专题7 完形填空_11

（2016·北京）完形填空。
 
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项涂黑。
 
ARaceAgainstDeath
 
ItwasacoldJanuaryin1925inNorthAlaska.Thetownwascutofffromtherestoftheworldduetoheavysnow.
 
Onthe20thofthatmonth,Dr.Welch     aSickboy,Billy,andknewhehaddiphtheria,adeadlyinfectious(传染的)diseasemainlyaffectingchildren.ThechildrenofNomewouldbe   ifitstruckthetown.Dr.Welchneededmedicineassoonaspossibletostopotherkidsfromgettingsick.    ,theclosestsupplywasover1,000milesaway,inAnchorage.
 
HowcouldthemedicinegettoNome?Thetown`s   wasalreadyfullofice,soitcouldn’tcomebyship.Carsandhorsescouldn’ttravelonthe    roads.Jetairplanesandbigtrucksdidn’texistyet.
 
January26,Billyandthreeotherchildrenhaddied.Twemtymorewere    .Nome`stownofficialscameupwitha(n)   .Theywouldhavethemedicinesentby    fromAnchoragetoNenana.Fromthere,dogeled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—knownas“mushers”—would    ittoNomeinarelay(接力).
 
TheracebeganonJanuary27.Thefirstmusher,Shannon,pickedupthemedicinefromthetrainatNenanaandrodeallnight.   hehandedthemedicinetothenextmusher,Shannon`sfacewasblackfromtheextremecold.
 
OnJanuary31,amushernamedSeppalahadto    afrozenbodyofwatercalledNortonSound.Itwasthemost   partofthejourney.NortonSoundwascoveredwithice,whichcouldsometimesbreakupwithoutwarning.Ifthathappened,Seppalamightfallintotheicywaterbelow.Hewould   ,andsowouldthesickchildrenof Nome.But Seppalamadeitacross.
 
AhugesnowstormhitonFebruary1.Amusher namedKaasenhadtobravethisstorm.Atonepoint,hugepilesofsonwblockedhis  .Hehadtoleavethetrail(雪橇痕迹)togetaroundthem.Conditionsweresobadthatitwasimpossibleforhimto   thetrailagain.TheonlyhopewasBalto,Kaasen’sleaddog,Baltoputhisnosetotheground,  tofindthesmellofotherdogsthathadtraveledonthetrail.IfBaltofailed,itwouldmeandisasterforNome.Theminutespassedby.Suddenly,Baltobeganto   .Hehadfoundthetrail.
 
At5:30amonFebruary2,Kaasenandhisdog   inNome.Withinminutes,Dr.Welchhadthemedicine.Hequicklygaveittothesickchildren.Allofthemrecovered.
 
Nomehadbeen   .
 
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