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.A a 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's 44.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.B from Anchorage to Nenana.From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—known as “mushers”—would 50.A it 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.C 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.D a frozen body of water called Norton Sound.It was the most 53.C 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.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.A the trail again.The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog.Balto put his nose to the ground， 57.B to 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”。