大学英语六级词汇练习

词汇练习（1） 词汇练习1. 1.Eggs were on sale,and the shoppers-------the bargain. A. snatched up B .snapped up C smashed up D. summoned up. 2.He soon made a----for himself on the stage . A.popularity.  B. fame . C.reputation  D.respect 3.Violence in the local prison has --------two lives. A.removed  B.taken  C. cost  D.slaughtered 4.The unpleasent taste -----in his mouth for hours . A. ligered  B.  prolonged  C.rested   D.vanished 5.His -----book will deal with industrial relations. A.eventual B.actual  C.forthcoming D.prompt 6.I just managed to -----a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat. A. gain  B. possess  C. grab   D.snath  7.The water skier ---- over the water . A.skimmed   B, floated  C. drifted D. swam 8.Have you seen my son latest ----to his stamp collection. A. accumulation  B. acquisition C.exhibit D.edition 9.The noisy was so ----that only those with excellect hearing were awere of it. A.dim B.gentle C.faint D.definite 10.A--- change in policy is needed if realations are ever to improve. A.severe B. violent C.drastic D.strict 11.When you choose a piece of clothes , the most important thing that you should pay attention is its ------ A. style B .texture C.testible D. content  12.My mother came here only for a---- stay. She should fly to Los Angeles the next day. A. shortened B.prolonged.  C.premature D.transient 13.She cast her eyes round the room in---- of a chair to sit.in. A. question B,quest C. demand D. requirement 14.You must be very careful . The work ----precision. A.retails B. repels C.retains D.entails 15.She know a lot of young man, but it is not easy to choose a/an ----- one who is both rich and attractive. A. diligent B. qualified C. eligible D. elegant 16.He was --- about the spring outing , but he came back quite depressed and said he should not have joined in it. A. enthusiastic B . fantastic C. courageous D. discouraged. 17.------ the chance and the money , I would come and see you in New York in the foreseeable future. A.With regard to B Considering C.Given D. Assuming 18.She is fond of -----, sodo not approach her and tell her what trouble you. She will make it known to all. A.comment  B. gossip  C. speech  D. apprasial 19.The old man was kind and ----- enough to help the children cross the street. A.gracious  B. graceful  C. timid  D. lively  20.The rising of pieces will ---- off demands for pay increase . A.trail  B. switch  C. trigger  D. nudge . 21.The wind ---the clouds and the sun was again visible . A. dispersed  B distributed C. displaceed  D  displayed 22.She admired the director to such  an extent that she tookhis words as----oracles A  divine.  B. rebellious  C. faithful  D. unbearable 23.The wreckage of the explooded car ------the traffic A. interfered  B. interpreted  C. disrupted  D.corrupted 24.It was a close boxing game ,but the boxer in blue was--- tobe the winner by there of the four referees A destined  B. deemed   C. doomed  D. adapted 25.I am acting as ---- while the manager is away on business. A agency   B. policy    C. deputy;  D.colleague 26.His ---personality provides good material for critics. A. mature   B. considered   C. literate   D. dual27.The end --- the means . This saying implies even a wrong  or unfair method may be allowed if the result or purpose of the action is good. A.modifies   B. justifies   C. purifies   D. testifies 28.The ---- of Confucius built the temple in memory of their ancestor A. descendents  B. predecessors  C. correspondents  D. opponents  29.The chancellor -----the fact that he  was the centre of criticism and stuck to his reforms A discharged   B. disregarded   C.disguised   D disposed   30.It was courageous enough for Galileo ---the falling object theory developed by Aristotle,the authoritative Greek scient. A.advance   B. defy  C justify  D translate 词汇练习2 2.1 1. The Space Age ______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. A) initiated C) embarked B) originated D) commenced 2. John said that he didn't quite ______ and asked me to repeat what I had said. A) snatch up C) catch on B) summon up D) watch out 3. When he tried to make a ______, he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention. A) complaint C) reservation B) claim D) decision 4. A budget of five dollars a day is totally ______ for a trip round Europe. A) inadequate C) incompatible B) incapable D) invalid 5.In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is ______. A) shrinking C) altering B) obscuring D) constraining 6. