1991年6级词汇题【答案+解释】

（1991年1月）Part III Vocabulary and Structure
(20 minutes)
B 41. The oil shortage ________ the prices of chemical fertilizers on the
world market.
A) drove oil
B) drove up
C) drove in
D) drove off
B 42. There are five ________ mistakes in this picture. Can you find them
and win a prize?
A) intensive(强烈的)
B) deliberate（故意的）
C) planned(计划的)
D) calculated
43. These studies will yield valuable（有价值的） lemons ________.
A) in which to save lives and protect property
B) how to save lives and protect property
C) in how to save lives and protect property
D) about those to save lives and protect property
44. The school offered flexible courses for farmers, ________ more hours of
study when farm work was not heavy.
A) with
B) without
C) in
D) for
A 45. Part of the cost of many articles is taken as tax by the government
________ the community.
A) in place of (代替)
B) on account of（由于…）
C) in terms of
D) on behalf of (为了…的利益; 代表…)
A 46. Soldiers act in ________ to the orders of their officers.
A) obligation 责任，义务
B) objection 反对
C) obedience 服从顺从
D) offence 冒犯，攻击
A 47. ________ after the Second World War that test pilots first attempted
to break the “Sound barrier.”
A) It was shortly
B) Until shortly
C) Shortly was it
D) Shortly
世界第二次大战不久后试飞员们第一次尝试打破声障（即超音速飞行）.
——强调的对象是时间，其中shortly是副词,只是做一个状语,表示
时间之早
D 48. ________ in the Atacama Desert.
A) It never virtually rains
B) It virtually never rains
C) Never it rains virtually
D) Never virtually（几乎） it rains
英语中表示否定意义的词如never ,seldom .few 等放在句首后面的动词要用倒装形式表示强调.这句话的意思是强调沙漠里不常下雨,所以要用倒装,再如,Seldom have I taken a dinner with girlfriend after I went to work.（正常语序是A，但是需要倒装）
C 49. Society now requires the university to be a part of the community.
________, students themselves expect to play a role in the affairs of society.
A) Hence（因此，所以）
B) However
C) Moreover （而且，表示递进）
D) Otherwise
B 50. Superconductors lose electrical resistance only ________ subjected
to intense cold.
A) through
B) when
C) as
D) by
Superconuctors lose electircal resistance only when superconductors are subjected to intense cold.超导材料只有在极度寒冷的温度下才能失去电阻.
C 51. Those who lie and cheat will never ________ it.
A) get on with
B) get back to
C) get away with
D) get off with
选C get away with
get away with 意思是逃脱处罚
整句意思是
那些说谎和欺骗的人永远不可能逃脱处罚.
C 52. A foreign language like English is difficult to learn, so you
________ work too hard.
A) should
B) mustn’t
C) can’t
D) ought to
考查情态动词：can’t/couldn’t….too….,在…也不为过，其他情态动词没有这个用法，句意：向英语这样的外语很难学，所以你再努力也不为
过。

C 53. Cultural life in England takes so many forms that a brief summary
can only attempt to ________ its variety.
A) suggest B) remind C) consider D) propose
英格兰（英国）的文化生活用（有）多种形式,一个简洁的摘要只能尝试去考虑他的种类.
（大概意思就是英国的文化生活很丰富,一个简单的摘要不能全面的把他表现出来,只能浅显的考虑它的文化生活种类以上是直译。

