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完型填空例题解析 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，美国的一个州来源：考试大
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．有磁性的来源：考试大
Trace n．痕迹来源：考试大
练习：来源：考试大
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