2017职称英语补全短文测试题及答案解析

1/42017职称英语补全短文测试题及答案解析THEMYSTERIESOFNAZCAINTHEDESERTOFPERU,300KILOMETERSFROMLIMA,ONEOFTHEMOSTUNUSUALARTWORKSINTHEWORLDHASMYSTIFIED迷惑PEOPLEFORDECADES46BUTFROMHIGHABOVE,THESEMARKSAREHUGEIMAGESOFBIRDS,FISH,SEASHELLS,ALLBEAUTIFULLYCARVEDINTOTHEEARTHTHENAZCALINESARESODIFFICULTTOSEEFROMTHEGROUNDTHATTHEYWERENTDISCOVEREDUNTILTHE1930S,WHENPILOTSSPOTTEDTHEMWHILEFLYINGOVERTHEAREAINALL,THEREAREABOUT70DIFFERENTHUMANANDANIMALFIGURESONTHEPLAIN,ALONGWITH900TRIANGLES,CIRCLES,ANDLINESRESEARCHERSHAVEFIGUREDOUTTHATTHELINESAREATLEAST1,500YEARSOLD,BUTTHEIRPURPOSEISSTILLAHOWEVER,ITWOULDPROBABLYBEVERYTRICKYTOLANDASPACESHIPINTHEMIDDLEOFPICTURESOFDOGSANDMONKEYSINTHE1940S,ANAMERICANEXPLORERNAMEDPAULKOSOKSUGGESTEDTHATTHEDRAWINGSAREACHRONICLE记录OFTHEMOVEMENTOFTHESTARSANDLATER,AN2/4ASTRONOMERTESTEDHISTHEORYWITHACOMPUTER,BUTHECOULDNTFINDANYRELATIONBETWEENTHELINESANDMOVEMENTSINSPACEANOTHEREXPLANATIONISTHATTHELINESMAYHAVEBEENMADEFORRELIGIOUSREASONSBRITISHRESEARCHERTONYMORRISONINVESTIGATEDTHECUSTOMSOFPEOPLEINTHEANDESMOUNTAINANDLEARNEDTHATTHEYSOMETIMESPRAYBYTHESIDEOFTHEROADITSPOSSIBLETHATINTHEPAST,THELINESOFNAZCAWERECREATEDFORASIMILARBUTTHELOCALPEOPLEHAVENEVERCONSTRUCTEDANYTHINGTHISBIGRECENTLY,TWOOTHERSCIENTISTS,DAVIDJOHNSONANDSTEVEMABEE,HAVESPECULATEDTHATLINESCOULDHAVEBEENRELATEDTOWATERNAZCAISONEOFTHEDRIESTPLACESINTHEWORLDANDRECEIVESONLY2CMOFRAINEVERYYEARWHILEJOHNSONWASSEARCHINGFORANCIENTWATERSOURCESINTHEAREA,HENOTICEDTHATSOMEWATERWAYSBUILTBYANCIENTPEOPLEWERECONNECTEDWITHTHELINESJOHNSONBELIEVESTHATTHENAZCALINESAREAGIANTMAPOFTHEUNDERGROUNDWATERINTHEAREA50ASCHOLARSDIFFERININTERPRETINGTHEPURPOSEOF3/4THEDESIGNSBTHELARGESTPICTUREMAYHAVEBEENTHESITESFORSPECIALCEREMONIESCHECALLEDNAZCA“THELARGESTASTRONOMYBOOKINTHEWORLD“DASWISSWRITERNAMEDERICHVONDANIKENWROTETHATTHENAZCALINESWEREDESIGNEDASALANDINGPLACEFORUFOSEOTHERSCIENTISTSARENOWSEARCHINGFOREVIDENCETOPROVETHISFSEENFROMTHEGROUND,ITLOOKSLIKELINESSCRATCHEDINTOTHEEARTH。空格后句子讲到从高处看时这些艺术品的外观。通过句首的转折词BUT可知，空格处应该填入“与地面上”观察的反义词，因此F从地面上看是符合上下文语义的选项。空格前讲道研究者得知这些线条已有1500年的历史，但其存在的目的还不得而知。空格处应该进一步说明这种情况。因此，D选项一个瑞士作家写到NAZCALINES被设计成一个UF0的着陆场所正是对目的的一种猜测。空格后的转折词HOWEVER表示对这种猜测的否定。因此D为最佳选项。4/4。空格前讲的是“一个美国人认为这是星球和行星的运动记录”，符合上下文语义走向的是他把NAZCA叫做“世界上最大的太空书籍”。因此C是最佳答案。本段大意是“这些线条可能是