2020年军队职称英语《综合类》完形填空考前模拟练习三

　　Crashed Cars to Text Message for Help

　　There is no good place to have a car crash―but some places are worse than others.In a foreign country,for instance,__1__ to explain via cellphone that you are upside down in a ditch when you cannot speak the local language can fatally delay the arrival of the emergency services.

　　But an answer may be at hand.Researchers funded by the European Commission are beginning tests of a system called E-merge that__2__ senses when a car has crashed and sends a text message telling emergency services in the local language that the accident has taken place.

　　The system was __3__ by ERTICO,a transport research organization based in Brussels, Belgium.Cars are fitted with a cellphone-sized device attached__4__the underside of the dashboard which is activated by the same sensor that triggers the airbag in a crash.The device __5__ a cellphone circuit,a GPS positioning unit and a microphone and loudspeaker.

　　It registers the severity of the crash by__6__the deceleration data from the airbag's sensor. Using GPS information,it works out which country the Car is in, and from this it determines __7__ which language to compose an alert message detailing precise location of the accident.

　　The device then automatically makes a call to the local emergency services __8__.If the car's occupants are conscious,they can communicate with the operator __9__ the speaker and microphone.

　　E-merge also transmits the vehicles make,model, color and license number, and its heading' when it crashed,which in turn indicates 0n which side of a multi-1ane highway it ended up.

　　This __10__ the emergency services find the vehicle as soon as they arrive on the scene."We can waste a large __11__ time searching for an incident,"says Jim Hammond,a(an __12__ in vehicle technology at the Association of Chief Police Officers in the UK.Tests will begin soon with police car fleets in the UK.Trials have already started in Germany, Sweden,Spain,the Netherlands and Italy.

　　In-car systems…that summon the emergency services after a crash have __1 3__ been fitted in some premium cars".ERTICO says that __14__ EU states"are willing to fund the necessary infrastructure,E-merge could be working by 2008.

　　A study by French car maker Renault"concluded that the system could save up to 6000 of the 40,000 lives lost each year on Europe's roads,and prevent a similar number of serious injuries.

　　The Renault study estimates that fitting E.merge to every car in Europe would eventually save around 1 50 billion per__15__in terms of reduced costs to health services and insurance companies, and fewer lost working days.

　　1. Atry B tried C trying D having tried

　　2. Aautomatically B accidentally C tremendously D usually

　　3. Achanged B located C developed D copied

　　4. Aby B up C about D to

　　5. Aforms B is consisted ofC composed of D includes

　　6. Aread B reading C reads D being read

　　7. Aon B in C of D at

　　8. A car maker B policeman C doctor D operator

　　9. A via B near C by D besides

　　10.A assists B causes C makes D helps

　　11. A number of B deal of C amount of D volume of

　　12. A writer B reporter C expert D leader

　　13. Aalready B long ago C long before D shortly

　　14. Aalthough B nevertheless C however D if

　　15. Acity B year C person D country

　　参考答案：C、A、C、D、D、B、B、D、A、D、C、C、A、D、B

　　We got up early this morning and __1__ a long walk after breakfast. We walked through the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city was larger__2__ I thought it would be. __3__ the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose that's__4__ Washington is a special kind of city. __5__the people in Washington work for the government. A bout 9:30 we went to the White House. It's__6__ to the public from 10 till12, and there was a long line of people waiting to get in. We didn't have to wait very long, because the line moved __7__quickly.

　　The White House is really white. It is painted every year. And it seems very white, because it's got beautiful lawns all around it, ____8____many trees and shrubs. The grounds__9__ about four square blocks. I mean, they're about two blocks long__10__ each side. Of course, we didn't see the whole building. The part__11__the President lives and works is not open to the public. But the part we saw was beautiful. We went through five of the main rooms. One of them was the library, on the ground floor. On the next floor, there are three rooms named__12__ the colors that are used in them: the Red Room, the Blue Room, and the Green Room. The walls are covered with silk__13__. There are__14__ old furniture, from the time__15__ the White House was first built. And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and other famous people from history.

