知诸英语原创完形填空训练（7）

文本来源：BBC

知诸出题人：李卡斯

文章词数：224 words

文章体裁：记叙文（narrative）

选项词性：动词7题   名词8题 

A Legendary Albatross Lays an Egg at 74

On November 27, 2024, Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, made headlines once again by 1._____an egg at the remarkable age of 74 on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. This is her first egg in four years, 2.______special joy to scientists and wildlife conservationists.

The US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) shared the news with 3._____, posting on social media, “She did it again!” Wisdom was seen with her new 4._____and the egg, continuing to defy the odds (战胜困难). A touching video 5.______ by USFWS showed Wisdom rubbing her head against her partner before he settled to incubate（孵化）the egg.

Biologist Jon Plissner expressed 6.______that the egg will hatch, and that Wisdom is healthy enough to raise another 7.______. Throughout her lifetime, Wisdom has laid up to 60 eggs and 8._____around 30 chicks. First tagged（加标签）in 1956 by ornithologist（鸟类学家）Chandler Robbins, Wisdom has intrigued biologists for 9.______.

Laysan albatrosses（信天翁）usually live between 12 and 40 years, but many die from ingesting（吞食）plastic waste. Wisdom’s 10._____continues to fascinate researchers, who are eager to understand how she manages to live such a long life while still 11.______.

Every year, millions of albatrosses return to Midway Atoll to 12.______. Despite her 13._____, Wisdom still flies thousands of miles to 14._____her young, inspiring hope and admiration for global 15._____ efforts.

1. A. laying B. lying C. playing D. staying

2. A. singing B. ringing C. swinging D. bringing

3. A. achievement B. entertainment C. excitement D. employment

4. A. match B. mate C. tool D. route

5. A. mailed B. noted C. posted D. hired

6. A. optimism B. wealth C. freedom D. ignorance

7. A. clue B. chick C. coin D. storm

8. A. built B. funded C. raised D. trained

9. A. traditions B. resources C. events D. decades

10. A. longevity B. heritage C. growth D. prosperity

11. A. consuming B. reproducing C. creating  D. transforming

12. A. build B. occupy C. nest D. explore

13. A. age B. stage C. trend D. cycle

14. A. look into B. take over C. care for D. give up

15. A. conservation B. destruction C. progress D. tradition

2024年11月27日，全球已知最年长的野生鸟类——74岁的“Wisdom”在中途岛国家野生动物保护区产下一枚蛋，这是她四年来的首枚蛋，为科学家和野生动物保护者带来了特别的喜悦。美国鱼类和野生动物管理局（USFWS）在社交媒体上兴奋地宣布：“她又做到了！”并发布了一段视频，显示“Wisdom”与新伴侣亲昵互动，而伴侣则负责孵蛋。生物学家乔恩·普利斯纳对这枚蛋的孵化及“Wisdom”的健康状况表示乐观。自1956年被鸟类学家钱德勒·罗宾斯标记以来，“Wisdom”已产下约60枚蛋，成功抚育约30只雏鸟。尽管莱桑信天翁（Laysan albatrosses）通常寿命为12至40年，“Wisdom”的长寿及生育能力仍令科学家惊叹。她每年飞行数千英里抚育后代，成为全球自然保护努力的象征和希望。

1. A. laying

根据语义复现线索，句中提到“the world’s oldest known wild bird… at the remarkable age of 74”，结合后文提到的“egg”，可推断Wisdom下蛋，“laying”符合文意。

2. D. bringing

根据语义复现线索，“special joy”表示“特别的快乐”的，符合语义的选择是“bringing”，文中表示“给谁带来特别的快乐”。

3. C. excitement

根据语义复现线索，前文提到“made headlines once again”，“special joy”和后文提到“She did it again!”，表明大家对这个新闻的兴奋，故“excitement”符合文意。

4. B. mate

根据代词指代线索，后文中“her partner”中的“partner”与前文的“her new...”指代一致，与“partner”表达类似意思的只有B选项，故“mate”符合文意。

5. C. posted

根据语义复现线索，后文提到“shared the news with… on social media”，表明这段视频是“发布（posted）”在社交媒体上的。

6. A. optimism

根据语义复现线索，后文中的“the egg will hatch”，意为“蛋将会孵化”，表明生物学家对蛋的孵化成功抱有“乐观（optimism）”态度，所以A选项符合语境。

7. B. chick

根据词汇复现线索，结合前文中的“egg ”和“Wisdom is healthy enough to raise another…”及语境，显然是指她的“雏鸟（chick）”，故B符合文意。

8. C. raised

根据逻辑推理线索，“has laid up to 60 eggs and…”与后文“around 30 chicks”构成并列关系，表明“抚养（raised）”了30只小鸟。

9. D. decades

根据词汇复现线索，“First tagged in 1956… intrigued biologists for…”表明时间跨度已达数十年，“decades”符合文意。

10. A. longevity

根据语义复现线索，“Laysan albatrosses usually live between 12 and 40 years”意为“黑衣信天翁通常能活12到40年”。对比来看，Wisdom活得很久，故“longevity（长寿）”符合文意。

11. B. reproducing

根据逻辑推理线索，结合“live such a long life while still…”及前文Wisdom还在下蛋表明“她是如何活这么久而且还能繁殖”，故“reproducing（繁殖）”符合文意。

12. C. nest

根据语义复现线索，结合前文多次提到Wisdom下蛋、繁殖和“return to Midway Atoll to…”可推测出信天翁每年回归是为了筑巢，“nest”符合文意。

13. A. age

根据语义复现线索，结合“Despite her…”及Wisdom年事已高的背景，“age”符合文意。

14. C. care for

根据逻辑推理线索，“flies thousands of miles to…her young”，意为“飞几千英里去怎么样她的孩子”，可以理解得出她飞行的目的是为了照顾自己的后代，“care for”符

合文意。

15. A. conservation

根据语义复现线索，全篇都在谈科学家们如何保护跟踪调查Wisdom，结合“inspiring hope and admiration for global…”可知Wisdom激励了全球的自然保护工作，因此“conservation”最合适。

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