Question

【题目】完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。
It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was 1 from the rest of the world because of heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch 2 a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 3 if it spread the town. Dr.Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 4 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome? Cars and horses couldn't travel on the 5 roads.6 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were 7 .
Nome'stown officials came up with a(n) 8. They would have the medicine sent by train from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇) drivers—known a“mushers”—would 9it 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. 10 he 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 11 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most 12 part 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 13, and so would the sick children of Nome.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, 14 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. Ten minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to run. He had found the trail.
At 5：30 am on February 2，Kaasen and his dogs arrived in Nome. Dr.Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered. Nome had been 15 .
（1）A.cut off B.cut down C.cut away D.cut up
（2）A.examined B.warned C.interviewed D.treated
（3）A.harmless B.helpless C.fearless D.careless
（4）A.Whatever B.Also C.Instead D.However
（5）A.narrow B.snowy C.busy D.dirty
（6）A.From B.On C.By D.After
（7）A.tired B.upset C.pale D.sick
（8）A.idea B.excuse C.message D.topic
（9）A.carry B.return C.mail D.give
（10）A.Though B.Since C.When D.If
（11）A.enter B.move C.visit D.cross
（12）A.shameful B.boring C.dangerous D.foolish
（13）A.escape B.bleed C.swim D.die
（14）A.pretending B.trying C.asking D.learning
（15）A.controlled B.saved C.founded D.developed

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、C
（2）、A
（3）、B
（4）、D
（5）、B
（6）、C
（7）、D
（8）、A
（9）、A
（10）、C
（11）、D
（12）、C
（13）、D
（14）、B
（15）、B

【解析】文章讲述了一个人们接力运送药物来救患病儿童的感人故事。1925年1月份的阿拉斯加北部极其寒冷，由于大雪，诺姆小镇与外界隔绝了。雪上加霜的是，那里的孩子患上了一种致命的传染病——白喉。为了拯救孩子们，人们接力运送药品到诺姆。最终，人们通过狗拉的雪橇把药物送到了诺姆。
（1）考察动词词组。句意：“这个小镇是因为大雪从世界的其他国家……”A项“cut off ”切断；B项“cut down ”消减；C项“cut away”切掉；D项“cut up”切碎。结合选项，代入后，C项更符合句意，说明这个小镇是从其他国家分离出去的。
（2）考察动词。A项“examined”检查；B项“warned ”警告；C项“interviewed”面试；D项“treated”治疗。代入各个选项后，联系上下文，可知，医生是检查过男孩以后发现他得了病。故选A。
（3）考察形容词。A项“harmless”无害的；B项“helpless”无望的；C项“fearless ”不怕的；D项“careless”粗心的。结合选项意义，代入后，联系上下文可知，如果白喉这种病传播，孩子们将毫无希望。故选B。
（4）考察副词。句意：医生要尽快阻止其他孩子生病……最近的供应站有1000英里远。由句意的，空白处两边呈转折意义，故用转折词，故选D。
（5）考察形容词。句意：在这……的公路上，汽车和马不能行走。由前文可知，这个小镇下了很大的雪。目前马和汽车都不能够行走，故可推测这条公路被大雪覆盖。故选B。
（6）考查介词辨析。A项 From从，自；B项 On在……上面；C项 By通过，在……之前；D项 After在……之后。“by+时间”与完成时连用，后跟过去的时间，用过去完成时；跟将来的时间，用将来完成时，故选C。
（7）考查形容词辨析。A项 tired劳累的；B项 upset难过的；C项 pale苍白的；D.项 sick生病的。句意：四个孩子相继去世，还有20几个患病，故选D。
（8）考察名词。句意：当地官员想到了一个…… A.项 idea 想法；B项 excuse借口；C项 message信息；D项 topic话题。由后文可知，当地官员想到了一个办法。结合选项，故选A。
（9）考查动词辨析。句意：然后再由乘坐狗拉的雪橇的人把药物接力送到Nome。A项 carry运送，携带；B项 return返回，归还；C项 mail邮寄；D项give给
结合选项意义，代入句子中，A项更符合句意。故选A。
（10）考查时间状语从句。句意：当他把药物交给下一个人时，他的脸已经被冻得乌青。A项 Though虽然；B项 Since因为，自从；C项 When当；D项 If 如果。结合选项，故选C。
（11）考查动词。A项 enter进入；B项 move移动；C项visit拜访；D项 cross穿过。根据“Norton Sound was covered with ice”可知，Norton Sound是一片冰冻的水域，Seppala必须穿过这片水域，故选D。
（12）考查形容词辨析。A项shameful惭愧的；B项 boring令人厌烦的；C项 dangerous危险的；D项 foolish愚蠢的。根据“which could sometimes break up without warning”可知，这是旅途最难，最危险的一部分，故选C。
（13）考查动词辨析。A项 escape逃跑；B项 bleed流血；C项 swim游泳；D项 die死亡。结合上下文得，如果掉进寒冷的水中，Seppala会被冻死，Nome的病童们也会死，故选D。
（14）考察动词。句意：……找到其他狗的气味来追踪。A项 pretending假装；B项 trying 试着；C项 asking 询问；D项 learning学习。“try to do”属固定搭配，意为努力做某事。故选B。
（15）考察动词。句意：他们全都恢复了健康，Nome得到了…… A项 controlled；B项 saved拯救；C项 founded 发现：D项 developed发展。根据全文可知，小镇上的人得到了拯救。故选B。