职称英语综合类B级真题及答案

2008年职称英语综合类B级真题考试时间：120分钟

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考试帮助一、单选题（共15题，共15.00分）返回顶部1、Shefoundmeverydull．

A.dirty

B.sleepy

C.lazy

D.boring选项：A

B

C

D

答案：D

解析：2、ThePresidentmadeabriefvisittoBeijing．

A.short

B.working

C.formal

D.secret选项：A

B

C

D

答案：A

解析：3、Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea．

A.mention

B.accept

C.consider

D.drop选项：A

B

C

D

答案：D

解析：4、Jackconsumesapoundofcheeseaday．

A.eats

B.drink

C.buys

D.produces选项：A

B

C

D

答案：A

解析：5、MaryjusttoldUSaveryfascinatingstory．

A.strange

B.frightening

C.difficult

D.interesting选项：A

B

C

D

答案：D

解析：6、It'sagorgeousdayanyway．

A.lovely

B.cold

C.normal

D.rainy选项：A

B

C

D

答案：A

解析：7、Herlifeisbecomingmorediverse.

A.generous

B.humorous

C.varied

D.romantic选项：A

B

C

D

答案：C

解析：8、Foreignmilitaryaidwasprolongingthewar.

A.broadening

B.worsening

C.extending

D.accelerating选项：A

B

C

D

答案：C

解析：9、Shewasunwillingtogobutshehadnochoice.

A.unable

B.indecisive

C.ready

D.reluctant选项：A

B

C

D

答案：D

解析：10、Sheisslender,withdelicatewristsandankles.

A.sick

B.weak

C.slim

D.pale选项：A

B

C

D

答案：C

解析：11、Withimmenserelief,Istoppedrunning.

A.some

B.enormous

C.little

D.extensive选项：A

B

C

D

答案：B

解析：12、Thescientistsbegantoaccumulatedata.

A.collect

B.handle

C.analyze

D.investigate选项：A

B

C

D

答案：A

解析：13、Jackeventuallyovertookthelasttruck.

A.hit

B.passed

C.reached

D.led选项：A

B

C

D

答案：B

解析：14、Sometimesitisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvance.

A.possible

B.profitable

C.easy

D.wise选项：A

B

C

D

答案：D

解析：15、Thereasonfortheirunusualbehaviorremainsapuzzle.

A.fact

B.mystery

C.statement

D.game选项：A

B

C

D

答案：B

解析：二、子母选择题（共7题，共85.00分）返回顶部1、Petitions

Petitions(请愿，请愿书)havelongbeenapartofBritishpoliticallife．AnyonewhowantedtochangesomethingwouldgetalistofsignaturesfrompeoplewhoagreedtotheideaandeithersendthemtothegovernmentordeliverthempersonallytothePrimeMinister’shouseinLondon．TheyarealwaysacceptedatthedoorbyoneofthePM'Sofficials．Whathappensthen?Nothingmuch，usually．petitionshavealwaysbeenthoughtButofasausefulwayforthosewhogoverntofindoutwhatthepeoplereallythink．That’swhytheUKgovernmentLaunchedits“e—petition”siteinNovember2006．Insteadofphysicallycollectingsignatures，allanyonewithanideahastodonowistomakeaproposalonthegovernmentwebsite，andanyonewhosupportstheideaisfreetoaddhisorhersignature．Thepetitionssoonstartedtoflowin．TheideawasfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirconstructiveideas．Manychoseinsteadtoexpresstheirsenseofhumor．onepetitionercalledonTonyBlairtostoptheDeputyPrimeMinistereatingSOmuch”．Anotherwantedtoexpel(驱逐)ScotlandfromtheUnitedKingdombecauseScottishfootballfastneversupportEnglandintheWorldCup．otherpetitionerscalledonthePrimeMinistertoabolishthemonarchy．Somewantedtogiveitmorepower．Somewantedtoopposethe

