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1、Captain256germsonCaptainCookArrowLegend Itwasagreatlegendwhileitlasted,butDNAtestinghas(1)finallyendedatwo-century-oldstoryoftheHawaiianarrowcarvedfromtheboneofBritishexplorerCaptainJamesCook(2)whodiedintheSandwichIslands’in1779.“Thereis(3)noCookintheAustralianMuseum,’’
2、museumcollectionmanagerJudePhilipsaidnotlongagoinannouncingtheDNAevidencethatthearrowwasnotmadeofCook’Sbone.Butthatwillnotstopthemuseumfromcontinuingtodisplaythearrowinits(4)exhibition,“Uncovered:TreasuresoftheAustralianMuseum,”which(5)doesincludeafeathercapepresentedto
3、CookbyHawaiianKingKalani’opu’uin1778.CookwasoneofBritain’sgreatexplorersandiscreditedwith(6)discoveringthe“GreatSouthLand,"(7)nowAustralia,in1770.HewasclubbedtodeathintheSandwichIslands,nowHawaii。The1egendofCook’sarrowbeganin1824(8)whenHawaiianKingKamehamehaonhisdeathbe
4、dgavethearrowtoWilliamAdams,aLondonsurgeonandrelativeofCook’swife,sayingitwasmadeofCook’sboneafterthefatal(9)fightwithislanders.Inthe1890sthearrowwasgiventotheAustralianMuseumandthelegendcontinued(10)untilitcameface=to-facewithscience.DNAtestingbylaboratoriesinAustralia
5、andNewZealandrevealedthearrowwasnotmadeofCook’sbonebutwasmore(11)likely madeofanimalbone。saidPhilp.However,Cook’sfans(12)refusetogiveuphopethatoneCooklegendwillprovetrueandthatpartofhisremainswillstillbeuncovered.astheysaythereisevidencenota11ofCook’sbodywas(13)buriedat
6、seain1779.“Onthisoccasiontechnologyhaswon",”saidCliffThornton,presidentoftheCaptainCookSociety,ina(14)statementfromBritain.“ButIam(15)sure thatoneofthesedays…oneoftheCooklegendswillprovetobetrueanditwillhappenoneday.’’AvalancheandItsSafetyAnavalancheisasuddenandrapidflo
7、wofsnow,oftenmixedwithairandwater,downamountainside.Avalanchesare(1)amongthebiggestdangersinthemountainsforbothlifeandproperty.Allavalanchesarecausedbyanover-burdenofmaterial,typicallysnowpack,thatistoomassiveandunstablefortheslope(2)thatsupportsit.Determiningthecritica
8、lload,theamountofover-burdenwhichis(3)likelytocauseanavalanche,(4)isacomplextaskinvolvingtheevaluationofanumbe
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