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2020-2021学年英语周报高二牛津版第15期答案及试题（第十五期），将发布在下图中，扫码即可查看！ 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 41.Aa sick boy，Billy, and knew he had cliphtheria，a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children.The children of Nome would be 42.B if it struck the town.Dr.Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick.43.D，the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.How could the medicine get to Nome? The town's44.C was already full of ice, so it couldn't come by ship.Cars and horses couldn't travel on the 45.B roads.Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet. 46.C January 26, Billy and three other children had died.Twenty more were 47.D.Nome's town officials came up with a(n) 48.A.They would have the medicine sent by 49.Bfrom Anchorage to Nenana.From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—known as “mushers”—would 50.Ait 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.51.Che 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 52.D a frozen body of water called Norton Sound.It was the most 53.Cpart 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 54.D，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 55.C.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 56.Athe trail again.The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog.Balto put his nose to the ground，57.Bto 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 58.A.He had found the trail. At 5 : 30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog 59.D in Nome.Within minutes, Dr.Welch had the medicine.He quickly gave it to the sick children.All of them recovered. Nome had been 60.B. 文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。Nome小镇里的孩子们感染了白喉病。为了挽救孩子们，一些勇士们展开了雪橇接力赛，冒着危险，日夜兼程地把药品安全运到小镇上，孩子们最终得救了。 41．A.examined B．warned C．interviewed D．cured 解析：根据下文中的“and knew he had diphtheria”可知，应填examine“检查(身体)”，表示Dr.Welch给一个生病的男孩做了检查。 42．A.harmless B．helpless C．fearless D．careless 解析：上文说这种病主要传染给孩子，下文说如果这种病袭击这个镇子，因此根据语境，应选B，表示如果发生这种情况的话，那么这里的孩子们就会很无助了。helpless表示“无助的；无能为力的”。 43．A.Moreover B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．However 解析：上下文语境表示转折含义，因此选D，表示“然而，可是”，指可是最近的供应物也远在一千多英里之外。 44．A.airport B．station C．harbor D．border 解析：下文说用船只送药的方法不可行，因此这里选C，指这个小镇中船只进出的港口已经被冰覆盖。harbor“港口”。 45．A.narrow B．snowy C．busy D．dirty 解析：根据语境和上文的“full of ice”可知，这里说的是汽车和马不能在被雪覆盖的道路上行进，因此选B表示“被雪覆盖的”。 46．A.From B．On C．By D．After 解析：根据下文的“had died”可知，此处表示在1月26日之前，Billy和其他三个孩子已经死去了。故用by表示“在……之前，到……为止”。 47．A.tired B．upset C．pale D．sick 解析：这里表示还有20个孩子染病了，因此选D表示“生病的”。 48．A.plan B．excuse C．message D．topic 解析：根据语境可知，此处指小镇的政府官员提出了一个解决方案，因此选A表示“计划；方案”。 49．A.air B．rail C．sea D．road 解析：前面提到道路积雪，港口冰冻，且当时还没有喷气式飞机，因此可排除A、C、D三项，应选B。下文的“from the train at Nenana”亦是提示。 50．A.carry B．return C．mail D．give 解析：根据语境，这里应用carry表示“运送”，描述狗拉雪橇运送药品到目的地的动作。 51．A.Though B．Since C．When D．If 解析：根据句意，此处应用when引导时间状语从句，指当第一个赶狗拉雪橇的人把药品交给下一个赶狗拉雪橇的人的时候，他的脸由于极度的寒冷被冻得发黑。 52．A.enter B．move C．visit D．cross 解析：根据下文中“a frozen body of water”可知应选D表示“穿过，穿越”，指Seppala必须要穿过一片结了冰的水域。 53．A.shameful B．boring C．dangerous D．foolish 解析：下文的“Norton Sound was covered with ice...of Nome.”描述了这片水域的危险，因此选C表示“危险的”。 54．A.escape B．bleed C．swim D．die 解析：此处表示如果他掉进了下面的冰水里，他会死掉，镇上那些患病的孩子也会因为没有药品而死去。结合语境判断选D。 55．A.memory B．exit C．way D．destination 解析：结合上文的“huge piles of snow blocked”和下文的“He had to leave...get around them.”可判断应选C，表示大堆的雪把他的道路阻断了。 56．A.find B．fix C．pass D．change 解析：根据上文的“leave the trail(雪橇痕迹)”可知，这里选A表示“找到”，指环境是如此糟糕以至于再次找到雪橇痕迹对他来说是不可能的。 57．A.pretending B．trying C．asking D．learning 解析：根据语境，这里用try to do表示“试图做某事”，指Balto试图嗅出其他的狗的气味。 58．A.run B．leave C．bite D．play 解析：根据下文的“He had found the trail.”可知，此处指Balto找到了雪橇痕迹，于是开始奔跑。故选A。 59．A.gathered B．stayed C．camped D．arrived 解析：根据上下文可知，这里说的是Kaasen和他的狗到达了Nome，因此选D，表示“到达”。 60．A.controlled B．saved C．founded D．developed 解析：根据倒数第二段的内容可知，最终药品被安全送到了Nome，疾病也得到了控制，孩子们恢复了健康，故此处指这个小镇得救了。因此选B，表示“挽救”。
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2020-2021学年英语周报高二牛津版第2期答案及试题（第二期），将发布在下图中，扫码即可查看！ Different people use different languages.We Chinese speak Chinese，and，most of us are learning a foreign language.But there is another kind of language we need to know—the language of the body. All over the world，people“talk with their hand，with their heads and with their eyes.”When Japanese people meet，they bow.When Indians meet，they put their hands together.What do American and British do? Americans are more informal (不拘小节的) than the British.They like to be friendly.They use first names，they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves.When they sit down，they like to relax in their chairs and make themselves comfortable.British people are more reserved (保守的)．They take more time to make friends.They like to know you before they ask your name. When British or American people meet someone for the first time，they shake hands.They do not usually shake hands with people they know well.Women sometimes kiss their women friends，and men kiss women friends (on one cheek only)．When a man meets a man，he just smiles，and says，“Hello.” Men do not kiss each other，or hold hands.Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other. 文章大意：文章主要介绍了肢体语言很重要，不同国家的人有不同的肢体语言。 33．In the passage，the writer thinks that body language is D. A．useless B．difficult C．quite easy D．important 解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段中“But there is another kind of language we need to know—the language of the body.”可知，作者认为肢体语言很重要，也需要了解。故选D。 34．Which of the following is right？B A．Different countries have the same body language. B．Different countries have different body languages. C．People in Asia share the same body language. D．Many people only use their body language. 解析：推理判断题。通读全文内容可知，不同国家的人有不同的肢体语言。故选B。 35．If an American friend visits you，he probably D. A．sit straight B．never sits down C．makes fun of you D．sits freely 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中“Americans are more informal (不拘小节的) than the British.”可知，美国人不拘小节。故选D。
