英文克漏字一向是考生頭痛的考題，尤其是看到一長串的文章大概都想先跳過讓過最後再來寫吧！今天的克漏字考題也是很長喔，但是呢只要多點耐心，先大致上看完整篇文章再來作答，會發現其實這篇克漏字題組的四個題目真的都不難喔，不信就看看英銘老師的逐題分析喔！
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A new study from the Johnson Research Center may shed light |
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on why some people like salt more than others. The results suggest |
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that a person’s __1__ for salty taste may be related to how much they |
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weighed when they were born. In a journal article, the researchers of |
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the study report that individual differences in salty taste acceptance |
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by two-month old infants are __2__ related to birth weight: lighter |
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birth weight infants show __3__ acceptance of salt-water solutions |
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than do babies who were heavier at birth. |
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A __4__ relationship was found in a subset of the same children |
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at preschool age, suggesting that the relationship between salty taste |
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preference and birth weight persists at least through early childhood, |
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( ) 1. (A) looking (B) hiding (C) liking (D) searching
( ) 2. (A) hardly (B) inversely (C) rarely (D) diversely
( ) 3. (A) some (B) no (C) less (D) greater
( ) 4. (A) similar (B) temporal (C) friendly (D) common
第1題：根據文章的第1行至第2行，得知研究中心闡明為什麼有人喜歡鹽巴勝過其它的東西，結果當然就是喜好的原因，所以答案是(C)。
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looking adj. 看上去…的 (always)
There's a nice looking restaurant across from the park.
在公園的對面有一間好看的餐廳。
hiding n. 隱匿 (always)
The drug dealer is thought to be in hiding near the border.
那毒販被認為藏在邊境附近。
同義：concealment.
liking n. 喜好 (often)
Most girls have a liking for dolls.
大多數的女孩子都喜歡洋娃娃。
同義：love, fondness.
searching n. 搜索 (always)
Searching for a job for months has made Dick discouraged.
找工作找了好幾個月讓Dick很氣餒。
第2題：根據文章的第5行至第6行，得知兩個月大的嬰兒對鹽的接受度與出生的重量成反比，所以答案是(B)。
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hardly adv. 幾乎不 (always)
I could hardly recognize Margaret at the party.
在宴會中，我幾乎認不出Margaret了。
inversely adv. 相反地 (sometimes)
Brightness is inversely proportional to diffusion.
亮度和光擴散是成反比的。
rarely adv. 很少 (always)
Natasha rarely wears skirts.
Natasha很少穿裙子。
diversely adv. 不同地 (often)
Nowadays, the consumption type is increasing diversely.
如今，消費型式日益多樣化。
第3題：根據文章的第5行至第7行，得知嬰兒對鹽的接受度與出生的重量成反比，體重較輕的嬰兒對鹽的接受度當然就比較大，所以答案是(D)。
第4題：根據文章的第9行至第10行，得知在學齡前的兒童也發現有類似的結果，所以答案是(A)。
補充：
similar adj. 類似的 (always)
We are now facing a similar crisis.
我們現在正面臨著類似的危機。
temporal adj. 時間的、短暫的、世間(俗)的 (often)
What's the temporal relation between these two events?
這兩個事件之間的時間關係是什麼？
Temporal isolation seems to be feasible.
短暫的隔離似乎是可行的。
Philomena hopes she won't be preoccupied with temporal matters.
Philomena希望不為世俗之事所牽絆。
friendly adj. 友善的 (always)
Gill is as friendly as Kelly.
Gill與Kelly同樣的友善。
common adj. 常見的、共同的 (always)
Earthquakes are not common in this area.
地震在這個區域不常發生。
Such behavior is common to all youngsters.
這種行為在年輕人中司空見慣。
※更多關於字彙的補充，請參考「國考英文字彙一把抓」。