2014年职称英语综合类B级完型填空练习(2)

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　　How Two Great Conflicts Helped to Change Europe

　　Ninety years ago on a sunny morning in Northern France，something happened that changed B.retain and Europe for even At half past seven on the morning of July 1,1916，whistlesblew and thousands of British soldiers left their positions to attack their German enemies.By the end of the day,20，000 of them were dead，and another 30，000 wounded or missing.The Battle of the Somme，_________it is called，lasted for six months.When, it ended，125，000 British soldiers were dead. They had gained five kilometers of ground.

　　This was one of a series of great battles during WWI.The attack on the Somme was staged to relieve_________on the French，who were engaged in a great battle of their own at a place called Verdun.By the time the battle ended，over a million French and German troops had been killed.

　　About 1 7 million people were killed in WWI.There have been wars with greater numbers of dead.But there has never been one in________most of the dead were concentrated in such a small area.on the Somme battlefield，two men died for every meter of space.

　　Local farmers working in the land sit________the bodies of those who died in that battle.The dead of all nations were buried in a series of giant graveyards along the line of the border________France and Belgium.Relatives and descendants of those who died still visit these graveyards today.What the French call the tourism of death________an important contribution to the Iowa economy.

　　It took a second great conflict before Europe was to turn_________war itself.Twentyeight years after the Somme battle，a、liberating amyl of British，American and Canadian troops took back than 500，000 people were killed，New_______from another German invasion.More_______were built.

　　Two great conflicts across two generations helped to change the European mind about war.Germany, once the most warlike country in Europe，is now probably more in of peace than any other.One major cause of war in Europe was rivalrybetween France and Germany.The European Union was specifically formed to end that ________.

　　According to US commentator William Pfaff。Europeans are interested in a slow development of civilized and tolerant international relations，on problems while avoiding catastrophesalong the way.They have themselves only recently________from the catastrophes of VVWI and WWI I，when tens of millions of people were destroyed.They dont want_______.

　　The last British veteran of the Somme battle died in 2005，aged 108.And WWI is passing out of memory and into history.But for anyone who wants to understand how Europeans _________，it is still important to know a little about the terrible events of July 1, 1916.

　　51 A since B because C as D for

　　52 A aggression B anxiety C pressure D resistance

　　53 A where B which C why D that

　　54 A find B look for C seek D look at

　　55 A among B on C in D between

　　56 A makes B brings C gives D adds

　　57 A into B to C in D against

　　58 A America B Britain Canada D France

　　59 A monuments B graveyards C tablets D gravestones

　　60 A hatred B suspicion C favor D fear

　　61 A war B rivalry C battle D revenge

　　62 A compromising B confronting C attacking D fighting

　　63 A repeated B recovered C repaired D relaxed

　　64 A much B many C more D less

　　65 A behave B assume C know D think