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超詳細(xì)30篇六級(jí)英語選詞填空練習(xí)-超詳細(xì)30篇六級(jí)英語選詞填空練習(xí)-超詳細(xì)30篇六級(jí)英語選詞填空練習(xí)-資料僅供參考文件編號(hào)：2022年4月超詳細(xì)30篇六級(jí)英語選詞填空練習(xí)-版本號(hào)：A修改號(hào)：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：1.Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhasever_____spellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuch_____itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyand_____inwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling?Ifspellingbecometheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher’sinterest,clearlya__4__childwillbelikelyto“playsafe”.Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoid__5__language.That’swhyteachersoften__6__theearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience：“Thisworkis__7__!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible(難以辨認(rèn)的).”Itmayhavebeenasharp__8__ofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,which__9__somebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcentredonthechild’sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmore__10__toseekimprovement.priorityB)criticismC)containedD)clearlyE)adventurousF）discourageG)motivationH)terribleI)ignoredJ)difficultK)encourageL)expressedM)confidentlyN)brightO)motiveP)expressed

2.Psychologiststakeopposingviewsofhowexternalrewards,fromwarmpraisetocoldcash,affectmotivationandcreativity.Behaviorists,whostudytherelationbetweenactionsandtheirconsequences,arguethatrewardscan__1__performanceatworkandschool.Cognitive(認(rèn)識(shí)派的)researchers,whostudyvariousaspectsofmentallife,maintainthatrewardsoftendestroycreativitybyencouragingdependenceon__2__andgiftsfromothers.

Thelatterviewhasgainedmanysupporters,__3__amongeducators.Butthecarefuluseofsmall__4__rewardsspeakscreativityingradeschoolchildren,suggestingthatproperlypresentedinducements(刺激)indeed__5__inventiveness,accordingtoastudyintheJuneJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.

“Ifkidsknowthey’reworkingforarewardandcanfocusonarelatively__6__task,theyshowthemostcreativity,”saysRobertEisenbergeroftheUniversityofDelawareinNewark.“Butit’seasyto__7__creativitybygivingrewardsforpoorperformanceorcreatingtoomuchanticipationforrewards.

Ateacherwhocontinuallydrawsattentiontorewardsorwhohandsourhighgradesfor__8__achievementendsupwithuninspiredstudents,Eisenbergerholds.Asanexampleofthelatterpoint,henotesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiestotightengradingstandardsand__9__failinggrades.Inearlygrades,theuseofso-calledtokeneconomies,inwhichstudentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveperformance-basedpointstowardvaluedrewards,shows__10__inraisingeffortsandcreativity,theDelawarepsychologistclaims.

A)mentalB)promiseC)killD)avoidE)hopeF)especiallyG)aidH)ordinaryI)approvalJ)monetaryK)generallyL)improveM)challengingN)restoreO)excellent3Britainisnotjustonecountryandonepeople;evenifsomeofitsinhabitantsthinkso.Britainis,infact,anationwhichcanbedividedintoseveral__1__parts,eachpartbeinganindividualcountrywithitsownlanguage,characterandcultural__2__.ThusScotland,NorthernIrelandandWalesdonotclaimto__3__to"England"becausetheirinhabitantsarenot__4__"English".TheyareScottish,IrishorWelshandmanyofthemprefertospeaktheirownnativetongue,whichinturnis__5__totheothers.

Theseculturalminorities(少數(shù)民族)havebeenBritain’soriginalinhabitants.Invaryingdegreestheyhavemanagedto__6__theirnationalcharacteristics,andtheirparticularcustomsandwayoflife.Thisisprobablyevenmoretrueofthe__7__areaswheretraditionallifehasnotbeensoaffectedbythe__8__ofindustrialismastheborderareashavebeen.TheCelticracesaresaidtobemoreemotionalbynaturethantheEnglish.AnIrishtemperislegendary.TheScotscouldrather__9__abouttheirreputationforexcessivethriftandprefertoberememberedfortheirfolksongsanddances,whiletheWelsharefamousfortheirsinging.TheCeltic__10__asawholeproduceshumorouswritersandartists,suchastheIrishBernardShaw,theScottishRobertBurns,andtheWelshDylanThomas,tomentionbutafew.

[A]incomprehensible[B]temper[C]remote[D]separate[E]understandable[F]forget[G]generally[H]temperament[I]preserve[J]strictly[K]traditional[L]reserveM]growth[N]apply[O]belong4.Asisknowntoall,theorganizationandmanagementofwagesandsalariesareverycomplex.Generallyspeaking,theAccountsDepartmentis__1__forcalculationsofpay,whilethePersonnelDepartmentisinterestedindiscussionswiththeemployeesaboutpay.

