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2024学年高三年级第二次质量调研

英语试卷

GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

RacetotheFrozenNorth

OnApril6,1909,sixdeterminedmenstoodatthetopoftheworld,claimingvictoryoveroneofEarth’slastgreatfrontiers—theNorthPole.Theirleader,RobertE.Peary,capturedthehistoricmomentinphotographsashisteamproudlyhelduptheirflags.AmongthemwasMatthewHenson,anexperiencedexplorer(1)__________skillshadbeenvitaltotheirsuccess.Heheldauniqueflag,(2)__________(sew)togetherfromdifferentpiecesoffabric,whilefourexpertInuithuntersstoodbyhisside.Theyguidedtheteamthroughtheendlessfrozenwilderness.

Reachingthisice-coveredworldwasnoteasy.Manyhadtriedbeforethem,only(3)__________(force)backbyterribleconditions.Peary’ssuccesswasnotjustluck—itwascarefulstrategy,perseverance,andthestrengthofhisteam.Hereliedheavily(4)__________Henson,whohadjourneyedwithhimthroughtheArcticbefore.Hensonwasn’tjustanexplorer;hewasasurvivalist,trainedbytheInuit(因纽特人)intheartofhandlingtheice.

Butnoamountofskill(5)__________makeovercomingtheArcticanyeasier.Thewindscreamedlikeawildbeast,andthetemperaturedroppedtoafreezingminus60degreesFahrenheit.Hensonlaterwroteinhisjournal,“Freezingofthewholefrontpartofthefaceisanordinaryoccurrence.”Iceformedontheirskin,(6)__________(bite)deeperwitheveryburstofwind.Frostbite(冻疮)wasaconstantthreat.Pearyhimselfhadlosttoesonearlieradventures.

Despite(7)__________theyendured,theykeptpushingforward.Theirfoodwassimplebutpackedwithenergy:pemmican,adensemixtureofdriedmeat,animalfat,and