《2025年通城学典课时作业本八年级英语下册译林版江苏专版》

五、完形填空。
In the 1880s, gold was discovered in Alaska, the USA. Many people came to the area, hoping to get __1__. New towns were built and grew quickly. One such town called Iditarod grew so quickly that it briefly became the __2__ city in Alaska. In the summer months, people could take things to those towns by __3__. But in __4__, the rivers and the ocean froze(结冰) and there was no way to get to them. So, then, a winter track(小道), known as the Iditarod Trail, was built. And people would use teams of dogs to pull sleds(雪橇).
It took a team of dogs about three weeks to travel __5__ Alaska. They stopped at “roadhouses” and the drivers could get a __6__ bed for the night and something to eat for both themselves and their dogs. The trail was used every winter until the 1920s when __7__ replaced boats and dog teams.
However, in 1925, a disease __8__ the city of Nome. The disease could be cured, but __9__, the nearest medicine was in Anchorage, right on the other side of Alaska. Planes were still quite new, so __10__ knew if they could fly in such cold weather. So people __11__ that the medicine would be carried by using teams of dogs instead. The trip was over 1,000 kilometres, __12__ most of it was along the Iditarod Trail. It took twenty teams just six days to __13__ the journey. On the way, a dog called Balto refused to go any further and __14__ the team from falling into icy water. The disease was stopped and Balto became a hero.
Nowadays a dog sled race is held every year from Anchorage to Nome, __15__ the route of the famous journey in 1925. It is known as “The Last Great Race on Earth”.
1. A. free B. famous C. rich D. safe
2. A. largest B. smallest C. warmest D. coldest
3. A. truck B. boat C. air D. train
4. A. spring B. winter C. summer D. autumn
5. A. among B. along C. above D. across
6. A. warm B. hard C. cold D. dirty
7. A. dogs B. planes C. cars D. horses
8. A. dropped B. passed C. hit D. controlled
9. A. sadly B. luckily C. suddenly D. finally
10. A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody
11. A. agreed B. felt C. forgot D. wondered
12. A. and B. so C. or D. if
13. A. start B. begin C. stop D. finish
14. A. wanted B. saved C. managed D. helped
15. A. following B. planning C. choosing D. sharing

答案： 五、1~5. CABBD 6~10. ABCAA 11~15. AADBA