Question

完形填空。

____  January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were       . Nome’s town officials came up with a(n)     . They would have the medicine sent by     from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇) drivers—known as “mushers”—would     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.     he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon’s face was black from the extreme cold.

1.A. From        B. On        C. By          D. After

2.A. tired       B. upset    C. pale       D. sick

3.A. plan        B. excuse     C. message     D. topic

4.A. air        B. rail     C. sea         D. road

5.A. carry       B. return     C. mail      D. give

6.A. Though     B. Since     C. When       D. If

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1. From从，自；B. On在……上面；C. By通过，在……之前；D. After在……之后。“by+时间”与完成时连用，后跟过去的时间，用过去完成时；跟将来的时间，用将来完成时，故选C。

2. tired劳累的；B. upset难过的；C. pale苍白的；D. sick生病的。四个孩子相继去世，还有20几个患病，故选D。

3. plan计划；B. excuse借口；C. message信息；D. topic话题。当地的官员想到了一个计划，故选A。

4. air空气；B. rail栏杆，铁轨；C. sea海洋；D. road道路。根据下一段“from the train at Nenana”可知，药物被用火车运到Nenana，故选B。

5. carry运送，携带；B. return返回，归还；C. mail邮寄；D. give给予。然后再由乘坐狗拉的雪橇的人把药物接力送到诺姆，故选A。

6. Though虽然；B. Since因为，自从；C. When当；D. If如果。当他把药物交给下一个人时，他的脸已经被冻得乌青，故选C。