六级选词填空沪江题库整理.docx

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六级选词填空沪江题库整理

六级选词填空练习一

TheFairTax（交易税）isaproposaltoabolishtheInternalRevenueService（国税局）。

Itthrowsoutallexistingfederaltaxesandreplacethemwitha30％nationwideretailsalestax,whichwould1aboutasmuchasincometaxes,payrolltaxes，excisetaxesandthelotdonow.

TheFairTaxgot2likethis,Linbecksaid：

ThreeoldrichmeninHoustontalkedoverlunchin1995aboutwhattheycoulddotoleavethecountrybetteroffbeforetheydied。

Theyhitonreformingthetaxsystem,andin3simplifyingit，asaworthygoal."I’vebeena4ofthecomplexityofthetaxcode,"ishowLinbeckputsit。

Themainideabehindshiftingtaxationinthisdirectionistoremovetheburdenoninvestmentandproductionandplaceitallonconsumption，5probablystimulatinglong—rungrowthandexports.Lindbeckalsoarguesthatwiththepayrolltaxgone；low-incomeworkerswillstandamuchbetterchanceofsavingupmoneyandrisingoutof6.ThiswasareferencetotheworkofW.MichaelCox，chiefeconomistoftheFederalReserveBankofDallas.Consumptioniswealth,theargumentgoes，whichmakesaconsumptiontaxthefairestkindoftax.

OnebigcatchisthattheFairTaxwould7lowertaxratesonthosewiththehighestincomes。

Linbeckhadaninterestingifnotentirelyconvincingtome,atleastresponsewhenIbroughtthatup。

”Idon’tknowmanypoorpeoplethatbuyaG5。

Thebestindicatorofpeople’swell-beingiswhatthey8andhowtheyspendit.”

Allinall,it’sanextremely9plan—SteveForbes’flattaxwasasimilarattempttoshifttaxesontoconsumption,butwouldhaveleftmostofthe10taxstructureintact.It’sfairtoobjecttoitassimplytooimportantforourpoliticalsystemtohandle。

练习二

Worldleadersneedtotakeactionontheenergycrisisthatistakingshapebeforeoureyes。

Oilpricesare1anditlookslessandlesslikelythatthisisabubble。

Thepriceofcoalhasdoubled。

CountriesasfarapartasSouthAfricaandTajikistanareplaguedbypowercuts.Richstates,nolongerstrangerstoperiodicblackouts（断电）,areworriedabout2ofenergysupply。

Inthedevelopingworld，1.6billionpeople—aroundaquarterofthehumanrace-havenoaccesstoelectricity。

Ibelievethatfundamentalchangesareunderwayintheenergyfieldwhosesignificancewehavenotyetfullygrasped.Global3forenergyisrisingfastasthepopulationincreasesanddevelopingcountriessuchasChinaandIndia4dramaticeconomicgrowth.TheInternationalEnergyAgency（IEA）saystheworld'senergyneedscouldbe50%higherin2030thantheyaretoday.Yetthefossilfuelsonwhichtheworldstilldependsarefiniteandfarfromenvironmentallyfriendly.Seriousthoughtneedstobegivennowtocreatingfeasible5.Theneedforcoordinatedpoliticalactiononenergyandrelatedissues-climatechangeandalleviatingpoverty，tonamebuttwo—hasneverbeenmore6。

Yetthereisnoglobalenergy7inwhichthecountriesoftheworldcanagreeonjointsolutionstothepotentiallyenormousproblemsweseeemerging。

Sodoestheworldreallyneedyetanotherinternationalorganization?

8，yes。

Aglobalenergyorganizationwouldcomplement，notreplace,bodiesalreadyactiveintheenergyfield.Itwouldbringavitalinter-governmental9tobearonissuesthatcannotbelefttomarketforcesalone,suchasthedevelopmentofnewenergytechnology，theroleofnuclearpower，andinnovativesolutionsforreducingpollutionandgreenhousegas10。

练习三

Oneoftheproblemsinourdailylivesisthatmanyofusrushthroughtheday，withnotimeforanything——andwhenwehavetimetogetabitetoeat，wegobble（狼吞虎咽）itdown.Thatleadsto1,unhealthyliving。

Andwiththesimplebutpowerfulactofeatingslower，wecan2reversethatlifestyle。

Howhardisit?

Youtakesmallerbites,youcheweachbiteslower，andyouenjoyyourmeal3.

Ittakesafewminutes4eachmeal,andyetitcanhaveprofound5。

YoumayhavealreadyheardoftheSlowFoodMovement，startedinItalyandalmosttwodecadesagoto6thefastfoodmovement.Everythingthatfastfoodis，SlowFoodisn’t.

IfyoureadtheSlowFoodManifesto（宣言）,you’llseethatit'snotjustabouthealth–it'saboutalifestyle.Andwhetheryouwantto7thatlifestyleornot,therearesomereasonsyoushould8thesimpleactofeatingslower.Firstly,ithelpsyoutoloseweight.Agrowingnumberofstudies9thatjustbyeatingslower，you’ll10fewercalories-—infact，enoughtolose20poundsayearwithoutdoinganythingdifferentoreatanythingdifferent.Thereasonisthatittakesabout20minutesforourbrainstorecognizethatwe’refull.Secondly，ifyoueatslower，you’llchewyourfoodbetter,whichleadstobetterdigestion.

