2008职称英语考试综合类A级真题及答案：完形填空
<p>第6部分：完形填空(第51～65题，每题<span word="l">l</span>分，共15分)</p><p>下面的短文有<span word="l">l</span>5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greatest">Greatest</span> <span word="Mystery">Mystery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Whales">Whales</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="whale">whale</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mammal">mammal</span>(哺乳动物)- <span word="warm">warm</span>-<span word="blooded">blooded</span>, <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="breathing">breathing</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="sucking">sucking</span> <span word="themand">themand</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mammals">mammals</span>, <span word="Originated">Originated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>. (51)<span word="front">front</span> <span word="flippers">flippers</span>(鳍肢), <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traces">traces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>.</p><p><span word="Immense">Immense</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="whales">whales</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="gigantic">gigantic</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> (52)<span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> 400 <span word="horsepower">horsepower</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="specimen">specimen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reposed">reposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> (53)<span word="a">a</span> <span word="whaling">whaling</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> (54)<span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="knots">knots</span>. .</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="enraged">enraged</span> <span word="whale">whale</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> (55)<span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whaler">whaler</span> <span word="Essex">Essex</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sunk">sunk</span> (56)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="buckled">buckled</span>(扭曲变形)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Sperm">Sperm</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> (57)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldtime">oldtime</span> <span word="whaleboats">whaleboats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jawsand">jawsand</span> <span word="crush">crush</span> <span word="them">them</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="diving">diving</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sperm">sperm</span> <span word="whale">whale</span> <span word="can">can</span> (58)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="bosom">bosom</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="octopus">octopus</span>(章鱼). (59)<span word="that">that</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> 3,200 <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="l">l</span>,400 <span word="pounds">pounds</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="inch">inch</span>. <span word="Doing">Doing</span> (60)<span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span>(水下的)<span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="feats">feats</span>(绝技)<span word="are">are</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>：<span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> (61)(<span word="all">all</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="airbreathed">airbreathed</span>)<span word="and">and</span> <span word="withstanding">withstanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> (62)<span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="determined">determined</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span>. <span word="And">And</span> (63)<span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compensating">compensating</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="adjusts">adjusts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="But">But</span> (64)<span word="you">you</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="whale">whale</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span>____(65)<span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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