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职称英语完形填空练习题
CaptainCookArrowLegend
Itwasagreatlegendwhileitlasted,butDNAtestinghas__1__endedatwo-century-oldstoryoftheHawaiianarrowcarvedfromtheboneofBritishexplorerCaptainJamesCook__2__diedintheSandwichIslands’in1779.
“Thereis__3__CookintheAustralianMuseum,’’museumcollectionmanagerJudePhilipsaidnotlongagoinannouncingtheDNAevidencethatthearrowwasnotmadeofCook’Sbone.Butthatwillnotstopthemuseumfromcontinuingtodisplaythearrowinits__4__,“Uncovered:
TreasuresoftheAustralianMuseum,”which__5__includeafeathercapepresentedtoCookbyHawaiianKingKalani’opu’uin1778.
CookwasoneofBritain’sgreatexplorersandiscreditedwith__6__the“GreatSouthLand,’’__7__Australia,in1770.HewasclubbedtodeathintheSandwichIslands,nowHawaiiThe1egendofCook’sarrowbeganin1824__8__HawaiianKingKamehamehaonhisdeathbedgavethearrowtoWilliamAdams,aLondonsurgeonandrelativeofCook’swife,sayingitwasmadeofCook’sboneafterthefatal__9__withislanders.
Inthe1890sthearrowwasgiventotheAustralianMuseumandthelegendcontinued__10__itcamewithscience.
DNAtestingbylaboratoriesinAustraliaandNewZealandrevealedthearrowwasnotmadeofCook’sbonebutwasmore__11__madeofanimalbone。
saidPhilp.
However,Cook’sfans__12__togiveuphopethatoneCooklegendwillprovetrueandthatpartofhisremainswillstillbeuncovered.astheysaythereisevidencenota11ofCook’sbodywas__13__atseain1779.“Onthisoccasiontechnologyhaswon",”saidCliffThornton,presidentoftheCaptainCookSociety,ina__14__fromBritain.“ButIam__15__thatoneofthesedays…oneoftheCooklegendswillprovetobetrueanditwillhappenoneday.’’
1.A.finallyB.firstlyC.latelyD.usually
2.A.whoseB.whoC.whichD.what
3.A.someB.noneC.neitherD.no
4.A.cinemaB.exhibitionC.shopD.market
5.A.mustB.didC.hastoD.does
6.A.discoveringB.visitingC.travelingD.using
7.A.thenB.nowC.pastD.previously
8.A.howB.whereC.whenD.that
9.A.conversationB.fightC.mealD.dance
10.A.howeverB.untilC.afterD.whenever
11.A.helpfullyB.usefullyC.likelyD.readily
12.A.refuseB.returnC.regainD.reply
13.A.collectedB.washedC.storedD.buried
14.A.statementB.suggestionC.proposalD.guess
15.A.safeB.weakC.sureD.lucky
2. avalancheanditssafety
anavalancheisasuddenandrapidflowofsnow,oftenmixedwithairandwater,downamountainside.avalanchesare 1 thebiggestdangersinthemountainsforbothlifeandproperty.
allavalanchesarecausedbyanoverburdenofmaterial,typicallysnowpack,thatistoomassiveandunstablefortheslope 2 supportsit.determiningthecriticalload,theamountofover-burdenwhichis 3 tocauseanavalanche,____4 acomplextaskinvolvingtheevaluationofanumberoffactors.
terrainslopesflatterthan25degreesorsteeperthan60degreestypicallyhavealow 5 ofavalanche.snowdoesnot 6 significantlyonsteepslopes;also,snowdoesnot 7 easilyonflatslopes.human-triggeredavalancheshavethegreatestincidencewhenthesnow'sangleofrestis 8 35and45degrees;thecriticalangle,theangleatwhichthehumanincidenceofavalanchesisgreatest,is38degrees.theruleofthumb2is:
aslopethatis 9 enoughtoholdsnowbutsteepenoughtoskihasthepotentialtogenerateanavalanche, regardlessoftheangle.additionally3,avalancheriskincreaseswith 10 ;thatis,themoreaslopeisdisturbedbyskiers,themorelikelyitisthatanavalanchewilloccur.
duetothecomplexityofthesubject,wintertravellinginthebackcountry4isnever100%safe.goodavalanchesafetyisacontinuous 11 ,includingrouteselectionandexaminationtothesnowpack,weather 12 ,andhumanfactors.severalwell-knowngoodhabitscanalso 13 therisk.iflocalauthoritiesissueavalancheriskreports,theyshouldbeconsideredandallwarningsshouldbepaid 14 to.neverfollowinthetracksofotherswithoutyourownevaluations;snowconditionsarealmostcertaintohavechangedsincetheyweremade.observetheterrainandnoteobviousavalanchepathswhereplantsare 15 ordamaged.avoidtravelingbelowotherswhomighttriggeranavalanche.
