Question

【题目】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 (南极洲). 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 (有毒气体) 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 (认出)

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】本文介绍了理查．德伯德在南极洲大本营工作的情况。他独自留在营地工作，他住的小房子里有许多燃料和食物，他觉得没有什么会出问题，但在取暖时，燃烧释放出的有毒气体让他中毒了，但他不想让其他人知道，但是在他给主营的人发送的报告中人看出了端倪，德马和其他两个人及时赶到救了他。经过两个月的照顾，理查德．伯德的健康恢复了。他和他的人再次一起工作。

【1】句意：他将继续在大本营工作。考查动词及语境的理解。A. regret遗憾；B. leave离开；C. agree同意；D. stay停留。根据They were heading back to the main camp on the coast of Antarctica (南极洲). 可知，他将呆在那里去工作。故选D。

【2】句意：彼得．德玛说:“我不喜欢把你留在这里。”“我很好，”伯德回答。考查形容词及语境的理解。A. free 免费的，自由的；B. fine 好的；C. lonely孤独的；D. nervous紧张的。故选B。

【3】句意: 他觉得肯定不会出错。考查不定代词及语境的理解。A. something某物；B. everything一切事物；C. anything 任何东西；D. nothing 没有什么东西。根据But something did go wrong.可知，but表示前后是转折关系。所以前面是没有出错。故选D。

【4】句意：伯德正在燃烧燃料为获取热量。考查名词词义辨析。A. heat热，热量；B. light光；C. safety安全；D. food食物。结合句意和语境可知选A。

【5】句意：三天后，他意识到这是一个星期日。考查动词词义辨析。A. hoped希望；B. imagined想象；C. learnt学习，了解；D. realized实现，了解，意识到。结合句意和语境可知选D。

【6】句意：那些人正期待他的无线电电报。考查动词词义辨析。A. expecting期待；B. sending发送，邮寄；C. leaving离开；D. testing测验，测试。结合句意和语境可知选A。

【7】句意：伯德艰难地从床上爬下来打电话。考查动词词义辨析。A. returned返回，归还；B. made制作，做；C. took拿；D. missed错过，想念。短语make the call：打电话；结合句意和语境可知选B。

【8】句意：他不想让这些人知道他病的有多么厉害。根据前一句话，判断他生病了。考查形容词及语境的理解。A. brave勇敢的；B. sorry抱歉； C. sick有病的；D. calm平静的。根据It was too dangerous for them to come to save him.可知，推知他的身体不舒服。故选C。

【9】句意：他很虚弱，几乎走不了路。考查形容词及语境的理解。A. hungry饿的；B. weak弱的； C. tired累的； D. cold冷的。根据上文他生病了，所以很弱。根据he could hardly walk.身体虚弱所以不能走路。故选B。

【10】句意：他做食物，自己吃东西。考查动词及语境的理解。A. cooked 煮饭；B. served为…服务；C. tasted 尝； D. stored储存。根据made myself eat可知，自己做饭自己吃。故选A。

【11】句意：他记下了天气，并发送了无线电信息。考查名词及语境的理解。A. photos照片；B. notes便条，通知；C. reports报告； D. lessons课。take? notes做记录，故选B。

【12】句意：但到了6月底，这些人猜测出了什么问题。考查动词及语境的理解。A. heard听见；B. complained 抱怨；C. guessed猜；D. discovered发现。故选C。

【13】句意：他们几乎不认的伯德。他很瘦，看起来很可怕。考查副词及语境的理解。A. never从不；B. even甚至，即使；C. hardly几乎不；???? D. almost差不多，几乎。根据后句He was very thin and looked terrible.故选C。

【14】句意：伯德向他们打招呼，然后倒在了地上。考查动词词义辨析。A. greeted问候，打招呼；B. stopped停止；C. thanked感谢，感激；D. visited参观，拜访。结合句意和语境可知选A。

【15】句意：经过两个月的护理，伯德的健康恢复了。A. luck幸运；B. memory记忆；C. dream梦想；D. health健康。结合句意和语境可知选D。