2022年职称英语(理工类)常考完形填空文章模拟练习及译文8Why India Needs Its Dying Vultures The vultures in question1 may look ugly and threatening, but the sudden sharp_1_ in three species of Indias vultures is producing alarm rather than2 celebration, and it presents the world with a new kind of environmental_2_. The dramatic decline in vulture numbers is causing widespread disruption to people living in the same areas as the_3_. It is also causing serious public health problems_4_ the Indian sub-continent.3 While4 their reputation and appearance may be unpleasant to many Indians, vultures have_5_ played a very important role in keeping towns and villages all over India clean. It is_6_ they feed on dead cows. In India, cows are sacred animals and are_7_ left in the open6 when they die in their thousands upon thousands5 every year. The disappearance of the vultures has_8_ an explosion in the numbers of wild dogs feeding on the remains of these dead animals. There are fears that rabies may_9_ as a result7. And this terrifying disease may ultimately affect humans in the region, since wild dogs are its main carriers. Rabies could also spread to other animal species, causing an even greater problem in the_10_. The need for action is_11_, so an emergency project has been launched to_12_ a solution to this serious vulture problem. Scientists are trying to identify the disease causing the birds deaths and, if possible, develop a cure. Large-scale vulture_13_ were first noticed at the end of the 1980s in India. A population survey at that time showed that the three species of vultures had declined_14_ over 90 per cent. All three species are now listed as “critically endangered”8. As most vultures lay only single eggs and_15_ about five years to reach maturity, reversing their population decline will be a long and difficult exercise. 词汇： vulture / ”v?lt? / n.秃鹰 species / ”spi?i?z / n.物种，种类 disruption / d?s”r?p?n / n.破坏，毁坏 rabies / ”re?bi?z / n.狂犬症 ultimately / ”?lt?m?tl? / adv.最终地 endanger / ?n”de?nd? / v.危及，濒危 maturity / m?”tj?r?t? / n.成熟期 解释： 1.The vulture in question：争论中的秀鹰(问题)。in question意为“争论中的，考虑中的”。 2.rather than：而不是。例：Your proposal is positive rather than negative.(你的提议是乐观的，而不是消极的。) 3.the Indian sub-continent：印度次大陆 4.while：虽然。例：While he has published many papers, he is modest.(虽然他发表了多篇论文，他还是很虚心。) 5.thousands upon thousands：成千上万的 6.in the open：在户外，在野外 7.as a result：结果 8.listed as “critically endangered”：被列为极度濒危动物 练习： 1.Adecline Brise Cteeth Deyes 2.Abenefit Bdebate Cproblem Dsolution 3.Aplants Bbirds Chumans Dcows 4.Aover Bwith Cthrough Dacross 5.Asometimes Blong Csuddenly Dhardly 6.Awho Bwhen Cbecause Dwhere 7.Atraditionally Boccasionally Cpossibly Dfinally 8.Acame from Badjusted to Cresulted from Dled to 9.Adrop Bincrease Cdisappear Dchange 10.Afuture Bpast Cvillages Dmountains 11.Arecent Burgent Cfrequent Drare 12.Aneglect Buse Cremove Dfind 13.Acures Barrivals Cdeaths Djourneys 14.Aalong Bon Cin Dby 15.Atake Badopt Cconsume Dwaste