1.a. among b. of c. to d. in
2.a. when b. that c. who d. whose
3.a. mostly b. likely c. clearly d. surely
4.a. are b. willbe c. is d. was
5.a. weight b. form c. risk d. work
6.a. fall b. flow c. roll d. gather
7.a. fall b. flow c. roll d. gather
8.a. among b. between c. with d. for
9.a.thick b. thin c. flat d. rocky
10.a. use b. time c. snow d. rain
11.a. journey b. trip c. fact d. process
12.a. conditions b. reports c. forecast d. event
13.a. increase b. reduce c. improve d. remove
14.a. price b. effort c. attention d. money
15.a. missing b. grown c. big d. fresh
第三篇GiantStructures
Itisanimpossibletasktoselectthemostamazingwondersofthemodemworldsinceeveryyearmore__1__constructionsappear.Herearethreegiantstructureswhichareworthyofour__2__althoughtheymayhavebeensurpassedbysomemorerecentwonders.
ThePetronasTwinTowers
ThePetronasTowerswerethetallestbuildingsintheworldwhentheywerecompletedin1999.Witha__3__of452metres,thetalltwintowers,liketwothinpencils,dominatethecityofKualaLumpur.Atthe41stfloor,thetowersarelinkedbyabridge,symbolizingagatewaytothecity.TheAmerican__4__CesarPellidesignedtheskyscrapers.
Constructedofhigh-strengthconcrete,thebuildingprovidesaround1,800squaremetresofofficespace__5__everyfloor.Andithasashoppingcentreandaconcerthallatthebase.Other__6__ofthisimpressivebuildingincludedouble-deckerlifts,andglassandsteelsunshades.
TheMiUauBridge
TheMillauBridgewasopenedin2004intheTamValley,insouthernFrance.__7__thetimeitwasbuilt,itwastheworld’shighestbridge,__8__over340matthehighestpoint.Thebridgeisdescribedasoneofthemostamazinglybeautifulbridgesintheworld.Itwasbuiltto__9__Millau'scongestionproblems.ThecongestionwasthencausedbytrafficpassingfromParistoBarcelonainSpain.Thebridgewasbuilttowithstandthe__10__extremeseismicandclimaticconditions.Besides,itisguaranteedfor120years!
TheItaipuDam
TheItaipuhydroelectricpowerplantisoneofthelargestconstructionsofitskindintheworld.ItconsistsofaseriesofdamsacrosstheRiverParana,__11__formsanaturalborderbetweenBrazilandParaguay.Startedin1975andtaking16yearstocomplete,theconstructionwascarriedoutasajointprojectbetweenthetwo__12__.Thedamiswell-knownforbothitselectricityoutputanditssize.In1995itproduced78%ofParaguay’sand25%ofBrazil’s__13__needs.Initsconstruction,the__14__ofironandsteelusedwasequivalenttoover300EiffelTowers.Itisa__15__amazingwonderofengineering.
A.delightful B.useful C.wonderful D.careful
A.admiration B.passion C.expression D.detection
A.length B.width C.height D.volume
A.inventor B.architect C.scientist D.merchant
A.below B.in C.above D.on
A.types B.parts C.roles D.features
A.A.t B.within C.from D.upon
A.developing B.expanding C.stretching D.reaching
A.restrict B.reserve C.relieve D.relax
A.most B.much C.more D.less
A.what B.which C.who D.that
A.countries B.provinces C.areas D.regions
A.water B.oil C.energy D.food
A.amount B.number C.quality D.ratio
A.mainly B.totally C.rarely D.truly
四、Animal’s“SixthSense”
AtsunamiwastriggeredbyanearthquakeintheIndianOceaninDecember,2004.ItkilledtensofthousandsofpeopleinAsiaandEastAfrica.Wildanimals,___1___,seemtohaveescapedthatterribletsunami.ThisphenomenonaddsweighttonotionsthatItheypossessa“sixthsense”for____2____,expertssaid.
SriLankanwildlifeofficialshavesaidthegiantwavesthatkilledover24,000peoplealongtheIndianOceanisland’scoastclearly____3____wildbeasts,withnodeadanimalsfound.
“Noelephantsaredead,not____4_____adeadrabbit.Ithinkanimalscan_____5____disaster.Theyhaveasixthsense.Theyknowwhenthingsarehappening.”H.D.Ratnayake,deputydirectorofSriLanka’sWildlifeDepartment,saidaboutonemonthafterthetsunamiattack.The____6____washedfloodwatersupto2milesinland