题目内容
15.A Race Against DeathIt was a cold January in 1925 in North Alaska.The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month,Dr.Welch (36)Aa Sick boy,Billy,and knew he had diphtheria,a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children.The children of Nome would be(37)Bif it struck the town.Dr.Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick.(38)D,the closest supply was over 1,000miles away,in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome?The town's(39)Cwas already full of ice,so it couldn't come by ship.Cars and horses couldn't travel on the(40)Broads.Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet.
(41)CJanuary 26,Billy and three other children had died.Twenty more were (42)D.Nome's town officials came up with a(n) (43)A.They would have the medicine sent by (44)Bfrom Anchorage to Nenana.From there,dogeled(狗拉雪橇)drivers-known as"mushers"-would (45)A it to Nome in a relay(接力).
The race began on January 27.The first musher,Shannon,picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night.(46)Che handed the medicine to the next musher,Shannon′s face was black from the extreme cold.
On January 31,a musher named Seppala had to (47)Da frozen body of water called Norton Sound.It was the most(48)Cpart of the journey.Norton Sound was covered with ice,which could sometimes break up without warning.If that happened,Seppala might fall into the icy water below.He would(49)D,and so would the sick children of Nome.But Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1.Amusher named Kaasen had to brave this storm.At one point,huge piles of sonw blocked his(50)C.He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹)to get around them.Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to(51)Athe trail again.The only hope was Balto,Kaasen's lead dog,Balto put his nose to the ground,(52)Bto find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.If Balto failed,it would mean disaster for Nome.The minutes passed by.Suddenly,Balto began to(53)A.He had found the trail.
At 5:30am on February 2,Kaasen and his dog(54)D in Nome.Within minutes,Dr.Welch had the medicine.He quickly gave it to the sick children.All of them recoverd.
Nome had been(55)B.
36.A.examined | B.warned | C.interviewed | D.cured |
37.A.harmless | B.helpless | C.fearless | D.careless |
38.A.Moreover | B.Therefore | C.Otherwise | D.However |
39.A.airport | B.station | C.harbor | D.border |
40.A.narrow | B.snowy | C.busy | D.dirty |
41.A.From | B.On | C.By | D.After |
42.A.tired | B.upset | C.pale | D.sick |
43.A.plan | B.excuse | C.message | D.topic |
44.A.air | B.rail | C.sea | D.road |
45.A.carry | B.return | C.mail | D.give |
46.A.Though | B.Since | C.When | D.If |
47.A.enter | B.move | C.visit | D.cross |
48.A.shameful | B.boring | C.dangerous | D.foolish |
49.A.escape | B.bleed | C.swim | D.die |
50.A.memory | B.exit | C.way | D.destination |
51.A.find | B.fix | C.pass | D.change |
52.A.pretending | B.trying | C.asking | D.learning |
53.A.run | B.leave | C.bite | D.play |
54.A.gathered | B.stayed | C.camped | D.arrived |
55.A.controlled | B.saved | C.founded | D.developed |
分析 [生死较量]
文章讲述了一个和死亡赛跑的故事.1925年寒冷的一月,在北阿拉斯加一个叫诺姆(Nome)的小镇,因为大雪失去了与外界的联系.更可怕的是医生检查到一种致命的传染病"白喉",如果不马上救治,小镇上的孩子都会遭殃.一面是急需药物,一面是最近的药品供应站还在千里之外,加上大雪封路,水陆不通.紧急时刻,诺姆镇的官员们想到了一个办法:先用列车将药品从安克拉治送到尼纳纳,再用狗拉雪橇运送.从而展开了一场生死接力.在经历了重重考验后,药物及时送达,诺姆镇的孩子们获救了.
解答 36.A Dr.Welch是检查出一个叫Billy的男孩得了白喉,故选A
37.B 由前后句意可知,Dr.Welch希望药品能尽快地送到,但是最近的供应点有1000公里远,因而选B,表示"很无助".
38.D 由前面的句子的句意可知,Dr.Welch希望药品能尽快送到._____,最近的供应点有1000公里远,可知前后位转折关系,用并列连词however.
39.C 由句子中的关键词by ship可知,对应的应该是harbor(港口),因选C.
40.B 前面说到了下雪的天气,所以这句话里面应该是snowy roads(雪地),应选B.
41.C 由动词的时态had died,表示动作在过去的一段时间完成,应该用过去完成时,这里表示到(某个具体时间点)为止,要用by.
42.D 前面说到Billy和三个其他孩子去世了,这句说明还有二十个孩子_____,可以推知是生病了,选D.
43.A 由后文可知,出现了新的运输方式,They would have the medicine sent by (44)__from Anchorage to Nenana.From there,dogeled(狗拉雪橇)drivers-known as"mushers"-would (45)____ it to Nome in a relay(接力),可知是想到了新的方法/主意,故选A.
