Who needs more things as birthday gifts? My 70th birthday was coming up in June when I did Kayaking（

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Who needs more things as birthday gifts? My 70th birthday was coming up in June when I did Kayaking（划皮划艇）with my son. Paul and I took a double kayak so I could stop ____51____（row） anytime to take photos.
Our guides knew the best places ___52___ (find) whales, sea lions and dolphins. We were never ___53___ (disappoint）) Sometimes we didn't bother with the photos and just watched in wonder as magnificent ___54___ (creature) came nearer for us to see eyeball to eyeball. Posing for a photographer was not high ___55___ their priority list. Sometimes, though, the sea lions would appear to be looking ___56___ (direct) at us as if to say, "Here I am. Take my picture?
One morning, the whales put on ___57___ performance for us, probably no more than 20 meters offshore. We ___58___ (see) a unique tail appear, then another, then another. Each time, it was a little ___59___ (close) to us. They were coming our way! We were screaming, "Whale, whale!" every time one jumped.
All too soon, it was time for us to leave Hanson Island, ___60___ we had spent four wonderful days. I asked Paul, "What are you going to do for my 80th?"
【答案】51. rowing    
52. to find    
53. disappointed    
54. creatures    
55. on    56. directly    
57. a    58. saw    
59. closer    60. where
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者七十岁生日时和儿子去划皮艇去寻找鲸鱼，并和鲸鱼近距离接触的经历。
【51题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：保罗和我乘了双人皮艇，这样我可以随时停止划行拍照。stop doing sth停止做某事。结合句意，故填rowing。
【52题详解】
考查非谓语动词。设空处是修饰名词places作后置定语，当名词前有形容词的最高级时，常用不定式作后置定语。故填to find。
【53题详解】
考查形容词。句意：我们从未失望过。位于be动词were后用形容词作表语，主语we指的人，用disappoint的过去分词充当的形容词。故填disappointed。
【54题详解】
考查名词。句意：有时我们并不在意这些照片，只是惊奇地看着那些壮观的动物离我们越来越近，让我们可以面对面地看到它们。creature生物；动物，可数名词，此处指的是鲸鱼，不止一头，用名词的复数形式。故填creatures。
【55题详解】
考查介词。句意：为摄影师摆姿势并不是他们优先考虑的事情。on their list在它们的名单上。故填on。
【56题详解】
考查副词。设空处是修饰动词look，动词要用副词修饰。故填directly。
【57题详解】
考查冠词。performance是可数名词，put on a performance上演精彩的演出。故填a。
【58题详解】
考查时态。句意：我们看到一条独特的尾巴出现了，然后又一条，然后又一条。结合语境及时间状语One morning可知，要用一般过去式。故填saw。
【59题详解】
考查形容词。句意：每一次，它都离我们更近一点。根据下文的They were coming our way! 可知，鱼离我们越来越近了。用形容词的比较级。故填closer。
【60题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：很快，我们就该离开汉森岛了，我们在那里度过了美好的四天。这是个定语从句，先行词为Hanson Island，指地点，从句中缺少状语，用where引导。故填where。
【点睛】定语从句是复合句考查的重点之一，对于定语从句，要做到四点：一是准确判断出该句是定语从句；二是找准先行词；三是分析出从句所缺少的成分；四是掌握关系词的基本用法。只有做到这三点才能准确的判断出该使用哪个关系词。本题中的第10小题考查的是定语从句的关系词，首先判断出这是个定语从句，其次找出先行词是Hanson Island，指地点，再次从句中缺少状语，最后根据关系词的基本用法，可知，此处用where。考生按照这个方法便能准确判断出关系词。