1999年6级词汇题【答案+解释】

1999年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

D 41. The Space Age ________ in October 1957 when the first artificial

satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.

A) initiated 开始，发起 B) originated C) embarked 上飞机，上船 D) commenced

老外的解释: Commence means to begin.

initiate means to take the lead(带头,领先,占主要地位) or lead out(开始) in the project.

Originates means someone started the idea.

Embark means to begin a journey.

If you use initiated, you would have to say \"was initiated by… \"

C had said.

42. John said that he didn't quite ________ and asked me to repeat what I

A) snatch up夺取 B) summon up振作，鼓起

【1999年CET-6】1/17

C) catch on理解,明白 D) watch out当心

C 43. When he tried to make a ________, he found that the hotel that he

wanted was completely filled because of a convention.

A) complaint B) claim C) reservation D) decision

A Europe.

44. A budget of five dollars a day is totally ________ for a trip round

A) inadequate B) incapable C) incompatible D) invalid

A 45. In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled

worker is ________.

A) shrinking B) obscuring C) altering D) constraining

C 46. 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 B) subtract [səbˈtrækt]减去; 减法 C) minimize D) degrade

degrade [di'greid] v.降格, 使屈辱, 贬低, 退化, 降解~~~多解释为降低...的地位。

大火造成了巨大的损失,但是工厂声称毁坏并没报导所说的那么严重,试图极力缩小（大

【1999年CET-6】2/17

火所引发的）后果.C项 解释为极力减少；使...最小化,缩小.后果没法减少,只能缩小

D 47. If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local ________.

A) collisions B) combats 搏斗，战斗; 〈美〉竞赛，比赛

C) contradictions反驳，与…矛盾 D) conflicts

48. Satellite communications 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 [glaɪd]（鸟或飞机） 滑翔

B) cruising[kru:z] （军舰等） 巡逻，巡航; 〈口〉游览，旅行

C) piloting (pilot飞行员)

D) patrolling[pəˈtrəʊl]巡逻

B 49. In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed ________ in Chicago

and New York City.

A) homogeneously 同样地 B) simultaneously 同时地

【1999年CET-6】3/17

C) spontaneously自然地，自发地 D) harmoniously和谐地

D 50. The court considers a financial ________ to be an appropriate way of

punishing him.

A) option B) duty C) obligation D) penalty

A 51. I think that I committed a ________ in asking her because she seemed

very upset by my question.

A) blunder（因无知、粗心等造成） 的错误 B) revenge报仇，报复

C) reproach责备，责骂 D) scandal丑闻

B 52. Even when textbooks are ________ through a school system, methods

of teaching may vary greatly.

A) commonplace B) standardized C) competitive D) generalized

C 53. They have always regarded a man of ________ and fairness as a reliable friend.

A) robustness 健壮的 B) temperament易冲动; 易暴躁

C) integrity正直 D) compactness紧凑; 紧密

【1999年CET-6】4/17

B 54. All individuals are required to ________to the laws made by their governments.

A) obey B) conform C) concede承认; 让步 D) observe

conform to…= conform with…// obey the laws

A 55. The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may

lead to cancer have been ________.

A) identified B) guaranteed C) notified D) conveyed

B 56. It is very strange but I had an ________ that the plane would crash.

A) inspiration B) intuition C) imagination D) incentive

A 57. The changing image of the family on television provides ________ into

changing attitudes toward the family in society.

A) insights B) presentations

C) revelations被揭露出来的事物 D) specifications说明书; 详述

B 58. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for

the next year was optimistic. They expect increased tax ________.

【1999年CET-6】5/17

A) efficiency B) revenues财政收入 C) privileges D) validity

A 59. Bill is an example of a severely disabled person who has become

________ at many survival skills.

A) proficient 精通的，熟练的 B) persistent C) consistent D) sufficient

D 60. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so ________ that they can disappear at any moment.

A) trivial 琐碎的，无价值的 B) fatal

C) tentative试探性的; 尝试性的; D) feeble虚弱的,脆弱的

我们之间的联系太脆弱了 以至于它在任何时候都可能断掉。

C 61. During the construction of skyscrapers, cranes are used to ________ building materials to the upper floors.

A) toss扔; B) tow 牵引，拉 C) hoist [hɔɪst]升起，提起 D) hurl 投掷

D 62. Diamonds have little ________ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.

