2015職稱英語理工類B級試題完形填空解析

　　[EA3型題]

　　Animal's "Sixth Sense"

　　A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004.It killec 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 u 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 ravages southeast, Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife (7)_______ and home to hundreds of wild elephants anc several leopards.

　　"There has been a lot of(8)_______ evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating beforevolcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven， " said Matthew van Lierop, ar. animal behavior (9)_______ at Johannesburg Zoo.

　　"There have been no (10)_______studies because you can't really test it in a lab or fielc setting，" he told Reuters. Other authorities concurred with this (11)_______.

　　"Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain (12)_______，especially birds... there are manyreports 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 suen as predators.

　　The notion of an animal " sixth sense" - or (14)_______other mythical power - is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lanka'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.

　　1.空白(1)處選項是( )。

　　A.therefore

　　B.however

　　C.although

　　D.whatever

　　2.空白(2)處選項是( )。

　　A.shelters

　　B.foods

　　C.disasters

　　D.water

　　3.空白(3)處選項是( )。

　　A.missed

　　B.protected

　　C.raised

　　D.caught

　　4.空白(4)處選項是( )。

　　A.such

　　B.too

　　C.so

　　D.even

　　5.空白(5)處選項是( )。

　　A.feel

　　B.see

　　C.hear

　　D.sense

　　6.空白(6)處選項是( )。

　　A.waves

　　B.tides

　　C.winds

　　D.rivers

　　7.空白(7)處選項是( )。

　　A.birthplaces

　　B.playground

　　C.reserve

　　D.storage

　　8.空白(8)處選項是( )。

　　A.experimental

　　B.apparent

　　C.scientific

　　D.chemical

　　9.空白(9)處選項是( )。

　　A.specialist

　　B.assistant

　　C.supporter

　　D.sponsor

　　10.空白(10)處選項是( )。

　　A.additional

　　B.specific

　　C.especial

　　D.exceptional

　　11.空白(11)處選項是( )。

　　A.modification

　　B.detection

　　C.assessment

　　D.value

　　12.空白(12)處選項是( )。

　　A.route

　　B.behavior

　　C.principle

　　D.phenomenon

　　13.空白(13)處選項是( )。

　　A.unwillingly

　　B.occasionally

　　C.doubtfully

　　D.certainly

　　14.空白(14)處選項是( )。

　　A.some

　　B.much

　　C.many

　　D.few

　　15.空白(15)處選項是( )。

　　A.on

　　B.as

　　C.for

　　D.in

　　[試題答案]

　　1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.D 13.D 14.A 15.B

　　[解題思路]

　　1.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"承接上文。

　　參考譯文 動物的"第六感"

　　2004年12月，由印度洋海域地震引發(fā)的海嘯造成亞洲和東非數(shù)萬人死亡。但野生動物們似 乎躲過了可怕的海嘯襲擊。有專家表示，這進(jìn)一步證實了動物對自然災(zāi)難有"第六感"的觀點(diǎn)。