2012年职称英语(综合、卫生)新增完形填空C级.doc

C级1 第一篇 A Life with Birds For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of Londons yeoman warders, _better known to tourists as beefeaters. David, 64, lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the top of the Byward Tower, one of the gatehouses. __ From __ our bedroom we have a marvellous view of Tower Bridge and the Thames, says David. The Tower of London is famous __ for __ its ravens, the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries. David was immediately fascinated by the birds and when he was __ offered __ the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no __ hesitation __ in accepting it. The birds have now become my life and Im always __ aware __ of the fact that I am __ maintaining __ a tradition. The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower, England will fall to enemies, and its my job to __ make __ sure this doesnt happen! David_ devotes _about four hours a day to the care of the ravens. He has grown to love them and the _ fact __ that he lives right next to them is ideal. I can _ keep __ a close eye on them all the time, and not just when Im working. __ At first __, Davids wife Mo was not __ keen __ on the idea of life in the Tower, but she too will be sad to leave when he retires next year. When we look out of our windows, we see history __ all __ around us, and we are taking it in and storing it up for our future memories. 译文：有鸟陪伴的生活 　　作为伦敦塔的守卫者之一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。“这种鸟类现在已经成为我的生命，我总是警觉到我在保持一个传统。传说中说，如果乌鸦离开伦敦塔，英国将落到敌人手中，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热衷，但David明年即将退休，她要离开时也会很伤心。“当我们透过我们的窗口向外看，我们看到历史环绕在我们身边，我们正接受它并为我们未来的记忆存储它。” A Lucky Break Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones, and it always seems to happen w