2020年军队职称英语综合类补全短文练习四

　　A Heroic Woman

　　The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero, Ashley Smith, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation saying it was planning to-give a big reward to her for having a brave heart and wise mind.

　　__________ (46) She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side. "I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really afraid," she said in a TV interview last week. The man was Brian Nichols,33. He was suspected of killing three people at an Atlanta courthouse (法院) on March 11 and later of killing a federal agent. __________ (47)

　　Nichols tied Smith up with tape, but released her after she repeatedly begged him not to take her life. "I told him if he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have a mummy," she said. In order to calm the man down, she read to him from "The Purpose-Driven Life", a best-selling religious book. He asked her to repeat a paragraph about "what you thought your purpose in life was--what talents were you given". __________(48)

　　"I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust," Smith said.

　　Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her. "He said he thought I was an angel sent from God, and we were Christian sister and brother," she said. "And that he was lost, and that God led him to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of people." __________(49) She said Nichols was surprised when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched television coverage (报道) of the police hunt for him. "I cannot believe that's me," Nichols told the woman. Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he should do. She said, "I think you should turn yourself in. If you don't, lots more people are going to get hurt."

　　Eventually, he let her go. __________ (50) A US$60,000 reward had been posted for Nichols' capture. Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible (有资格的) for that money.

　　A. The local police were searching for him.

　　B. Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter.

　　C. Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols.

　　D. She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave.

　　E. And the two of them discussed this topic.

　　F. Then she called the police.

　　46.B。这里要填入的是这一段的第一句，本段的内容主要是对所发生的事件的陈述，第二句话以代词She开始，所以前面一句应该是对这个人物的介绍。

　　47.A。这句话出现在本段的最后，前面一句话介绍了这个罪犯的情况，而当时该罪犯在逃，所以说还是这个人的情况，因而选A，即警察正在搜寻他。

　　48.E。Smith设法让这个杀人犯平静下来，给他读《有目的地生活》一书中的片段，并和他就生活的目的这个题目展开讨论。

　　49.D。空白处后面一句说当Smith为他做早饭时，Nichols大为吃惊，选项中只有D提到了做早饭的事情，所以答案选择D。

　　50.F。空白处之前说的是Nichols终于被Smith感化，空白处后写的是Smith被奖励了悬赏逮捕Nichols的奖金，所以空白处填入的是Nichols被逮捕的事情，因而选择F，即随后她报了警。

　　Heat Is Killer

　　Extremely hot weather is common in many parts of the world. Although hot weather just makes most people feel hot, it can cause serious medical problems--even death. Floods, storms, volcano eruptions arid other natural disasters kill thousands of people every year. __________ (46) Experts say heat may be nature's deadliest killer. Recently, extreme heat was blamed for killing more than one hundred people in India. It is reported that the total heat of a hot day or several days can affect health.

　　__________ (47) Experts say heat waves often become dangerous when the nighttime temperature does not drop much from the highest daytime temperature. This causes great stress on the human body.

　　__________ (48) Stay out of the sun, if possible. Drink lots of cool water. Wear light colored clothing made of natural materials; avoid wearing synthetic clothing. Make sure the clothing is loose, permitting freedom of movement. And learn the danger signs of the medical problems, such as headache and vomiting that are linked to heat. __________ (49) The pain is a warning that the body is becoming too hot. Doctors say those suffering headache or muscle pain should stop all activity and rest in a cool place and drink cool liquids. Do not return to physical activity for a few

　　hours because more serious conditions could develop.

　　Doctors say some people face an increased danger from heat stress. __________(50) Hot weather also increases dangers for people who must take medicine for high blood pressure, poor blood flow, nervousness or depression.

　　A. Such persons have a weak or damaged heart, high blood pressure, or other problems of the blood system.

　　B. Several of these conditions are present at the same time.

　　C. Most people suffer only muscle pain as a result of heat stress.

　　D. Several hot days are considered a heat wave.

　　E. So does extreme heat.

　　F. Doctors say people can do many things to protect themselves from the dangers of extreme heat.

　　46.E。本文的标题是Heat Is Killer，通篇文章说的是heat的危害性及预防方法。空格前面的句子说，“Floods，storms，volcano eruptions and other natural events kill thousands ofpeople every year”，空格后面的句子说，“…heat may be nature’s deadliest killer”。将两个句子所表达的意思汇总来看，floods，storms，volcano eruptions和高温都是杀手，而高温更甚。空格的句子一定与“杀手”有关。五个选项中只有E符合这个条件，所以E是答案。

　　47.D。空格后面的句子提到heat waves，而选项D的句子中也出现heat wave，说明这两个句子在意义上有联系。空格中的句子应该是对heat wave下的定义，以便为下一句的展开作铺垫。故D是答案。

　　48.F。第一段末尾说：当黑夜与白天温差不大时，热浪对人体伤害很大。第二段就列举了许多保护自己免受高温伤害的方法。空格中的句子应该是位于段首的概括句。选项F说人们有多种办法保护自己，完全符合要求，因此F是答案。

　　49.C。紧跟该空格后面的句子中有特指的the pain，说明前文一定出现过pain这个词。选项C的句子中有pain，且C的句子填入后，上下文意思连贯，所以C是答案。

　　50.A。空格前面的句子说：某些人在热浪期问特别危险。读者或许会问，是哪些人呢?选项A回答了这个问题，所以A是答案。