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【題目】On 28 of March Richard Byrd stood outside the small house. He shook hands with the men who were leaving. They were heading back to the main camp on the coast of Antarctica (南極洲). He would? ___ to work at the base camp.

“I don't like leaving you here alone, "Pete Demas said. "I’ll be? ____,"Byrd replied. He was looking forward to the challenge of spending the winter at the base camp. He would be recording the weather. There was plenty of food and fuel (燃料) in the tiny house. He felt sure ____ would go wrong.

But something did go wrong. Byrd was burning the fuel for ____ . But the fumes (有毒氣體) were not leaving the house. Slowly he was being poisoned (中毒). On May 31 he broke down. When he came to, he made himself into his sleeping bag. Three days later he ____ it was a Sunday. The men would be _____ his radio message. Byrd moved hard out of bed and _____the call. He didn't want the men to know how ____ he was. It was too dangerous for them to come to save him.

By will-power alone, Byrd managed to stay alive. He was so ____ that he could hardly walk. But he forced himself to do the basics. He ____ food and made myself eat. He took ____ of weather and sent radio messages. But by late June, the men _____that something was wrong. Most of the time, Byrd's messages made no sense.

On August 11 Demas and two others reached the base camp. They ____ recognized (認出)

Byrd. He was very thin and looked terrible. Byrd _____them and then fell to the ground. The men had arrived in time. After two months of care, Byrd's good _____returned. He and his men

worked together again.

【1】A. regret??? B. leave??? C. agree??? D. stay

【2】A. free??? B. fine??? C. lonely??? D. nervous

【3】A. something??? B. everything??? C. anything??? D. nothing

【4】A. heat??? B. light??? C. safety??? D. food

【5】A. hoped??? B. imagined??? C. learnt??? D. realized

【6】A. expecting??? B. sending??? C. leaving??? D. testing

【7】A. returned??? B. made??? C. took??? D. missed

【8】A. brave??? B. sorry??? C. sick??? D. calm

【9】A. hungry??? B. weak??? C. tired??? D. cold

【10】A. cooked??? B. served??? C. tasted??? D. stored

【11】A. photos??? B. notes??? C. reports??? D. lessons

【12】A. heard??? B. complained??? C. guessed??? D. discovered

【13】A. never??? B. even??? C. hardly??? D. almost

【14】A. greeted??? B. stopped??? C. thanked??? D. visited

【15】A. luck??? B. memory??? C. dream??? D. health

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】A

【7】B

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【11】B

【12】C

【13】C

【14】A

【15】D

【解析】本文介紹了理查．德伯德在南極洲大本營工作的情況。他獨自留在營地工作，他住的小房子里有許多燃料和食物，他覺得沒有什么會出問題，但在取暖時，燃燒釋放出的有毒氣體讓他中毒了，但他不想讓其他人知道，但是在他給主營的人發(fā)送的報告中人看出了端倪，德馬和其他兩個人及時趕到救了他。經過兩個月的照顧，理查德．伯德的健康恢復了。他和他的人再次一起工作。

【1】句意：他將繼續(xù)在大本營工作�？疾閯釉~及語境的理解。A. regret遺憾；B. leave離開；C. agree同意；D. stay停留。根據They were heading back to the main camp on the coast of Antarctica (南極洲). 可知，他將呆在那里去工作。故選D。

【2】句意：彼得．德瑪說:“我不喜歡把你留在這里�！薄拔液芎�，”伯德回答。考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. free 免費的，自由的；B. fine 好的；C. lonely孤獨的；D. nervous緊張的。故選B。

【3】句意: 他覺得肯定不會出錯�？疾椴欢ù�詞及語境的理解。A. something某物；B. everything一切事物；C. anything 任何東西；D. nothing 沒有什么東西。根據But something did go wrong.可知，but表示前后是轉折關系。所以前面是沒有出錯。故選D。

【4】句意：伯德正在燃燒燃料為獲取熱量�？疾槊�詞詞義辨析。A. heat熱，熱量；B. light光；C. safety安全；D. food食物。結合句意和語境可知選A。

【5】句意：三天后，他意識到這是一個星期日�？疾閯釉~詞義辨析。A. hoped希望；B. imagined想象；C. learnt學習，了解；D. realized實現(xiàn)，了解，意識到。結合句意和語境可知選D。

【6】句意：那些人正期待他的無線電電報。考查動詞詞義辨析。A. expecting期待；B. sending發(fā)送，郵寄；C. leaving離開；D. testing測驗，測試。結合句意和語境可知選A。

【7】句意：伯德艱難地從床上爬下來打電話�？疾閯釉~詞義辨析。A. returned返回，歸還；B. made制作，做；C. took拿；D. missed錯過，想念。短語make the call：打電話；結合句意和語境可知選B。

【8】句意：他不想讓這些人知道他病的有多么厲害。根據前一句話，判斷他生病了�？疾樾稳菰~及語境的理解。A. brave勇敢的；B. sorry抱歉； C. sick有病的；D. calm平靜的。根據It was too dangerous for them to come to save him.可知，推知他的身體不舒服。故選C。

【9】句意：他很虛弱，幾乎走不了路�？疾樾稳菰~及語境的理解。A. hungry餓的；B. weak弱的； C. tired累的； D. cold冷的。根據上文他生病了，所以很弱。根據he could hardly walk.身體虛弱所以不能走路。故選B。

【10】句意：他做食物，自己吃東西。考查動詞及語境的理解。A. cooked 煮飯；B. served為…服務；C. tasted 嘗； D. stored儲存。根據made myself eat可知，自己做飯自己吃。故選A。

【11】句意：他記下了天氣，并發(fā)送了無線電信息。考查名詞及語境的理解。A. photos照片；B. notes便條，通知；C. reports報告； D. lessons課。take? notes做記錄，故選B。

【12】句意：但到了6月底，這些人猜測出了什么問題。考查動詞及語境的理解。A. heard聽見；B. complained 抱怨；C. guessed猜；D. discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)。故選C。

【13】句意：他們幾乎不認的伯德。他很瘦，看起來很可怕�？疾楦痹~及語境的理解。A. never從不；B. even甚至，即使；C. hardly幾乎不；???? D. almost差不多，幾乎。根據后句He was very thin and looked terrible.故選C。

【14】句意：伯德向他們打招呼，然后倒在了地上�？疾閯釉~詞義辨析。A. greeted問候，打招呼；B. stopped停止；C. thanked感謝，感激；D. visited參觀，拜訪。結合句意和語境可知選A。

【15】句意：經過兩個月的護理，伯德的健康恢復了。A. luck幸運；B. memory記憶；C. dream夢想；D. health健康。結合句意和語境可知選D。