【真題再現】

　　(不妨可以試著自己做一做，做過才能看下面的答案和解析哦!)

　　Millions of Americans are entering their 60s and are more concerned than ever about retirement. They know they need to save, but how much? And what exactly are they saving for-to spend more time __36__ the grandkids, go traveling, or start another career? It turns out that husbands and wives may have __37__ different ideas about the subject.

　　The deepest divide is in the way spouses envisage their lifestyle in their later years. Fidelity Investments Inc. found 41 percent of the 500 couples it surveyed __38__ on whether both or at least one spouse will work in retirement. Wives are generally right regarding their husbands' retirement age, but men __39__ the age their wives will be when they stop working. And husbands are slightly more __40__ about their standard of living than wives are.

　　Busy juggling (窮于應付) and families, most couples don't take time to sit down, __41__ or together, and think about what they would like to do 5, 10 or 20 years from now. They __42__ they are on the same page, but the __43__ is they have avoided even talking about it.

　　If you are self-employed or in a job that doesn't have a standard retirement age, you may be more apt to delay thinking about these issues. It is often a __44__ retirement date that provides the catalyst (催化劑) to start planning. Getting laid off or accepting an early-retirement __45__ can force your hand. But don't wait until you get a severance (遣散費) check to begin planning.

　　一、認真閱讀文章首段首句

　　文章首段首句往往會告知文章的背景或是主題，掌握首段首句可以幫助我們確定文章接下來要談論的內容，做到心中有數，不至于理解錯誤。如開篇Millions of Americans are entering their 60s and are more concerned than ever about retirement. 這句話就告知我們這篇文章是談論美國老齡人的退休問題。如果大家通過首段首句不能確定文章主題，可以看一下首段全部內容或是各個自然段的首尾句。

　　二、閱讀選項，詞性分

　　我們先來看一下選項特點：

　　1、10個空格考察的全部是實詞

　　2.、詞性分配的基本比例: 3-4個名詞正確答案+1-2個名詞干擾答案;3-4個動詞正確答案+1-2個動詞干擾答案;2-3個形容詞正確答案+1個形容詞干擾答案;2-3個副詞正確答案+1個副詞干擾答案。

　　根據選線特點我們把選項中的單詞分為四類：動詞、名詞、形容詞、副詞。

　　在這套題中的單詞四類為：

　　動詞：assume, disagree, illustrating, observe, spoiling, underestimate

　　形容詞：confidential, forthcoming, optimistic

　　副詞：mysteriously, radically, separately

　　名詞：formula, package, reality

　　三、結合空格前后內容，尋找線索

　　注意空格前后的結構和搭配，在選詞時，要保證所選的詞的詞性、單復數、時態和意義均符合文章上下文要求，從而保證文章前后通順、流暢。同時在做題過程中可以先確定自己比較有把握的單詞，這樣通過排除法逐漸減少備選詞匯。

　　四、重讀全文，查漏補缺，核實答案

　　選擇完成后，考生如果有時間可以核查全文，重點看不確定的單詞是否選擇合理。如果沒有時間，大家就只需看自己做題時把握不大的單詞，并根據文章進行推敲核實。

　　以上是關于英語六級考試中選詞填空這一題型同學們需要掌握的解題步驟。大家在平時練習時，要注意運用這些技巧進行解題，這樣你會發現選詞填空還是很容易拿分的。