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星火英语

大学英语六级考试
2000
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Lesson 1
adhere
China
will
adhere
to
an
independent
and
peaceful
foreign
policy
in
dealing
with
international
affairs.
cherish
I will cherish my visit here in memory, as long as I live!
ascribe
The
agency
ascribed
the
temperature
climb
mainly
to
increased
greenhouse
gases
emissions,
cyclical temperature fluctuations and less cold air generated from the Arctic.
coincide
Her taste in music coincides with her husband’s.

overwhelm
Our team overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points.
overwhelming
Beijing took an overwhelming majority of votes and won the Olympic bid.
pursuit
We’ve simply reaffirmed an old truth:
the pursuit of affluence does not always end with happiness.
comply
China will strictly comply with the universally acknowledged market rules.
conspicuous
The house standing on the island is very conspicuous.
endeavo(u)r
Despite our best endeavors,
we couldn’t get the machine started.

homogeneous
Milk and cream are homogeneous foods, and they are both dairy products.
immerse
She was so deeply immersed in reading that she forgot the supper.
indulge
Will you indulge my curiosity and tell me how much it cost?
persistent
She eventually married the most persistent of her admirers.
retrieve
The shopkeeper went to the window and retrieved Reuben’s
treasure.
revive
Peter tried to revive the frozen robin; but it was stone-dead.
suppress
All these movement were suppressed by the government.
testify
This excellent book testifies to the author’s ability.

accustom
The hunter is trying to accustom his hunting dog to the noise of a gun.

ambiguous
That’s a rather ambiguous answer
-what exactly do you mean?
ascend
Step by step the ladder is ascended.
billionaire
The billionaire is campaigning for political reform.
brisk
Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being.
certify
You are basically asking people to certify, with big penalties, that nobody has lied on their expense
accounts.
conceive
The coach conceived the strategy that won the game for us.
contemplate
She stood contemplating the painting.
disable
An accident disabled him from playing football.
eccentric
A few weeks later I began saving again.
星火英语

大学英语六级考试
2000
核心词

Lesson 2
essence
Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing
older Americans are fighting against
—

discrimination by age.
extravagant
When asked to use three words to describe society's rich,
the top responses were “extravagant”,

“
greedy”

and “corrupt”.

flush
The child's cheeks were flushed with fever.
funding
Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry

and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel.
grantedad
Granted,
some amount of delusion (
错觉
)
is probably part of the human condition.
haunt
He was haunted by memories of his unhappy childhood
well into his adult life.
initiate
The concept of a “non
-
smoking” Olympics,

initiated in 1988,
has been put into practice since the 1992 Barcelona Games.
intrinsic
The intrinsic value of a coin is the value of the metal it is made of.
intuition
Nobody told me where to find you.
It was sheer intuition.
irritate
The boy's foolish question irritated his mother.
manifest
She manifested little interest in her studies.
mingle
Security men mingled with the crowd.
obscure
I received a letter of complaint from them;
but the letters of the sign were made obscure by rain.
paradox
“
More haste,less speed” is a paradox.

privacy
With seven people squashed in one house,
you don't get much privacy.
radiate
The sun radiates both light and heat.
refrain
You must be able to refrain yourself in some matters
in order to accomplish others.
supervisor
The supervisor didn't have time so far to go into it at length,
but he gave us an idea about his plan.
surgical
The doctors and nurses had surgical masks on.
suspicious
I am always suspicious of anyone
who wants to sell me something on the cheap.
terminate
They terminated their agreement and renewed another one
according to the situation.
terrorist
Terrorists hijacked an airplane with 260 people on board.
tumble
I tumbled several times when learning to skate for the first time.
absurd
She said to herself that the idea was absurd.
allege
You alleged that the accused man was seen at the scene of the crime,
didn't you?
analogy
My theory applies to you and by analogy to others like you.
array
The royal couple appeared in splendid array.
articulate
It is believed that girls are usually more articulate than boys.
ascertain
The researcher ascertained that he had discovered a new element
which led to the SARS.
assertive
Katsue Reynolds has argued that
girls nowadays are using more assertive language strategies
in order to be able to compete with boys in schools and out.
availability
Human population growth and technological development result in
dramatic reductions and alterations in quality
and availability of wildlife habitat.
baffle
She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
barren
There are about 98% thick continental ice sheet
and 2% barren rock in Antarctica.
bewilder
The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds.
coincidence
Is there any coincidence between your statistics and your friends'?
conform
Nowadays,
it is commonly observed that
星火英语

