2013职称英语(理工类)完形填空三篇_译文及解析

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1、第三篇GiantStructuresItisanimpossibletasktoselectthemostamazingwondersofthemodemworldsinceeveryyearmore__1__constructionsappear.Herearethreegiantstructureswhichareworthyofour__2__althoughtheymayhavebeensurpassedbysomemorerecentwonders.ThePetronasTwinTowersThePetronasTowerswerethetallestb

2、uildingsintheworldwhentheywerecompletedin1999.Witha__3__of452metres,thetalltwintowers,liketwothinpencils,dominatethecityofKualaLumpur.Atthe41stfloor,thetowersarelinkedbyabridge,symbolizingagatewaytothecity.TheAmerican__4__CesarPellidesignedtheskyscrapers.Constructedofhigh-strengthconc

3、rete,thebuildingprovidesaround1，800squaremetresofofficespace__5__everyfloor.Andithasashoppingcentreandaconcerthallatthebase.Other__6__ofthisimpressivebuildingincludedouble-deckerlifts,andglassandsteelsunshades.TheMiUauBridgeTheMillauBridgewasopenedin2004intheTamValley，insouthernFrance

4、.__7__thetimeitwasbuilt，itwastheworld’shighestbridge,__8__over340matthehighestpoint.Thebridgeisdescribedasoneofthemostamazinglybeautifulbridgesintheworld.Itwasbuiltto__9__Millau'scongestionproblems.ThecongestionwasthencausedbytrafficpassingfromParistoBarcelonainSpain.Thebridgewasbuilt

5、towithstandthe__10__extremeseismicandclimaticconditions.Besides,itisguaranteedfor120years!TheItaipuDamTheItaipuhydroelectricpowerplantisoneofthelargestconstructionsofitskindintheworld.ItconsistsofaseriesofdamsacrosstheRiverParana,__11__formsanaturalborderbetweenBrazilandParaguay.Start

6、edin1975andtaking16yearstocomplete,theconstructionwascarriedoutasajointprojectbetweenthetwo__12__.Thedamiswell-knownforbothitselectricityoutputanditssize.In1995itproduced78%ofParaguay’sand25%ofBrazil’s__13__needs.Initsconstruction,the__14__ofironandsteelusedwasequivalenttoover300Eiffe

7、lTowers.Itisa__15__amazingwonderofengineering.词汇：worthyadj.值得的surpassv.超过，胜过symbolizev.象征congestionn.拥挤withstandv.经受住seismic地震的damn.堤，坝hydroelectricadj.水电的注释：1.ThePetronasTwinTowers:国油双峰塔，又称吉隆坡双子塔。建于1997年，共有88层，高达452公尺，曾是世界上最高的摩天楼。国油双峰塔由两幢大楼组成，两幢楼的第41层由58公尺长的天桥连接。这座设计新颖的、大量使用了木锈钢与玻璃等建

8、材的双峰塔