XX年职称英语综合类完型填(小抄).docVIP

2012年职称英语综合类 新增文章篇目 第一篇 A Life with Birds For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of Londons yeoman warders, ___ 1better _ known to tourists as beefeaters. David, 64, lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the __2 top __ of the Byward Tower, one of the gatehouses. __3 From __ our bedroom we have a marvellous view of Tower Bridge and the Thames, says David. The Tower of London is famous __4 for __ its ravens, the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries. David was immediately fascinated by the birds and when he was __5 offered __ the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no __6. hesitation __ in accepting it. The birds have now become my life and Im always __7 aware __ of the fact that I am __8 maintaining __ a tradition. The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower, England will fall to enemies, and its my job to __9 make __ sure this doesnt happen! David_10 devotes _about four hours a day to the care of the ravens. He has grown to love them and the _11 fact __ that he lives right next to them is ideal. I can _12 keep __ a close eye on them all the time, and not just when Im working. __13 At first __, Davids wife Mo was not __14 keen __ on the idea of life in the Tower, but she too will be sad to leave when he retires next year. When we look out of our windows, we see history __15 all __ around us, and we are taking it in and storing it up for our future memories. 第二篇 A Lucky Break Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones, and it always seems to happen when hes 1 doing sport. In the film Play It to the Bone he 2 plays the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson. 3 During the making of the film Harrelson 4 kept complaining that the fight 5 scenes werent very convincing, so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for real. The Spanish actor wasnt 6 keen on the idea at first, but he was 7 eventually persuaded by his