A) extinct B) permanent C) surplus D) intrinsic [ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk] 固

【1999年CET-6】6/17

有的，内在的

scarcity[ˈskeəsəti]稀少，缺乏

B 63. The kitchen was small and ________ so that the disabled could reach everything without difficulty.

A) conventional B) compact 紧凑的; 简洁的 C) compatible D) concise简约; 简明的

C . He will ________ resign in view of the complete failure of the research project.

A) doubtfully B) adequately C) presumably大概; 可能 D) reasonably

C 65. The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable ________ his financial situation.

A) with respect to B) in accord with

C) regardless of D) in terms of

A 66. The original elections were declared ________ by the former military ruler.

A) void B) vulgar C) surplus D) extravagant

【1999年CET-6】7/17

正确答案：A

解析：题意是：原来的选举被先前的军事统治者宣布______。[A]void“(法律上)无效的”，符合题意。[B]vulgar“粗俗的”，[C]surplus“过剩的，剩余的”，[D]extravagant“过度的，挥霍的”都不符合题意。

D 67. They stood gazing at the happy ________ of children playing in the park.

A) perspective 观点，看法 B) view 景色 C) landscape D) scene场景

A 68. An obvious change of attitude at the top towards women's status in society will ________ through the current law system in Japan.

A) permeate [ˈpɜ:mieɪt]渗入; 弥漫; 遍布 B) probe探查

C) violate违反; 侵犯 D) grope探索，摸索

怎么翻译？

D 69. When he realized he had been ________ to sign the contract by

intrigue, he threatened to start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement.

A) elicited 引起,诱发 B) excited C) deduced 推论 D) induced

intrigue[ɪnˈtri:g]n.阴谋

【1999年CET-6】8/17

proceeding诉讼; 进行

D 70. These areas rely on agriculture almost ________, having few mineral

resources and a minimum of industrial development.

A) respectively B) extraordinarily

C) incredibly D) exclusively唯一地; 专门地

1999年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

D 31. When people are asked what kind of housing they need or want, the question ________ a variety of answers.

A) defies B) magnifies C) mediates调停，调解 D) evokes引起，产生

defy蔑视; 公然反抗

A 32. If you want to set up a company, you must ________ with the regulations laid down by the authorities.

A) comply B) adhere C) confirm D) accord

C 33. Although there are occasional outbreaks of gunfire, we can report that the rebellion has in the main been ________.

【1999年CET-6】9/17

A) canceled B) destroyed C) suppressed D) restrained

outbreak爆发

rebel反叛者

C 34. Since the two countries couldn't ________ their differences, they decided to stop their negotiations.

A) rectify 改正，校正 B) oblige强制，强迫

C) reconcile [ˈrekənsaɪl] 使和好，使和解 D) obscure

D 35. The presidential candidate ________ his position by winning several primary elections.

A) enforced B) enriched C) intensified D) consolidated巩固，加强

A 36. The fuel of the continental missile is supposed to be ________ by this device.

A) ignited 点燃 B) lighted C) fired 开火 D) inspired

continental 的

【1999年CET-6】10/17

missile[ˈmɪsaɪl]导弹

洲际导弹的燃料应该由这个装置点燃.

B 37. Mike just discovered that his passport had ________ three months ago.

A) abolished B) expired 文件、协议等（因到期而）失效

C) amended 修订 D) constrained

C 38. Frankly speaking, your article is very good except for some ________ mistakes in grammar.

A) obscure B) glaring C) trivial 琐碎的，无价值的;不重要的 D) rare

A 39. There was once an ________ idea that the earth was flat and motionless.

A) absurd 荒谬的; 荒唐的 B) intrinsic固有的，内在的 C) eternal D) offensive

B 40. Certain species disappeared or became ________ as new forms arose that were better adapted to the Earth's changing environment.

A) feeble B) extinct灭绝的

【1999年CET-6】11/17

C) massive D) extinguished（火）熄灭；使（希望、爱情等）不复存在

A 41. His ________ directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.

A) ambiguous B) complicated

C) arbitrary随心所欲的 D) intricate错综复杂的; 难理解的

D 42. Franklin D. Roosevelt argued that the depression stemmed from the American economy's ________ flaws.

A) underlining B) vulnerable C) vulgar 庸俗的 D) underlying潜在的

B 43. Some studies confirmed that this kind of eye disease was ________ in tropical countries.

