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A leading biologist has compared the physiology(生理学)of flighted species with the representations of spiritual and mythical creat
A leading biologist has compared the physiology(生理学)of flighted species with the representations of spiritual and mythical creat
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2013-11-18
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问题
A leading biologist has compared the physiology(生理学)of flighted species with the representations of spiritual and mythical creatures in art. He found the angels and fairies that sit atop of Christmas trees did not get there under their own power【C1】______.
Prof. Roger Wotton, from University College London, found that flight would be impossible for angels【C2】______with arms and bird-like feathered wings. "Even a【C3】______examination of the evidence in representational arts shows that angels and fairies(小天使)cannot take off and cannot use powered【C4】______, and even if they used gliding flight, they would need to be exposed to very high wind speed at take off—such high winds that they would be【C5】______away and have no need for wings. "
Angels, fairies adorn some of the world’s most famous religious paintings and【C6】______, hovering in the air to【C7】______the deeds of God and men. Their power to capture the imagination is so strong that a survey last year【C8】______that most Americans believe in angels. Prof. Wotton explores the reason in his paper: "Angels are very【C9】______religious icons for people with faith. Their similarity to humans adds to their power. At the same time, they have wings on them because they are more than human. They take【C10】______to heaven and therefore have to fly. "
A)cursory F)finally K)architecture
B)witness G)blown L)curious
C)pushed H)messages M)portrayed
D)flight I)actually N)prove
E)powerful J)apparently O)revealed
【C3】
选项
答案
A
解析
形容词辨析题。空格处缺少一个形容词来修饰examination。空格所在句句意为:即使对代表画作中的证据作一个——检查,也能够说明天使和精灵不能起飞。由此可推断此处的意思应为“粗略的”或“简单的”,结合备选形容词词义可知,cursory符合句意。
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大学英语四级
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