2001年1月六级试题18. In spite of the ______economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.
A) gloomy
B) miserable
C) shadowy
D) obscure 19. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in pre?literate societies in order to attract good health or to _______ disease.
A) set aside
B) ward off
C) shrug off
D) give away 20. The international situation has been growing _____difficult for the last few years.
A) invariably
B) presumably
C) increasingly
D) dominantly 21. The prisoner was ______ of his civil liberty for three years.
A) discharged
B) derived
C) deprived
D) dispatched 22. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have ______ agricultural production.
A) blundered
B) tangled
C) bewildered
D) hampered 23. The Japanese scientists have found that scents ______ efficiency and reduce stress among office workers.
A) enhance
B) amplilf
C) foster
D) magnify 24. All the students have to ______to the rules and regulations of the school.
A) confirm
B) confront
C) confine
D) conform 答案：

18. A 参考译文：尽管经济发展前景不容乐观，但制造业的产量却稍有增加。
A) gloomy 低迷的
B) miserable 痛苦的
C) shadowy 阴影的
D) obscure 模糊的19. B 参考译文：在史前社会，主要是男人纹身或纹面以追求健康或防止疾病。
A) set aside 拔出
B) ward off 防止
C) shrug off 对...满不在乎
D) give away 泄露20. C 参考译文：最近几年里，国际形势日益严峻。
A) invariably 不变的
B) presumably 大概
C) increasingly 越来越
D) dominantly 支配地21. C 参考译文：那个罪犯被剥夺了三年的公民自由权。
A) discharge 释放
B) derive 派生
C) deprive 迷惑
D) dispatch 派遣22. D 参考译文：农场规模小和现代技术的缺乏束缚了农业生产。
A) blunder 做错，办错
B) tangle 使陷入
C) bewilder 迷惑
D) hamper 阻碍23. A 参考译文：日本科学家已经发现，香味能提高办公室工作人员的工作效率能减缓压力。
A) enhance 提高
B) amplify 扩大
C) foster 培养
D) magnify 放大24. D 参考译文：所有学生都必须遵守校纪校规。
A) confirm 确定
B) confront 对抗
C) confine 限制
D) conform 遵循