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1、2013年职称英语综合类新增文章: 综合类: 第四部分阅读理解 第3篇:SharkAttack! 第5篇:TheTravelofIbnBattuta 第六部分完形填空 综合完形填空无新增文章; 注:综合类阅读判断的第1篇和第12篇,概括大意与完成句子的第5篇不同于2012年教材 第三篇SharkAttack!CraigRogerswassittingonhissurfboard,scanningthedistanceforhisnextwave,whenhisboardsuddenlystopp
2、edmoving.Helookeddownandwasterrifiedtoseeagreatwhitesharkbitingthefrontofhisboard.“Icouldhavetoucheditseyewithmyelbow,”saysCraig.Thesharkhadsurfacedsoquietlythathehadn’theardathing.Inhishorrorandconfusion,hewavedhisarmsandaccidentallycuttwoofhisfingersonthe
3、shark’steeth.Hethenslidofftheoppositesideofhissurfboardintothewater.Then,withCraiginthewaterandbloodflowingfromhisfingers,thefive-meter-longsharksimplyswamaway,disappearingintothewaterbelow.Althoughsharksareoftencategorizedaskillersthathuntandeatasmanyhuman
4、sastheycan,thisisfactuallyinaccurate.Sharksveryrarelykillhumans.Apersonhasagreaterchanceofbeingstruckbylightningordrowninginabaththanofbeingkilledbyashark.Only74peoplehavebeenreportedkilledbygreatwhitesinthelastcentury.Butgreatwhitesharkscanreachsixmetersin
5、lengthandweigh2,200kilogramsormore.Withfrighteningjawsthatcanholdupto3,000teetharrangedinseveralrows,theycouldveryeasilykillandeatahelplesshumaninthewater.Whyisit,then,thatmostpeoplesurviveattacksbygreatwhites?Sharkresearchersaretryingtocomprehendthereasons
6、thatallowpeopletoescapewithoutbeingeaten.Themostcommonexplanationisthatgreatwhitesdon’tseewell.Ithasbeenthoughtthattheymistakepeopleforthesealsorsealionswhichmakeupalargepartoftheirdiet.Thereisreasontodoubtthis,however.Recentinformationshowsthatgreatwhitesc
7、anactuallyseeverywell.Also,whenattackingseals,greatwhitesshootuptothesurfaceandbitewithgreatforce.Whenapproachinghumans,however,theymostoftenmoveinslowlyandbitelesshard.Theysoondiscoverthathumansarenotahigh—fatmeal.“Theyspitusoutbecausewe’retoobony,”saysAid
8、anMartin,directorofReefQuestCenterforSharkResearch.SharkresearcherslikeMartinhypothesizethatgreatwhitesareactuallycuriousanimalsthatliketoinvestigatethings.It’spossiblethattheyusetheirbitenotonlytokill
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