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2013年职称英语考试综合类冲刺试卷及答案(3)

2013-03-19来源:和谐英语

　　第六部分：完形填空(第51～65题，每题1分，共15分)

　　阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

　　UFOS

　　Sixty years ago, a man named Kenneth Arnold saw something that we can still __(51)today, something that changed popular culture for ever.

　　Flying his plane over mountains in the US state of Washington, he saw a line of strange objects, either crescent-shaped(月牙形)or disc like, flying __(52) the motion of a saucer(碟)skimming(飞速掠过)on water.

　　The media soon picked up on the story the Flying Saucers were here! Was the earth being __(53)by creatures from another planet? Soon, so many sightings were made that the US military began to __(54). It called these strange objects UFOs - Unidentified Flying Objects, and that is how they are __(55)today.

　　Military investigations found no evidence of visitors from outer space. But that did not stop the true __(56). The military were __(57)up, they said. Or maybe it was because the travelers from space were of such superior intelligence __(58)they could hide from military analysts(分析家).

　　People have always seen strange lights in the sky. In the past these were explained in __(59)ways. In a world where religion was less influential and science fiction was popular, signs from God were replaced by visitors from other __(60).

　　The date of the first UFO sightings was also significant. In 1947, World War II had just ended and the __(61)War was just beginning. Humanity seemed locked in endless conflicts. Like generations before them, people looked __(62)the skies for help. But instead of seeking God, they looked for help from super-intelligent aliens(外星人)with__(63)technology. Belief in UFOs became the first religion of science.

　　However, even people who believe in UFOs are not quite sure why they visit the earth. The universe is a big place and it is __(64)to assume that there is life somewhere out there. It is possible that aliens have worked out how to travel through space. Yet some people report that they have been taken by aliens and have had experiments __(65)on them. Why would anyone travel across half the universe to conduct medical experiments on people living in small towns in the United States?

　　51. A. look B. see C. seek D. feel

　　52. A. below B. before C. with D. under

　　53. A. ruled B. bombed C. captured D. visited

　　54. A. investigate B. attack C. shoot D. confront

　　55. A. written B. said C. known D. told

　　56. A. believers B. thinkers C. followers D. runners

　　57. A. putting B. covering C. cheating D. tricking

　　58. A. which B. what C. this D. that

　　59. A. funny B. crude C. religious D. foolish

　　60. A. planets B. continents C, countries D. regions

　　61. A. Cool B. Nuclear C. Star D. Cold

　　62. A. above B. to C. at D. up