　　1. A) made B) did C)took D) got

　　2. A) than B) as C) so D) like

　　3. A) But B) Yes C) So D) Then

　　4. A) since B) as C) because D) because of

　　5. A) Much of B) Most of C) A lot D) Lots

　　6. A) open B) opening C) being opened D) opened

　　7. A) pretty B) little C) much D) very much

　　8. A) / B) having C) with D) together

　　9. A) include B) cost C) cover D) spread

　　10. A) by B) on C) for D) with

　　11. A) which B) what C) that D) where

　　12. A) by B) for C) after D) before

　　13. A) cloth B) clothes C) clothing D) cloths

　　14. A) Much pieces of B) many pieces of C) many a D) a great many

　　15. A) that B) which C) who D) when

　　答案: CAACB AACCB DCABD

　　An Absent-minded Professor

　　Professor Smith lived alone. He was very absent-minded. He used to __1__ the university to give a lecture and find that he had forgotten to bring his notes. Or he __2__ lose his spectacles and be unable to see the __3__. He could never find any chalk to __4__ with, and he often forgot the time and would ramble __5__ for hours because he had __6__ his watch at home. But the most __7__ thing of all about him was his __8__. His overcoat was rarely __9__, as most of the buttons were __10__. His shoes were usually untied because he had lost the laces. He __11__ his comb as well because his hair was always standing __12__, that is unless he was __13__ his battered old hat with the brim missing. His trousers were __14__ by an old tie instead of a belt. He was a chain smoker. He would smoke __15__ in class. Cigarette ash was liberally scattered over his waistcoat.

　　1. A) arrive in B) arrive at C) arrive D) arriving

　　2. A) was used to B) was accustomed to C) could D) would

　　3. A) blackboard B) floor C) door D) window

　　4. A) teach B) deliver C) write D) address

　　5. A) of B) at C) in D) on

　　6. A) put B) placed C) left D) forgotten

　　7. A) exciting B) amazing C) attractive D) delightful

　　8. A) appearance B) act C) behavior D) conduct

　　9. A) tied B) fastened C) ironed D) patched

　　10. A) losing B) falling C) missing D) hanging

　　11. A) has lost B) loses C) must have lost D) must lose

　　12. A) on end B) up C) aside D) back

　　13. A) putting on B) wearing on C) wearing D) having

　　14. A) rounded up B) stuck together C) put together D) held up

　　15. A) even B) frequently C) constantly D) continuously

　　答案: BDACD CBABC CACDA

　　A Biological Clock

　　Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers. They used __1__ illustrations and the articles were about politics or business.

　　Two men changed that - Joseph Pulitzer __2__ the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal. Pulitzer bought the New York World __3__ 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very__4__ one overnight. He added __5__ illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on __6__ crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she __7__ to a mental hospital. She then wrote a series of articles about the poor treatment of __8__ in those hospitals.

　　In 1895, Hearst came to New York from __9__ California. He wanted the Journal to be more sensational and more exciting __10__ the world. He also wanted it to be __11__, so he reduced the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than__12__. He often said, "Big print makes big news."

　　Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they __13__ to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator, __14__ pictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was__15__. Hearst answered, "You furnish the pictures. I’ll furnish the war."

　　EXERCISE:

　　1. A) no B) many C) a lot D) little

　　2. A) on B) for C) in D)of

　　3. A) on B) in C) at D) about

　　4. A) excite B) excitingly C)exciting D) excited

　　5. A) a lot B) few C) a few D) lots of

　　6. A) every B) all C) both D) many

　　7. A) admitted B) was admitted C) could admit D) has admitted

　　8. A) patients B) patience C) patient D) patiences

　　9. A) an B) the C) a D) /

　　10. A) than B) as C) in D) for

　　11. A) cheap B) cheaper C) cheapest D) the cheapest

　　12. A) anyone B) anyone’s C) anyone else D) anyone else’s

　　13. A) may B) might C) can D) could

　　14. A) draw B) drew C) to dray D) drawn

　　15. A) going B) going out C) going on D) going off

　　答案: ADBCD ABADA BDDCC