1.從1997年1月至今的考試真題中的詞匯題，認真做3遍。做第一遍何第二遍時，不要在書本上標注答案。核對完選項后，認真分析做錯的題目的原因并記錄，要搞清楚每一個選項詞匯的含義，包括干擾選項詞匯的含義。然后按照相同的方法做第二遍。爭取在做第三遍時題目能夠全部作對。這樣，對于考試中重復考察的詞匯和短語，就可以輕松拿下。

　　2．在閱讀中消滅大多數六級詞匯，特別是最近十年的閱讀真題文章，包含了大量的六級詞匯中的重要考點。

　　3.完成上述任務后，在六級考試前2個星期左右，瀏覽一遍六級考試大綱詞匯表，查漏補缺，從而為作對部分沒有考察過的詞匯題進而取得絕對高分奠定基礎。（編輯：趙露）

　　(李國鋒，北大經濟學碩士。原北京新東方學校國內考試部優秀教師，現任濟南新東方學校國內考試部主管兼教學教研部主管。曾師從鐘道隆教授研習逆向英語，在兩個月內從四級及格水平猛增至92分，并以托福、GRE絕對高分被世界名校YALE錄取。主張在備考中掌握方法、培養興趣、提高實力、增強信心、鑄造輝煌。MOTTO: Doing hard things is what makes people better.)

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　　2001年1月六級詞匯練習及解析

　　31. 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

　　32. After several nuclear disasters, a ________ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.

　　A) quarrel B) suspicion C) verdict D) controversy

　　33. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their ________ for world conquest.

　　A) admiration B) ambition C) administration D)orientation

　　34. 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

　　35. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ________ such as colored lights and glass balls.

　　A) ornaments B) luxuries C) exhibits D) complements

　　36. The two most important ________ in making a cake are flour and sugar.

　　A) elements B) components C) ingredients D) constituents

　　37. Cultural ________ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.

　　A) translation B) transition C) transmission D) transaction

　　38. We must look beyond ________ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing.

　　A) justifications B) illusions C) manifestations D) specifications

　　39. No one imagined that the apparently ________ businessman was really a criminal.

　　A) respective B) respectable C) respectful D) realistic

　　40. 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

　　41. The ________ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe.

　　A) essence B) texture C) content D) threshold

　　42. The old lady has developed a ________ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time.

　　A) perpetual B) permanent C) chronic D) sustained

　　43. What the correspondent sent us is an ________ news report. We can depend on it

　　A) evident B) authentic C) ultimate D) immediate

　　44. 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

　　45. 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

　　46. Hurricanes are killer winds, and their ________ power lies in the physical damage they can do.

　　A) cumulative B) destructive C) turbulent D) prevalent

　　47. In some countries, students are expected to be quiet and ________ in the classroom.

　　A) skeptical B) faithful C) obedient D) subsidiary

　　48. In spite of the ______economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.

　　A) gloomy B) miserable C) shadowy D) obscure

　　49. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in pre-literate societies in order to attract good health or to _______ disease.

　　A) set aside B) ward off C) shrug off D) give away

　　50. The international situation has been growing _____difficult for the last few years.

　　A) invariably B) presumably C) increasingly D) dominantly

　　51. The prisoner was ______ of his civil liberty for three years.

　　A) discharged B) derived C) deprived D) dispatched

　　52. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have ______ agricultural production.

　　A) blundered B) tangled C) bewildered D) hampered

　　53. The Japanese scientists have found that scents ______ efficiency and reduce stress among office workers.

　　A) enhance B) amplify C) foster D) magnify

　　54. All the students have to ______to the rules and regulations of the school.

　　A) confirm B) confront C) confine D) conform

　　55. He ______ his head, wondering how to solve the problem

　　A) scrapped B) screwed C) scraped D) scratched

　　56. 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

　　57. The helicopter_______ a light plane and both pilots were killed.

　　A) coincided with B) stumbled on C) tumbled to D) collided with

　　58. 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

　　59. 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

　　60. In ______ times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favorable climate.

　　A) prime B) primitive C) primary D) preliminary