UnitedStates．otherswantedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion．SomewantedtosendmoretroopstoIraqandotherswantedthemallbroughthome．SomewantedtoadopttheEuro(欧元)．Otherswantedtokeepthepound．Yetifsomepetitionsarenotserious。otherspresentadirectchallengetogovernmentpolicy．Apetitioncallingonthegovernmenttodropplanstochargedriversforusingroadshasalreadydrawnaround1．8millionsignatures．1nresponsetothat，arivalpetitionhasbeenpostedinsupportofroadpricing．Andthatisalsorapidlygrowing．Thereareabout60millionpeopleinBritain．Soitisunderstandablethatthegovernmentwantstofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking．Buttheproblemwiththee-petitionsiteseemstobethattheBritishpeoplehaveabout70millionopinions，andwantthePrimeMinistertohearallofthem．Perhapshecouldstartapetitionaskingeveryonetolustshutupforawhile．16.ApetitionneedstobesignedARightBWrongCNotmentioned

17.ThePrimeMinisterreadspetitionseveryday

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18.ApetitionhastobemailedtothePrimeMinister'shouseinLondon

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19.PetitionshavebeentakentobeoneofthewaysfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirideas

.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20.Noothergovernmentshavelaunchedtheire-petitionsites

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21.Allpetitionsareserious

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22.ItisimpossibleforthePrimeMinistertohearalloftheopinions

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned选项：第1题：A

B

C

第2题：A

B

C

第3题：A

B

C

第4题：A

B

C

第5题：A

B

C

第6题：A

B

C

第7题：A

B

C

答案：

第1题：A

第2题：C

第3题：B

第4题：A

第5题：C

第6题：B

第7题：A

解析：2、ANewCitizenshipTest

1

Lastweek，asampleofthenewUScitizenship(公民身份)examwasreleasedbytheUSCitizenshipandImmigrationServices(US-cist)．Itwillbetriedoutin10citiesearlynextyeartoreplacethecurrenttestin2008．InsteadofaskinghowmanystripestheUSflaghas，asthecurrenttestdoes，thenewoneaskswhythereare13stripes．Insteadofhavingtonamethebranchesofgovernment，anapplicantisaskedtoexplainwhytherearethree．

2

"Thegoalistomakeitmoremeaningful．"explainsEmilioGonzalez，directoroftheUS．CIS．Immigrantswhopassitareexpectedtohaveabetter”understandingandrespect”forUScivic(公民的)values，Gonzalezsays．

3．Theussin’ttheonlycountrydealingwithcitizenship)teststhataimtogeta”sharedcommitment”fromimmigrantsfortheiradoptedcountry’s”values"．1nrecentyears，inadditiontotheusualrequirementoflanguage／workskillsandeconomicstatus，severalEuropeancountrieshaveadoptedcitizenshiptests．BritainintroducedanewcitizenshiptestLastNovember．1nMarch．anewbutchlaw--tookeffectrequiringallwould-beimmigrantstotakeacitizenshiptest．Itinvolvedwatchingavideoshowingnude(裸体的)womenbathingatbeachesandgay(同性恋的)menkissinginpublic．Theaimwastoensurethat”newcomerswillbecomfortablewiththecountry’sliberalsocialmores

4

Europehasbeenknownforwelcomingimmigrantsfordecades．But，today，thefactisthatsomeimmigrantsarekeptapartfromIncacitizensbycultureandtheybecomehostiletoeachother．PromotingintegrationhasbecomeamajorconcernforEuropeancountries，aftertheriotinginMuslimghettoes(少数民族聚居区)inFranceandthekillingOfDutchpublicfiguresbyreligiousextremists．

5

Officialsbelievethataperson’sattachmenttoacountrycanbetestedbyhisorherknowledgeofthecountry．However,somecriticssaythatthechangescandolittletohelppeopleassimilate(同化)themselves．"Immigrationisaculturewartoday．Isgivinganewtesttherightwaytolessentheaccusationsinthatfight?”saysAliNoonan，oftheMassachusettsImmigrantandRefugeeAdvocacyCoalition(难民辩护联盟)．23.Paragraph2_____________

24.Paragraph3_____________

25.Paragraph4_____________

26.Paragraph5_____________

A.Preparationfortakingacitizenshiptest

B.citizenshiptestsinEuropeancountries

C.importanceofpromotingintegration

D.Necessitytoknowthebranchesofgovernment

E.Differentviewsonthenewcitizenshiptest

F.goalofthenewcitizenshiptest27.Thequestionsinthenewcitizenshiptestaremoredifficult

