完形填空
The Johnson family from England believe they are lucky to be alive af?ter surviving an incredible incident off the coast of Australia. The John?sons had been 1 that they might see some whales when they were 2 a yacht―a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing 3 around the Whit?sunday Islands. 4 ， they had no clue just how 5 their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-metre-long humpback whale 6 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 7 thought the yacht had hit a rock. However, when he looked up,he saw the whale 8 down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters,"We were staring into its right eye. It was a very 9 moment. The eye was about the 10 of a dinner plate. It was huge."
11 for the Johnson family,no one was hurt,but the yacht suffered 12 damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging一-the pole and ropes which hold the 13 ―and so the family was left 14 at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The 15 equipment was also damaged, but fortunately they had a cellphone and were able to call for help.
Why the whale jumped onto the yacht is a 16 , but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not 17 sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to 18 its calf when it jumped,hitting the yacht by chance.
Whatever the reason, people are completely 19 that this incident hap?pened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean, so what are the 20 of a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht? The chance of something like this happen?ing is minuscule,but it just shows that life is full of surprises.
1. A. explained B.learned C. told D. taught
2. A. hiring B. running C. taking D. driving
3. A. competition B. game C. trail D.trip
4. A. Moreover B. Nevertheless C.Worthwhile D. However
5. A. wide B.close C.vivid D. tense
6. A. swam B.leapt C.slipped D. stretched
7. A. suddenly B. occasionally
C. immediately D. accidentally
8. A. shooting B. jumping C. falling D. sliding
9. A. exciting B. surprising
C. frightening D. astonishing
10. A.size B. sample C.range D. scale
11. A. Certainly B. Luckily C. Definitely D. Possibly
12. A. severe B. extreme C. actual D. special
13. A. boat B. beach C.sail D. journey
14. A. by all means B. in no time
C. from then on D. with no way
15. A. radio B.craft C. edition D. compass
16. A. problem B. mystery C. suspect D. question
17. A. carefully B.surely C deliberately D. simply
18. A. see B. touch C. tend D. reach
19. A. amazed B. worried C. interested D. touched
20. A. marvels B. chances C. predictions D. results