Ifafirmwantsto__2__anewwageandsalarystructure,itisessentialthatthefirmshoulddecideona__3__ofjobevaluationandwaysofmeasuringtheperformanceofitsemployees.Inordertobe__4__,thatnewpaystructurewillneedagreementbetweenTradeUnionsandemployers.Injobevaluation,alloftherequirementsofeachjobaredefinedinadetailedjobdescription.Eachofthoserequirementsisgivenavalue,usuallyin"points",whichare__5__togethertogiveatotalvalueforthejob.Formiddleandhighermanagement,aspecialmethodisusedtoevaluatemanagersontheirknowledgeofthejob,theirresponsibility,andtheir__6__tosolveproblems.Becauseofthedifficultyinmeasuringmanagementwork,however,jobgradesformanagersareoftendecidedwithout__7__toanevaluationsystembasedonpoints.

Inattemptingtodesignapaysystem,thePersonnelDepartmentshould__8__thevalueofeachjobwiththeseinthejobmarket.__9__,paymentforajobshouldvarywithanydifferencesinthewaythatthejobisperformed.Whereitissimpletomeasuretheworkdone,asintheworksdonewithhands,monetaryencouragementschemesareoftenchosen,for__10__workers,wheremeasurementisdifficult,methodsofadditionalpaymentsareemployed.

[A]compare[B]responsible[C]useful[D]added[E]find[F]reference[G]indirect[H]method[I]successful[J]combined[K]Necessarily[L]capacity[M]abilityN]Basically[O]adopt5,Nowadays,isitpossibletotellaperson’sclassjustbylookingathim

Physicaldetails__1__tellusabouthealth,dietandtypeofworkdone.Ahundredyearsagotheworkingclassveryoftenlookedunhealthy,smallandwereeithertoothinortoofat.Theupperclasseswereoften__2__,sportingtypeswhowereusedtoagooddietandlookedhealthy.Todaylivingandworkingconditionshaveimproved,andsuch__3__wouldnolongerbesotrue.Theclothespeoplechoosetowear,however,doprovideinformationabouttheir__4__.Themostobviouswayinwhichisfortheamountofmoneyspentonthem.Expensiveclotheslookexpensiveandshowtheirwearerhadmoney.Clothescanprovideother__5__aswell.Theupperclasses__6__tobelessinterestedinfashionandweargoodqualityclothesinnon-brightcolors,madeofnaturalmateriallikewool,leatherorcotton.Lowerworkingclasspeopleoftenchooseclothesinbrightcolors,madeofman-madematerial.Asociologicalexplanationforthiswouldbethatcolorandinterestaremissingfromtheirlives,andthereforeanyopportunitytointroducethisis__7__.Clothesare__8__atapricewithinmostpeople’sreach.Newclothesmakethewearerfeelgood,andshowsome__9__ofwealthtotheoutsideworld.Todaysomenewfashionsarestartedbythelowerworkingclasspeoplewhowanttolook__10__andfeelimportant.TheywantpeopletolookatthemAvailableB)backgroundC)differentD)tallE)totallyF)takenG)descriptionsH)degreeI)cluesJ)aloneK)appearL)considerM)fullN)hobbyO)fetched

6.Thetypicalpre-industrialfamilynotonlyhadagoodmanychildren,butnumerousotherdependentsaswellgrandparents,uncles,auntsandcousins.Such"extended"familiesweresuitedforsurvivalinslowpaced__1__societies.Butsuchfamiliesarehardto__2__.Theyareimmobile.Industrialismdemandedmassesofworkersreadyandabletomoveoffthelandinpursuitofjobs,andtomoveagainwhenevernecessary.Thustheextendedfamily__3__sheditsexcessweightandtheso-called"nuclear"familyemergedastripped-down,portablefamilyunit__4__onlyofparentsandasmallsetofchildren.Thisnewstylefamily,farmore__5__thanthetraditionalextendedfamily,becamethestandardmodelinalltheindustrialcounties.Super-industrialism,however,thenextstageofEco-technologicaldevelopment,__6__evenhighermobility.Thuswemayexpectmanyamongthepeopleofthefuturetocarrythestreamliningprocess,astepfurtherbyremainingchildren,cuttingthefamilydowntoitsmore__7__components,amanandawoman.Twopeople,perhapswithmatchedcareers,willprovemoreefficientatnavigatingthrougheducationandsocialstatus,throughjobchangesandgeographicrelocations,thantheordinarilychild-clutteredfamily.A__8__maybethepostponementofchildren,ratherthanchildlessness.Menandwomentodayareoftentornin__9__betweenacommitmenttocareerandacommitmenttochildren.Inthefuture,many__10__willsidestepthisproblembydeferringtheentiretaskofraisingchildrenuntilafterretirement.A)transplantB)solutionC)graduallyD)transportE)elementalF)conflictG)continuallyH)mobileI)couplesJ)agriculturalK)includingL)compromiseM)requiresN)primaryO)consisting7,Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialways__1__suchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween"beingawriter"andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingof__2__andfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter."You’regottowanttowrite,"Isaytothem,"notwanttobeawriter."Therealityisthatwritingisa__3__,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisnever__4__.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheUS.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter(自由撰稿人),Ihadno__5__atall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwas__6__andhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikea__7__writer.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbeganto__8__myself.Itwassohardtosellastorythat__9__madeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,whatif

Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwith__10__andfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreamlearntolivethere.A)barelyB)genuineC)rewardedD)doubtE)lonelyF)povertyG)persuadeH)prospectsI)uncertaintyJ)impossiblyK)encourageL)awardedM)aloneN)wealthO)cold

8.Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Butrelaxationis__1__forahealthymindandbody.

Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowayto__2__it.Infact,itisnotthebadthingasitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutof__3__thatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.

Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuch__4__areobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsightof__5__difficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothphysicallyand__6__.Infactwemakechoicebetween"flightorfight"andinmore__7__daysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesame__8__.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinued__9__tostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Sincewecannot__10__stressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould,weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.A)exposureB)charactersC)answerD)chemicallyE)avoidF)psychologicallyG)primitiveH)transferI)unusualJ)controlK)removeL)escapeM)responseN)backwardO)essential

9.ThefirstmodernOlympicGameswasheldinAthens（雅典)in1896andonlytwelvenationsparticipated.Besidesthehostnationmanparticipantsweretouristswho__1__tobeinGreeceatthetime.Thoughthewholeaffairwas__2__andthestandardwasnothigh,theoldprincipleofamateursportwaskeptup.Sincethenthegameshadbeenheldeveryfouryearsexceptduringthe__3__ofthetwoWorldWar.Thiswas__4__adeparturefromtheoldOlympicspiritwhenwarshadtostopandmakewayforthegames.Thegameshavegrownenormouslyinscaleand__5__performanceshavenowreachedunprecedentedheights.Unfortunatelythesamecannotbesaidabouttheir__6__standard.InsteadofOlympia,themoderngamesarenowheldindifferentcitiesllovertheworld.Inevitablypoliticsandcommercialismgetinvolvedascountriesvieeachotherfor(為而互相競爭)the__7__toholdthegamesbecauseofthepoliticalprestigeandcommercialprofittobe__8__outofthem.Inthe11thgamesheldinBerlinin1936,Hitlerwhohadnewlycometo__9__inGermanytriedtousetheoccasionforhisNazipropaganda.ForthefirsttimetheOlympicflamewasbroughtallthewayfromOlympiatothegamessiteinrelays,amarathonjourneynowoftentakingmonthsto__10_.A)honorB)accomplishC)hadD)moralE)arriveF)occurredG)endH)powerI)happenedJ)definitelyK)PhysicalL)informalM)interruptionN)especiallyO)irregular10,Americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform.Whyareuniformsso__1__intheUnitedStates

Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmore__2__thancivilian（百姓的）clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedto__3__superiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsauniformtendsto__4__moretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithinthe__5__ofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whataneasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaiterto__6__professionalidentity（身份）thantostepoutofuniform

Uniformsalsohavemany__7__benefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.

Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossof__8__experiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,without__9__,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andact__10__,onthejobatleast.A]skill[B]popular[C]get[D]change[E]similarly[F]professional[G]character[H]individuality[I]inspire[J]differently[K]expect[L]practical[M]recall[N]lose[O]ordinary11.Anovelwayofmakingcomputermemories,usingbacteriaFORhalfacentury,the(1)__________ofprogressinthecomputerindustryhasbeentodomorewithless.Moore'slawfamouslyobservesthatthenumberoftransistorswhichcanbecrammedintoagivenspace(2)__________every18months.Theamountofdatathatcanbestoredhasgrownatasimilarrate.Yetas(3)__________getsmaller,makingthemgetsharderandmoreexpensive.OnMay10thPaulOtellini,thebossofIntel,abigAmericanchipmaker,putthepriceofanewchipfactoryataround$10billion.HappilyforthosethatlackIntel'sresources,theremaybeacheaperoption—namelytomimicMotherNature,whohasbeenbuildingtiny(4)__________,intheformoflivingcellsandtheircomponents,forbillionsofyears,andhasthusgotrathergoodatit.ApaperpublishedinSmall,ananotechnologyjournal,setsoutthelatestexampleofthe(5)__________.Init,agroupofresearchersledbySarahStanilandattheUniversityofLeeds,inBritain,describeusingnaturallyoccurringproteinstomakearraysoftinymagnets,similartothoseemployedtostoreinformationindiskdrives.Theresearcherstooktheir(6)__________fromMagnetospirillummagneticum,abacteriumthatissensitivetotheEarth'smagneticfieldthankstothepresencewithinitscellsofflecksofmagnetite,aformofironoxide.Previousworkhasisolatedtheproteinthatmakestheseminiaturecompasses.Usinggeneticengineering,theteammanagedtopersuadeadifferentbacterium—Escherichiacoli,aubiquitouscritterthatisaworkhorseofbiotechnology—to(7)__________thisproteininbulk.Next,theyimprintedablockofgoldwithamicroscopicchessboardpatternofchemicals.Halfthesquarescontainedanchoringpointsfortheprotein.Theotherhalfwereleftuntreatedascontrols.Theythendippedthegoldintoasolutioncontainingtheprotein,allowingittobindtothetreatedsquares,anddunkedthewholelotintoaheated(8)__________ofironsalts.Afterthat,theyexaminedtheresultswithanelectronmicroscope.Sureenough,groupsofmagnetitegrainshadmaterialisedonthetreatedsquares,shepherdedintoplacebythebacterialprotein.Inprinciple,eachofthesemagneticdomainscouldstoretheoneorthezeroofabitofinformation,accordingtohowitwaspolarised.Gettingfromtheretoarealcomputermemorywouldbealongroad.Forastart,thegrainsofmagnetitearenotstrongenoughmagnetstomakeausefulmemory,andthesizeofeachdomainishugebymoderncomputing(9)__________.ButDrStanilandreckonsthat,withenoughtweaking,bothoftheseobjectionscouldbedealtwith.The(10)__________ofthisapproachisthatitmightnotbesocapital-intensiveasbuildingafab.Growingthingsdoesnotneedasmuchkitasmakingthem.Ifthetweakingcouldbedone,therefore,theresultmightgivethewordbiotechnologyawholenewmeaning.A)componentsB)advantageC)standardsD)complimentsE)essenceF)inspirationG)disadvantageH)doublesI)solutionJ)resolutionK)devicesL)manufactureM)spiritN)productO)technique12NicejuicyAppleALTHOUGHheisstill(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.Investorshopetomintmoneybypushingcompaniestochangemorerapidlyinresponsetosuchupheavalsintheirmarkets.Therewardscanbesubstantial.EggedonbyThirdPoint,anactivisthedgefund,Yahoo(9)__________MarissaMayerasitsnewchiefexecutiveinJuly2012.Bythetimeshecelebratedayearinthejoblastmonth,thetroubledwebgiant’ssharepricehadrisenbyover70%.InJulythehedgefundsoldabigchunkofsharesbacktoYahoo.MrIcahnthinksApple’sshareprice,whichclosedat$499onAugust14th,couldsoartooifthefirmfollowshisadviceonbuy-backs.Hetweetedthisweekthathehadhada“nice(10)__________”withTimCook,Apple’sboss,abouthisidea,thoughhedidnotsaywhatMrCookthoughtofit.IfAppledragsitsfeet,expectthingstoturnnasty.A)shareholdersB)strategicC)communicationD)battleE)conversationF)encouragingG)excitingH)stirringI)appointedJ)raceK)revealedL)methodM)accelerateN)proposed13.Therewardscanbesubstantial.EggedonbyThirdPoint,anactivisthedgefund,YahooappointedMarissaMayerasitsnewchiefexecutiveinJuly2012.Bythetimeshecelebratedayearinthejoblastmonth,thetroubledwebgiant’ssharepricehadrisenbyover70%.InJulythehedgefundsoldabigchunkofsharesbacktoYahoo.MrIcahnthinksApple’sshareprice,whichclosedat$499onAugust14th,couldsoartooifthefirmfollowshisadviceonbuy-backs.Hetweetedthisweekthathehadhada“niceconversation”withTimCook,Apple’sboss,abouthisidea,thoughhedidnotsaywhatMrCookthoughtofit.IfAppledragsitsfeet,expectthingstoturnnasty.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,followedmorethan7,000peo