28.Would-beimmigrantstotheUSareexpected

29.IntheDutchcitizenshiptest,allwould-beimmigrantsarerequired

30.Somepeoplefearthatchangesinthecitizenshiptestwilldolittle

A.toknowalotmoreaboutthecountry

B.towatchavideo

C.tohelpimmigrantsacceptthenewculture

D.tomarryAmericancitizens

E.todolow-skilljobs

F.toanswer选项：第1题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第2题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第3题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第4题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第5题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第6题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第7题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第8题：A

B

C

D

E

F

答案：

第1题：F

第2题：B

第3题：C

第4题：E

第5题：F

第6题：A

第7题：B

第8题：C

解析：3、PoliticalSpins

Lastweek，USWhiteHousespokesmanTonySnowsentjournalistsdiggingfortheirdictionaries．HecalledrecentcriticismbytheformerPresidentBillClinton”chutzpah"(大胆放肆)．Withjustonesentence，Snowmanagedtomakeheadlines，ajokeandadefenseofPresidentGeorgeW．Bush．

Interestingly,thisishowbattlesarefoughtandwoninUSpolitics-withcarefully-wordedone-liners(一行字幕新闻)madeforTVwhichoftenlacksubstanceandclarity(清晰度)．

"Theamountofinformationthatcandidatesattempttocommunicatetopeopleisactuallygettingsmallerandsmaller,”saidMarkSmith，apoliticalscienceprofessoratCedarvilleUniversity．Thishasbeenaccompaniedbyachangingmediaenvironment，Smithsaid．In1968，theaverageTVorradiosoundbite(演讲中的句子或短语)was48seconds，accordingtoSmith．In1996。theaveragesoundbitehadshrunkto8seconds．Thus，politicianswantingpublicitytrytomaketheirpubliccommunicationasquotableaspossible.

Campaigningpoliticiansalsouse30-'second"IVadsandclevercampaignsloganstoboosttheirmessages．RepublicanpresidentialcandidateJohnMcCainridestocampaignstopsinabusnamedthe”Straight-TalkExpress"．Mockinghopesthenamewillconvincevotersheplanstotellpeoplethetruth—whetherit’sinfashionornot．DemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClinton，ontheotherhand，haschosenthecampaignslogan”Lettheconversationbegin"．Shehopesitwillhelpherappearopen—mindedandfriendly．

Butone—liners，TVadsandcampaignslogansallhaveasinglekeyingredient：somethingcommonlycalledpolitical”spin"．BrooksJackson，aformerjournalistandthecurrentdirectorofthenon—partisan(无党派的)websiteFactCheck．org，callsspin”justapolitewordfordeception(欺骗)．"

"Idobelievethatveryoftenpoliticiansbelievetheirownspin．"saidJackson．

"Strongpartisanssufferfromauniversalhumantendency：Theyignoretheevidencethatwouldforcethemintotheuncomfortablepositionofhavingtochangetheirmindsandadmitthattheywerewrong."

31.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofone-liners?

A.

Theyareunclear.

B.Theycontainalotofinformation

C.

Theylacksubstance.

D.Theyarecarefullyconstructed.

32Whatchangedfrom1968to1996?

A.Publicity.

B.Information.

C.Communication.

D.Theaveragesoundbite.

33.Thecampaignslogan"Straight-TalkExpress"aimsatconvincingvotersthatthePresidentialcandidateis

A.honest.

B.friendly.

C.open-minded.

D.warm-hearted.

34.AccordingtoBrooksJackson,allcampaignslogansare

A.attractive.

B.impressive.

C.deceptive.

D.informative.

35.Whichstatementbestdescribesstrongpartisans?

A.Theyareveryfunny.

B.Theyareveryhealthy.

C.Theyareveryaggressive.

D.Theyareverystubborn(顽固的).选项：第1题：A

B

C

D

第2题：A

B

C

D

第3题：A

B

C

D

第4题：A

B

C

D

第5题：A

B

C

D

答案：

第1题：B

第2题：D

第3题：A

第4题：C

第5题：D

解析：4、ATaleofScottishRuralLife

LewisGrassicGibbon'sSunsetSong(1932)wasvoted"thebestScottishnovelofalltime"byScotland'sreadingpublicin2005.OnceconsideredshockingforitsfrankdescriptionofaspectsofthelivesofScotland'spoorruralfarmers,ithasbeenadaptedforstage,film,TVandradioinrecentdecades.

