新東方6級訓(xùn)練詞匯5
[P2-54]
They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make __________ of them.
A) impression
B) comprehension
C) meaning
D) sense
注：1. make sense of 理解，明白
conceive of 設(shè)想
perceive 察覺
receive 收到
2. impression 印象
expression 表達
oppress 壓制，壓抑
depress 沮喪
3. comprehension 理解
apprehension 理解，領(lǐng)悟；憂慮，恐懼
[P2-55]
The politician says he will __________ the welfare of the people.
A) prey on
B) take on
C) get at
D) see to
注：1. prey on 以……為食，捕食
2. take on 承擔(dān)；流行
3. get at 理解，明白（一般不是答案）
catch on = make sense of 理解明白（常考）
4. see to 照顧，照看
[P3-56]
If you __________ the bottle and cigarettes, you'll be much healthier.
A) take off
B) keep off
C) get off
D) set off
注：1. keep off 遠離
2. take off 起飛；脫衣服
3. get off 下來，下車
4. set off 動身出發(fā)
[P3-57]
He was __________ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A) dragged
B) tempted
C) elicited
D) attracted
注：1. drag 拖，拉，拽
2. tempt （不好的）誘惑
contempt 蔑視
scorn 蔑視
sneer 蔑視
induce （不好的）誘惑 be induced by
adamant 固執(zhí)的；堅強的
Adam's apple 喉結(jié)
attract （好的）吸引
tractor 拖拉機
distract 轉(zhuǎn)移
distracted 心煩意亂的
subtract 減去
lure （既好又壞的）引誘
leisure 休閑娛樂
entertainment 休閑娛樂
amusement 休閑娛樂
recreation 休閑娛樂
3. elicit 引起，引發(fā)
arouse 引起
evoke 引起，引發(fā)
provoke 引發(fā)
vex 引發(fā)
[P3-58]
Being somewhat short sighted, she had the habit of __________ at people.
A) glancing
B) peering
C) gazing
D) scanning
注：1. glance 一瞥
2. peer 仔細地看
3. gaze 凝視，指感興趣的看
gazelle 瞪羚
avarice 貪婪
4. scan 掃描
gape 吃驚的看
peep 偷窺
[P3-59]
Of the thousands of known volcanos in the world, the _______ majority are inactive.
A) tremendous
B) demanding
C) intensive
D) overwhelming
注：1. volcano 火山
2. overwhelming 壓倒性的；overwhelming majority 占絕大多數(shù)的，壓倒一切的
majority 多數(shù)
minority 少數(shù)，少數(shù)民族
3. tremendous 巨大的，高速的，可怕的 as tremendous speed 以高速
tremble 顫抖
legend 傳說，傳奇
irritate 激怒
irritable 易怒的
irrigate 灌溉
castigate 嚴懲
navigate 航行
investigate 調(diào)查
口訣：
激怒的是桌子
灌溉的是大門
扔掉大門受懲罰
那六個大門在航行
投資大門為調(diào)查
4. demanding 苛刻的；需要耗時耗力的
5. intensive 集中的；強化的；仔細的；深入的
intensive class 強化班
intensive reading 精讀
[P3-60]
In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the______ concern of state governments.
A) extinct
B) excluding
C) excessive
D) exclusive
注：1. exclusive 排他的，獨占的，專屬的
2. extinct 滅絕的
[P3-61]
The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.
A) obscure
B) acute
C) notable
D) objective
注：1. obscure 晦澀的
absurd 荒謬的，可笑的
ambiguous 模棱兩可的，似是而非的
2. acute 尖的；敏銳的；急性的
acupuncture 針灸
3. notable 重要的，知名的
notion 概念
4. objective 客觀的
subjective 主觀的（陪考）
empirical 主觀的，憑經(jīng)驗的（陪考）
arbitrary 主觀的，憑經(jīng)驗的，武斷的，獨裁的（陪考）
[P3-62]
The mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A) constrain
B) conduct
C) condense
D) converge
注：1. constrain 強迫，抑制（永陪詞匯）
2. condense 壓縮
3. converge （運動物體的）會聚，集中；（不同思想的）會聚，集中
assemble （人群的）聚集
[P3-63]
The morning news says a school bus _________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped
B) collided
C) crashed
D) struck
注：1. bump 運動撞靜止
bumper car 碰碰車
lump 疙瘩，腫塊
goose lump 雞皮疙瘩
plump 豐滿的
2. collide 運動撞運動
3. crash 碰撞，墜毀（911故事）
4. strike 打擊，撞擊
[P3-64]
Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs" that aren't really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.
A) or rather
B) rather than
C) but rather
D) other than
注：1. not but rather 不是……而是……
2. or rather 準確的說，準確的講
3. rather than 而不是
4. other than 除了
[P4-65]
We are writing to the manager ____ the repairs recently carried out at the above address.
A) with the exception of
B) with the purpose of
C) with reference to
C) with reference to
D) with a view to
注：介詞＋名詞＋介詞 詞義取決于中間的名詞
1. with the exception of 除了
2. with the purpose of 目的是
3. with reference to 關(guān)于
4. with a view to 帶有……觀點，關(guān)于……觀點
[P4-66]
When I said goodbye to her, she _____ the door.
A) saw me at
B) set me off
C) sent me to
D) showed me to
[P4-67]
In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is _____ the costs.
A) worth
B) worth of
C) worthy
D) worthwhile
注：六級不考，僅在四級中考
[P4-68]
During the nineteen years of his career, France Batiste has won the ____ of a wide audience outside Italy.
A) enjoyment
B) appreciation
C) evaluation
D) reputation
注：1. appreciation 欣賞，感激
2. enjoyment 自得其樂
3. evaluation 評價（抽象的人或事）
assessment 評估（對有形或無形資產(chǎn)）
4. reputation 名聲，聲望
prestige 名聲，聲望
stimulate 刺激
[P4-69]
Although most dreams apparently happen __________, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.
A) spontaneously
B) simultaneously
C) homogeneously
D) instantaneously
注：（六級最愛）三劍客
1. spontaneously 自發(fā)地，天生地
provoke 引起，引發(fā)
2. simultaneously 同時地
3. homogeneously 同樣地，一樣地
4. instantaneously 稍縱即逝地，曇花一現(xiàn)地
[P4-70]
He is holding a ______ position in the company and expects to be promoted soon.
A) subordinate
B) succeeding
C) successive
D) subsequent
注：1. subordinate 下屬的，次要的，從屬的
2. succeeding 隨后的
3. successive 連續(xù)的
4. subsequent 隨后的
