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1、第一篇CaptainCookArrowLegend库克船长箭传说Itwasagreatlegendwhileitlasted，butDNAtestinghas(1)finallyendedatwo-century-oldstoryoftheHawaiianarrowcarvedfromtheboneofBritishexplorerCaptainJamesCook(2)whodiedintheSandwichIslands’in1779.“Thereis(3)noCookintheAustralianMuseum，’’museumcollectionmana

2、gerJudePhilipsaidnotlongagoinannouncingtheDNAevidencethatthearrowwasnotmadeofCook’Sbone.Butthatwillnotstopthemuseumfromcontinuingtodisplaythearrowinits(4)exhibition，“Uncovered：TreasuresoftheAustralianMuseum,”which(5)doesincludeafeathercapepresentedtoCookbyHawaiianKingKalani’opu’uin

3、1778.CookwasoneofBritain’sgreatexplorersandiscreditedwith(6)discoveringthe“GreatSouthLand，"(7)nowAustralia,in1770.HewasclubbedtodeathintheSandwichIslands，nowHawaiiThe1egendofCook’sarrowbeganin1824(8)whenHawaiianKingKamehamehaonhisdeathbedgavethearrowtoWilliamAdams，aLondonsurgeonand

4、relativeofCook’swife，sayingitwasmadeofCook’sboneafterthefatal(9)fightwithislanders.Inthe1890sthearrowwasgiventotheAustralianMuseumandthelegendcontinued(10)untilitcameface=to-facewithscience.DNAtestingbylaboratoriesinAustraliaandNewZealandrevealedthearrowwasnotmadeofCook’sbonebutwas

5、more(11)likely madeofanimalbone。saidPhilp.However,Cook’sfans(12)refusetogiveuphopethatoneCooklegendwillprovetrueandthatpartofhisremainswillstillbeuncovered.astheysaythereisevidencenota11ofCook’sbodywas(13)buriedatseain1779.“Onthisoccasiontechnologyhaswon"，”saidCliffThornton，preside

6、ntoftheCaptainCookSociety,ina(14)statementfromBritain.“ButIam(15)sure thatoneofthesedays…oneoftheCooklegendswillprovetobetrueanditwillhappenoneday.’’第二篇AvalancheandItsSafety雪崩和它的安全Anavalancheisasuddenandrapidflowofsnow,oftenmixedwithairandwater,downamountainside.Avalanchesare(1)amo

7、ngthebiggestdangersinthemountainsforbothlifeandproperty.Allavalanchesarecausedbyanover-burdenofmaterial,typicallysnowpack,thatistoomassiveandunstablefortheslope(2)thatsupportsit.Determiningthecriticalload,theamountofover-burdenwhichis(3)likelytocauseanavalanche,(4)isacomplextaskinv

8、olvingtheevaluationofanumb