ThenovelissetonthefictionalestateofKinAddie,inthefarmingcountryoftheScottishnorthwestintheyearsuptoandbeyondWorldWarI.AtitsheartisthestoryofChris,whoisbothpartofthecommunityandalittleoutsideit.

GrassicGibbongivesusthemostdetailedandintimateaccountofthelifeofhisheroine(女主人公).Wewatchhergrowthroughachildhooddominatedbyhercruelbuthard-workingfather;experiencetragedy(hermother'ssuicideandmurderofhertwinchildren);andlearnaboutherfeelingsasshegrowsintoawoman.Weseehermarryloseherhusband,thenmarryagain.Chrishasseemedsoconvincingafiguretosomefemalereadersthattheycannotbelievethatsheisthecreationofaman.

ButitwouldbemisleadingtosuggestthatthisbookisjustaboutChris.Itistrulyanovelofaplaceanditspeople.ItsopeningsectiontellsofKinAddie’slonghistory,inalanguagethatimitatestheplace'schanging,patternsofspeechandwriting.

Thestoryitselfisamazinglyfullofcharactersandincidents.ItistoldfromChris'pointofviewbutalsofromthatofthegossipingcommunity,acommunitywhereeverybodyknowseverybodyelse'sbusinessandnothingiseverforgotten.

SunsetSonghasasocialthemetoo.ItisconcernedwithwhatGrassicGibbonperceivesasthedestructionoftraditionalScottishrurallifefirstbymodernizationandthenbyWorldWarI.Gibbontriedhardtoshowhowcertaincharactersresistthewar.Despitethis,thewartakestheyoungmenaway,anumberofthemtotheirdeaths.Inparticular,ittakesawayChris'husband,EvanAvondale.ThewarfinallykillsEvan,butnotinthewayhiswidowistold.Infact,theGermansaren'tresponsibleforhisdeath,buthisownside.Heisshotbecauseheissaidtohaverunawayfromabattle.

Ifthenovelisabouttheendofonewayoflife,italsolooksahead.Itisa"SunsetSong"butisconcernedtoowiththenewKinAddie,indeedofthenewEuropeanworld.GrassicGibbonwentontopublishtwoothernovelsabouttheplacethatcontinueitsstory.

36.WhatisSunsetSongmainlyabout?

A.TheFirstWorldWar.

B.Thebeautyofthesunset.

C.

ThenewEuropeanworld.

D.

ThelivesofruralScottishfarmers

37.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofChris?

A.SheistheheroineofSunsetSong

B.Shehadamiserablechildhood.

C.Sheisthecreationofaman.

D.Shemarriedonlyonce.

38.Whatistheopeningsectionofthenovelmainlyconcernedwith?

A.TheclimateofKinraddie.

B.ThehistoryofKinraddie.

C.ThegeographyofKinraddie.

D.ThelanguagespokeninKinraddie.

39.WhokilledChris'husband,Ewan?

A.Hisowntroops.

B.TheFrencharmy.

C.

TheGermans.

D.

TheRussiansoldiers.

40.Theword"Sunset"inthetitleofthisnovelmostprobablymeans

A.theendoftheheroine'slife.

B.

theendofthestory.

C.theendofthetraditionalwayoflife.

D.theendoftheday.选项：第1题：A

B

C

D

第2题：A

B

C

D

第3题：A

B

C

D

第4题：A

B

C

D

第5题：A

B

C

D

答案：

第1题：D

第2题：D

第3题：B

第4题：A

第5题：C

解析：5、CentersoftheGreatEuropeanCities

ThecentersofthegreatcitiesofEuropearemeetingplacesbytradition．Peoplegathertheretodrinkcoffeeandchatlateintothenight．Amixtureoflocalsandtouristsmakeforanexciting，metropolitan(大都市的)atmosphere．Squares，plazas(广场)andarcades(拱廊)formtheheartofEurope’scities．Venice、inItalyhasthePiazzaSanMarco—abeautifulsquaresurroundedbyshops，churches，restaurantsandcafes。InBarcelona，Spain，LaBecquerelisalivelymarketwithhundredsofstallssellingallkindsofgoods．London’SCoventGardenisfilledwithfruitandvegetablestallsbydayandmusicians，acrobats(杂技演员)andartistsbynight．ThegovernmentbuildingsatthecenterofmanycitiesoftenarearchitecturallyimpressiveInLondon，theyserveasabeautifulbackdrop(背景)tothecoffeetablesthatlinethestreetsandthebanksoftheThames．