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ______ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported. A) decrease C) minimize B) subtract D) degrade 2.2 1.If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local _____________. (A)collisions (C)contradictions (B)combats (D)conflicts 2.Satellite communication are so up-to-date that even when___________ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door (A)gliding (C)piloting (B)cruising (D)patrolling 3.In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed_______ in Chicago and New York City. (A)homogeneously (C)spontaneously (B)simultaneously (D)harmoniously 4.The court considers a financial__________ to be an appropriate way of punishing him. (A)option (C)obligation (B)duty (D)penalty 5.I think that I committed a ___________in asking her because she seemed very upset by my question. (A)blunder (B)revenge (C)reproach (D)scandal 6.Even when textbooks are___________ through a school system, methods of teaching may vary greatly. (A)commonplace (B)standardized (C)competitive (D)generalized 7.They have always regarded a man of_____________ and fairness as a reliable friend. (A)robustness (B)temperament (C)integrity (D)compactness 8. All individuals are required to___________ to the laws made by their governments. (A)obey (B)conform (C)concede (D)observe 9.The basic causes are unknown , although certain conditions that may lead to cancer have been______________ (A)identified (B)guaranteed (C)notified (D)conveyed 10. It is very strange but I had an___________ that the plane would crash. (A)inspiration (B)intuition (C)imagination (D)incentive 11.The changing image of the family on television provides________ into changing attitudes toward the family in society. (A)insights (B)presentations (C)revelations (D)specifications 12.The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year was optimistic. They expect increased tax____________ . (A)efficiency (B)revenues (C)privileges (D)validity 13. Bill is an example of a severely disabled person who has become__________ at many survival skills. (A)proficient (B)persistent (C)consistent (D)sufficient 14. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so________ that they can disappear at any moment. (A)trivial (B)fatal (C)tentative (D)feeble 15. During the construction of skyscrapers, cranes are used to_________ building materials to the upper floors. (A)toss (B)tow (C)hoist (D)hurl 16. Diamonds have little_________ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity. (A)extinct (B)permanent (C)surplus (D)intrinsic 17. The kitchen was small and _________so that the disabled could reach everything without difficulty. (A)conventional (B)compact (C)compatible (D)concise 18. He will _________resign in view of the complete failure of the research project. (A)doubtfully (B)adequately (C)presumably (D)reasonably 2.3 1.The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable ______ his financial situation. A) with respect to C)regardless of B) in accord with D) in terms of 2.The original elections were declared ______ by the former military ruler. A) void C) surplus B) vulgar D) extravagant 3．. They stood gazing at the happy ______ of children playing in the park. A) perspective C) landscape B) view D) scene 4. An obvious change of attitude at the top towards women's status in society will ______ through the current law system in Japan. A) permeate C) violate B) probe D) grope 5. When he realized he had been ______ to sign the contract by intrigue, he threatened to start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement. A) elicited B) excited C) deduced D) induced 6. These areas rely on agriculture almost ______, having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development. A) respectively B) extraordinarily C) incredibly D)exclusively 7.The directions were so ______ that it was impossible to complete the assignment. A) ingenious B) ambitious C) notorious D) ambiguous 8.Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most _____ areas in Japanese life. A)sophisticated B)competitive C)considerate D)superficial 9. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of_______ . A)persuasion B)remedy C)encouragement D)compromise 10.Many novels that attempt to mirror the world are really___ of the reality that they represent. A)reflections B)demonstrations C)illuminations D)reproductions 11.It is through learning that the individual______ many habitual ways of reacting to situations. A)retains B)gains C)achieves D)acquires 12. Generally ,it is only when animals are trapped that they ______to violence in order to escape A)proceed B)appeal C)resort D)incline 13. Mary once_______ with another musician to compose a piece of pop music. A)merged B)collaborated C)coincided D)constituted 14. During their first teacher training year, the students often visited local schools for________ of the lessons. A)observation B)investigation C)inspection D)examination 15. .He attends to the____ of important business himself. A)transaction B)transition C)transmission D)transformation 16. Out of____ revenge ,he did his worst to blacken her character and ruin her reputation A)perfect B)total C)sheer D)integral 2.4 1.A most_____ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in. A)trivial