六级选词填空练习

（一）

Nearlyhalfthe(1)__________believesUFOscouldbea(2)__________ofextraterrestrialvisitation.

AHuffPost/YouGovpollrevealsthat48percentofadultsintheUnitedStatesareopentotheideathatalienspacecraftareobservingourplanet--andjust35percentoutright(3)__________theidea.

ThepollwasseenasvindicationfromthecommunityofUFOresearcherswhooftenfeeltheyarelaughedoffbygovernmentofficials.

"It'salwaysbeenintriguingtomehowweactasthoughonlykooksandquacksandlittleoldladiesintennisshoesbelieveinflyingsaucers.Andit'sneverbeentrue,atleastfor30or40years,"saidformernuclearphysicistStantonFriedman,whowastheoriginalcivilianinvestigatoroftheeventssurroundingthe(4)__________Roswell,NM,UFOcrashof1947.

FriedmanisveryoutspokenontheideathatsomeUFOsare(5)__________controlledextraterrestrialvehicles.

"Thebelieversarefarmorequiet,butfarmoreonthesideofreality,"FriedmantoldTheHuffingtonPost."Whenyoulookatthepolls,it'sclear.AndIseethebenefitofthat,(6)__________,becauseI'veonlyhad11hecklersinover700lectures.I'vebeenoutthere,allovertheplace,ineverystate,18othercountries,andIknowthatmy(7)__________ismorethantolerant--they'reaccepting.It'sbeenoneofthethingsthatreallyhaskeptmegoing."

IntheHuffPost/YouGovpoll,conductedbetweenSept.6-7,1,000adultswereaskediftheyeitherbelievedordidn'tbelievethatsomepeoplehave(8)__________UFOsthathaveanextraterrestrialorigin.

WhenYouGovoffered(9)__________thechoicebetween"slightlydisagree,""disagree"and"stronglydisagree,"thosenumbersaddedupto35percentwhoareskepticalofthenotionthatanyUFOsmaybealien-related.

However,nearlyhalfoftheadultssurveyed(48percent)resoundedintheaffirmative,leaving16percentwho(10)__________thattheyweren'tsureoneithersideoftheETissue.

A:legendaryB:acceptC:rejectD:respondents

E:personallyF:impliedG:populationH:responsibility

I:intelligentlyJ:indicatedK:signL:signal

M:witnessedN:storyO:audience

（二）

Itisn'tjustthebeerthat(1)__________tobeerbellies.Itcouldalsobetheextracalories,fatandunhealthyeatingchoicesthatmaycomewith(2)__________drinking.

Arecentstudyfoundthatmenconsumean(3)__________433calories(equivalenttoaMcDonald'sdoublecheeseburger)ondaystheydrinkamoderateamountofalcohol.About61%ofthecaloricincreasecomesfromthealcoholitself.Menalsoreporteatinghigheramountsofsaturatedfatsandmeat,andlessfruitandmilk,onthosedaysthanondayswhentheyaren'tdrinking,thestudyshowed.

Womenfaredabitbetter,takinginanextra300caloriesonmoderate-drinkingdays,fromthealcoholandeatingfattierfoods.Butwomen'sincreaseincaloriesfromadditionaleatingwasn'tstatisticallysignificant,thestudysaid.

'Menandwomenatelesshealthilyondaystheydrankalcohol,'saidRosalindBreslow,anepidemiologistwiththefederalNationalInstituteonAlcoholAbuseandAlcoholismandleadauthorofthestudy.'Poorerfoodchoicesondrinkingdayshavepublic-health(4)__________,'shesaid.

Thefindingsdovetailwithcontrolledlabstudiesinwhich(5)__________generallyeatmorefoodafterconsumingalcohol.Researcherssuggestthatalcoholmayenhance'theshort-termrewardingeffects'ofconsumingfood,accordingtoa2010reportinthejournalPhysiology&Behaviorthatreviewedpreviousstudiesonalcohol,appetiteandobesity.

Butotherstudieshavepointedtoadifferenttrend.Moderatedrinkersgainlessweightovertimethaneitherheavydrinkersorpeoplewhoabstainfromalcohol,particularlywomen,thisresearchhasshown.Moderatedrinkingis(6)__________havingabouttwodrinksadayformenandoneforwomen.

'Peoplewhogaintheleastweightaremoderatedrinkers,regardlessof[alcoholic]beveragechoice,'saidEricRimm,anassociateprofessorofepidemiologyandnutritionatHarvardMedicalSchoolandchairmanofthe2010reviewofalcoholinthefederaldietary(7)__________.Theweight-gaindifferenceismodest,and'startingtodrinkisnotaweight-lossdiet,'hesaid.