Thesevibrant(有活力的)heartsaretheproductofcenturiesofevolution，socialhistorianJoelGarreautoldUSNewsandWorldReportrecently．"ThereasonpeoplethinkVeniceisSOgreattodayisyoudon'tseeallthemistakes，"saidGirardeau．"Thosehaveallbeenremoved．"MostEuropeancitieswerelaidoutbeforetheinventionofthecar.SObars，restaurantsandcafeswereneartopeople’Shomes．Today，thefocusofmanyEuropeans’lifehasmovedawayfromthecenters．Theyliveinthesuburbsandoutskirts.drivingtosupermarketstogettheirsupplies．Butonacontinentwherepeopletreasureconvention，therearestillthosewhoholdontotraditionalways，livingandshoppinglocally．Thesepeople，togetherwithtourists，providethecitycenterswiththeirreasonforexistence．

Coffeecultureplaysapartinkeepingthesecitycentersflourishing.ThisisparticularlytrueofPariswhosecitizensarefamousenthusiasticconversationalists．Thisskillisdevelopedovermanyhoursspentchattingoverespressos(浓咖啡)andcigarettes．

Religionalsoplaysaroleindevelopingsociableatmosphere．PeopleinRomanCatholiccountriesusedtovisittheChurchonanalmostdailybasis．Entirecommunitieswouldgatherinthesamebuildingandthenmoveouttothemarkets．cafesandbarsinthesurroundingstreets．AnenormousexampleofthisrelationshipbetweenchurchandsocietyistheCuomo．ThehugemarblecathedralinFlorence，Italyissurroundedbybakeriesandcoffeeshops，andcaters(迎合)notonlytothetouristcrowds，butalsothelocalcommunity.

41.ItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthateachbigcityinEurope

A.hasmanylargesquares.

B.hasmanyverymagnificentsky-scrapers.

C.drawstouristsinlargenumberseveryyear.

D.hasacenterwheretouristsmeettheirspouses.

42.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofCoventGarden?

A.Itiscrowdedwithpeople.

B.

ItislocatedinLondon.

C.

Itisfilledwithstalls.

D.Itissurroundedbyshops,churches,restaurantsandcafes

43.WhydopeoplethinkthatVeniceissogreat?

A.Becauseitisafamoustouristattraction.

B.Becauseyoucanreachanywherebyboat.

C.Becauseitiswell-knownforitsmerchants.

D.Becauseallthemistakeshavebeenremoved

44.WhatareParisiansfamousfor?

A.

Theirpursuitofindependence.

B.

Theirenthusiasmforconversation.

C.

Theirabilitytokeepthecityflourishing.

D.

Theirdevotiontodevelopingamultipleculture.

45.ThewritercitestheCuomointhelastparagraphasanexampletoillustratethat

A.thereisatightlinkbetweenchurchandsociety.

B.allchurchesaremagnificent.

C.oldchurchesareverypopular.

D.high-risechurchesareimpressive.选项：第1题：A

B

C

D

第2题：A

B

C

D

第3题：A

B

C

D

第4题：A

B

C

D

第5题：A

B

C

D

答案：

第1题：C

第2题：D

第3题：D

第4题：B

第5题：A

解析：6、RisingTuitionintheUS

EverySpring，USuniversityadministratorsgathertodiscussthenextacademicyear’Sbudget．Theyconsiderfacultysalaries，utilitycostsfordormitories，newbuildingneedsandrepairstooldones．Theyrunthenumbersandconclude-itseems，inevitably-that，yetagain，thecostoftuitionmustgoup．