B)delicate C)minor D)miniature 2.The children cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons___ slowly into the sky. A)floating B)raising C)heaving D)ascending 3.Do you have any_______ about what living beings on other planets would be like? .A)ideal B)comprehension C)notion D)intelligence 4.We rarely perceive more than a minute______ of the sights and sounds that fail upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by. A)fiction B)function C)fraction D)friction 5.For many patients, institutional care is the most_____ and beneficial form of care A)persistent B)appropriate C)thoughtful D)sufficient 6.It's a pleasure for him to______ his energy and even his life to research work A) dedicate B)dictate C)decorate D)direct 7.They are well_____ with each other since they once studied in the same university A) identified B) recognized C)acknowledged D)acquainted 8.There is_____ a difference in meaning between the words surroundings and environment A) gentle B)subtle C)feeble D)humble 9.All the finished products are stored in______ of the delivery port and shipping is available at any time. A)garage B)cabinet C)capsule D)warehouse 10.When he tried to make a_______, he found that the hotel was completely filled because of a convention. A) reservation B)claim C)mess D)revision 11.Parents take a great interest in the______ questions raised by their children. A)nasty B)naive C)obscure D)offensive 12.Although it was his first experience as chairman, he_________ over the meeting with great skill. A)presided B)administered C)mastered D)executed 13.Both parties promised to_____ the contract to be signed the following day. A)keep with C)adhere to B)tangle with D)devote to 14.His career was not noticeably___ by the fact that he had never been to college. A) prevented C)hindered B)restrained D)refrained 15.When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be_____ in deeper. A)absorbed C)heaved B)pushed D)sucked 16.To__ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him. A)commence C)compensate B)compromise D)compliment 17.All visitors are requested to________ with the regulations. A)comply C)assist B)agree D)consent 18.The captain______ the horizon approaching ships. A)scanned C)explored B)scrutinized D)swept 19.The vast majority of people in any given culture will____ to the established standards of that culture. A)confine C)confront B)conform D)confirm 20.Although he was on a diet ,the food_____ him enormously. A)inspired C)overcame B)tempted D)encouraged 21.His argument does not suggest that mankind can____ to be wasteful in the utilization of their resources. A)resort C)afford B)grant D)entitle 2.5 1.If you want this pain killer, you have to ask the doctor for a ____ A)receipt C)subscription B)recipe D)prescription 2.Some fish have a greater_____ for acid water than others. A)tolerance C)dependence B)resistance D)persistence 3.There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in____ with its surroundings. A)coincidence C)uniform B)harmony D)alliance 4. The court considers a financial_____ to be an appropriate way of punishing him. A)payment C)option B)ob1igation D)penalty 5.It is true that___ a wild plant into a major food crop such as wheat requires much research time. A)multiplying C)magnifying B)breeding D)generating 6.The government has devoted a larger slice of its national___ to agriculture than most other countries. A)resource C)budget B)potential D)economy 7.In this poor country ,survival is still the leading industry; all else is______ . A)luxury C)entertainment B)accommodation D)refreshment 8.Some criminals were printing______ dollar bills until they were arrested. A) decent C)patent B) fake D)suspicious 9.Mr.Bloom is not_______ now , but he will be famous someday. A)significant C)magnificent B)dominant D)prominent 10.His body temperature has been______ for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade. A) uncommon C)abnormal B) disordered D)extraordinary 11.He seems to be______ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour. A)radiant C)conspicuous B)conscientious D)energetic 12.Although cats cannot see in complete darkness their eyes are much more ___to light than are human eyes. A)glowing C)sensitive B)brilliant D)gloomy 13.While nuclear weapons present grave___ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today. A)inevitable C)overwhelming B)constant D)potential 14. This is the _______ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works. A) true B) original C) real D) genuine 15. Comparison and contrast are often used _______ in advertisements. A) intentionally B) pertinently C) incidentally D) tiresomely 16. A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards and should _______ new operating procedures. A) result in B) match with C) subject to D) proceed with 17. _______ popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create. A) Subject