Question

完形填空  先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The Sled (雪橇) Dog Race was about to begin. Susan’s team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate. Susan stood behind them. __________teams were lined up, too, and the dogs were excited. Susan kept her _________ on the clock. At exactly ten o’clock, she and the other racers yelled, “Mush!” The dogs knew that meant “_________ !” They ran forward and the race began!  Susan had trained months for this race, and she hoped she and her dogs would win. Day after day, Susan’s dogs _________ the sled to get ready for the race.

Now, they ran over snowy hills and _________ into deep valleys (山谷). They stopped only to rest and eat. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the _________ places on Earth. The dogs’ thick fur coats helped keep them warm. In many places along the route（线路）, the snow was _________. Pieces of ice were as sharp (锋利的) as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs’ feet. To keep that from happening, Susan had put special boots on their feet.

At first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were _________ getting used to the race. On the third day, they began to pull more quickly. They worked as a _________ and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the dogs dropped into a hole and the sled _________ . Susan could have given up then, but she didn’t. She fixed it and they kept going. When they finally reached the finish line, they found out that they had come in first place!

1.A. Her       B. His        C. Other         D. Another

2.A. eyes       B. hands       C. head          D. arms

3.A. Act       B. Go         C. Walk         D. Jump

4.A. pushed    B. carried    C. pulled        D. drove

5.A. down       B. up          C. around        D. below

6.A. wettest   B. highest    C. lowest       D. coldest

7.A. little    B. light       C. deep          D. high

8.A. almost     B. already     C. yet          D. still

9.A. family     B. team        C. class         D. queue

10.A. failed   B. died       C. broke        D. disappeared

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要是讲的Susan和她的狗参加雪橇比赛的事情，经过平时的刻苦训练及比赛过程中的努力，最终它们获胜了。

1. Her她的；B. His他的；C. Other其他的；D. Another另一个，句意：其他的队伍也站成一排，这些狗非常兴奋。根据语境是指其他的队伍，所以选C。

2. Eyes眼睛；B. Hands手；C. head头；D. Arms胳膊；句意：Susan关注着钟表。根据句意“关注”是keep eyes on，故选A。

3. Act表演；B. Go去，走；C. Walk 步行；D. Jump跳跃，句意：这些狗知道这意味着“走”。根据语境是他们向狗发出出发的口令，所以选B。

4. Pushed推；B. Carried搬；C. Pulled拉； D. Drove驾驶，句意：日复一日，Susan的狗拉着雪橇为比赛做准备。根据语境是狗拉着雪橇，故选C。

5. Down向下； B. Up向上； C. Around周围；D. Below下面，句意：现在他们跑过雪山冲向深谷。根据语境是向下冲向山谷，故选A。

6. Wettest最湿的；B. Highest最高的；C. Lowest最低的；D. Coldest最冷的，句意：阿拉斯加是地球上最冷的地方之一。阿拉斯加是很寒冷的地方，故选D。

7. Little几乎没有；B. Light轻的；C. Deep深的；D. High高的，句意：沿途很多地方的雪很深。根据语境可知是雪很深，故选C。

8. Almost几乎；B. Already已经；C. Yet还；D. Still仍然，句意：他们仍然在适应比赛。get used to 是习惯于，开始的时候，狗还不习惯，所以拉的慢，因此选still表示“仍然在慢慢习惯这件事” ，故选D。

9. 意为“家庭”，class 意为“班级”，queue 意为“队列”，均不符合题意。故正确答案为B。

10. broke 符合题意。fail 意为“失败”，die 意为“死亡”，disappear 意为“消失”，均不符合题意。故正确答案为C。

考点：故事类短文