练习四

ThedifferencebetweenaliquidandagasisobviousontheconditionoftemperatureandpressurecommonlyfoundatthesurfaceoftheEarth.Aliquidcanbekeptinanopencontainerand1ittothelevelofafreesurface.Agasformsnofreesurfacebut2todiffusethroughoutthespaceavailable;itmust3bekeptinaclosedcontainer,asinthecaseofaplanet’satmosphere。

Thedistinctionwasaprominentfeatureofearlytheories4thephasesofmatter。

Inthenineteenthcentury，forexample，onetheorymaintainedthataliquidcouldbe“dissolved”inavaporwithoutlosingitsidentity，andanothertheoryheldthatthetwophasesare5differentkindsofmolecules.Thetheoriesnowprevailing6aquitedifferentapproachbyemphasizingwhatliquidsandgaseshaveincommon。

Theyarebothformsofmatterthathavenopermanentstructure,andtheybothfloweasily。

Theyarefluids.The7similarityofliquidsandgasesbecomesclearlyapparentwhenthetemperatureandpressureareraisedsomewhat.Supposeaclosedcontainerpartiallyfilledwithaliquidisheated。

Theliquidexpandsor8,becomeslessdense；someofitevaporates.Incontrast，thevaporabovetheliquidsurfacebecomesdenserastheevaporatedmoleculesareaddedtoit.Thecombinationoftemperatureandpressureatwhichthedensitiesbecomeequalis9thecriticalpoint.Abovethecriticalpointtheliquidandthegascannolongerbedistinguished；thereisasingle，10fluidphaseofuniformdensity。

练习五

It’sclearthatsocialmedialikeTwitterandFacebookarechangingthewaywelive。

Indeed，wemightfeelasifwearesuddenlyawashinfriends。

Yetrightbeforeoureyes,we’realso1thewayweconductrelationships.Face—to-facechattingisgiving2totextingandmessaging;peopleevenprefertheseelectronic3to，forinstance，simplytalkingonaphone.SmallercirclesoffriendsarebeingpartiallyeclipsedbyFacebookacquaintancesroutinelynumberedinthehundreds。

Growingresearchsuggestswecouldbeenteringaperiodofcrisisfortheentireconceptoffriendship。

Awarenessofapossibleproblem4offjustastheonlineworldwasemerging。

IntheUnitedKingdom,theMentalHealthFoundationjustpublishedTheLonelySociety，which5thatabouthalfofBritsbelievethey'relivingin，well，aloneliersociety。

One6threewouldliketoliveclosertotheirfamilies，thoughsocialtrendsareforcingthemtolivefartherapart.Two-fifthsofrespondentsreportthattheyfaceaprevailing7awayfromtheirclosestfriends.Wehaveplentyofacquaintances，thoughperhapsfewindividualswecanturntoandsharedeepintimacies。

Americansociologistshavetrackedrelatedtrendsonabroader8。

AccordingtoworkpublishedintheAmericanSociologicalReview，theaverageAmericanhasonlytwoclosefriendsandaquarterdon’thaveany。

SocialscientistsoftheuniversitiesofSouthernCaliforniaandTorontoreferto"somepanicintheUnitedStatesaboutapossible9insocialconnectivity.”Butnoticetheirlanguage：

”socialconnectivity。

”Thatisnotthesameasintimatefriendship。

Whilesocialnetworkingsitesandthelikehavegrownexponentially，theelementthatiscrucial，andhardertoinvestigate,isthequalityoftheconnectionstheynurture。

Yetweknowthatlessismorewhenitcomestodeeperrelationships。

Aconnectionmayonlybeaclickaway，but10agoodfriendshiptakesmore。

Itseemscommonsensetoconcludethat”friending"onlinenurturesshallowrelationships—astheneologism"friending"itselfimplies.

练习六

Oneofthegreatestconcernsparentshavewhenfacinganinternationalmoveis"Whatschoolwillbeavailabletomychild?

Willmychildbedisadvantagedacademicallyasaresultofthismove？

"Althoughthisfearis1strongestinfamiliesmovingoverseasforthefirsttime，eventhosewhomaybemoreexperiencedoftenhaveconcernsabouttheirchildren’seducation。

Dr.ErnestManninospokefranklyaboutsomeofthecommon2parentshaveregardingtheeducationoftheirchildren。

Dr.Manninocautionsparentsagainstmakingassumptionsabouttheirchildren'seducation。

Tomakeaneducated3,parentsneedtothinkthroughschoolingissuesandtoresearchpostschoolsinadvanceofamove.

Childrenwhoareinternationallymobilehavemanychoicesofschoolstoattend.Inmostmajorcities,thereareschools4ontheUS，French,German，andBritishsystems。

Someparentsalsochoosetobecometheirchildren’steachersthrough5education。

Whichschoolisappropriateforyourchildisanindividualdecisionbasedonmanyfactors。

Oneoftheprimaryfactorsthatshouldbeconsiderediswhattypeofcollegeoruniversityyourchildwillattend6highschool.Someparentswantan7educationinsteadofjustaneducationwithinanAmericansystemschooland8,theyhavetheopportunitytogotothesetypesofschools。

Butwhatparentsmustkeepinmindiswhetherthisschoolwillbestprepareyourchildforeducationbeyondhighschool。

Parentsmaybetemptedtoalternatetheirchildren’sschoolsysteminorderto9cross-culturalun