Thevariousresearcheffortsformpartofalong-standing(8)__________abouthowalcoholaffectspeople'sappetites,weightandoverallhealth.Researcherssaytherearen'tsimpleanswers,andsuggestthatindividuals'metabolism,drinkingpatternsandgendermayplayarole.

Alcoholis'arealwildcardwhenitcomestoweightmanagement,'saidKarenMiller-Kovach,chiefscientificofficerofWeightWatchersInternational.Atsevencaloriespergram,alcoholisclosertofatthantocarbohydrateorproteinincaloriccontent,shesaid.Alcoholtendstolowerrestraint,shenotes,causingapersontobecomemore(9)__________withwhatthey'reeating.

Researchbolsteringtheroleofmoderatedrinkinginhelpingtocontrolweightgainwaspublishedin2004inthejournalObesityResearch.Thatstudyfollowednearly50,000womenovereightyears.Anearlierstudy,publishedintheAmericanJournalofEpidemiologyin1994,followedmorethan7,000peoplefor10yearsandfoundthatmoderatedrinkersgainedlessweightthannondrinkers.Studiescomparingchangesinwaistcircumferenceamongdifferentgroupshaveyieldedsimilarresults.

Dr.Rimmsaiditisn'tclearwhymoderatedrinkingmaybe(10)__________againsttypicalweightgain,butitcouldhavetodowithmetabolicadjustments.Afterpeopledrinkalcohol,theirheartrateincreasessotheyburnmorecaloriesinthefollowinghour.

'It'samodestamount,'hesaid.'Butifyoutakeanindividualthateats100caloriesinsteadofaglassofwine,thepersondrinkingtheglassofwinewillhaveaslightincreaseintheamountofcaloriesburned.'

A:indulgentB:participantsC:debateD:considered

E:contributesF:contestG:guidelinesH:protective

I:moderateJ:indexK:implicationsL:considerate

M:additionalN:experiencedO:owes

（三）

NicejuicyAppleALTHOUGHheisstill(1)__________thingsupatDell,anailingcomputer-maker,CarlIcahnhasfoundtimetotiltatanothertechtitan.OnAugust13ththeveteranshareholderactivist(2)__________thathehadbuiltupastakeinApple,thoughhestayedmumaboutexactlyhowmanyshareshehadbought.MrIcahn’sintentions,however,arecrystalclear:hewantstheconsumer-electronicsbehemothtoexpandplanstoreturnsomeofitswhopping$147billionofcashandmarketablesecuritiestoshareholders.MrIcahnisalsoaftermoremoneyatDell,wherehehasbeenlobbyingwithalliesagainsta(3)__________buy-outplanputforwardbyMichaelDell,thefirm’sfounder,andSilverLake,aprivate-equityfirm.Hispressinghasalreadyforcedthebuy-outgrouptoraiseitsinitialofferbyover$350m,to$24.8billionandhehastakenhis(4)__________tothecourtsinabidtoextractanevenhigherprice.Othertechfirmshavebeenattractingtheattentionofactivistinvestorstoo.EarlierthisyearValueActCapital,aninvestmentfund,saidithadbuiltupa$2billionstakeinMicrosoft.JaguarFinancial,aCanadianbank,hasbeen(5)__________freshthinkingattroubledBlackBerry,whichannouncedonAugust12ththatitisexploringvarious(6)__________options,includingalliancesandapossiblesale.AndElliottManagement,ahedgefund,hasbeenlobbyingforchangeatNetApp,adata-storagefirmthatitthinkscoulddomoretoimprovereturnsto(7)__________.Onereasontechfirmshavefoundthemselvesinactivists’crosshairsisthat,likeApple,somebuiltupbigcashpilesduringtheeconomicdownturnandhavebeenslowtousethemoney.Financiershopetogetthemtoloosentheirpurse-stringsfasterandtopocketsomeofthecash.MrIcahnwantsAppletoincreaseand(8)__________asharebuy-backprogrammethatiscurrentlysettoreturn$60billiontoshareholdersbytheendof2015.Anotherreasonthattechfirmsmaketemptingtargetsforshareholderactivistsisthatswiftchangesintechnologiescantripupeventhemightiest.WitnessthecaseofMicrosoft,whichruledtheroostduringthepersonal-computererabuthasstruggledtoadapttoaworldinwhichtabletsandsmartphonesarealltherage.Investorshopetomintmoneybypushingcompaniestochangemorerapidlyinresponsetosuchupheavalsinthei