阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Cambridge University
Library in Britain received a" giftin early March, 2022 Someone1a pink gift bag near the building with a
note: " Happy Easter, x, " it read. Inside the bag was the gift: two
small notebooks from the famous British naturalist Charles Darwin. who is2 with the theory of evolution
One of the3 has a famous drawing in it
called the" Tree of Life. Darwin made the drawing in 1837.
The university talked about
the 4on Tuesday.
Cambridge believes the
notebooks were 5 20 years ago. They were first thought to be6inside the building after they were taken to be photographed. But,
after searching through 10 million books, maps and documents, the university
reported the notebooks 7to police in 2020.
British investigators
notified police around the world, and a 8began. The notebooks are valued at millions of dollars. They were 9however, in good condition.
Darwin's notebooks
contained writings about his famous trip around the world on the ship H. M. S. Beagle.
The research 10his book on evolution called On the
Origin of species
Cambridge University
Librarian Jessica Gardner said she was11to see the notebooks. But
she said her true 12 are profound and almost impossible to enough
express ".
Gardner said the notebooks
will go back into the Darwin Archive. The library is also13to the works by scientists Stephen Hawking and Isaac Newton
The notebooks will be on
display later this year in a Darwin show at the library.
Local police said they are
continuing to 14 who may have taken the notebooks and asked for
help from anyone who has 15 about the case.
(1)
A .
presented
B .
left
C .
provided
D .
abandoned
(2)
A .
satisfied
B .
interested
C .
credited
D .
devoted
(3)
A .
gifts
B .
bags
C .
works
D .
notebooks
(4)
A .
incident
B .
amusement
C .
librarian
D .
conflict
(5)
A .
covered
B .
taken
C .
copied
D .
photographed
(6)
A .
destroyed
B .
surviving
C .
buried
D .
missing
(7)
A .
hidden
B .
removed
C .
stolen
D .
purchased
(8)
A .
search
B .
research
C .
trial
D .
restoration
(9)
A .
changed
B .
claimed
C .
returned
D .
offered
(10)
A .
belonged to
B .
led to
C .
appealed to
D .
accounted to
(11)
A .
relieved
B .
embarrassed
C .
anxious
D .
concerned
(12)
A .
reflections
B .
answers
C .
feelings
D .
ideas
(13)
A .
equal
B .
home
C .
reduced
D .
limited
(14)
A .
look into
B .
respond to
C .
happen to
D .
prepare for
(15)
A .
contents
B .
news
C .
images
D .
information
答案:(1)B;(2)C;(3)D;(4)A;(5)B;(6)D;(7)C;(8)A;(9)C;(10)B;(11)A;(12)C;(13)B;(14)A;(15)D;