2015职称英语理工类B级试题完形填空解析
[EA3型题]
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)处选项是( )。
A.therefore
B.however
C.although
D.whatever
2.空白(2)处选项是( )。
A.shelters
B.foods
C.disasters
D.water
3.空白(3)处选项是( )。
A.missed
B.protected
C.raised
D.caught
4.空白(4)处选项是( )。
A.such
B.too
C.so
D.even
5.空白(5)处选项是( )。
A.feel
B.see
C.hear
D.sense
6.空白(6)处选项是( )。
A.waves
B.tides
C.winds
D.rivers
7.空白(7)处选项是( )。
A.birthplaces
B.playground
C.reserve
D.storage
8.空白(8)处选项是( )。
A.experimental
B.apparent
C.scientific
D.chemical
9.空白(9)处选项是( )。
A.specialist
B.assistant
C.supporter
D.sponsor
10.空白(10)处选项是( )。
A.additional
B.specific
C.especial
D.exceptional
11.空白(11)处选项是( )。
A.modification
B.detection
C.assessment
D.value
12.空白(12)处选项是( )。
A.route
B.behavior
C.principle
D.phenomenon
13.空白(13)处选项是( )。
A.unwillingly
B.occasionally
C.doubtfully
D.certainly
14.空白(14)处选项是( )。
A.some
B.much
C.many
D.few
15.空白(15)处选项是( )。
A.on
B.as
C.for
D.in
[试题答案]
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
[解题思路]
1.第一句说的是海啸造成了巨大的人员伤亡，第二句说的是动物能逃脱海啸的袭击。两 句意思相反，所以要用"however"承接上文。
参考译文 动物的"第六感"
2004年12月，由印度洋海域地震引发的海啸造成亚洲和东非数万人死亡。但野生动物们似 乎躲过了可怕的海啸袭击。有专家表示，这进一步证实了动物对自然灾难有"第六感"的观点。