2019年大学英语六级词汇模拟题（5）

1. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always____with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.

A. being combined B. having combined C. to combine D. combined

1. A) 【句意】由于铝总是和其它元素结合在一起，最常见的是和氧气在一起，所以自然界中哪里也不会找到单独的铝元素。

【难点】owing to 是介词，后应接名词或动名词，根据题意，应接被动语态形式。

2. Physics is the present day equivalent of ____used to be called natural philosophy, from ____ most of present day science arose.

A. which, what B. that, which C. what, which D. what, that

2. C) 【句意】当今的物理就是以前被称之为自然哲学的等同物，大多数现代科学都产生于自然哲学。

【难点】what used to be called作定语，修饰natural philosophy,from which引导一个非限制性定语从句。

3. On no account ____ever leave the baby at home alone.

A. should you B. you should C. shall you D. you shall

3. A) 【句意】你决不应该把小孩一个人放在家里。

【难点】on no account 意为“决不”属否定意义的词，引导倒装句，所以只有A)项正确。

4. ____the center of our planetary system was considered as heresy by the church in the Middle Ages.

A. It is the sun and not the earth B. That the sun and not the earth

4. B)【句意】太阳系的中心是太阳而不是地球这一事实被中世纪的教会认为是异端邪说。

【难点】That引导主语从句，全句的谓语是was considered.

C. Being the sun and not the earth D. The sun and not the earth

5. The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it ____, was that he was involved in a lot of fraudulent activities during the war.

A. was turned out B. was being turned out C. being turned out D. turned out

5. D) 【句意】后来证明他的财产被国家没收的原因是，战争期间他参与了诈骗活动。

【难点】it turned out (to be)这里作插入语，意为“证明是…”。

6. I’d rather you ____by train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow.

A. went B. should go C. will go D. go

6. A) 【句意】我宁愿你乘火车去，因为天气预报说明天将有大雪。

【难点】would rather 后接虚拟语气的从句，用一般过去时。

7. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism ____he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew.

A. when B. who C. then D. which

7. A) 【句意】爱因斯坦于1921年获诺贝尔奖金，在德国享有盛誉。后来随着纳粹主义的兴起，他被逐出德国，因为他是个犹太人。

【难点】关系副词when引导的定语从句修饰名词词组the rise of Nazism。

8. Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country ____find a place to settle down.

A. can he B. he can C. he D. for him to

8. A) 【句意】他只能在最遥远的地方找个安身之处。

【难点】Nowhere是否定副词，位于句首引导倒装句。

9. With one leg broken in that car accident, he cannot even walk,____run.

A. let alone B. that’s to say C. not to speak D. not to mention

9. A) 【句意】在车祸中，他的一条腿骨折，他连走路都不行，更不用说跑了。

【难点】let alone意为“更不必说”;not to mention意为“再加上”;that is to say意为“也就是说”。

10.____, she led a life of complete seclusion.

A. Being disgraced B. Disgraced C. Disgracing D. She was disgraced

10. B) 【句意】失宠后，她过着完全隐居的生活。

【难点】disgraced在这里是过去分词作状语，表示伴随状态。

11. George was introduced to ____activities at a young age, when she was hire to act as a lookout for drugdealers.

A. illegal B. lawful C. faithful D. peaceful

11. A) 【句意】很小的时候，乔治被介绍参与了非法活动，他受雇为毒贩子放哨。

【难点】illegal 意为“不合法的，非法的”;lawful 意为“依法的，守定的”;faithful意为“忠实的，守信的”;peaceful 意为“平静的;安宁的”。

12. An institution that properly carries the name university is a more comprehensive and complex institution than any other kind of higher education____.

A. settlement B. establishment C. costruction D. structure

12. B) 【句意】能称得上大学称号的机构是一个比其他种类高等教育机构都更复杂更综合的机构。

【难点】establishment 意为“企业，设施(公司，学校，医院，教会等)”;settlement 意为“定居点;殖民地”;construction意为“建造;建筑物”;structure是“结构，构造”。

13. People’s status in society is frequently ____by how much they own.

A. measured B. examined C. tested D. questioned

13. A) 【句意】人的社会地位常常由他们拥有的财富的多少来衡量。

【难点】measure 意为“估量，衡量”;examine 意为“检查;仔细观察”;test意为“试验，测试”;question意为“询问，审问”。

14.These areas rely on agriculture almost ____, having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development.

A) respectively B) undoubtedly

C) incredibly D) exclusively

14、D。这些地区矿产资源贫乏，工业发展滞后，几乎完全依赖农业，本题测试副词的用法。四个选项分别为respectively(分别地，各个地);undoubtedly(毋庸质疑地，的确地);incredibly(难以置信地);exclusively(排外地，专有地)。根据句意只能选D。

15.It’s strange that Amy ____ her aunt in every way.

A) takes down B) takes after

C) takes to D) takes on

15、很奇怪，艾米长得特别像她姑妈。本题测试take的短语动词的使用。各选项的意思分别为：take down——拿下，记下，拆卸，病倒;take after——长得相似;take to——从事，喜欢，养成……习惯;take on——聘用，承担(工作，责任等)。显然本题正确答案是B。与take 相关的短语动词有许多，请考生多加注意。

16.With the experience approaching the final success, everyone knows that they can not ____ a single minor mistake and thing.

A) inflict B) endure

C) stand D) afford

16、D。实验接近尾声，即将获得最后的成功。每个人都明白谁都承担不起因一个小差错而毁掉全局的后果。词语辨析题，主要明确 can’t afford 的含义及用法。can’t afford 表示“承担不起……的责任/后果”;inflict 后常接on/upon，表示“使……受(痛苦)，给……以(打击/惩罚)”;endure也常与cannot等否定词连用，表示“不能容忍/忍受”;而 stand 表示“容忍”之意时与endure用法相同。

17、D。老板强调指出，要做一名合格的服务员必须使自己的服务让顾客满意。本题考察介词的使用。do sth. to the satisfaction of sb. 的意思是“把某事做得使某人满意”，其他三个选项均不合题意。

18.Only after many years of hard work ____ that money alone does not lead to happiness and success.

A) I did realize B) had I realized

C) did I realize D) I had realized

18、C。在经过多年的努力工作之后，我才意识到金钱本身并不能带来幸福和成功。本题考察考生对虚拟语气和倒装句的正确使用。only after 表示“在……之后”，要求后面跟虚拟语气，同时，如果把only after置于句首则要求用倒装语序，综合考虑只有C答案正确

19.When automation is introduced into the factory, all the work done by hand will ____ the assembly line.

A) take the place of B) replace

C) be attributed to D) give way to

19、D。工厂引入自动控制之后，所有由手工进行的工作都将让位于装配线。本题是短语辨析题，主要考察考生对give way to 与take the place of 等短语/词汇的区别。give way to (让位于)既包含着take the place of / replace的意思，又不仅仅是take the place of / replace 的意思，它强调了被比较对象的关系，如 A gives way to B 表示“B 取代了A，A 因退步/落后等原因让位于B”。所以本题答案是D。

20.The travelers were ready to enjoy the spectacular tidal waves when suddenly a thick fog came up and ____ the whole scene.

A) blurred B) belittled

C) banned D) collapsed

20、A。游客们正要欣赏壮观的海啸，突然一阵浓雾出现了，整个景色变得一片模糊。词语辨析题，要求考生能够辨析blur等词语，并学会正确使用。blur—把视线、界限等弄得模糊不清;belittle—轻视，使……显得渺小;ban—禁止，取缔;collapse—倒塌，失败，崩溃。