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{{B}}Captain Cook Arrow Legend{{/B}} It was a great legend while it lasted, but DNA testing has{{U}} (1) {{/U}}ended a two-century-old story of the Hawaiian arrow carved from the bone of British explorer Captain James Cook{{U}} (2) {{/U}}died in the Sandwich Islands in 1779. "There is{{U}} (3) {{/U}}Cook in the Australian Museum," museum collection manager Jude Philip said not long ago in announcing the DNA evidence that the arrow was not made of Cook's bone. But that will not stop the museum from continuing to display the arrow in its{{U}} (4) {{/U}}, "Uncovered: Treasures of the Australian Museum," which{{U}} (5) {{/U}}include a feather cape presented to Cook by Hawaiian King Kalani'opu'u in 1778. Cook was one of Britain's great explorers and is credited with{{U}} (6) {{/U}}the "Great South Land,"{{U}} (7) {{/U}}Australia, in 1770. He was clubbed to death in the Sandwich Islands, now Hawaii. The legend of Cook's arrow began in 1824{{U}} (8) {{/U}}Hawaiian King Kamehameha on his deathbed gave the arrow to William Adams, a London surgeon and relative of Cook's wife, saying it was made of Cook's bone after the fatal{{U}} (9) {{/U}}with islanders. In the 1890s the arrow was given to the Australian Museum and the legend continued{{U}} (10) {{/U}}it came face-to-face with science. DNA testing by laboratories in Australia and New Zealand revealed the arrow was not made of Cook's bone but was more{{U}} (11) {{/U}}made of animal bone, said Philp. However, Cook's fans{{U}} (12) {{/U}}to give up hope that one Cook legend will prove true and that part of his remains will still be uncovered. As they say there is evidence not all of Cook's body was{{U}} (13) {{/U}}at sea in 1779. "On this occasion technology has won," said Cliff Thornton, president of the Captain Cook Society, in a{{U}} (14) {{/U}}from Britain. "But I am{{U}} (15) {{/U}}that one of these days...one of the Cook legends will prove to be time and it will happen one day." DNA n. 脱氧核糖核酸 Hawaiian adj.夏威夷的 Uncovered adj.被发掘的 cape n.斗篷 credit v.把……归功于 club v.用棍棒打 1. A. finally B. firstly C. lately D. usually 2. A. whose B. who C. which D. what 3. A. some B. none C. neither D. no 4. A. cinema B. exhibition C. shop D. market 5. A. must B. did C. has to D. does 6. A. discovering B. visiting C. traveling D. using 7. A. then B. now C. past D. previously 8. A. how B. where C. when D. that 9. A. conversation B. fight C. meal D. dance 10. A. however B. until C. after D. whenever 11. A. helpfully B. usefully C. likely D. readily 12. A. refuse B. return C. regain D. reply 13. A. collected B. washed C. stored D. buried 14. A. statement B. suggestion C. proposal D. guess15.
A. safe B. weak
C. sure D. lucky
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【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考察定语从句,从句需要主语,且该主语指代Captain James Cook,所以B合适。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考察否定副词。借助搭配特点——空格后直接出现了名词,所以D是答案(no否定名词)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 借助句子中的相关词语museum(博物馆),display(陈列)直接猜测答案为B(展览会)。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 借助上文时态——一般将来时,及与空格处的搭配结构——“考古发现:澳大利亚博物馆的宝藏”直接判断D为答案。该题考点:上下文时态和定语从句。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 借助句子中出现的词语:explorers(探险家),Great South Land,判断A(发现)是答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 该题考察插入语结构:插入语结构往往是对前面的名词/代词进行描述,或补充说明,该结构往往以定语(定语从句),状语(状语从句),或同位语的语法结构形式出现。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 空格前出现典型时间词1824,空格后是句子,所以直接判断when可能是答案。 考察:定语从句结构。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 该题考察上下文内容的呼应:前面出现“被棍棒打死”,所以这里选择B(打仗)最合适。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 借助空格所在结构的特点和搭配结构含义(持续到……)直接判断答案B(直到)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据空格相关结构含义(不是由cook的骨头制成,而是更……是由动物的骨头制成)判断C是答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 直接借助搭配结构特点(v+to引导的不定式结构)判断A是答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 借助上文句意和该句句意(不是所有的cook的尸体都在1779年被……海里)判断D (埋葬)是答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 借助备选项的关系:suggestion和proposal是近义词,且用法接近,所以相互排除掉,比较A和D,判断A“(来自伦敦的)声明”正确。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 借助语感(I am sure…)直接猜测答案。