2022年职称英语教材新增内容：完形填空篇（理工类）第三篇 Giant Structures It is an impossible task to select the most amazing wonders of the modem world since every year more _1_ constructions appear. Here are three giant structures which are worthy of our _2_ although they may have been surpassed by some more recent wonders. The Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world when they were completed in 1999. With a _3_ of 452 metres, the tall twin towers, like two thin pencils, dominate the city of Kuala Lumpur. At the 41st floor, the towers are linked by a bridge, symbolizing a gateway to the city. The American _4_ Cesar Pelli designed the skyscrapers. Constructed of high-strength concrete, the building provides around 1，800 square metres of office space _5_ every floor. And it has a shopping centre and a concert hall at the base. Other _6_ of this impressive building include double-decker lifts, and glass and steel sunshades.The MiUau Bridge The Millau Bridge was opened in 2022 in the Tam Valley，in southern France. _7_ the time it was built，it was the worlds highest bridge, _8_ over 340m at the highest point. The bridge is described as one of the most amazingly beautiful bridges in the worlD. It was built to _9_ Millau”s congestion problems. The congestion was then caused by traffic passing from Paris to Barcelona in Spain. The bridge was built to withstand the _10_ extreme seismic and climatic conditions. Besides, it is guaranteed for 120 years! The Itaipu Dam The Itaipu hydroelectric power plant is one of the largest constructions of its kind in the worlD. It consists of a series of dams across the River Parana, _11_ forms a natural border between Brazil and Paraguay. Started in 1975 and taking 16 years to complete, the construction was carried out as a joint project between the two _12_. The dam is well-known for both its electricity output and its size. In 1995 it produced 78% of Paraguays and 25% of Brazils _13_ needs. In its construction, the _14_ of iron and steel used was equivalent to over 300 Eiffel Towers. It is a _15_ amazing wonder of engineering. 词汇：worthy adj.值得的surpass v.超过，赛过symbolize v.象征congestion n.拥挤withstand v. 经受住seismic 地震的dam n. 堤，坝hydroelectric adj. 水电的解释：1. The Petronas Twin Towers: 国油双峰塔，又称吉隆坡双子塔。建于1997年，共有88层，高达452公尺，曾是世界上的摩天楼。国油双峰塔由两幢大楼组成，两幢楼的第41层由58公尺长的天桥连接。这座设计新奇的、大量使用了木锈钢与玻璃等建材的双峰塔是吉隆坡市的象征。不管你在吉隆坡的哪一个角落都可以看到这座非常现代化的建筑物。2. Kuala Lumpur:吉隆坡（马来西亚首都)3. The Millau Bridge: 米约高架桥。位于法国西南部的米约市，横跨在塔恩河仙境般的河谷之上，是通住法国南部地中海地区75号高速大路段上的枢纽工程。建筑这座斜拉索式桥梁共花费了3年多的时间，总耗资3.94亿欧元。这座大桥全长2.46公里，总重29万吨，大桥距地面270米，大桥斜拉索的点距离地面343米，髙出埃菲尔铁塔23米，是当时世界上的桥梁。4. The Itaipu Dam: 伊泰普水电站。伊泰普水电站是目前世界上的水电站之一，由巴西和巴拉圭斥资共建，两国电力公司分别拥有水电站的一半产权。整个坝长7 853米，水位落差118.4米。水库面积1 350平方公里(其中巴西侧750平方公里，巴拉圭侧600平方公里），容量290亿立方米。自1991年起，伊泰普水电站每年发电收益约23亿美元。5. the River Parana: 巴拉那河。南美洲其次大河。6. Brazil: 巴西(南美洲一国名）7. Paraguay: 巴拉圭(南美洲一国名）8. Eiffel Towers: 埃菲尔铁塔。埃菲尔铁塔是法国巴黎建筑，也是巴黎的象征。塔高985 英尺，于1889年为世界博览会而建筑，其塔身几乎完全由开放晶格的熟铁制成。练习A. delightfulB. usefulC. wonderfulD. carefulA. admirationB. passionC. expressionD. detectionA. lengthB. widthC. heightD. volumeA. inventorB. architectC. scientistD. merchantA. belowB. inC. aboveD. onA. typesB. partsC. rolesD. featuresA. A.tB. withinC. fromD. uponA. developingB. expandingC. stretchingD. reachingA. restrictB. reserveC. relieveD. relaxA. mostB. muchC. moreD. lessA. whatB. whichC. whoD. thatA. countriesB. provincesC. areasD. regionsA. waterB. oilC. energyD. foodA. amountB. numberC. qualityD. ratioA. mainlyB. totallyC. rarelyD. truly答案与题解1. C其次句的前半句说的是“要选定当世最令人叹为观止的奇迹是一个无法完成的差事”，后半句解释“做不到”的缘由在于每年都有新的更令人叹为观止的建筑消失。此题要选的词应当是与描述constructions极好性状有关的形容词。四个选项中wonderful符合这个要求，而delightful, useful和careful均与constructions极好性状无关，因此不行能是答案。2. A be worthy of 意为“值得”。Three giant, structures 值得什么呢？值得我们 passion (热忱）、expression(表达)或detection(发觉）？这三个选项明显不会是答案。Admiration(赞美)才是答案。3. C “the tall twin towers”给出了查找答案的线索。tall towers意为“高楼”，所以452米指的是高度。4. B本段表达马来西亚吉隆坡的国油双峰塔。四个选项中只有architect(建筑师)与设计国油双峰塔最相关。其他三个选项与architect相比，相关性就差多了。5. D floor之前搭配的介词是on。6. D本段前面的句子描述了国油双峰塔的建筑特色，本句进而介绍塔的其他两个特色，即double-decker lifts (双层电梯）和glass and steel sunshades(建材为玻璃和钢的遮阳篷）。依据上下文推断，features是答案。7. A at the time(在那时，那时候)是固定搭配，后接从句。8. D从词组搭配和上下文意思上推断，reaching over 340m at the highest point是最适宜的。 reach a height意为“到达某个高度”，而develop a height(进展某个高度），expand a height (扩展某个髙度）和stretch a height(延长某个高度)都不合理。9. C congestion是解题的关键词。建筑髙架大桥的目的是为了缓解交通拥挤，所以选择relieve是理所固然的。10. A本句是说米约高架桥的结实程度，它能经受住最极端的地震和气候条件而不会倒塌。此题的答案是most。the most extreme是形容词extreme的级形式。11. B很明显，the River Parana之后是个非限制性定语从句，连接词只能用which。what不能指代the River Parana。that用于限制性定语从句。Who不能指代非生命的the