六級選詞填空滬江題庫整理

1、六級選詞填空練習(xí)一六級選詞填空練習(xí)一TheFairTax(交易稅)isaproposaltoabolishtheInternalRevenueService(國稅局).Itthrowsoutallexistingfederaltaxesreplacethemwitha30%nationwideretailsalestaxwhichwould1aboutasmuchasincometaxespayrolltaxesexcisetaxest

2、helotdonow.TheFairTaxgot2likethisLinbecksaid:ThreeoldrichmeninHoustontalkedoverlunchin1995aboutwhattheycoulddotoleavethecountrybetteroffbefetheydied.Theyhitonrefmingthetaxsystemin3simplifyingitasawthygoal.“Ivebeena4ofthe

3、complexityofthetaxcode“ishowLinbeckputsit.Themainideabehindshiftingtaxationinthisdirectionistoremovetheburdenoninvestmentproductionplaceitallonconsumption5probablystimulatinglongrungrowthexpts.Lindbeckalsoarguesthatwitht

4、hepayrolltaxgonelowincomewkerswillstamuchbetterchanceofsavingupmoneyrisingoutof6.ThiswasareferencetothewkofW.MichaelCoxchiefeconomistoftheFederalReserveBankofDallas.Consumptioniswealththeargumentgoeswhichmakesaconsumptio

5、ntaxthefairestkindoftax.OnebigcatchisthattheFairTaxwould7lowertaxratesonthosewiththehighestincomes.LinbeckhadaninterestingifnotentirelyconvincingtomeatleastresponsewhenIbroughtthatup.“Idon’tknowmanypopeoplethatbuyaG5.The

6、bestindicatofpeople’swellbeingiswhatthey8howtheyspendit.“Allinallitsanextremely9plan—SteveFbesflattaxwasasimilarattempttoshifttaxesontoconsumptionbutwouldhaveleftmostofthe10taxstructureintact.Itsfairtoobjecttoitassimplyt

7、ooimptantfourpoliticalsystemtohle.練習(xí)二練習(xí)二Wldleadersneedtotakeactionontheenergycrisisthatistakingshapebefeoureyes.Oilpricesare1itlookslesslesslikelythatthisisabubble.Thepriceofcoalhasdoubled.CountriesasfarapartasSouthAfric

8、aTajikistanareplaguedbypowercuts.Richstatesnolongerstrangerstoperiodicblackouts(斷電)arewriedabout2ofenergysupply.Inthedevelopingwld1.6billionpeople—aroundaquarterofthehumanrace—havenoaccesstoelectricity.Ibelievethatfundam

9、entalchangesareunderwayintheenergyfieldwhosesignificancewehavenotyetfullygrasped.Global3fenergyisrisingfastasthepopulationincreasesdevelopingcountriessuchasChinaIndia4dramaticeconomicgrowth.TheInternationalEnergyAgency(I

10、EA)saysthewldsenergyneedscouldbe50%higherin2030thantheyaretoday.Yetthefossilfuelsonwhichthewldstilldependsarefinitefarfromenvironmentallyfriendly.Seriousthoughtneedstobegivennowtocreatingfeasible5.Theneedfcodinatedpoliti

11、calactiononenergyrelatedissues—climatechangealleviatingpovertytonamebuttwo—hasneverbeenme6.Yetthereisnoglobalenergy7inwhichthecountriesofthewldcanagreeonjointsolutionstothepotentiallyenmousproblemsweseeemerging.Sodoesthe

12、wldreallyneedyetanotherinternationalganization8yes.Aglobalenergyganizationwouldcomplementnotreplacebodiesalreadyactiveintheenergyfield.Itwouldbringavitalintergovernmental9tobearonissuesthatcannotbelefttomarketfcesalonesu

13、chasthedevelopmentofnewenergytechnologytherolethathavenopermanentstructuretheybothfloweasily.Theyarefluids.The7similarityofliquidsgasesbecomesclearlyapparentwhenthetemperaturepressureareraisedsomewhat.Supposeaclosedconta

14、inerpartiallyfilledwithaliquidisheated.Theliquidexps8becomeslessdensesomeofitevapates.Incontrastthevapabovetheliquidsurfacebecomesdenserastheevapatedmoleculesareaddedtoit.Thecombinationoftemperaturepressureatwhichthedens

15、itiesbecomeequalis9thecriticalpoint.Abovethecriticalpointtheliquidthegascannolongerbedistinguishedthereisasingle10fluidphaseofunifmdensity.練習(xí)五練習(xí)五ItsclearthatsocialmedialikeTwitterFacebookarechangingthewaywelive.Indeedwem

16、ightfeelasifwearesuddenlyawashinfriends.Yetrightbefeoureyeswerealso1thewayweconductrelationships.Facetofacechattingisgiving2totextingmessagingpeopleevenprefertheseelectronic3tofinstancesimplytalkingonaphone.Smallercircle

17、soffriendsarebeingpartiallyeclipsedbyFacebookacquaintancesroutinelynumberedinthehundreds.Growingresearchsuggestswecouldbeenteringaperiodofcrisisftheentireconceptoffriendship.Awarenessofapossibleproblem4offjustastheonline

18、wldwasemerging.IntheUnitedKingdomtheMentalHealthFoundationjustpublishedTheLonelySocietywhich5thatabouthalfofBritsbelievetheyrelivinginwellaloneliersociety.One6threewouldliketoliveclosertotheirfamiliesthoughsocialtrendsar

19、efcingthemtolivefartherapart.Twofifthsofrespondentsreptthattheyfaceaprevailing7awayfromtheirclosestfriends.Wehaveplentyofacquaintancesthoughperhapsfewindividualswecanturntosharedeepintimacies.Americansociologistshavetrac

20、kedrelatedtrendsonabroader8.AccdingtowkpublishedintheAmericanSociologicalReviewtheaverageAmericanhasonlytwoclosefriendsaquarterdonthaveany.SocialscientistsoftheuniversitiesofSouthernCalifniaTontoreferto“somepanicintheUni

21、tedStatesaboutapossible9insocialconnectivity.“Butnoticetheirlanguage:“socialconnectivity.“Thatisnotthesameasintimatefriendship.Whilesocialwkingsitesthelikehavegrownexponentiallytheelementthatiscrucialhardertoinvestigatei

22、sthequalityoftheconnectionstheynurture.Yetweknowthatlessismewhenitcomestodeeperrelationships.Aconnectionmayonlybeaclickawaybut10agoodfriendshiptakesme.Itseemscommonsensetoconcludethat“friending“onlinenurturesshallowrelat