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1、201712六級選詞填空真題（1）In the past 12 months, Nigeria has suffered from a shrinking economy, a sliding currency, and a prolonged fuel shortage. Now, Africas largest economy is facing a food crisis as major tomato fields have been destroyed by an insect, leading to a nationwide shortage and escalating pric

2、es.The insect, Tutaabsoluta, has destroyed 80% of farms in Kaduna, Nigerias largest tomato-producing state, leading the government there to declare a state of 26 . The insect, also known as the tomato leaf miner, devastates crops by 27 on fruits and digging into and moving through stalks. It 28 incr

3、edibly quickly, breeding up to 12 generations per year if conditions are favorable. It is believed to have 29 in South America in the early 1900s, and later spread to Europe before crossing over to sub-Saharan Africa.In Nigeria, where tomatoes are a staple of local diets, the insects effects are dev

4、astating. Retail prices for a 30 of tomatoes at local markets have risen from $0.50 to $2.50. Farmers are reporting steep losses and a new $20 million tomato-paste factory has 31 production due to the shortages.Given the moths ability also to attack crops like pepper and potatoes, Audu Ogbeh, Nigeri

5、as minister of agriculture, has warned that the pest may create serious problems for food 32 in the country. Ogbeh says experts are investigating how to control the pests damage and prevent its spread, which has gone largely 33 until now.Despite being the continents second-largest producer of tomato

6、es, Nigeria is 34 on $1 billion worth of tomato-paste imports every year, as around 75% of the local harvest goes to waste thanks to a lack of proper storage facilities. A further 35 in local supplies is yet another unwelcome setback to the industry.A) dependent B) embarking C) emergency D) feeding

7、E) grazes啃食，放牧 F) halted 停止G) handful 一把H) multitude群，多數(shù) I) originated J) reduction K) reproduces 復(fù)制，再生，繁殖L) security M) terror N) unchecked 未經(jīng)核對的，未加抑制的O) untouched201712六級選詞填空真題（2）The Pacific island nation of Palau has become home to the sixth largest marine sanctuary in the world. The new marine r

8、eserve, now the largest in the Pacific, will 26 no fishing or mining. Palau also established the worlds first shark sanctuary避難所 in 2009.The tiny island nation has set aside 500,000 square kilometres80 percentof its maritime 27 , for full protection. Thats the highest percentage of an 28 economic zo

9、ne devoted to marine conservation by any country in the world. The remaining 20 percent of the Palau seas will be reserved for local fishing by individuals and small-scale 29 fishing businesses with limited exports.Island 30 have been among the hardest hit by the threats facing the ocean, said Presi

10、dent Tommy Remengesau Jr. in a statement.Creating this sanctuary is a bold move that the people of Palau recognise as 31 to our survival. We want to lead the way in restoring the health of the ocean for future generations.Palau has only been an 32 nation for twenty years and has a strong history of

11、environmental protection. It is home to one of the worlds finest marine ecosystems, with more than 1,300 species of fish and 700 species of coral.Senator Hokkons Baules, lead 33 of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act, said the sanctuary will help build a 34 future for the Palauan people by honor

12、ing the conservation traditions of our past. These include the centuries-old custom of bul, where leaders would call a temporary stop to fishing for key species in order to give fish 35 an opportunity to replenish (補(bǔ)充). A) allocate B) celebrities C) commercial n. adj. D) communities 社區(qū)，團(tuán)體 E）essentia

13、l n. adj. F）exclusive獨(dú)有的，獨(dú)家經(jīng)營的 G) independent H) indulge沉溺 I) permit許可證，執(zhí)照 J) secure vt. vi. adj. K) solitary孤獨(dú)的 L) spectacle景象，場景，壯觀 M) sponsor贊助，發(fā)起 N) stocks股票，存貨 O) territory Verbs: Allocate, indulge, permit, secure, sponsor Nouns: Celebrities, communities, permit, spectacle, sponsor, stocks, ter

14、ritory Adjectives: Commercial, essential, exclusive, independent, secure, solitary201712六級選詞填空真題（3）Many European countries have been making the shift to electric vehicles and Germany has just stated that they plan to ban the sale of vehicles using gasoline and diesel as fuel by 2030. The country is

15、also planning to reduce its carbon footprint by 80-95% by 2050, 26 a shift to green energy in the country. Effectively, the ban will include the registration of new cars in the country as they will not allow any gasoline 27 vehicle to be registered after 2030.Part of the reason this ban is being dis

16、cussed and 28 is because energy officials see that they will not reach their emissions goals by 2050 if they do not 29 a large portion of vehicle emissions. The country is still 30 that it will meet its emissions goals, likereducing emissions by 40% by 2020, but the 31 of electric cars in the countr

17、y has not occurred as fast as ejected.Other efforts to increase the use of electric vehicles include plans to build over 1 million hybrid雜種的 and electric car battery charging stations across the country. By 2030, Germany plans on having over 6 million charging stations 32 . According to the Internat

18、ional Business Times, electric car sales are expected to increase as Volkswagen is still recovering from its emissions scandal.There are 33 around 155,000 registered hybrid and electric vehicles on German roads, dwarfed by the 45 million gasoline and diesel cars driving there now. As countries conti

19、nue setting goals of reducing emissions, greater steps need to be taken to have a 34 effect on the surrounding environment. While the efforts are certainly not 35 , the results of such bans will likely only start to be seen by generations downtheline（adj. 徹底的adv. 完全地；沿著街道）, bettering the world for t

