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At 2 P.M. on Dec. 5,1945, five Navy bombers took off in perfect flying weather from the Naval Air Station at Fort Lauderdale, Fl
At 2 P.M. on Dec. 5,1945, five Navy bombers took off in perfect flying weather from the Naval Air Station at Fort Lauderdale, Fl
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2013-11-10
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At 2 P.M. on Dec. 5,1945, five Navy bombers took off in perfect flying weather from the Naval Air Station at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on a 【C1】______ training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. Less than two hours later, the flight commander 【C2】______ that he was "completely lost." Then there was silence. A 【C3】______ plane was sent to search for the missing aircraft and it, too, disappeared. In all, six planes and 27 men 【C4】______ that day without a trace. Despite one of history’s most 【C5】______ search efforts, Involving more than 300 planes and dozens of ships, the Navy was unable to 【C6】______ even floating wreckage or a telltale oil slick.
This is just one of the many chilling stories told of "The Bermuda Triangle". During the past 30 years, the triangle has 【C7】______ the lives of some 1000 seamen and pilots. 【C8】______ sailors, it is known variously as "The Triangle of Death," "The Hoodoo Sea" and "The Graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the mysterious calms, waterspouts, and sudden storms that have 【C9】______ seafarers in its water.
The triangle has 【C10】______ considerable public interest through three 【C11】______ books, a television documentary (narrated by horror master Vincent Price) and a special exposition at the Library of Congress. None of these investigations has produced 【C12】______ answers to the mystery of the triangle, but there is no 【C13】______ of interesting theories. Some scientists and popular authors go 【C14】______ suggest that triangle is the 【C15】______ ground of extraterrestrial beings in search of human specimens for their "cosmic zoos."
【C7】
选项
A、murdered
B、destroyed
C、claimed
D、attained
答案
C
解析
claim意为“事故或灾难使人失踪或死亡”,此处意为“百慕大三角已经使将近1000名海员和飞行员丧生”。The earthquake claimed 1,500 lives.地震使一千五百人丧生。
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