suggest建议,提议
remind使想起,使回忆
consider考虑；把（某人,某事）看作…,认为（某人,某事）如何；
propose提名推荐计划
D 54. There are ________ periods in an animal’s life when it is capable of
learning a great deal in a very short time.
A) urgent
B) violent
C) serious
D) critical 重要的
55. Do employers in your country ________ workers for injuries suffered at
their work?
A) conform 符合，遵守
B) conflict 冲突
C) compel 强迫，迫使
D) compensate 赔偿
B 56. Since they betrayed us, they have no hope of convincing（使相信）
________ their sincerity.（[sɪn'serətɪ] 诚意）
A) with
B) for
C) in
D) of
57. They assured us that ________ was waiting for they were there to share
it.
A) what
B) whatever
C) it
D) whoever
B 58. ________ exposure to dirty air can cause people suffer from some
diseases.
A) Raised
B) Prolonged
C) Expanded
D) Enlarged
A 59. ________ about one of the most rapidly changing countries in a
ceaselessly changing world is not all easy.
A) Being informed
B) To be informing
C) Have informed
D) Informed
选择A 表示了解在这个不停改变的世界中最迅速发展的国家是完全不容易的事情.
be informed about这个词组可表示了解的意思,所以需要用被动态.由此排除了B选项（主动态的完成时态）.
因为这个部分内容“_about one of the most rapidly changing countries in a ceaselessly changing world ”是主语,作为主语只能采用A和D的形式,而A表示了解,D选项表示将会了解,因此根据句子意思选择A选项.
A 60. Though you stay in the sea for weeks, you will not ________ contact
with the outside world.
A) lose （lose contact with…. 与… 失去联系）
B) fall
C) miss
C 61. Visitors to England sometimes find the lack of public activities in
the evenings ________.
A) depressed
B) depression
C) depressing
D) depressingly
find+O.+adj./Ving/Vpp这里是主动,所以选择C,当然这题是比较经典的难题,很多人都是选D的
类似于： I found it very interesting.
B 62. Julie is one of those women who always ________ the latest
fashions.
A) look after
B) keep up with
C) run for
D) go in for
A 63. This traditional entertainment for children in America has never,
________ I know, become popular in China.
A) as far as
B) as much
C) to the extent that
D) so long as
C 64. Mr. Smith attends to (参加) the ________ of important business
himself:
A) transmission 传送; 播送; （电台或电视）信息
B) transformation 变化; <核>转换; <电>变换;
C) transaction 交易
D) transition 过度，转变
D 65. Besides what you have explained, can you think of ________ reason
for their terrible action?
B) else
C) other
D) another
besides:除了……之外,还有。

除了你已经说明的这个,你还能想出关于他们的糟糕行为的另一个原因么?除了这个,自然是另一个了,就是
another.
给的是reason,单数,用another；如果给的是复数reasons,就用other.
other：其它的,后面的如果是可数名词,要用复数.
B 66. The chairman threatened ________ if his policies were not adopted.
A) to resign
B) resigning
C) to be resigned
D) being resigned
threat doing 威胁要做某事
辞职的主语是chairman ,用主动语态
主席威胁,如果他的政策不被采取,他就辞职.
D 67. She was able to give the police a full account of since she had been
________ to it.
A) an observer
B) an on-looker
C) a watcher
D) a witness
A 68. Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was
very ________.
A) obscure 朦胧的、晦涩的
B) upsetting
C) distant
D) inferior
正确答案：A
解析：形容词辨析。

obscure意为“朦胧的、晦涩的”；upsetting意为“令人心烦意乱的”；distant意为“远的、疏远的”；inferior意为“下等
的、劣等的”。

根据few people understood...判断讲座内容很难懂，所以选择obscure。

B 69. Although the national government has introduced some new laws on
this subject, it is the ________ state governments which are responsible for pollution control.
A) precisely
B) primarily 首要的
C) progressively 进步的
D) preliminarily 初步的
D 70. He would ________ it that his son took a livelier interest in politics.
A) see into
B) see through
C) see about
D) see to
see to=look after=pay attention to 注意,照料
例：The politician says he will see to the welfare of the people.
1991年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
D 41. Tom ________ better than to ask Dick for help.
A) shall know B) shouldn't know C) has known D) should have known
TOM原本以为去向DICK求助会更好
C 42. The magician picked several persons ________ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.
A) by accident B) at random C) on occasion D) on average
D 43. Water enters into a great variety of chemical reactions, ________ have been mentioned in previous pages.
A) a few of it B) a few of that C) a few of them D) a few of which
B 44. They'll have you ________ if you don't pay your taxes.
A) to be arrested B) arrest C) arrested D) being arrested
A 45. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone ________ me that evening.
A) had interrupted B) would have interrupted
C) to have interrupted D) to interrupted
A 46. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of ________ standards.
A) equivalent B) alike C) uniform D) likely
C 47. ________ for your help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties.
A) Had it not B) If it were not C) Had it not been D) If we had not been
If it had not been for your help,I would have been late for school. 改成倒装句式：
Had it not been for your help,I would have been late for school.
D 48. Some people either ________ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
A) violently B) enthusiastically C) sincerely D) deliberately
一些人不是故意对是非的问题回避,就是对是非问题的判断保持中立。

enthusiastic满腔热情地
D 49. There is no easy solution to Japan's labour ________.
A) decline B) vacancy（职位/位置的）空闲
C) rarity [ˈreərəti] 罕见的 D) shortage
Rain is a rarity in the Sahara.
D 50. I'm sure your suggestion will ________ the problem.
A) contribute to solving B) contribute to solve
C) be contributed to solve D) be contributed to solving
contribute to doing 有助于促进做某事；只有人做主语才能用主动
C 51. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ________ traffic jam.
A) in line with“与…一致” B) for the sake of“为了…(的利益)”
C) in case of “万一,以防” D) at the risk of “冒险”
C 52. Some areas, ________ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A) due to B) in spite of C) but for 除了 D) with regard to
but for “除了.”,题目的意思是,“除了恶劣的天气,一些地区几乎没受污
染.”
C 53. The new washing machines are ________ at the rate of fifty a day.
A) turned up B) turned down C) turned out D) turned in
正确答案：C
解析：选项中的四个短语都是由动词turn加介词构成。

