2014年职称英语综合类教材完形填空及译文.doc

第一篇 A Life with Birds For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of London’s _（更…） known to tourists as beefeaters. David, 64, lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the top（顶部） of the Byward Tower, one of the gatehouses. quot; our bedroom we have a marvelous(a.奇妙的，不可思议的) view of Tower Bridge and the Thames, quot; says David. The Tower of London is famous n.乌鸦，黑色的鸟), the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries. David was immediately fascinated(着迷，吸引) by the birds and when he was __ the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no _I’m always _of the fact that I am _传奇，传说) says that if the ravens leave the Tower, England will fall to enemies, and it’s my job to sure this doesn’t happen!quot; Davidabout four hours a day to the care of the ravens. He has grown to love them and the _实） that he lives right next to them is ideal. quot;I can keep（关注） a close eye on them all the time, and not just when I’m working.quot; , David’s wife Mo was not sad to leave when he retires next year. quot;When we look out of our windows, we see history taking it in and storing it up for our future memories.quot; 有鸟陪伴的生活 作为伦敦塔的守卫者之一的David Cope在那里工作了近17年，被游客们称为Beefeaters。David，64岁，生活在Byward塔顶部的一个三居室的单元里，一个警卫室。David说：“从我们的卧室看去，我们可以看到伦敦塔桥和泰晤士河的一个美好景色。 伦敦塔以大黑色的鸟乌鸦而著名，它们已经在那里生活了三个多世纪。David立刻被这种鸟迷住了，当他在八年前被提供乌鸦主人的职位时他毫不犹豫地接受了它。“这种鸟类现在已成为我的生命，我总是警觉到我在保持一个传统。传说中说，如果乌鸦离开了伦敦塔，英国将落到敌人的手中，我的工作就是确保这种情况不会发生！ David每天大约用四个小时的时间来护理乌鸦。他已经爱上了它们，而他紧挨在它们的旁边生活是最佳选择。“我可以在所有的时间persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb 拳赛场地). However, when he realized how seriously(认真地) his was taking it all, he began to regret his decision to fight. And then in the third round, Harrelson hit Banderas that he actually broke his nose. His wife, actress Melanie Griffith, was furious(a.暴怒的，强烈的) that he had been playing quot;silly macho(a.雄壮的，男子气概的) gamesquot;. quot;She was right,quot; confesses(v.承认，坦白) Banderas, quot;and I was a fool to a risk like that in the middle o