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阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. One day he made up his ______ . Baltimore was the nearest large seaport(海港). The next morning he set out on the ______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 ______ around the world. ______ the help of the ship’s 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   ______ 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 ______   he knew anyone with experience at sea or not. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. ______ the shop owner introduced Peary to Henson. Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved   ______ to be a worthy and smart seaman. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream： to be the first man ______ on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream ______ .

Over the next five years, the two explorers(探险家) made two trips together to the Arctic(北极). However, they were not ______   to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were   ______than either of them had ever imagined.

In 1908, The two men ______ 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. ______  April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow ______  .

1.A. decision       B. plan            C. mind           D. way

2.A. forty miles     B.forty mile’s    C. forty-miles     D.forty-mile

3.A. sailed          B. drove          C. rode            D. walked

4.A. with             B. without       C. by             D. under

5.A. hat              B. food            C. book            D. shoe

6.A. if              B. whether        C. that            D. where

7.A. so              B. because        C. if             D. but

8.A. myself         B. yourself       C. himself        D. themselves

9.A. stand           B. to stand       C. stood          D. standing

10.A. come true      B. carry on        C. put through     D. take place

11.A. possible       B. able           C. probable        D. successful

12.A. warmer          B. better         C. worse          D. bigger

13.A. which          B. who             C. whom           D. what

14.A. At             B. To              C. On              D. In

15.A. successfully   B. simply         C. quickly        D. Luckily