44.B 由上文The town's(39)_was already full of ice,so it couldn't come by ship.Cars and horses couldn't travel on the(40)__roads.Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet.可排除选项ACD.
45.A Dogeled(狗拉雪橇)drivers would ____ it to Nome.本句可以把插入语拿掉,结合上下文可知,是"带上"药品,故用carry.
46.C 由前后句子可知,是Shannon将药交给下一只狗的时候,它的脸都冻黑了.因此选用when.
47.D 结合前后句可知,Norton Sound是一个结了冰的水域,所以应该是穿过这条结冰的水域,答案为D.A frozen body意为结了冰的水面.
48.C 由后面的句子Norton Sound was covered with ice,which could sometimes break up without warning.(水面结了冰,有时会毫无预兆地裂开),可知其危险性,故答案为C.
49.D 根据前后句可知,假如Seppala掉进水里…and so would the sick children of Nome.(诺姆镇的孩子也会____),可以推知是"完蛋了",die,选D.
50.C 根据动词block可知,是block one's way,挡住了某人的路,因此选C.
51.A 由后面的内容可知,Balto put his nose to the ground…是在找路,因此可以推知Kaasen找不到路,选find.
52.B 此处为Balto是在试图找到路,应为try to do sth,选B.
53.A 可以采用排除法,Balto找到了路线后,不可能是leave,bite和play,而是赶紧赶路,因此为run.答案为A.
54.D 由Dr.Welch had the medicine.可以推知,Kaasen and his dog是到达了,因此为arrived.
55.B 诺姆镇的孩子因为有了药而____,根据前文可以推知,故事最后的结果是--孩子们成功获救了,因此为saved.
点评 完形填空是考查语言的应用能力.解题时在理解文章大意的情况下,要充分考虑语境和上下文暗示.对于故事类的文章,因为情节性较强,要特别留心.
A. | In spite of | B. | in case of | C. | Instead of | D. | In place of |
A. | would tell | B. | will tell | C. | have told | D. | Would have told |
A. | Smell | B. | Smelling | C. | To smell | D. | Smelt |
A. | schedules | B. | is scheduled | ||
C. | had scheduled | D. | had been scheduled |
Aunt Dede,a teacher,had read the book to her students,and they loved it.(44)Athe youngest children in the class were (45)Dby the story.They(46)C with great interest and then (47)D joined in grand conversations about Harry′s adventures.
"How can you say it′s (48)B?Have you read it?"asked Aunt Dede.
"No,it′s too long and it doesn′t have any (49)A."complained Lainey.
"Oh,that′s where you are (50)C;there are lots of pictures.Every page is full of pictures; you just have to read the words to (51)Athem.It′s like magic."
"Nice try,Aunt Dede,"Lainey replied (52)Afrom the back seat.
Another (53)B was in order."Well,if you don't want to read it,give it (54)D.Maybe your mom would (55)A hearing the story."The book sailed through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud.By the end of the first chapter,(56)B were coming from the back seat:"Please read a little (57)C."
Lainey is an example of an (58)Creader.As shown here,Lainey can become (59)D about reading when (60)A with literature on topics that interest her,and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.
41.A.within | B.on | C.to | D.above |
42.A.daughter | B.niece | C.student | D.friend |
43.A.opend | B.dried | C.rolled | D.shaded |
44.A.Even | B.Still | C.Just | D.Yet |
45.A.surpriesd | B.annoyed | C.puzzled | D.attracted. |
46.A.read | B.told | C.listened | D.wrote |
47.A.suspectedly | B.anxiously | C.calmly | D.enthusiastically |
48.A.amazing | B.boring | C.ridiculous | D.conversations |
49.A.pictures | B.stories | C.adventures | D.conversations |
50.A.crazy | B.foolish | C.wrong | D.different |
51.A.see | B.match | C.show | D.recognize |
52.A.sourly | B.patiently | C.eagerly | D.shyly |
53.A.idea | B.try | C.belief | D.behavior |
54.A.away | B.out | C.in | D.back |
55.A.enjoy | B.admit | C.mind | D.finish |
56.A.decisions | B.requests | C.comments | D.promises |
57.A.more clearly | B.longer | C.louder | D.more carefully |
58.A.Unpleasant | B.Innocent | C.unwilling | D.independent |
59.A.astonished | B.worried | C.confused | D.excited |
60.A.Presented | B.concerned | C.disturbed | D.replaced |
A. | why | B. | what | C. | because | D. | where |
A. | doesn't clean | B. | isn't cleaned | ||
C. | hasn't cleaned | D. | hasn't been cleaned |