Before someone can qualify as a London taxi driver,that person has to pass a test (58)simply as The Knowledge.This involves (59)the name and location of every street within six miles of a point in the exact centre of London.The trainee(受训者)must also learn the exact location of every important building within these streets.Finally he or she must be able to use this knowledge to work out the (60)distance between any two destinations within this area.
It can (61)up to three years to passThe Knowledge.Every day it is possible to see trainee taxi drivers on the streets of London,taking careful notes of popular destinations before tracing the route to their next stop.Cab driving is a job often (62)down in families.Many taxi drivers take their children out in their spare time to memorize (63)they need to know when it is their turn to do The Knowledge.
London cabbies also have bigger brains.Recent research found that the part of the brain that remembers things was larger and more (64)in cab drivers.They have to fit the whole of London into their heads,so their brains grow bigger.So perhaps it is not (65)that taxi drivers have lots to say.
51.A.rewarding B.interesting C.happy D.delightful
52.A.Before B.After C.When D.While
53.A.for B.as C.of D.at
54.A.departs B.leaves C.moves D.takes
【2007年职称英语真题:综合C类真题完型填空】相关文章:
最新
2016-03-02
2016-03-02
2016-03-02
2016-03-02
2016-03-02
2016-03-02