高级中学名校试卷

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上海市嘉定区2025届高三下学期二模

英语试题

Ⅰ.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,andberries.___8___itdi