四十天突破大学英语六级考试讲义与笔记词汇 59. Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been ______ towards producing workers.
A) harnessed
B) hatched
C) motivated
D) geared
注：gear 调整以适应
60. The prospect of increased prices has already ______ worries.
A) provoked
B) irritated
C) inspired
D) hoisted
注：provoke 引起，引发
61. The suspect ______ that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime.
A) advocated
B) alleged
C) addressed
D) announced
62. Although the colonists ______ to some extent with the native Americans , the Indians influence on American culture and language was not extensive.
A) migrated
B) matched
C) mingled
D) melted
注：mingle 混合(六级最爱)
63. E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying messages that _______ well to human needs.
A) adheres
B) reflects
C) conforms
D) satisfies
注：conform to 表符合
64. The wings of the bird still ______ after it had been shot down.
A) slapped
B) scratched
C) flapped
D) fluctuated
注：1. flap 拍动 2. slap 掴耳光
3. scratch 用爪子抓、刮、挠;scratch your head 思考;scowl 皱眉头 4. fluctuate 波动
65. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously ______ relations between the two countries.
A) tumble
B) jeopardize
C) manipulate
D) intimidate
注：jeopardize 危险
66. When you put up wallpaper, should you ______ the edges or put them next to each other?
A) coincide
B) extend
C) overlap
D) collide 碰撞 运动撞运动
注：1. overlap 重叠 2. coincide 一致;coincident 一致的
【门卫大爷的故事：时间的巧合;地点的一致;意见的巧合】
3. frugal 节俭的 4. collide 运动物体撞运动物体，撞击
67. Under the present system, state enterprises must ______ all profits to the government.
A) turn down
B) turn up
C) turn out
D) turn in
注：turn in 上交