A．turned up出现，发生；B．turned down拒绝；C．turned out生产，最后结果是；D．turned in交出，上缴。

根据题意应选C。

句意为：新型洗衣机的生产速度为每天50台。

B 54. On turning the corner, we saw the road ________ steeply.
A) departing B) descending 下降 C) decreasing 减少 D) depressing
B 55. The managing director took the ________ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
A) guilt B) blame C) charge D) accusation
take the blame for 对.承担责任. Take charge of 负责管理（照顾）.[注意]charge 前无冠词the.
B 56. Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; ________ is utter poverty.
A) now that all is left B) now all that is left
C) now all which is left D) now all what is left
all是不定代词,定语从句修饰不定代词时,只能使用that,不能用which.所以C错
that引导一个从句修饰限定all,要放在all的后面,所以A错
what只用在没有先行词的情况下,先行词就是定语从句修饰的那个词,这里有all了,不能选what,所以D错.
B 57. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of ________ quality he'd tell them so.
A) humble B) inferior C) minor D) awkward
　inferior 比较差的；humble谦卑的,恭顺的,低下的；awkward 尴尬的,别扭的,笨手笨脚的；不好用的；minor细小的：1)This cloth is inferior to that one .（这块布比那块质量差）2)She feels inferior to her elder sister .（她感到比姐姐差的多.）3)He is of humble birth.（她出身低微.）4)He is very humble towards his superiors.（他对上司低三下四.）5)he felt awkward and uncomfortable.（他感到尴尬不自在）6)He was an awkward carpenter.（他是个笨手笨脚的木匠）7)This is a very awkward question. We must ask that of Hery.（这个问题不好对付,我们必须去问问亨利）
C 58. His tastes and habits ________ with those of his wife.
A) combine B) compete C) coincide与…一致 D) compromise
B 59. The branches could hardly ________ the weight of the fruit.
A) retain B) sustain支持，支撑 C) maintain 保持 D) remain
D 60. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means并不意味着without its ________.
A) boundaries B) restraints C) confinements D) limitations局限性The child was unable to restrain her tears.
那孩子不能制止住她的眼泪。

He promised to confine his group to the left side of the river for the rest of the day. 他保证接下来他的木筏会限制在河道左边活动。

C 61. Visitors are asked to ________ with the regulations.
A) contrast对比，对照; 差异 B) consult C) comply D) conflict
comply with 服从，遵从;
D 62. He ________ so much work that he couldn't really do it efficiently.
A) put on B) turned on C) brought on D) took on
Are consumers even ready to take on more debt?
消费者是否已经做好了准备，承担更沉重的债务？
A 63. ________ should any money be given to a small child.
A) On no account B) From all accounts
C) Of no account D) By all accounts
选A 绝不，此处用倒装句型翻译为绝对不应该给一个小孩许多钱。

C 64. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual knowledge ________ our thinking.
A) which to be based on B) which to base upon
C) upon which to base D) to which to be based
base our thinking upon knowledge
factual [ˈfæktʃuəl] 真实的，事实的
65. ________ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 percent.
A) so clever are the construction robots B) so clever the construction robots are
C) such construction robots are clever D) such clever construction robots are
so ...that.结构中so...部份提前时,其句中要部份倒装
So lovely is the little boy that everyone likes him very much.
= The little boy is so lovely that everyone likes him very much.
B 66. All flights ________ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.
A) having canceled B) having been canceled
C) were canceled D) have been canceled
前后句子主语不一致，所以要用独立主格结构：逻辑主语+加分词的形式，这里The flight
是逻辑主语，having been canceled 是分词，因为暴风雪已经发生,所以用完成时。

A 67. The microscope can ________ the object 100 times in diameter.
A) magnify B) increase C) develop D) multiply 乘
A 68. Language belongs to each one of us, to the flower-seller ________ to the professor.
A) as much as B) as far as C) the same as D) as long as
B 69. We ________ Edison's success to his intelligence and hard work.
A) subject B) attribute C) owe D) refer
D 70. She once again went through her composition carefully to ________ all spelling mistakes from it.
A) withdraw 撤退 B) diminish减小 C) abandon D) eliminate。