to B) Contrary to C) Familiar to D) Similar to 18. The bond of true affection had pulled us-six very different men from six very different countries-across Antarctica; we proved in the end that we weren't very different _______ . A) for all B) as usual C) in particular D) after all 19. Though her parents _______ her musical ability, Jerrilou's piano playing is really terrible. A) pour scorn on B) heap praise upon C) give vent to D) cast light upon 20. So children display an _______ curiosity about every new thing they encounter. A) incredible B) infectious C) incompatible D) inaccessible 21. Bruce Stephen gripped the _______ wheel hard as the car bounced up and down. A) stirring B) driving C) steering D) revolving 22. Many of the scientists and engineers are judged _______ how great their achievements are. A) in spite of B) in ways of C) in favor of D) in terms of 词汇练习3 3.1 近义词练习（一） 1. The ship Titanic had been given the extra name of "unsinkable" because its ____ was the best there was. A.manufacture B.production C.erection D.construction 2. The US dollar is traditionally the ____ of choice all over the world in case of crisis. A.money B.currency C.bill D.cash 3. The education provides them ____ to economic progress. A.admission B.acceptance C.approach D.access 4. Japan has ____ its steps toward putting into effect an international treaty banning chemical weapons. A.hurried B.bustled C.accelerated D.rushed 5. The motion of ocean water ____ at different depths below the surface. A.varies B.modifies C.alters D.differs 6. Health experts ____ leisurely meals. A.introduce B.recommend C.present D.comment 3.2 近义词练习（二） 7.Developing countries should adopt labour-intensive technologies to ____ their comparative advantage of abundant labour. A.use B.exploit C.employ D.explore 8.The sudden demise of Britain's oldest investment bank ____ global markets. A.vibrated B.swung C.trembled D.jolted 9.The tests show the earlier in life a person hears a sound the longer it is ____. A.retained B.preserved C.remained D.reserved 10.The researchers test college students ____ to foreign speech before their second birthday but not since. A.disclosed B.exposed C.exhibited D.revealed 11.The government has provided the capital library with heavy ____ to keep it one of the largest in the world. A.subscriptions B.tips C.subsidies D.bonuses 12.The doctor took his temperature,it was two degrees above ____. A.ordinary B.average C.regular D.normal 3.3 近义词练习（三） 13.The Swiss are worried they might have to ____ these advantages to the rest of the diplomatic community. A.extend B.disperse C.spread D.sprinkle 14.Unlike photocopies of books,the digital copies are virtually identical in quality to the ____. A.preliminary B.ingenious C.initial D.original 15.He applied for a ____ position in a company. A.empty B.vacant C.vacuum D.margin 16.At the age of 40,he had already ____ a great fortune through successful financial dealings. A.piled B.assembled C.amassed D.congregated 17.When moisture on the skin ____,it draws heat out of the body. A.evaporates B.dilutes C.diffuses D.dissipates 18.He has everything he wants;he is a(n) ____ young man. A.admiring B.jealous C.enviable D.envious 19.It's very dufficult to ____ the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language. A.exchange B.transfer C.convey D.convert 20.When we are reading,the important thing is to ____ the essential meaning,not to learn every single word. A.clasp B.grab C.grasp D.grapple 21.Calipers are instruments that can be used to ____ the distance between two surfaces. A.count B.measure C.figure D.calculate 22.The twins are so much alike that people find it difficult to ____ one from the other. A.separate B.compare C.choose D.distinguish 23.Before I bought the jeans,I asked if I could ____ them on. A.put B.wear C.try D.have 24.Harvard University has been ____ the best university in a recent annual survey. A.listed B.catalogued C.ranked D.classified转25.This can ____ the worry between a couple that they don't understand each other. A.release B.relent C.relieve D.relay 26.Many distinguished men have ____ from slums. A.emanated B.loomed C.appeared D.emerged 27.The basic difference between Americans and Canadians ____ in their definition of the individual in society. A.lays B.lies C.locates D.perches 28.Even the best-built machine will not run forever without proper ____. A.retention B.reserve C.preservation D.maintenance 29.The most advanced communication ____ can pass information to any member state in no more than five seconds. A.furniture B.facilities C.equipment D.ornaments 30.Many patients expressed ____ of loneliness,being upset or depressed. A.feelings B.passions C.emotions D.thoughts 31.After he returned to Britain,he was ____ with a free trip to the United States. A.awarded B.rewarded C.warded D.safeguarded 32.These countries should ____ m