问题详情：
As usual, it was always cold during the days. Hibury was cut off from the rest of the world because of heavy snow.
It was a cold January in 1925 in North Alaska. The town was cut off on the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch 41 a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Hibury would be 42 if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 43 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Hibury? The town’s 44 was already full of ice, so it couldn’t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the 45 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.
__46 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were 47 Hibury’s town officials came up with a(n) 48 . They would have the medicine sent by 49 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogeled(*拉雪橇)drivers—known as “mushers”---would 50 it to Hibury 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 he 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 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most __53 part 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 , and so would the sick children of HIbury. 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 . 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 the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog, Balto put his nose to the ground, 57 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Hibury. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to 58 . He had found the trail.
At 5:30 a m. on February 2, Kaasen and his dog 59 in HIbury. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.
Hibury had been 60 .
41. A. examined B. warned C. interviewed D. cured
42. A. harmless B. helpless C. fearless D. careless
43. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. However
44. A. airport B. station C. harbor D. border
45. A. narrow B. snowy C. busy D. dirty
46. A. From B. On C. By D. After
47. A. tired B. upset C. pale D. sick
48. A. plan B. excuse C. message D. topic
49. A. air B. rail C. sea D. road
50. A. carry B. return C. mail D. give
51. A. Though B. Since C. When D. If
52. A. enter B. move C. visit D. cross
53. A. shameful B. boring C. dangerous D. foolish
54. A. escape B. bleed C. swim D. die
55. A. memory B. exit C. way D. destination
56. A. find B. fix C. pass D. change
57. A. pretending B. trying C. asking D. learning
58. A. run B. leave C. bite D. play
59. A. gathered B. stayed C. camped D. arrived
60. A. controlled B. saved C. founded D. developed
【回答】
41-45ABDCB 46-50CDABA 51-55CDCDC 56-60ABADB
知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类
题型：完型填空
