英语六级历年真题重点词汇辨析与练习

英语六级历年真题重点词汇辨析与练习

1．vital; fatal; crucial; vitality

vital: 重要的，生命的；fatal: 致命的(CET6．96．6)；crucial: 决定性的(CET6．00．1)；vitality: 活力，生命力。

The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received ＿＿＿(fatal／excessive／disastrous／vital) injures．

2．dismiss; fire; lay off; discharge

dismiss: 指强迫他人离开，即解雇，开除，也指允许许多人离开、解散；fire: （俗语）解雇通常用在有雇佣关系的场合；lay off: 解雇，下岗(CET4．96．6)；discharge: 遣走（某人），让（某人）离去；也指正式"释放"。

The store had to ＿＿＿(lay off／lay out／lay aside／lay down) a number of clerks because sales were down．

3．scorn; scold; scent; score

scorn: 轻蔑；scold: 责骂（指态度粗暴，高声地骂他人）；scent: 特有的气味，好闻

的香味；score: 得分，记下。

The woman is always ＿＿＿(scolding／scorning／scoring) the children playing around

her house．

4．involve; include

involve: 包括；包含，指必然包括某种结果；be involved in sth／with sb: 与某事（某人）有关连；include: 包括、包含，指包括属于整体的部分。

He was considered to be ＿＿＿(involved／included) in criminal activities．

5．appoint; encounter; meet

appoint: 任命，指定（时间，日期）

He was appointed to the manager of the marketing department．

encounter: 相会，遭遇（困难，危险等）或偶尔遇见（友人等）; meet (with):指无意或有意地相见或遇到，满足。

They ＿＿＿(met／encountered) with misfortune that day．

6．intervene; interfere

intervene (in／between): 干涉调停；（事件）介入，在期间发生；interfere (with) 干扰，干涉，让人感到讨厌。

They were about to fight when their father ＿＿＿(interfered／intervened)．

7．initial; original

initial; 起始的；original; 最初的，最早的(CET6．98．1)。

This is the ＿＿＿＿(initial／original／real／genuine) piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works．

8．discern; decent; descend

discern: 识别，辨认；decent: a．有分寸的，合适的(CET6．00．1．67)；descend(descent n．):（位置的）降落，下降(CET6．97．1．43)；decline: （比率）下降；变小，变

弱(CET6．97．6．57)。

We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to ＿＿＿(ascend／descend／decline／discern)．

9．dominant; dominate; prominent; predominant; distinguished

dominant: 有统治权的，最有势力的，占优势的；dominate: v．支配(CET6．2000．1．44)；prominent: 显著的；杰出的（CET6．98．1．5796．6．66）；predominant: 优势的，卓越的，流行的；distinguished：卓越的，杰出的，指以卓越的成绩和优异的素质超越

同类之上。

Mr Bloom is not ＿＿＿(significant／dominant／magnificent／prominent) now, but he

will be famous some day．

The book is expected to ＿＿＿(exemplify／promote／prevail／dominate) the best seller lists．

10．enhance; ascend; strengthen; promote

enhance: 提高，增加（价值，力量等）(CET6．97．6); ascend: 上升，升高（CET6．98．6）；strengthen: 加强，强化; promote: 促进，增进友谊、产品销售等(CET4．97．6)。

The reputation of the poet's most recent works will certainly ＿＿＿(strengthen／enhance／ascend／magnify) his national reputation．

11．principal; major; principle; primary

principal: a．主要的，n．主要人物，中学校长；major: a．比较重要的，vi主修；principle: 原则，原理；primary: 主要的第一的。

The ＿＿＿(principal／principle) food of the Chinese is rice．

Christina majored in foreign trade in London University．

12．ultimate; final; eventual

ultimate: 终极的，根本的，主要的；final: 表示最后的，着重完结和最终结局；eventual: 最终的，结果的。

The sun is the ＿＿＿(ultimate／eventual／final) store of power．