大学英语六级考试
2000
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Lesson 3
conscientious
This essay is a most conscientious piece of work.
consolidate
As we all know,
too many countries lapse back into violence
when efforts to consolidate peace or create stability are weak.
consultancy
Software,
consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil
than steel or car production.
contrive
After much difficulty

I contrived to pull the boat onto the beach.
converge
Capitalism and socialism will not eventually converge.
decisive
Your English proficiency is the decisive factor in getting the job.
deduce
You will notice water rising in the tube;
now what do you deduce from that?
deem
He deemed that it was his duty to help.
deprive
It is absolutely unfair
that these children are deprived of the rights to receive education.
deteriorate
Leather quickly deteriorates in hot,
damp climate.
diminish
The amount of water in the pond will diminish as the dry season comes.
disciplined
The inventiveness of the early Americans shed light
on disciplined school management.
disperse
A thunderstorm came up and dispersed the picnickers.
divert
Once young offenders embark on a life of crime,
prison does little to divert them.
eject
The fire ejected yellow flames into the night sky.
elapse
Three years have elapsed since we last met.
elevate
A special device elevated the stage for the finale.
elicit
At last we've elicited the truth from him.
eligible
Only native-born citizens who are over 18

are eligible to the office of president.
emission
The emission of radio signals was interrupted by a power failure.
endanger
Drunk drivers endanger the lives of others.
endow
She endowed the new hospital with a large sum of money.
erase
The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us
will never be erased from my memory.
exhaustion
The exhaustion of the army's ammunition caused its defeat.
exquisite
He has an exquisite ear for music.
extract
The newspaper extracted several passages from the speech printed them on the front page.
flaw
There is a flaw in the marble near the base of the statue.
fraud
Bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud.
hamper
Our progress was hampered by the bad weather.
impart
A good teacher should impart wisdom to his pupils.
incentive
His words gave me incentive, and I worked twice as hard.
incidentally
Incidentally, your letter came only this morning.
indignant
He was most indignant with me when I asked for a day's leave.
infectious
An infectious disease is one
星火英语

大学英语六级考试
2000
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Lesson 4
ingenious
So you fitted that wire through that little hole there:
that's very ingenious!
instantaneous
She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous.
integral
The form, the sound and the grammar rules are integral parts of a language.
intelligible
He used so many archaisms in his speech that half of it was barely intelligible.
jeopardize
The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized by one careless person.
lawsuit
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
linger
She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star.
magnify
The microscope magnified the object one hundred times.
maturity
This
highly
polite
style
is
no
doubt
something
that
young
women
have
been
expected
to“grow
into”
-after all, it is a sign not simply of femininity, but of maturity and refinement.
migrate
Wealthy people often migrate in winter to warmer, sunnier countries.
misfortune
Think about the misfortune of others that you may be satisfied with your own lot.
negligible
The damage to my car is negligible.
notorious
Maradona,
a most famous football star, is a notorious drug addict.
outdate
More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologies -innovations that hold the
potential to make a product line, or even an entire business segment, virtually outdated.
outflow
We watched the heavy outflow of the tide.
permeate
On a spring moonlit night,
birds are singing,
the air is permeated with the fragrance of flowers.
porch
A porch is a covered entrance to a building.
predominant
Her predominant characteristic is her friendliness.
prescription
She feels fine now that the doctor
has made fine adjustments to her prescription.
prevalent
Traveling by motor car is becoming more and more prevalent in the country.
profound
The doctor's discovery will have a profound influence on mankind.
prolong
I do not want to prolong our talk; it is time to go home.
reassure
What reassures executives does not always reward shareholders.
rectify
Once we get to know our mistakes, we should rectify them as soon as possible.
refute
You can easily refute his argument.
repel
The soldiers repelled the attacking enemy.
reproach
She reproached him for forgetting their anniversary.
roughly
I could not keep my anger down

