2015年职称英语考试阅读理解材料精选(综合类).pdf

/ A Life with Birds Fornearly 17yearsDavidCopehasworkedasoneoftheTower of Londons yeoman warders(伦敦塔看守), _ better(更…) known to tourists as beefeaters. David, 64, lives in a three-bedroomedflatrightatthetop(顶部)oftheBywardTower, one of the gatehouses. From(从) our bedroom we have a marvelous(a.奇妙的，不可思议的) view of Tower Bridge and the Thames, says David. TheTowerofLondon isfamousfor(以..而著名)itsravens(n. 乌鸦，黑色的鸟), the largeblack birds which have lived there for over three centuries. David was immediatelyfascinated(着 迷，吸引) by the birds and when he was _ offered(提供)__ the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no _ hesitation(犹 豫)_ in accepting it. The birds have now become my life and Imalways _ aware(意识到) of the fact that Iam _ maintaining (保持)_ a tradition. The legend(传奇，传说) says that if the ravens leavetheTower, England will fall to enemies, and its my job to _ make(确保) sure this doesnt happen! David devotes(献身于) about four hours a day to the care of the ravens. He has grown to love them and the _ fact(事实) that he lives right next to them is ideal. I can keep(关注) acloseeyeonthemallthetime,andnotjustwhen Imworking. / At first(起初), Davids wife Mo was not _keen(对..感兴趣) on the ideaof life inthe Tower, but she toowill be sad to leave when he retires next year. When we look out of our windows, we seehistory all(所有) aroundus, andwe are taking it inand storing it up for our future memories. 有鸟陪伴的生活 作为伦敦塔的守卫者之一的David Cope在那里工作了近17年， 被游客们称为Beefeaters。David，64岁，生活在Byward塔顶部的 一个三居室的单元里，一个警卫室。David说：“从我们的卧室看去， 我们可以看到伦敦塔桥和泰晤士河的一个美好景色。 伦敦塔以大黑色的鸟乌鸦而著名，它们已经在那里生活了三 个多世纪。David立刻被这种鸟迷住了，当他在八年前被提供乌鸦主 人的职位时他毫不犹豫地接受了它。“这种鸟类现在已成为我的生命， 我总是警觉到我在保持一个传统。传说中说，如果乌鸦离开了伦敦 ， 英国将落到敌人的手中，我的工作就是确保这种情况不会发生! David每天大约用四个小时的时间来护理乌鸦。他已经爱上了它 们，而他紧挨在它们的旁边生活是最佳选择。“我可以在所有的时间 内密切关注它们，不仅仅是在工作的时候。”起初，David 的妻子Mo 对生活在塔里的想法并不