考点跟踪突破38完形填空训练一人物故事AIn 1880, fourteenyearold Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. One day he made up his _1_ to sail around the world. Baltimore was the nearest large seaport(海港). The next morning he set out on the _2_ journey to try to find work on a sailing ship.In Baltimore, Henson found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship. For the next five years, Henson _3_ around the world. _4_ the help of the ships captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, history, geography, and many other subjects.Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a _5_ shop in Washington D. C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Lieutenant Robert Peary, asked the owner _6_ he knew anyone with experience at sea or not. Peary would soon travel to South America for the US. government. _7_ the shop owner introduced Peary to Henson. Using his mapreading and sailing skills, Henson proved _8_ to be a worthy and smart seaman. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man _9_ on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream _10_Over the next five years, the two explorers(探险家) made two trips together to the Arctic(北极). However, they were not _11_ to reach the Pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were _12_ than either of them had ever imagined.In 1908, the two men _13_ never gave up were ready to make their final challenge at reaching the North Pole. With four guides, they made a mad dash straight across the ice. _14_ April 1909, Hensons instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow _15_(C)1.A.decision Bplan Cmind Dway(D)2.A.forty miles Bforty milesCfortymiles Dfortymile(A)3.A.sailed Bdrove Crode Dwalked(A)4.A.With BWithout CBy DUnder(A)5.A.hat Bfood Cbook Dshoe(B)6.A.if Bwhether Cthat Dwhere(A)7.A.So BBecause CIf DBut(C)8.A.myself ByourselfChimself Dthemselves(D)9.A.stand Bstands Cstood Dstanding(A)10.A.come true Bcarry onCput through Dtake place(B)11.A.possible BableCprobable Dsuccessful(C)12.A.warmer Bbetter Cworse Dbigger(B)13.A.which Bwho Cwhom Dwhat(D)14.A.At BTo COn DIn(A)15.A.successfully BsimplyCquickly DluckilyBDavid Beckham opened his London football academy(学院) on Monday. The academy welcomes boys and girls aged 8 to 15. It will accept 15，000 _1_ a year, 10，000 of them free. In America, football is a _2_ sport. _3_，American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball but they often throw the ball and _4_ with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to _5_ the ball ten yards (码). They can _6_ and throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it _7_ ten yards. _8_ they move it to the end of the field, they can get six points.It is difficult to move the _9_. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he doesnt move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team._10_ university wants its own team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their _11_ teams.Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more.Each team plays 10 or 11 games each _12_. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it can play another game _13_ the season ends. The _14_ teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them _15_ TV.(B)1.A.men Bchildren CwomenDparents(D)2.A.personal Bboring Ckind Dpopular(A)3.A.However BButCTherefore DAlthough(B)4.A.jump Brun Clook Dcover(D)5.A.beat Bget Cgive Dmove(C)6.A.put it on Bcut it upCpick it up Dwork it out(C)7.A.either Bother Canother Dmore(D)8.A.Whether BUnless CThough DIf(B)9.A.basketball BballCteam Duniversity(A)10.A.Each BBoth CAll DNeither(A)11.A.favorite Bstrong Cmysterious Dunlike(D)12.A.year Bmonth Cweek Dseason(C)13.A.before Bwhen Cafter Dwhile(B)14.A.better Bbest Cworst Dworse(D)15.A.to Bin Cat DonCRobert Stephen is a famous research scientist, and he made several very important medical breakthroughs(突破). When he was asked _1_ he was so excellent, he said that it all came from an experience with his _2_ when he was two years old.One day, he tried to remove a bottle of milk from a fridge but he dropped _3_. The bottle of milk fell onto the _4_ and broke into pieces. At this time, his mother _5_ the kitchen. _6_ being angry with him or punishing him, she said，“Robert, never mind! We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop to clean this mess, which do you prefer？”Then he cho