CET6 六级高频词汇大杂烩七(1)
Intensify(7次)
1. By turning this knob to the right you can ________ the sound from the radio. (05/1)
A) intensify
B) amplify
C) enlarge
D) reinforce
2. I found it difficult to _____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children. (03/6)
A) consolidate
B) amend
C) reconcile
D) Intensify
3. The music aroused an _______ feeling of homesickness in him. (02/12)
A) intentional
B) intermittent
C) intense
D) intrinsic
4. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to _________ his position in he government. (02/1)
A) contrive
B) consolidate
C) heave
D) intensify
5. The presidential candidate ______ his position by winning several primary elections. (99/6)
A) enforced
B) enriched
C) intensified
D) consolidated
6. Competition, they believe, __________ the national character than corrupt it. (97/1)
A) enforces
B) confirms
C) intensifies
D) strengthens
7. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the _______ majority are inactive. (97/1)
A) tremendous
B) demanding
C) intensive
D) overwhelming
Barren(3次)
1. He tried to hide ___ his patch by sweeping his hair over to one side. (04/6)
A) barren
B) bare
C) bald
D) bleak
2. Within ten years they have tamed the ____hill into green woods. (03/9)
A) vacant
B) barren
C) weird
D) wasteful
3. Many people think of deserts as ______ regions, but numerous species of plants andanimals have adapted to life there. (99/6)
A) virgin
B) barren
C) void
D) wretched
Blunder(3次)
1. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other _______. (02/1)
A) drawbacks
B) handicaps
C) bruises
D) blunders
2. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have ______ agricultural production.(01/1)
A) blundered
B) tangled
C) bewildered
D) hampered
3. I think that I committed a _______ in asking her because she seemed very upset by my question. (99/1)
A) blunder
B) revenge
C) reproach
D) scandal
Commence(2次)
1. The Space Age ______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. (99/1)
A) initiated
B) originated
C) embarked
D) commenced
2. To ____ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him. (98/1)
A) commence
B) compromise
C) compensate
D) compliment
Commission(2次)
1. By signing the lease we made a _______ to pay a rent of $ 150 a week. (99/6)
A) conception
B) commission
C) commitment
D) confinement
2. The insurance company paid him $10, 000 in _______ after his accident. (97/6)
A) compensation
B) installment
C) substitution
D) commission
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参考答案:
Intensify:BCCBD CD
Barren:CBB
Blunder:ADA
Commence:DC
Commission:CA
高频词讲解 Intensify
共出现7次,作为主考词2次,陪考词5次。
v.(使)增强,(使)加剧
辨析:
intensify, strengthen都有加强的意思。
Intensify强调的是程度上的加强和强化,比原来更进一步,如:intensify the scrutiny加强审查;
Strengthen强调的是加强具体实力,难度,如:The enemy is strengthened.敌军力量增强。
真题讲解:
B 1. By turning this knob to the right you can ________ the sound from the radio. (05/1)
A) intensify
B) amplify
C) enlarge
D) reinforce
翻译:向右旋转按钮,收音机里的声音就会……。
Amplify放大,除指程度上详尽,还指声音、电流增强;
Intensify加强,指强度加大;
Enlarge扩大,主要指尺寸扩大;
Reinforce增强,指给予更多的力量或效力。
C 2. I found it difficult to _____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children. (03/6)