2014届高三英语二轮精品限时特训：完形填空43.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮精品限时特训：完形填空 1.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) The Johnson family from England believe they are lucky to be alive after surviving an incredible incident off the coast of Australia. The Johnsons had been __51__ that they might see some whales when they were __52__ a yacht—a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing __53__ around the Whitsunday Islands. __54__, they had no clue just how __55__ their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-meter-long humpback whale __56__ out of the ocean and crashed into their boat before returning to the water. 　　Mark Johnson，the eldest son，was sailing the yacht when he heard an immense bang and a thud (重击声). He __57__ thought the yacht had hit a rock. But when he looked up, he saw the whale __58__ down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters, “We were staring into its right eye. It was a very __59__ moment. The eye was about the __60__ of a dinner plate. It was huge!” 　　__61__ for the Johnson family, no one was hurt, but the yacht suffered __62__ damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging—the pole and ropes which hold the __63__ —and so the family was left with no way at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The __64__ equipment was also damaged, but fortunately they had a cell phone and were able to call for help. 　　Why the whale jumped onto the yacht is a __65__，but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not __66__ sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to __67__ its calf when it jumped, and hit the yacht by accident. 　　__68__ the reason, people are completely __69__ that this incident happened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean, so what are the __70__ of a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht? The possibility of something like this happening is extremely small, but it just shows that life is full of surprises. 　　51. A. explained B. learned C. told D. taught 　　52. A. taking B. driving C. hiring D. running 　　53. A. competition B. game C.