When the sun began to rise, the sailors realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had 1 asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him up. He took a small axe(斧), and 2 great care, so as to 3 ahole in the ice on the deck. He began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes 4 the others looked on 5 . By this time he was 6 cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.

Each member of the crew took it in 7 to cut the ice away as long as he could8 it.

First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their 9 . Standing on that rolling deck meant 10 , because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.

Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin(船舱). He called 11 one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would 12 enough heat to warm the cabin above 13 point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the 14 could be raised, they were in 15 .

It took an hour’s 16 before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in 17 most of the ice.

Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again 18 their work. In face of this danger, Captain Slater 19 the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would 20 until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another day.

1. A. gone B. fallenC. become D. grown

2. A. at B. forC. with D. by

3. A. make B. drillC. dig D. fill

4. A. until B. beforeC. after D. while

5. A. excitedly B. anxiouslyC. happily D. strangely

6. A. too B. soC. as D. very

7. A. surprise B. timeC. trouble D. turn

8. A. support B. help

C. bear D. put up

9. A. knees B. legsC. feet D. arms

10.A. life B. painC. damage D. death

11.A. to B. onC. up D. at

12.A. get out B. give offC. get over D. give in

13.A. boiling B. markingC. freezing D. melting

14.A. boat B. deckC. sail D. back

15.A. ruins B. excitementC. danger D. surprise

16.A. delay B. workC. break D. play

17.A. piling B. gettingC. freezing D. removing

18.A. because of B. thoughC. as long as D. in spite of

19.A. suggested B. madeC. demanded D. agreed

20.A. sink B. blowC. float D. flow

参考答案

1. B 根据“…but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him up.”推测，船长睡着了。fall asleep睡着了。

2. C with great care“细心地”，是固定搭配，在此作状语。

3. Amake a hole弄一个洞。drill指用钻去钻;dig指用铁锹去挖。船长用的工具是斧头，故选A。