Where Did All the Ships Go?
The Bermuda Triangle is one__1__the greatest mysteries of the sea.In this triangular area between Florida，Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic，ships and airplanes __2__to disappear more often than in__3__parts of the ocean。And they do so__4__ leaving any sign of all accident or any dead bodies.
It is__5__that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange happenings in the area.His compass stopped working，a flame came down from the sky，and a wave 1 00 to 200.feet.high carried his ship about a mile away.
The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval Air Flight 19.__6__December 5，1945，five bomber planes carrying 14 men.__7__ on a training mission’from the Florida coast.Later that day, all communications with Flight 1 9 were lost.They just disappeared without a trace.
The next morning，242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history. But they found nothing.
Some people blame the disappearances__8__supernatural forces.It is suggested the
__9__ships and planes were either transported to other times and places，kidnapped
by aliens__10__ attacked by sea creatures.
There are__11__natural explanations，though.The US Navy says that the Bermuda triangle is one of two places on earth __12__a magnetic compass points towards true north__13__magnetic north.__14__planes and ships can lose their way if they don’t make adjustments.
The area also has changing weather and is known__15__its high waves.Storms
Can turn up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship.Fast currents could then sweep away any trace of an accident.
Bermuda Triangle 百慕大三角区
Florida 佛罗里达，美国的一个州
Pueto Rico 波多利加]
Compass n.罗盘，指南针
Supernatural adj.超自然的
Kidnap v.绑架
Alien n.外星人
Magnetic adj.有磁性的
Trace n.痕迹
练习：
1.A)from B) Of C)about D) on
2.A)often B)look C)sometimes D) seem
3.A)rest B) another C) other D)others
4.A)without B)by C)from D)upon
5.A)saying B)being said c)said D)says
6. A) On B)In C) from D) since
7.A)took up B) took as C) took after D) took off
8. A)for B) about C) on D) from
9.A)missing B) missed C) miss D) having missed
10.A) and B) or C) nor D) neither
11.A)also B) no C) more D) beside
12.A) which B) there C) where D) that
13.A)instead of B) exceptC) than D) nor
14.A)Similarly B) furthermoreC) However D) Therefore
15.A) as B) for C)by D) from
参考答案:
1. B. 分析：借助搭配 “最..一个”判断B是答案。考点：‘ Of 表达“部分”和“整体/特征群”的关系’的用法。
2. D。 分析：借助搭配—不定式符号to，判断D合适。考点：seem to do sth/看起来..
3。C. 分析：借助搭配结构含义—“比海洋的..部分更经常..”，判断C合适。考点：考察代词的使用。
4. A。分析：根据句意判断A(没有)正确。考点：考察省略结构(they do so = they(ships and airplanes) disappear)
5 C. 考察结构：it is said/reported/predicted/…
6. A. 分析：借助搭配—具体的时间前面介词需要用on，判断A是答案。考点：考察常见介词的习惯用法。
7. D. 分析：借助句子中的相关词语(bomber planes)含义直接判断答案。
8. C.分析：借助搭配结构 (blame the disappearance.. supernatural force)判断C是答案。考点：考察常见动词短语。blame ..(on, upon).. 把...归咎于.. ;e.g. Don't blame it on him, but on me.别怪他, 该怪我。Blame..for..指责..造成了..e.g. They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan.他们怪罪秘书造成计划延误。
9 A. 分析：根据空格语法结构特点—作定语和搭配结构词语(..ships and planes)，判断A(失踪的)是答案。考点：考察由同一词根构成的不同分词结构。
10. B. 分析：根据句子中的结构相关词语(either)判断B(or)是答案。考点;考察表示逻辑关系的固定搭配结构。neither..nor./ 既不...也不...;one..another..一个...另一个...;some..others..一些...其他...;not only..but also..不但...而且...
11. A. 分析：根据句子逻辑语意(尽管也有一些从自然环境的角度上进行的结实)判断A是答案。(though是答案线索)考点：考察句子逻辑关系。
12.C.分析：根据空格所在句子的特点：空格后是一个从句，空格前面是表示地点的词语，因此猜测C是答案。考点：考察定语从句。
13.A. 分析：根据搭配特点—空格前后是两个同类结构，因此判断A((不是)…(而是))是答案。考点;考察常见介词短语结构。
14. D. 分析：借助前句句意(指南针指向的是真正的北方而不是磁场中的北方)判断D(因此)是答案。考点;考察前后句的逻辑关系。
15.B.分析：根据搭配结构语意判断(这个地区…大浪被闻名)B是答案。know..as..把..看作..;know..for..因为..而了解.
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