A) prospective B) prevalent

C) provocative [prəˈvɒkətɪv] 挑衅的 D) perpetual永久的;

C 44. I am afraid that you have to alter your ________ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.

A) indifferent B) distressing 使人痛苦的 C) optimistic D)

【1999年CET-6】12/17

pessimistic悲观的

in light of…考虑到…

45. Although he has had no formal education, he is one of the ________ businessmen in the company.

A) shrewdest精明的 B) sternest C) nastiest D) alertest

shrewd[ʃru:d] 精明的 stern严肃的; 严厉的 nasty肮脏的; 下流的 alert 警觉的

C 46. Stop shouting! I can't hear the football ________.

A) judgment B) interpretation C) commentary D) explanation

D 47. The cultures of China and Japan have shared many features, but each

has used them according to its national ________.

A) engagement约会; 订婚 B) destiny C) capacity D) temperament性格

A 48. Every member of society has to make a ________ to struggle for the

freedom of the country.

A) pledge [pledʒ] 保证，誓言 B) warranty [ˈwɒrənti] 保证书; 担保

【1999年CET-6】13/17

C) resolve决心; 决定 D) guarantee

C 49. I was deeply impressed by the hostess' ________ and enjoyed the

dinner party very much.

A) hostility B) indignation愤怒 C) hospitality D) humanity人类; 人性

A 50. David tends to feel useless and unwanted in a society that gives so

much ________ to those who compete well.

A) prestige声誉;声望 B) regime政权

C) superiority优越（性） D) legislation立法; 法律

大卫觉得树立这么多的威信来使那些竞争变得有优势,这在社会上往往是无用的和不必要的.

B 51. As you have seen, the values of a nation's currency is a ________ of its

economy.

A) reaction B) refection C) response D) revelation

currency货币

B 52. In the Spring Export Commodities Fair the ________ of fine china attracted

【1999年CET-6】14/17

much attention of customers from all over the world.

A) succession B) array C) string D) procession

解析：succession 意为“连续，接连”；array 意为“排列整齐的一批，大量，一系列”；string 意为“一串，一行”；procession 意为“队列行进，队伍”。本题大意为：春季出口商品交易会上，排列整齐的瓷器吸引了来自世界各国顾客的注意力。

D 53. We should make a clear ________ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion.

A) separation B) discrimination C) deviation背离，偏离 D) distinction

A 54. The terrorists might have planted a bomb on a plane in Athens, set to

________ when it arrived in New York.

A) go off B) get off C) come off D) carry off

1. 后半句翻译：设定好了当飞机到达纽约时爆炸。

2. go off (爆炸物）爆炸

3. set to 是一个过去分词短语，做定语，修饰前面出现的单词bomb. 既然是定语，我们就可以把它变成定语从句：which was set to go off....这颗被设定爆炸于纽约。set设定的意思。

【1999年CET-6】15/17

4. get off 下车， 如：Which station are you getting off? 你哪站下？

come off 掉了，如：A button came off my clothes. 我衣服上的一粒纽扣掉了。

carry off 赢得，如: He carried off the first prize. 他赢得了一等奖。

B 55. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, ________ you give us

all the necessary information.

A) in case B) provided that 如果… C) or else D) as if

C 56. The younger person's attraction to stereos cannot be explained only

________ familiarity with technology.

A) in quest of 为了寻求; 为了探索 B) by means of通过…手段

C) in terms of D) by virtue of由于…；因为…

stereos立体声( stereo的名词复数 ) 立体声音响器材

D 57. Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were ________.

A) in no way B) on the contrary C) at a loss D) of no avail徒劳无用

insult 辱骂; 侮辱

【1999年CET-6】16/17

avail 效用，利益

available可获得的; 可购得的

C 58. By signing the lease we made a ________ to pay a rent of $ 150 a week.

A) conception B) commission C) commitment D) confinement

lease租约;

D 59. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly ________ by a computer.

A) graded B) managed C) conducted D) monitored

B 60. Many people think of deserts as ________ regions, but numerous species of plants and animals have adapted to life there.

A) virgin 处女，童男 B) barren 贫瘠的; 不结果实的

C) void无效的; 空的 D) wretched恶劣的; 不幸的，悲惨的

【1999年CET-6】17/17