Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15thbirthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year he met John Ridgway and started to work as a teacher at Ridgway’s school of adventure(冒险)in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold—waterexploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures; he decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long—distance expedition (探险) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains.

Saunders has become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

1.According to Paragraph 2, what changed Saunders?

A.A friend’s words. B.A mountain bike.

C.His 18thbirthday gift. D.His first marathon.

2.What did Saunders do in 2001?

A.He decided to build up his body.

B.He met John Ridgway in Scotland.

C.He worked as a teacher at school.

D.He took an adventure to the North Pole.

3.What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

A.He is a success in sports.

B.He is the youngest British skier.

C.He is Ridgway’s best student.

D.He is a good teacher at school.

下面文章中有五处需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题,选项中有一项是多余选项。

A.Why might"friends"websites be dangerous? B.What do people do on"friends"websites?

C.How to use websites safely? D.How can I find"friends"websites?

E. Where do Lucy's friends live? F.Why are"friends"websites popular?

“ Friends” websites网页)

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Lucy lives in New York. She has 204 friends and she makes two or three more friends every week.

About 20 of her friends also live in New York, so she often sees them. The others live in somewhere else.She never meets these friends, but she talks to them on the Internet They are her"MySpace Friends”.

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Websites like MySpace, Yahoo and Weibo are very popular all over the world, especially with young people. People give information about themselves. They show photos and give opinions online.They also write about their favorite films, music.and TV programs.

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For many young people, the homepage is very important. It says, " This is me! I have something to say. These things and these people are important in my life. And these websites are also an easy way to talk to a lot of different people. That is why teenagers like these "friends"websites.

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But some people are worried that these websites aren't safe For example, it is impossible to know

that the information on a homepage is true. Maybe the 16-year-old girl you talk to online is really a 40-year-old man. So here is some advice.

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Do not put photos of yourself on your webpage. Do not meet people that you only know because of the website. And finally, remember that online friends are fun, but they are not the same as real friends

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