when I was

roughly treated.
sensational
After a sensational trial, football player was cleared off the killing.
simulate
The computer simulates conditions on the sea bed.
sociologist
“
Music expressed its times,”
says sociologist Irving Horowitz.
spacious
I want to live in a spacious house.
subscribe
I subscribe to Newsweek.
subsidiary
The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of
whether the project will be approved.
surpass
Though we thought that we might lose in the first round,
the result surpassed our hopes.
tempt
Money and beauty tempted him to commit crime.
terrorism
Bush said both countries love freedom and together they will fight against terrorism.

tow
If you park your car here the police may tow it away.
transition
The transition from planned economy to share system
星火英语

大学英语六级考试
2000
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Lesson 5
underlying
It's the economist's mission to try to find out the underlying causes of the depression.
unprecedented
People's living standards have been rising steadily and China's comprehensive strength has been
clearly enhanced. This is an unprecedented miracle in China's history.
unveil
The queen unveiled a statue of Prince Albert
void
The desert stretching away before the traveler seemed frighteningly void.
vow
The couple exchanged vows in a romantic Labor Day sunset ceremony on Maui.
vulgar
The houses and cars of the newly rich are huge but vulgar.
wasteful
His wife was wasteful and he had to keep his nose to the grindstone.
abort
The rescue mission had to be aborted.
accessory
The accessories for a car include the heater and the radio.
adherence
Her adherence to her principles cost her her job
administer
She had a huge department to administer
aerospace
The
Challenger
shuttle
crew,
of
seven
astronauts-including
the
specialties
of
pilot,
aerospace
engineers, and scientists died tragically in the explosion.
affiliate
The college is affiliated to the university.
alien
We should not ignore others' opinions just because they are alien to our own ideas.
alleviate
The medicine is administered to alleviate the pain.
alternate
Mary and her sister will alternate in setting the table.
ambiguity
There is a degree of ambiguity in her answer.
amend
The government has amended the law twice to accord with the changing situation
appraise
Sotheby's apprised Donald of the fact
that his “Rembrandt”
was appraised as worthless.
appropriation
The mayor approved the appropriation of the new school.
apt
Everyone at present was very excited at his apt remark.
arrogance
I would on no account authorize in my child the smallest degree of arrogance.
assurance
The
only
complete
defense
is
the
elimination
of
nuclear
weaponsand
assurance
that
they
will
never be produced again.
athletic
He is taking part in an athletic meeting.
attendant
Sally is too flighty to be a flight attendant.
authorize/ise
I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
avail
They made great efforts, but it was all to no avail.
bald
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
bankruptcy
The company is reported to be on the brink of bankruptcy.
behavioral
The
behavioral

sciences
have
been
slow
to
change
partly
because
the
explanatory
items
often
seem
to
be
directly
observed
and
partly
because
other
kinds
of
explanations
have
been
hard
to
find.
blunder
The police blundered badly by arresting the wrong man.
brighten
The new carpet brightened the room.
capsule
The capsule failed to separate from the earth satellite.
carefree
How wonderful it would be to be young and carefree again!
chronic
Is your disease chronic or acute?
circulation
Police say a number of forged banknotes are in circulation.
clearing
This is the unorthodox view of a German soil scientist who has shown that burnt clearings in the
Amazon,
dating back more than 1 000 years, helped create patches of rich,
星火英语

