2016年北京卷

第二节 完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A Race against Death

It 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 a 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 if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 38 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.

How could the medicine get to Nome? 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.

41 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were 42 . Nome’s town officials came up with a(n) 43 . They would have the medicine sent by 44 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—known as “mushers” — would 45 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 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 47 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most 48 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 49 , and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.

A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his 50 . 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 the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog, Balto put his nose to the ground, 52 to 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 . He had found the trail.

At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog 54 in Nome. within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.

Nome had been 55 .

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

答案解析：

36. A

根据语境，医生对生病的男孩应该是进行检查。A选项“examined”意为“检查”;B选项“warned”意为“警告”;C选项“interviewed”意为“采访”;D选项“cured”意为“治愈”。这里说医生检查男孩后知道他得了白喉，所以选A。

37. B

如果白喉袭击这个城镇，孩子们会处于无助的状态。A选项“harmless”意为“无害的”;B选项“helpless”意为“无助的”;C选项“fearless”意为“无畏的”;D选项“careless”意为“粗心的”。白喉是致命传染病，孩子们会无助，选B。更多真题请微信搜索英语巴士小程序。

38. D

前面说医生需要药尽快阻止其他孩子生病，后面说最近的药品供应在1000多英里外的安克雷奇，前后是转折关系。A选项“Moreover”意为“而且”，表递进;B选项“Therefore”意为“因此”，表因果;C选项“Otherwise”意为“否则”，表条件;D选项“However”意为“然而”，表转折。所以选D。

39. C

根据“so it couldn’t come by ship”可知，船是通过港口运输的，所以这里说城镇的港口已经结冰。A选项“airport”意为“机场”;B选项“station”意为“车站”;C选项“harbor”意为“港口”;D选项“border”意为“边界”。选C。

40. B

文章开头提到是寒冷的1月，且下着大雪，所以道路应该是积雪的。A选项“narrow”意为“狭窄的”;B选项“snowy”意为“积雪的”;C选项“busy”意为“繁忙的”;D选项“dirty”意为“脏的”。选B。

41. C

“January 26”是一个时间点，“by + 时间”表示“到……为止”，这里说到1月26日，比利和其他三个孩子已经死了。A选项“From”表示“从……起”;B选项“On”表示在具体某一天;D选项“After”表示“在……之后”。选C。

42. D

因为白喉是传染病，前面有孩子死了，所以这里说还有20多个孩子生病了。A选项“tired”意为“疲倦的”;B选项“upset”意为“心烦意乱的”;C选项“pale”意为“苍白的”;D选项“sick”意为“生病的”。选D。

43. A

根据后面说要通过接力把药送到诺姆，可知城镇官员想出了一个计划。A选项“plan”意为“计划”;B选项“excuse”意为“借口”;C选项“message”意为“信息”;D选项“topic”意为“话题”。选A。

44. B

根据“from the train at Nenana”可知，是通过铁路把药从安克雷奇送到尼纳纳。A选项“air”意为“航空”;B选项“rail”意为“铁路”;C选项“sea”意为“海洋”;D选项“road”意为“公路”。选B。

45. A

狗拉雪橇的驾驶员要把药接力运到诺姆。A选项“carry”意为“运送，携带”;B选项“return”意为“返回”;C选项“mail”意为“邮寄”;D选项“give”意为“给”。“carry sth. to...”表示“把某物运到……”，选A。

46. C

当他把药交给下一个驾驶员时，他的脸因为极寒而变黑。A选项“Though”意为“虽然”，表让步;B选项“Since”意为“自从，因为”;C选项“When”意为“当……时候”，引导时间状语从句;D选项“If”意为“如果”，表条件。选C。

47. D

根据“a frozen body of water called Norton Sound”可知，是要穿过一片冰冻的水域。A选项“enter”意为“进入”;B选项“move”意为“移动”;C选项“visit”意为“参观”;D选项“cross”意为“穿过”。选D。

48. C

根据后面说冰有时会毫无预兆地破裂，人可能会掉进冰水里，可知这是旅程中最危险的部分。A选项“shameful”意为“可耻的”;B选项“boring”意为“无聊的”;C选项“dangerous”意为“危险的”;D选项“foolish”意为“愚蠢的”。选C。

49. D

如果塞帕拉掉进冰水里，他会死，诺姆生病的孩子也会死。A选项“escape”意为“逃跑”;B选项“bleed”意为“流血”;C选项“swim”意为“游泳”;D选项“die”意为“死亡”。选D。

50. C

巨大的雪堆挡住了他的路。A选项“memory”意为“记忆”;B选项“exit”意为“出口”;C选项“way”意为“道路”;D选项“destination”意为“目的地”。“block one's way”表示“挡住某人的路”，选C。

51. A

条件如此糟糕，他不可能再找到雪橇痕迹。A选项“find”意为“找到”;B选项“fix”意为“修理”;C选项“pass”意为“通过”;D选项“change”意为“改变”。选A。

52. B

巴尔托把鼻子贴在地上，试图找到其他在这条路上走过的狗的气味。A选项“pretending”意为“假装”;B选项“trying”意为“试图，努力”;C选项“asking”意为“问”;D选项“learning”意为“学习”。“try to do sth.”表示“试图做某事”，选B。

53. A

根据“He had found the trail.”可知，巴尔托开始跑了，说明它找到了路。A选项“run”意为“跑”;B选项“leave”意为“离开”;C选项“bite”意为“咬”;D选项“play”意为“玩”。选A。

54. D

根据“Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine.”可知，卡森和他的狗到达了诺姆。A选项“gathered”意为“聚集”;B选项“stayed”意为“停留”;C选项“camped”意为“露营”;D选项“arrived”意为“到达”。“arrive in + 大地点”表示“到达某地”，选D。

55. B

孩子们吃了药都康复了，所以诺姆得救了。A选项“controlled”意为“控制”;B选项“saved”意为“拯救”;C选项“founded”意为“建立”;D选项“developed”意为“发展”。选B。