全国大学生英语六级真题及答案(2000-2005).doc

2001 年1月大学英语六级(CET-6) 真题试卷 31. Starting with the ________ that there is life on the Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument. A) premise B) pretext C) foundation D) presentation 答案为 A)。 premise 意为“前提”。句意为: 以火星有生命这一前提开始, 那位科学家继续深入他的论证。其他三个选项的意思是: B) pretext 借口; C) foundation 基础; D) presentatio n 陈述。 32. After several nuclear disasters, a________ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy. A) quarrel B) suspicion C) verdict D) controversy 答案为 D)。 controversy 意为“争论”, 句意为: 几起核灾难之后, 关于核能安全的问题引起了激烈的争论。其他三个选项的意思是: A) quarrel 争吵,吵架; B) suspicion 猜疑,怀疑; C) verdict 判决,结论。 33. Their diplomatic plexly l aid bare their ________ for world conquest. A) admiration B) ambition C) administration D) orientation 答案为 B)。ambition 意为“野心”,句意为:“他们”的外交原则彻底将他们要征服世界的野心暴露无疑。其他三个名词的意思是: A)admiration 赞美; C)administration 行政,管理; D)orientation 方向,方位。 34. The director gave me his ________ that he would double my pay ifI did my job well. A) warrant B) obligation C) assurance D) certainty 答案为 C)。 assurance 意为“保证,担保”,句意为:主任向我保证,如果我把工作做好, 他会给我双倍的工资。其他三个名词的意思是: A) warrant 作名词意为“证明,凭证”,作动词有“保证, 担保”的意思。此处应为名词, 意思不适合本句。 B) obligation 义务, D) certaint y 肯定。 35. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ________ such as colored lights and glass balls. A) ornaments B) luxuries C) exhibits D) complements 答案为 A)。 ornaments 意为“装饰物”,句意为:圣诞树用彩灯和玻璃球之类的装饰物修饰了起来。 B) luxuries 奢侈品; C) exhibits 展览品; D) complements 补充物。 36. The two most important ________ in making a cake are flour and sugar. A) elements B) components C) ingredients D) constituents 答案为 C)。ingredients 意为“( 混合物中之) 成分”,句意为:做蛋糕的最主要的成分是面粉和糖。其他三个名词的意思是:A)elements 元素,要素; ponents (构成整体的)部件, Dconstituents 要素。 37. Cultural ________ indicates that human beings hand their langu ages down from one generation to another. A) translation B) transition C) transmission D) transaction 答案为 C)。这是四个都含有前缀 trans 的名词的辨析。 A) translatio n 翻译; B) transitio n 转换; C) transmission 传播; D) transaction 交易。 C) 符合题意要求,句意为:文化传播表明人类把他们的语言从上一代传给下一代。 38. We must look beyond ____