2017年職稱英語綜合類B級完形填空模擬題
Animal’s “Sixth Sense”
A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004. It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa. Wild animals,____1____, seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami. This phenomenon adds weight to notions that1 they possess a “sixth sense” for____2____, experts said.
Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island’s coast clearly____3____ wild beasts, with no dead animals found.
“No elephants are dead, not____4____ a dead rabbit. I think animals can____5____ disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening,” H. D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka’s Wildlife Department, said about one month after the tsunami attack. The____6____washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife____7____ and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards.
“There has been a lot of____8____ evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven,” said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behavior____9____ at Johannesburg Zoo.
“There have been no____10____ studies because you can’t really test it in a lab or field setting2，” he told Reuters. Other authorities concurred with this____11____ ·
“Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain____12____ especially birds ... there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters/’ said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.
Animals____13____ rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators.
The notion of an animal “sixth sense” — or____14____ other mythical power — is an enduring one3 which the evidence on Sri Larika’s ravaged coast is likely to add to.
The Romans saw owls____15____ omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
詞匯：
tsunami / tsʊ'næmɪ / n.海嘯
trigger / 'trɪgə(r) / v.引發(fā)，觸發(fā)
ravaged / 'rævɪdʒid / adj.被毀壞的
leopard / 'lepəd / n.豹
eruption / ɪ'rʌpʃən / n.噴發(fā)
migrate / maɪ'greɪt / v.遷移
volcanic / vɒl'kænɪk / adj.火山的
concur / kən'kɜː(r) / v.(with)同意，贊成
impending / ɪm'pendɪŋ / adj.迫近的
predator / 'predətə(r) / n.食肉動物
mythical / 'mɪθɪkl / adj.神話般的
owl / aʊl / n.貓頭鷹
omen / 'əʊmən / n.預(yù)兆，征兆
endow / ɪn'daʊ / v.賦予
注釋：
1.adds weight to notions that：更加相信
2.field setting：field意為“實(shí)地，野外”，setting意為“環(huán)境”。field setting可譯為“野外環(huán)境”。
3.enduring one：由來已久的信念。one指代在句首出現(xiàn)的notion。enduring意為“持久的，永久的”。
練習(xí)：
1.A therefore B however C although D whatever
2.A shelters B foods C disasters D water
3.A missed B protected C raised D caught
4.A such B too C so D even
5.A feel B see C hear D sense
6.A waves B tides C winds D rivers
7.A birthplaces B playground C reserve D storage
8.A experimental B apparent C scientific D chemical
9.A specialist B assistant C supporter D sponsor
10.A additional B specific C especial D exceptional
11.A modification B detection C assessment D value
12.A route B behavior C principle D phenomenon
13.A unwillingly B occasionally C doubtfully D certainly
14.A some B much C many D few
15.A on B as C for D in
答案與題解 :
1. B 第一句說的是海嘯造成了巨大的人員傷亡，第二句說的是動物能逃脫海嘯的襲擊。兩句意思相反，所以要用 however以承接上文。
2. C上文說的是：海嘯是一種自然災(zāi)害，所以“ sixth sense”范圍只能是 disasters，不能是 shelters，foods或 water。
3. A 本句繼續(xù)在對比海嘯造成的人員傷亡和動物能逃脫海嘯這一現(xiàn)象。答案應(yīng)該是選項(xiàng) A (missed)。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的詞義與上下文都不相配。
4. D從上下文判斷，本句的意思應(yīng)該是：沒有大象死亡，甚至連一只野兔或兔子也沒有死。“甚至”的英語詞是 even。
5. D 全文說的是動物的第六感覺，而 feel(觸覺)，see，hear都屬于前五個(gè)感覺，所以不是正確答案。
6. A 本句說的是海的巨浪將洪水帶到離海岸遠(yuǎn)達(dá) 2英里的地方。正確答案應(yīng)該是 waves。
7. C 從上下文判斷，本句的意思應(yīng)該是： Yala國家公園是斯里蘭卡野生動物昀大的保護(hù)區(qū)，而 birthplaces(出生地)、playground (操場)和 storage(儲存)都與上下文表達(dá)的意思接不上，因此不是答案。 reserve的意思是“保護(hù)區(qū)”不是“儲備”或“保留”。因此，選項(xiàng) C是答案。
8. B 下一句說，這些跡象 (evidence)并沒有被證實(shí)。因此，這些跡象不可能是 scientific的。而 experimental和 chemical的詞義與上下文不配合，因此也不是答案。只有 apparent(明顯的)與上下文的意思相配。 apparent的跡象還需得到科學(xué)的驗(yàn)證。
9. A 在動物園里工作并發(fā)表對動物行為的專業(yè)性見解的人一定是專家學(xué)者 (specialist)。其他的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都不合適。
10. B本段的第一句是說明為什么 evidence沒有得到科學(xué)驗(yàn)證。原因是科學(xué)家無法在實(shí)驗(yàn)室或野外進(jìn)行特定的實(shí)驗(yàn)，以驗(yàn)證動物預(yù)見災(zāi)難的第六感覺。理解了上下文的意思，就知道選 specific是昀合適的。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的詞義與上下文不符合， additional，especial和 exceptional分別是“額外的”、“特別的”和“例外的'”的意思。
11. C concurred with(同意)支配的賓語應(yīng)該是 view，opinion，judgment這一類詞。前面句子說的是某位科學(xué)家指出無法驗(yàn)證動物預(yù)見災(zāi)難的第六感覺的困難所在，其他專家也同意這一看法，所以選 assessment是正確的。
12. D 本句說提動物特別是鳥有捕捉災(zāi)難來臨前某些征兆的能力。 route (路線)、behavior (行為)和 principle (原則)與上述意思相去甚遠(yuǎn)，只有 phenomenon是答案。
13. D 根據(jù)常識判斷，動物是要信賴味覺、聽覺等逃避食肉動物的攻擊。 Unwillingly(不情愿地)、 occasionally (偶爾)、doubtfully(懷疑地)與上述意思有悖，只有 certainly是合適選項(xiàng)。
14. A 從本句的意思判斷，應(yīng)該是“某種神奇的能力”，所以要選 some。
15. B本句的意思是“將…看成”，而英語的用詞是 see … as，所以要選 as。
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