Scott and his panions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the
South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had 36 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 37 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 38 they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 39 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 40 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 41 to mark their way home. To make things 42 . Evans, whom they had all thought of 43 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 44 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 45 pushed on at the best speed they could 46 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 47 fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could 48 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 49 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 50 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 51 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 52 for another night.
The following morning, 53 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 54 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 55 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his panions.
36．A．hit B．fought C．won D．beaten
37．A．growing B．putting C．planting D．laying
38．A．after B．until C．while D．before
39．A．safe B．fast C．short D．slow
40．A．rose B．set C．appeared D．disappeared
41．A．taken up B．cut up C．set up D．picked up
42．A．easier B．better C．bitter D．worse
43．A．to B．upon C．as D．in
44．A．battled B．struggled C．speeded D．waited
45．A．left B．lost C．defeated D．saved
46．A．manage B．try C．employ D．find
47．A．ached B．frozen C．harden D．harmed
48．A．hardly B．never C．seldom D．nearly
49．A．pain B．fear C．trouble D．danger
50．A．all others B．some others C．others D．the others
51．A．away B．with C．off D．on
52．A．bed B．tent C．blanket D．sleeping-bag
53．A．while B．since C．for D．once
54．A．missed B．separated C．passed D．gone
55．A．patiently B．lonely C．alone D．worriedly36—40 DCDDC 41—45 CDCBA 46—50 ABAAD 51—55 DBADC
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(答案→)36—40 DCDDC 41—45 CDCBA 46—50 ABAAD 51—55 DBADC
解析：
36.解析：beat打败，胜过。从上文的disappointed可以看出，当他们到达终点时，他们发现挪威人赢了他们。hit打；fight打仗；win后接表示运动的词，意为“赢”。
37.解析：plant把……牢牢放在某处。把英国国旗插在了南极。put表示“放置”，指把东西放在某处。
38.解析：before在……之前。在他们回去之前拍了一些照片。
39.解析：从上文disappointed和下文“the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them”可以看出，由于情绪不佳，旅途的进程变得缓慢下来。
40.解析：appear出现。根据下文“The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones”可判断出正下着暴风雪，太阳没有出来。rise升起，指太阳升上了天空。
41.解析：set up竖立。为了辨别出道路，他们在沿途放置了一些石头。take up拿起；cut up切成碎片；pick up捡起。
42.解析：to make things worse使事情更糟糕的是。上文讲述了他们没有取得第一，情绪不佳，下文又说到“fell badly into a deep hole in the ice”，可见情况进一步恶化。
43.解析：be thought of as被认为是。Evans被认为是五个人中最棒的一个。
44.解析：struggle斗争。根据上文“fell badly into a deep hole in the ice”可判断出Evans受了重伤，经过几天的挣扎，掉下去死了。
45.解析：leave剩下。剩下的四个人。
46.解析：manage设法完成（某件困难的事）。他们想方设法以最快的速度前进。
47.解析：frozen冻僵的。根据上下文提供的信息the South Pole，the snow storms，his feet swelled可判断出他的脚冻伤了。
48.解析：hardly几乎不（能）。上文“at night his feet swelled so large”表示他的脚肿得早上无法穿上鞋子。
49.解析：pain疼痛。脚冻伤肿胀自然会非常疼痛。
50.解析：the others指剩余的三人。
51.解析：on继续。帮助他继续行走了几英里。
52.解析：tent帐篷。Scott他们是到南极去，夜里是睡在帐篷里。
53.解析：while当……的时候。当其他三人在他们睡袋里的时候。
54.解析：be gone表示“不在，走了”或指人“死了”。从上文Captain Oates害怕连累其他三人，主动提出把他留在睡袋里和下文“his death would help his panies”可以看出他已下定决心结束自己的生命。
55.解析：alone独自一人。他独自一人从帐篷里走进了暴风雪。