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 that they might see some whales when they were a yacht—a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing around the Whitsunday Islands. , they had no clue just how their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-meter-long humpback whale 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 thought the yacht had hit a rock. But when he looked up, he saw the whale down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters, “We were staring into its right eye. It was a very moment. The eye was about the of a dinner plate. It was huge!”
for the Johnson family, no one was hurt, but the yacht suffered damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging—the pole and ropes which hold the —and so the family was left with no way at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The 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 ，but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to its calf when it jumped, and hit the yacht by accident.
the reason, people are pletely that this incident happened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean, so what are the 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.
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述了约翰逊一家到澳大利亚海上观看座头鲸并经历冒险的故事，庆幸的是他们劫后余生。途中一头座头鲸不小心跳到了他们租借的大型帆船上，砸断了桅杆，弄断了控制方向的绳索，致使他们不能前进，所幸他们没有人员伤亡。最后他们用手机求援，平安归来。
【小题1】考查动词：A. explained解释，B. learned了解，C. told知道，D. taught教，约翰逊一家事先被告知如果他们租船出海，则有可能在海上看到鲸鱼。由下文they had no clue just how...可知别人并未给他们提示（clue）,这与told呼应。explain解释，语法上用在这里要加to。learn学习，了解。用这里语态不对。teach教导，教，这里意思不合。选C
【小题2】考查动词：A. taking 拿，B. driving开车，C. hiring雇佣，D. running跑，由后文的a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing...及two hours into their journey ...可知他们是旅行；另外第二段首句Mark Johnson，the eldest son，was sailing the yacht告诉读者驾船的是他们的长子，可知这是租船之后的自驾游，否则开船的就该是船舶公司的人了。选C
【小题3】考查名词： A. petition竞争，B. game游戏，C. training训练，D. trip旅行，下文的journey与这里的trip呼应，其它选项不当。选D
【小题4】考查副词：A. Moreover还有，B. Thus因此，C. Meanwhile同时，D. However然而，前文说到了美好的一面——出海可能见到座头鲸，但没提示潜在的危险，意思出现了对比，所以however适合这一空。选D
【小题5】考查形容词：A. exciting令人兴奋的，B. close关闭的，C. vivid生动的，D. tense紧张的，有上文可知他们租船开始十天的旅程10-day sailing，但出发两小时后Two hours into their journey 他们就碰到了鲸鱼，体现了how close。选B
【小题6】考查动词：A. swam游泳，B. leapt猛然行动，骤增，剧增C. slipped滑，D. stretched伸展，leap out of意思为jump out of。这与空后的crash into以及第50空后面的a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht呼吁，所以B正确。
【小题7】考查副词：A. suddenly突然B. occasionally偶然，C. immediately立刻，D. casually随意地，前面说到他们家族的长子听到一声巨响和撞击声，他怀疑船触礁了，根据常识应该是立刻去查看受损情况。选C
【小题8】考查动词：A. drifting 流动，随意移动B. jumping跳，C. falling落下，D. sliding滑，他看见鲸鱼在甲板上滑动，选D
【小题9】考查形容词：A. surprising令人惊讶的，B. annoying令人生气的，C. frightening令人害怕的，D. astonishing令人惊讶的，从后面的句子：The eye was about the 60 of a dinner plate. It was huge!”可知鲸鱼的眼睛很大很吓人。选C
【小题10】考查名词： A. size尺寸，大小，B. sample样本，C. range范围，射程，D. form形式，鲸鱼的眼睛有餐盘那么大，选A
【小题11】考查副词：A. Certainly当然，B. Luckily幸运地，C. Definitely确实，D. Possibly可能，从后面的句子：no one was hurt,可知对Johnson一家没有人受伤是幸运的，选B
【小题12】考查形容词：A. severe严重的，B. extreme极端的，C. actual实际的，D. special特殊的，从后面的句子：The whale had ruined the mast and rigging—the pole and ropes which hold the 63 可知但是快艇遭受严重的破坏，选A
【小题13】考查名词：A. boat船，B. beach海滩，C. sail帆，D. journey旅程，从后面的句子：and so the family was left with no way at sea, 10 miles from the shore.可知拉帆的绳子坏了，选C
【小题14】考查名词：A. radio收音机，无线电，B. craft手艺，C. guide向导，D. pass指南针，从后面的句子：but fortunately they had a cell phone and were able to call for help.可知他们的无线电设备都受到破坏，选A
【小题15】考查名词：A. problem问题； B. mystery（未解之）谜； C. suspect怀疑，嫌疑D. question疑问，问题。句意：为何鲸鱼能正好跳到他们船的甲板上，这任然是一个迷。but the family thinks that maybe...中maybe提示了问题的不确定性，只是猜测，所以B正确。
【小题16】考查副词：A. carefully仔细地，B. surely当然，C. deliberately故意地，D. simply简单地，句意:他们猜测可能是船不经意间驶到这头鲸鱼和她的幼鲸之间，因此她想跳过船去抵近她的幼崽。not deliberately不经意间，无意间。所以C正确。其它各项不符合情景。
【小题17】考查动词：A. see看见，B. touch触摸，C. tend趋向，照料，D. reach到达，母鲸鱼想抵近幼崽（以便于提供保护）。选D
【小题18】考查连词：A. Whenever无论何时，B. Wherever无论哪里，C. Whoever 无论谁D. Whatever无论什么，不管原因是什么，人们都惊奇于这样（这样小概率的）事件（居然)发生了。选D
【小题19】考查形容词：A. amazed惊讶的，B. worried担心的，C. interested感兴趣的，D. touched感动地，不管原因是什么，人们都惊奇于这样（这样小概率的）事件（居然)发生了。试想一下，广袤的海洋.鲸鱼能跳到船上！选A
【小题20】考查名词：A. wonders奇迹，B. chances机会，C. predictions预测，D. consequences后果，选B
Consequences，此处chances相当于possibilities,机会，可能性。鲸鱼落到夹板上这种概率很小。所以B正确