2017年職稱英語試題《理工C》補全短文專項練習(2)

　　The Caribbean Islands

　　What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands? Palm trees and coconuts(椰子) ? White beaches and clear, blue ocean? Colorful corals (珊瑚) and even more colorful fishes and birds?

　　You bet. There are thousands of islands in the Caribbean Sea. They are famous for their warm,tropical climate and great natural beauty.

　　The Caribbean Islands form a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean __________ (46) Many of the islands were formed by the eruption (爆發(fā)) of ancient volcanoes ( 火山) . Others are low-lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean.

　　The Caribbean Islands are known by several names. __________ (47) The explorer Christopher Columbus called the islands the Indies in 1492 because he thought he was near the coast of India. Later, Spain and France called the islands the Antilles.

　　There are four large islands in the Caribbean Sea. __________ (48) These four islands are often called the Greater Antilles. Together, they account for about 90 percent of the land area of the Caribbean Islands.

　　The rest of the Caribbean Islands are much smaller. __________ (49) You can see why pirates such as the famous Blackbeard sailed these waters. There are countless small islands to bury treasure or hide on.

　　The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny. Sandy beaches line the coasts of many islands. __________ (50) Many tourists arrive on cruise ships.

　　A. But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always paradise.

　　B. The earliest name used by Europeans is the Indies, later changed to the West Indies.

　　C. They're like a long necklace that stretches between North and South America.

　　D.They are Cuba，Puerto Ric0，Jamaica，and Hispaniola.

　　E.This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year.

　　F.Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers(小片)of exposed coral.

　　2017年職稱英語試題《理工C》補全短文專項練習答案及解析

　　46.C。第三段的第一句話說的是：加勒比群島形成了一條鎖鏈，把加勒比海與大西洋的其他部分分開。有可能構成答案的是C和D。因為它們的第一個詞都是They，該詞指的是The Caribbean Islands。但是，The Caribbean Islands只有古巴等4個國家組成不符合實際情況，因此C是正確的。

　　47.B。第四段的第一句話(主題句)說的是：加勒比群島有好幾個名字。這是一個總的概括，緊接著應該是具體的說明。8是具體的說明：歐洲人最早用的名字是印度群島(the Indies)，后來叫作西印度群島(the West Indies)。

　　48.D。第五段的第一句話說的是：加勒比海有4座大的島嶼。這是一個總的說明。下面應當列舉。D是列舉。

　　49.F。第六段的第一句話說的是：加勒比群島中的其他島嶼小得多。接著應該是進一步說明。F是進一步說明。

　　50.E。最后一段講到加勒比海的天氣溫暖，陽光充裕，許多島嶼的海岸有沙灘，這樣的自然環(huán)境顯然會吸引旅游者。故選E。