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【題目】完形填空
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中選出一個最佳選項。
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】文章講述了一個人們接力運送藥物來救患病兒童的感人故事。1925年1月份的阿拉斯加北部極其寒冷，由于大雪，諾姆小鎮(zhèn)與外界隔絕了。雪上加霜的是，那里的孩子患上了一種致命的傳染病——白喉。為了拯救孩子們，人們接力運送藥品到諾姆。最終，人們通過狗拉的雪橇把藥物送到了諾姆。
（1）考察動詞詞組。句意：“這個小鎮(zhèn)是因為大雪從世界的其他國家……”A項“cut off ”切斷；B項“cut down ”消減；C項“cut away”切掉；D項“cut up”切碎。結(jié)合選項，代入后，C項更符合句意，說明這個小鎮(zhèn)是從其他國家分離出去的。
（2）考察動詞。A項“examined”檢查；B項“warned ”警告；C項“interviewed”面試；D項“treated”治療。代入各個選項后，聯(lián)系上下文，可知，醫(yī)生是檢查過男孩以后發(fā)現(xiàn)他得了病。故選A。
（3）考察形容詞。A項“harmless”無害的；B項“helpless”無望的；C項“fearless ”不怕的；D項“careless”粗心的。結(jié)合選項意義，代入后，聯(lián)系上下文可知，如果白喉這種病傳播，孩子們將毫無希望。故選B。
（4）考察副詞。句意：醫(yī)生要盡快阻止其他孩子生病……最近的供應(yīng)站有1000英里遠(yuǎn)。由句意的，空白處兩邊呈轉(zhuǎn)折意義，故用轉(zhuǎn)折詞，故選D。
（5）考察形容詞。句意：在這……的公路上，汽車和馬不能行走。由前文可知，這個小鎮(zhèn)下了很大的雪。目前馬和汽車都不能夠行走，故可推測這條公路被大雪覆蓋。故選B。
（6）考查介詞辨析。A項 From從，自；B項 On在……上面；C項 By通過，在……之前；D項 After在……之后�！癰y+時間”與完成時連用，后跟過去的時間，用過去完成時；跟將來的時間，用將來完成時，故選C。
（7）考查形容詞辨析。A項 tired勞累的；B項 upset難過的；C項 pale蒼白的；D.項 sick生病的。句意：四個孩子相繼去世，還有20幾個患病，故選D。
（8）考察名詞。句意：當(dāng)?shù)毓賳T想到了一個…… A.項 idea 想法；B項 excuse借口；C項 message信息；D項 topic話題。由后文可知，當(dāng)?shù)毓賳T想到了一個辦法。結(jié)合選項，故選A。
（9）考查動詞辨析。句意：然后再由乘坐狗拉的雪橇的人把藥物接力送到Nome。A項 carry運送，攜帶；B項 return返回，歸還；C項 mail郵寄；D項give給
結(jié)合選項意義，代入句子中，A項更符合句意。故選A。
（10）考查時間狀語從句。句意：當(dāng)他把藥物交給下一個人時，他的臉已經(jīng)被凍得烏青。A項 Though雖然；B項 Since因為，自從；C項 When當(dāng)；D項 If 如果。結(jié)合選項，故選C。
（11）考查動詞。A項 enter進(jìn)入；B項 move移動；C項visit拜訪；D項 cross穿過。根據(jù)“Norton Sound was covered with ice”可知，Norton Sound是一片冰凍的水域，Seppala必須穿過這片水域，故選D。
（12）考查形容詞辨析。A項shameful慚愧的；B項 boring令人厭煩的；C項 dangerous危險的；D項 foolish愚蠢的。根據(jù)“which could sometimes break up without warning”可知，這是旅途最難，最危險的一部分，故選C。
（13）考查動詞辨析。A項 escape逃跑；B項 bleed流血；C項 swim游泳；D項 die死亡。結(jié)合上下文得，如果掉進(jìn)寒冷的水中，Seppala會被凍死，Nome的病童們也會死，故選D。
（14）考察動詞。句意：……找到其他狗的氣味來追蹤。A項 pretending假裝；B項 trying 試著；C項 asking 詢問；D項 learning學(xué)習(xí)�！皌ry to do”屬固定搭配，意為努力做某事。故選B。
（15）考察動詞。句意：他們?nèi)�都恢�?fù)了健康，Nome得到了…… A項 controlled；B項 saved拯救；C項 founded 發(fā)現(xiàn)：D項 developed發(fā)展。根據(jù)全文可知，小鎮(zhèn)上的人得到了拯救。故選B。