单选题
Where Did All the Ships Go?

The Bermuda Triangle is one (51) the greatest mysteries of the sea. In this triangular area between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic, ships and airplanes (52) to disappear more often than in (53) parts of the ocean. And they do so (54) leaving any sign of all accident or any dead bodies.
It is (55) 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 100 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. (56) December 5,1945,five bomber planes carrying 14 men, (57) on a training mission from the Florida coast. Later that day, all communications with Flight 19 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 (58) supernatural forces. It is suggested the (59) ships and planes were either transported to other times and places, kidnapped by aliens (60) attacked by sea creatures.
There are (61) natural explanations ,though. The US Navy says that the Bermuda triangle is one of two places on earth (62) a magnetic compass points towards true north (63) magnetic north. (64) planes and ships can lose their way if they don't make adjustments.
The area also has changing weather and is known (65) 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.

单选题 A. from B. of
C. about D. on
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 借助搭配“最……之一”判断B是答案。of表达部分和整体/特征群的关系,one of:其中之一。
单选题 A. often B. look
C. sometimes D. seem
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 借助不定式符号to判断D合适。seem to do:看起来,似乎。
单选题 A. rest B. another
C. other D. others
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 借助搭配“比大西洋的……部分更经常……”,判断C合适。
单选题 A. without B. by
C. from D. upon
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意判断A(没有)正确。they do so=they(ships and airplanes)disappear。
单选题 A. saying B. being said
C. said D. says
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] It is said/reported/predicted that…据报道/据预测……
单选题 A. On B. In
C. From D. Since
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 具体时间前面的介词需要用on,判断A是答案。
单选题 A. took up B. took as
C. took after D. took off
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 借助句子中的相关词语planes(飞机)的含义直接判断答案。take up:占据,开始从事;take…as:把……看作是;take after:与……相像;take off:起飞。
单选题 A. for B. about
C. on D. from
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 借助搭配结构(blame the disappearance…supernatural force)判断C是答案。blame…on/upon:把……归咎于,例如:Don blame it on him,but on me.别怪他,该怪我。blame for:指责……造成了……例如:They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan.他们怪罪秘书造成计划延误。
单选题 A. missing B. missed
C. miss D. having missed
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据空格语法结构特点——作定语,以及搭配结构词语ships and planes,判断A(失踪的)是答案。
单选题 A. and B. or
C. nor D. neither
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句子中的结构相关词语either判断B(or)是答案。either...or:或者……或者;neither...nor:既不……也不。
单选题 A. also B. no
C. more D. beside
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句子逻辑语意判断A是答案。答案线索词though:虽然,然而。
单选题 A. which B. there
C. where D. that
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 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,判断C是答案。
单选题 A. instead of B. except
C. than D. nor
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据搭配特点——空格前后是两个同类结构,判断A是答案。insteacl of:(是……)而不是。
单选题 A. Similarly B. Furthermore
C. However D. Therefore
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 借助前后句的逻辑关系以及前句句意:指南针的磁针指向真北而不是磁北,判断D(因此)是答案。
单选题 A. as B. for
C. by D. from
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据搭配“以……而闻名”判断B是答案。be known as:被称作是……;beknown for:因……而出名。