大学英语六级考试
2000
核心词

Lesson 6
collaboration
Garment making typically calls for
a collaboration among yarn spinners,
fabric weavers and sewing factories.
collide
The government collided with parliament over its industrial plans.
commemorate
The Nobel Prize is awarded to commemorate Nobel,
the great chemist.
commentary
It affords a striking commentary on the limitations of our present knowledge.
commonplace
When leaving the house,
she was heard to make some commonplace remark to her husband.
complement
A flaming dessert complemented the dinner.
compliment
Your presence is a great compliment.
compulsory
English is a compulsory subject in this course;
Art is optional.
concise
His letter was concise,
omitting everything not pertinent to the job
for which he was applying.
condolence
Through his spokesman he expressed
his condolences on the victims of the accident.
confidential
You are probably on much more confidential terms with Kitty than I am.
configuration
We know little about the configuration of the star's surface.
conformity
Young people today do not care so much about conformity-
they do what they like.
confrontation
She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
congressman
There's not much prospect of Mr Smith's being elected as Congressman.
constrain
People with poor motives will always exist,” he says.

“
Sometimes environments constrain those people
and sometimes environments give those people opportunity.”

contamination
We must pay much attention to the contamination of the water supply.
correlation
People believe that there is a correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
credible
A will must be attested by two or more credible witnesses.
criterion
Only social practice can be the criterion of truth.
cumulative
It was a cumulative process.
decentralize
The two major U.S. political parties are vast,
sprawling,
decentralized conglomerations of varied ideological positions
members do not feel obliged
to vote the way the party leaders tell them to do.
dedicate
Dedicated to helping Beijing 2008
spread its theme of One World, One Dream to every continent,
Fuwa reflect the deep desire of the Chinese people
to reach out to the world in friendship through the Games.
defective
May I return this machine if it's defective?
deficient
Our knowledge of the matter is deficient.
degrade
I felt degraded by having to ask for money.
delicacy
Try this dish. It's a local delicacy.
deregulation
Liberalization and deregulation opened the way to the creation of broad,
deep and liquid capital markets,
and established the right environment

to attract foreign firms and inward investment.
destiny
I don't know if we each have a destiny
or if we're all just floating around accidentally like on a breeze
but I think that maybe it's both.
deviate
The teacher deviated from her custom and gave out no homework.
diffuse
The clowns in the play are mainly to diffuse a feeling of happiness.
discontent
To Galbraith,
materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent.
diversion
Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion,
and brought news of the outside world.
doubtless
Doubtless he'll be bringing his guitar,
as usual.
drawback
This is a good car;
its only drawback is that it uses a lot of petrol.
duplicate
If you lose your key,
星火英语

大学英语六级考试
2000
核心词

Lesson 7
dwell
Those two young men dwell on an island and live on fishing.
embark
Peru embarked on a massive programme of reform.
empirical
Science studies are empirical researches in most cases.
enforcement
The new law needs strict enforcement.
enthusiastic
The diplomat received enthusiastic praise.
entrepreneur
Do you know Liu Hua,
a famous female entrepreneur?
evoke
The music evoked memories of her youth.
exceptional
This warm weather is exceptional for January.
expectancy
Babies today have a longer life expectancy
than those born a hundred years ago.
expedition
The Arctic expedition reached the North Pole.
expenditure
The research is very important,
but the expenditure of time and money is also considerable.
expire
In the play the heroine expired of a broken heart.
extinct
The woolly elephant has been extinct for a long time.
fabricate
The story about his life abroad is completely fabricated.
fabulous
During the two world wars,
the monopoly capitalists amassed fabulous wealth.
facet
There are many facets to this question.
falsehood
The girl's father punished her for falsehood.
feast
A good conscience is a continual feast,
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
feeble
The old woman is too feeble to do her own shopping.
flap
Everything was working smoothly,there was no flap.
flip