1 / 13 考点跟踪突破 38 完形填空训练一人物故事A 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 __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 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 __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 U ． S. government. __7__the shop owner introduced Peary to Henson. Using his map-reading 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, Henson's instruments showe...
