全楼梯(位于楼房的外侧面)”;ladder意为“梯子”;steps意为“台阶”;stairs意为“楼梯”,指室内的。
7. I ____with the Browns during my stay in New York City.
A. put in B. put down C. put on D. put up
7. D) 【句意】我在纽约市逗留期间和布朗一家人过了一夜。
【难点】put up意为“宿夜”;put in 意为“度过,消磨(时间等)”;put down意为“写下,记录”;put on 意为“上演,演出”。
8. Operations which left patients ____ and in need of long periods of discovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.
A. exhausted B. unhealthy C. upset D. fearful
8. A) 【句意】以前,病人手术后精疲力竭,需长时间才能恢复,现在手术的病人却感到既轻松又舒适。
【难点】exhausted 意为“精疲力竭的”;unhealthy意为“不健康的”;upset意为“苦恼的,不适的”;fearful 意为“担心的,可怕的”。
9. Farmers are allowed to grow small gardens of their own and they sell their vegetables ____ the black market.
A. on B. at C. in D. for
9. A) 【句意】农夫们被允许在自己的菜园耕种,并将蔬菜拿到黑市上去卖。
【难点】on the market 意为“上市, 出售中”,其它介词搭配不合适。
10. The electric fan does not work because of the ____of service.
A. pause B. break C. interruption D. breakdown
10. C) 【句意】由于中止了服务,所以电扇不转了。
【难点】interruption 意为“中止,中断”;pause 意为“暂停,间歇”;break意为“停顿,间歇”;breakdown意为“损坏,故障”。