大学英语六级的词汇四十天突破—讲义与笔记(2)

　　大学英语六级词汇四十天突破讲义与笔记

　　摸底：Unit 8(二)

　　54. The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state ______.

　　A) pensions

　　B) earnings

　　C) salaries

　　D) donations

　　注：pensions 养老金

　　55. There is supposed to be a safety ______ which makes it impossible for trains to collide.

　　A) appliance

　　B) accessory

　　C) machine

　　D) mechanism

　　56. After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally ______.

　　A) deteriorated

　　B) dispersed

　　C) dissipated

　　D) drained

　　注：1. drain (强调结果)耗尽

　　2. disperse (强调过程)

　　3. dissipate (强调过程)

　　57. No one can function properly if they are _______ of adequate sleep.

　　A) deprived

　　B) ripped

　　C) stripped

　　D) contrived

　　注：deprive of 剥夺(六级最爱)

　　58. For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly ______ by a dictator.

　　A) depressed

　　B) immersed

　　C) oppressed

　　D) cursed

　　注：1. oppress 压制 2. curse 诅咒

　　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)