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1、请仔细阅读：本资料是理工类完型填空15篇文章和阅读理解50篇文章的答案，不管考A级还是B级，全都要记。考试会有一篇阅读理解和一篇完型填空从这里出。1、CaptainCookArrowLegendItwasagreatlegendwhileitlasted,butDNAtestinghasfinallyendedatwo-century-oldstoryoftheHawaiianarrowcarvedfromtheboneofBritishexplorerCaptainJamesCookwhodiedintheSandwichIslan
2、dsin1779.ThereisnoCookintheAustralianMuseum,”museumcollectionmanagerJudePhilipsaidnotlongagoinannouncingtheDNAevidencethatthearrowwasnotmadeofCook'sbone.Butthatwillnotstopthemuseumfromcontinuingtodisplaythearrowinitsexhibition,Uncovered:TreasuresoftheAustralianMuseum,wh
3、ichdoesincludeafeathercapepresentedtoCookbyHawaiianKingKalani’opu’uin1778.CookwasoneofBritain’sgreatexplorersandiscreditedwithdiscoveringtheGreatSouthLand,nowAustralia,in1770.HewasclubbedtodeathintheSandwichIslands,nowHawaii.ThelegendofCook’sarrowbeganin1824whenHawaiian
4、KingKamehamehaonhisdeathbedgavethearrowtoWilliamAdams,aLondonsurgeonandrelativeofCook’swife,sayingitwasmadeofCook’sboneafterthefatalfightwithislanders.Inthe1890sthearrowwasgiventotheAustralianMuseumandthelegendcontinueduntilitcameface-to-facewithscience.DNAtestingbylabo
5、ratoriesinAustraliaandNewZealandrevealedthearrowwasnotmadeofCook’sbonebutwasmorelikelymadeofanimalbone,saidPhilp.However,Cook’sfansrefusetogiveuphopethatoneCooklegendwillprovetrueandthatpartofhisremainswillstillbeuncovered,astheysaythereisevidencenotallofCook’sbodywasbu
6、riedatseain1779.Onthisoccasiontechnologyhaswon,saidCliffThornton,presidentoftheCaptainCookSociety,inastatementfromBritain.ButIamsurethatoneofthesedays...oneoftheCooklegendswillprovetobetrueanditwillhappenoneday.2、AvalancheandItsSafetyAnavalancheisasuddenandrapidflowofsn
7、ow,oftenmixedwithairandwater,downamountainside.Avalanchesareamongthebiggestdangersinthemountainsforbothlifeandproperty.Allavalanchesarecausedbyanoverburdenofmaterial,typicallysnowpack,thatistoomassiveandunstablefortheslopethatsupportsit.Determiningthecriticalload,theamo
8、untofover-burdenwhichislikelytocauseanavalanche,isacomplextaskinvolvingtheevaluationofanumberoffactors.Terrain
