单选题
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题给的[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中选出最佳答案。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】上文中“the Norwegians had beaten them”中的beat意为“击败、胜过”对手。由此可见该处应填race(比赛)。答案为D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】表示到达的词组是reach、arrive at或get to。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上下文应为插上英国国旗的意思。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】take a photograph足拍照片的习惯用法。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据逻辑关系took a photograph发生在started the 950 mile journey前，故选择D. before。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】该题根据上下文与句意选择。在到达南极，拍完照后返回。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】从下文的the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them得知前文时说旅行不顺利，从四个形容词看只能选择D. slow。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】该题根据句意选择。句意：太阳几乎看不见。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】暴风雪总是使他们看不见他们没立的标出返回路的石头。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此处指以前他们设立或竖立(set up)的标出返回路的石头。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】Sometime某个时候；sometimes有时；some time一段时间。根据句意应选C(some tune)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】suffer from是固定搭配，表遭受……。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】从下文得知此处指的是冻伤的脚。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large的得知此处指的第二天几乎穿不上鞋。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】该题根据上下文与句意选择，第二天上午应该是穿上鞋子走路，put up是建造的意思，而 put on为穿上。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据前面的he walked bravely得知此处是很痛苦。in pain意为：疼痛，为固定搭配。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据上下文与句意，应该是更不可能。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】该题根据上下文与搭配选择。此处指除了他以外的另外所有，所以选择the others。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据下文句意“他们帮助他继续前进了几里。”，得知他们拒绝了Captain Oates的请求。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据put up 和for another night得知此处指的是搭建帐篷。