词汇：六级四十天突破—讲义与笔记（2）

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  

责任编辑:joyyy