20、he future. A) acceptance B) currently C) disrupting D) eliminate E) exhaust F) futile G) hopeful H) implemented I) incidentally J) installed K) noticeable L) powered M) restoration N) skeptical O) sparkingverbs：original form：eliminate，exhaust，-ed：implemented，installed，powered-ing: disrupting, sparki

21、ngnouns：acceptance，restorationadj.: futile, noticeable, skeptical, hopefuladv.: currently, incidentallyAnswers 26, O) sparking 27, L) powered 28, H) implemented 29, D) eliminate 30, G) hopeful 31, A) acceptance 32, J) installed 33, B) currently 34, K) noticeable 35, F) futile 201706Lets all stop jud

22、ging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who cant seem to keep their inner monologues (獨(dú)白) in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain _26_ better and show improved perception capabilities. Not bad, really, for some extra muttering.According to a series of experiments

23、 published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the act of using verbal clues to _27_ mental pictures helps people function quicker.In one experiment, they showed pictures of various objects to twenty _28_ and asked them to find just one

24、of those, a banana. Half were _29_ to repeat out loud what they were looking for and the other half kept their lips _30_ . Those who talked to themselves found the banana slightly faster than those who didnt, the researchers say. In other experiments, Lupyan and Swignley found that _31_ the name of

25、a common product when on the hunt for it helped quicken someones pace, but talking about uncommon items showed no advantage and slowed you down.Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so when youve _32_ matured is not a great sign of

26、_33_The two professors hope to refute that idea, _34_ that just as when kids walk themselves through a process, adults can benefit from using language not just to communicate, but also to help “augment thinking”.Of course, you are still encouraged to keep the talking at library tones and, whatever y

27、ou do, keep the information you share simple, like a grocery list. At any _35_ , theres still such a thing as too much information.ApparentlyArroganceBrillianceClaimingDedicatedFocusedIncurInstructedObscurelySealedspectatorsTriggerUtteringVolumeVolunteers參考答案參考答案F) focusedL) triggerO) volunteersH) i

28、nstructedJ) sealedM) utteringA) apparentlyC) brillianceD) claiming35. N) volume201606六級選詞填空真題（1）Pursuing a career is an essential part of adolescent development. The adolescent becomes an adult when he 26 a real job.“ To cognitive researchers like Piaget, adulthood meant the beginning of an 27 . Pia

29、get argued that once adolescents enter the world of work, their newly acquired ability to form hypotheses allows them to create representations that are too ideal. The 28 of such ideals, without the tempering調(diào)和 of the reality of a job or profession, rapidly leads adolescents to become 29 of the non-

30、idealistic world and to press for reform in a characteristically adolescent way. Piaget said: True adaptation to society comes 30 when theadolescent reformer attempts to put his ideas to work.Of course, youthful idealism is often courageous, and no one likes to give up dreams. Perhaps, taken 31 out

31、of context, Piagets statement seems harsh. What he was 32 ，however, is the way reality can modify idealistic views. Some people refer to such modification as maturity. Piaget argued that attaining and accepting a vocation is one of the best ways to modify idealized views and to mature. As careers an

32、d vocations become less available during times of 33 ，adolescents may be especially hard hit. Such difficult economic times may leave many adolescents 34 about their roles in society. For this reason, community interventions and government job programs that offer summer and vacation work are not onl

33、y economically 35 but also help to stimulate the adolescents sense of worth.A) automaticallyB) beneficialC) capturingD) confusedE) emphasizingF) entranceG) excitedH) existenceI) incidentallyJ) intolerantK) occupationL) promisesM) recessionN) slightlyO) undertakesVerbs:Third person singular form：Unde

34、rtakes，promises-ing：Capturing，emphasizing，-ed：Confused， excitednouns：Entrance， existence， occupation， recessionAdv.：Incidentally， automatically，slightlyAdj.：Intolerant，beneficial26）O) undertakes27）K) occupation28）H) existence29）J) intolerant30）A) automatically31）N) slightly32）E) emphasizing33）M) rec

35、ession34）D) confused35）B) beneficialAnswers：201606六級選詞填空真題（2） Lets say you love roller-skating. Just the thought of 26 on your roller-skates brings a smile to your face. You also know that roller-skating is excellent exercise. You have a 27 attitude toward it. This description of roller-skating 28 t

36、he three components of an attitude: affect, cognition, and behavior.You love the activity; its great fun. These feelings 29 the affective or emotional component; they are an important ingredient in attitudes. The knowledge we have about the object constitutes the cognitive component of an attitude.

37、You understand the health 30 that the activity can bring. Finally, attitudes have a behavioral component. Our attitudes 31 us to go outside to enjoy roller-skating. Now, we dont want to leave you with the 32 that these three components always work together 33 . They dont; sometimes they clash. For e

38、xample, lets say you love pizza (affective component); however, you have high cholesterol and understand(knowledge component)that eating pizza may be bad for your health. Which behavior will your attitude result in, eating pizza or 34 it? The answer depends on which component happens to be stronger.

39、 If you are walking past a pizza restaurant at lunchtime, your emotions and feelings probably will be stronger than your knowledge that pizza may not be the best food for your health. In that instance, you have pizza for lunch. If you are at home trying to decide where to go for dinner, however, the

40、 knowledge component may 35 ，and you decide to go where you can eat a healthier meal.A) avoidingB) benefitsC) highlightD) illustratesE impression1 improves(3 inquiringH) perfectlyI) positiveT) prevailK) primarilyL) promptM) specificationsN) Strapping鞭打，魁梧的，v.約束，束縛，用帶捆扎O) typical26 emergencya state of emergency緊急狀態(tài)27 feeding feed on以為主食28 reproducesreproduce繁殖，復(fù)