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2015年职称英语考试理工类教材对比 题型2015新增文章2014被替换文章第一部分?词汇选项无变化无变化第二部分?阅读判断无变化无变化第三部分?概括大意与完成句子无变化无变化第四部分?阅读理解第九篇 An Essential Scientific Process第九篇 Egypt Feled by Famine第二十二篇 Real-World Robots第二十二篇 Snowflakes第五部分?补全短文第九篇 Lightening Strikes第九篇 Heat Is Killer第五篇 A Record-breaking Rover?第五篇 The Magic of Sound第十三篇 Affectionate Androids第十三篇 Sleeping Giant第六部分?完形填空无变化无变化  2015年新版职称英语教材新增文章系列之理工类 补全短文 第九篇Lightening Strikes 　　Three years ago a bolt of lightning all but destroyed Lyn Miller’s house in Aberdeen—with her two children inside. “There was a huge rainstorm,” she says, recalling the terrifying experience. “My brother and I were outside desperately working to stop floodwater from coming in the house. Suddenly I was thrown to the ground by an enormous bang. ____1____ The door was blocked by rubble, but we forced our way in and found the children, thankfully unharmed. Later I was told to be struck by lightning is a chance in a million.” In fact, it’s calculated at one chance in 600,000. Even so, Dr Mark Keys of AER Technology, an organisation that monitors the effects of lightning, thinks you should be sensible. “I wouldn’t go out in a storm—but then I’m quite a careful person.” He advises anyone who is unlucky enough to be caught in a storm to get down on the ground and curl up into a ball, making yourself as small as possible. 　　Lightning is one of nature’s most awesome displays of sheer power. ____2____ 250 years ago, Benjamin Franklin, the American scientist and statesman，proved that lightning is a form of electricity, but scientists still lack a complete understanding of how it works. 　　____3____ Positive electrical charges streaming upwards from trees or church spires may glow and make a buzzing noise, and people’s hair can stand on end. And if you fear lightning, you’ll be glad to know that a company in America has manufactured a hand-held lightning detector which can detect it up to 70 kms away, sound a warning tone and monitor t