AccordingtotheUS'SCollegeBoard，thepriceofattendingafour-yearprivateuniversityintheUSrose81percentbetween1993and2004._______(46)In2005and2006,thenumberscontinuedtorise．

Accordingtouniversityofficials，collegecostincreasesaresimplytheresultofbalancinguniversitycheckbooks．"TuitionincreasesatCedarvilleUniversityaredeterminedbyourrevenueneedsforeachyear．"saidtheuniversity’spresident，DrBillBrown．"Studenttuitionpaysfor78percentoftheuniversity’soperatingcosts．"Brown’sscholiastaprivateuniversitythatenrollsabout3．100undergradsandisconsistentlyrecognizedbyannualcollegerankingguideslikeUSNewsandWorldReport’sandThePrincetonReview’s.________(47)

TuitionatprivateuniversitiesissetbyadministrationFolliclesandthensentforapprovaltotheschool’sboardoftrustees(董事)．________(48)Thisboardoversees(监管)ailofastate’spublicinstitutions．

JohnDurham，assistantsecretarytotheboardoftrusteesatEastCarolinaUniversity(ECU)，explainsthatstateLawsaysthatpublicinstitutionsmustmaketheirservicesavailablewheneverpossibletothepeopleofthestateforfree．DurhamsaidthatNorthCarolinaresidentsonlypay22percentofthecostoftheireducation．________(49)StateresidentsattendingECUpayaboutUS$10，000fortuitionroomandboardbeforefinancialaid．

Amidthenewsaboutcontinuedincreasesincollegecosts，however，thereissomegoodnews．Tuitionincreaseshavebeenaccompaniedbyroughlyequalincreasesinfinancialaidatalmosteveryuniversity．Toreceivefinancialaid，USstudentscompleteaformalapplicationwiththefederalgovernment．Thefederalgovernmentthendecideswhetheranapplicantiseligible(有资格的)forgrantsorloans_________(50)

A.

Theapplicationisthensenttothestudent'suniversity,wheretheschoolitselfwilldecidewhetherfreemoneywillbegiventothestudentandhowmuch

B.

Atpublicuniversities,however,tuitionincreasesmustalsobeapprovedbyastateeducationcommittee,sometimescalledtheboardofgovernors

C.

TheschoolcurrentlychargesUS$23,410ayearfortuition

D.

ManyAmericanpeoplearesimplyunabletopaythegrowingcostoffood

E.

That'smorethandoubletherateofinflation

F.

Thestategovernmentcoverstherest选项：第1题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第2题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第3题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第4题：A

B

C

D

E

F

第5题：A

B

C

D

E

F

答案：

第1题：E

第2题：C

第3题：B

第4题：F

第5题：A

解析：7、HowTwoGreatConflictsHelpedtoChangeEurope

NinetyyearsagoonasunnymorninginNorthernFrance，somethinghappenedthatchangedB．retainandEuropeforevenAthalfpastsevenonthemorningofJuly1,1916，whistles(哨子)blewandthousandsofBritishsoldierslefttheirpositionstoattacktheirGermanenemies．Bytheendoftheday,20，000ofthemweredead，andanother30，000woundedormissing．TheBattleoftheSomme，_________(51)itiscalled，lastedforsixmonths．When,itended，125，000Britishsoldiersweredead.Theyhadgainedfivekilometersofground．

ThiswasoneofaseriesofgreatbattlesduringWWI．TheattackontheSommewasstagedtorelieve_________(52)ontheFrench，whowereengagedinagreatbattleoftheirownataplacecalledVerdun．Bythetimethebattleended，overamillionFrenchandGermantroopshadbeenkilled．

About17millionpeoplewerekilledinWWI．Therehavebeenwarswithgreaternumbersofdead．Buttherehasneverbeenonein________(53)mostofthedeadwereconcentratedinsuchasmallarea．ontheSommebattlefield，twomendiedforeverymeterofspace．

Localfarmersworkinginthelandsit________(54)thebodiesofthosewhodiedinthatbattle．Thedeadofallnationswereburiedinaseriesofgiantgraveyardsalongthelineoftheborder________(55)FranceandBelgium．Relativesanddescendants

(子孙)ofthosewhodiedstillvisitthesegraveyardstoday．WhattheFrenchcallthe"tourismofdeath"________(56)an