词汇六遥四十天突破—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(六遥较爱) 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(六遥较爱) 63. E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying messages that _______ well to human needs. A) adheres B) reflects C) conforms D) satisfies 注:conform to 表符合 64. The wings of the bird still ______ after it had been shot down. A) slapped B) scratched C) flapped D) fluctuated 注:1. flap 拍动 2. slap 掴耳光 3. scratch 用爪子抓、刮、挠;scratch your head 思考;scowl 皱眉头 4. fluctuate 波动 65. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously ______ relations between the two countries. A) tumble B) jeopardize C) manipulate D) intimidate 注:jeopardize 危险 66. When you put up wallpaper, should you ______ the edges or put them next to each other? A) coincide B) extend C) overlap D) collide 碰撞 运动撞运动 注:1. overlap 重叠 2. coincide 遥;coincident 遥的 【门卫大爷的故事:时间的巧合;地点的遥;意见的巧合】 3. frugal 节俭的 4. collide 运动物体撞运动物体,撞击 67. Under the present system, state enterprises must ______ all profits to the government. A) turn down B) turn up C) turn out D) turn in 注:turn in 上交 68. Oil companies in the U. S. are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being _______. A) laid out B) laid off C) laid down D) laid aside 注:1. lay off 裁员 2. lay out 布置 3. lay down 制定政策;放下,放弃4. lay aside 放到一边,搁置;积蓄 69. We'll ______ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it. A) compensate B) remedy C) supplement D) retrieve 注:compensate 补偿,弥补(六遥较爱) 70. She cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man. A) decorate B) disguise C) fabricate D) fake 注:disguise 伪装 disgusting 令人恶心的