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Short 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 object of jokes in school gym classes in England’s rural Devonshire.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man’s cold-water exploits (成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future. Journeys to the Pole aren’t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. "John Ridgway was one of the few who didn’t say, ’You are completely crazy,’" Saunders says.
In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter (遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.
This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.
小题1:The turning point in Saunders’ life came when ________.
A.he started to play ball games
B.he got a mountain bike at age 15
C.he ran his first marathon at age 18
D.he started to receive Ridgway’s training
小题2:We can learn from the text that Ridgway ________.
A.dismissed Saunders’ dream as fantasy
B.built up his body together with Saunders
C.hired Saunders for his cold-water experience
D.won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic
小题3:What do we know about Saunders?
A.He once worked at a school in Scotland.
B.He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.
C.He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.
D.He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.
小题4:The underlined word "Intrigued" in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A.ExcitedB.ConvincedC.DelightedD.Fascinated
小题5:It can be inferred that Saunders’ journey to the North Pole ________.
A.was accompanied by his old playmates
B.set a record in the North Pole expedition
C.was supported by other Arctic explorers
D.made him well-known in the 1960s

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B

小题1:细节题.根据It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him.可知选B.
小题2:根据John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean.可知选D.
小题3:细节题.根据Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of Adventure in Scotland可知选A.
小题4:结合下文他尽其所能的阅读了北极探险家和北极探险的著作,可知他被深深吸引,故选D.
小题5:根据Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton.可知选B.他在北极探险上创新了一项记录.
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小题1:
A.diaryB.memoryC.notebookD.handbag
小题2:
A.throwingB.carryingC.choosingD.putting
小题3:
A.droppedB.knockedC.headedD.landed
小题4:
A.wallB.roofC.doorD.glass
小题5:
A.discoveredB.controlledC.invitedD.forgotten
小题6:
A.oftenB.justC.hardlyD.still
小题7:
A.askB.lookC.payD.care
小题8:
A.lateB.sorryC.readyD.good
小题9:
A.beforeB.thoughC.sinceD.until
小题10:
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小题11:
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小题2:A. So              B. But                    C. And
小题3:A. writing         B. reading                C. thinking
小题4:A. dream          B. idea                 C. plan
小题5:A. Chinese        B. Canada                C. American
小题6:A. much           B. more                  C. most
小题7:A. weeks’         B. months’              C. years’
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A waiter comes up to him and says, “Can I help you, sir?”
The man says, “Yes, please. Can I see the menu (菜单)?”
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“Father? You are wrong. He is not my father. I do not know him. I met him in the street. He said he would give me an ice cream if I came here at twelve o’clock.”
小题1:The man comes to the restaurant ___________.
A.to meet the boyB.to buy a newspaper
C.to eat an ice creamD.to have a good meal
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A.breakfastB.lunchC.supperD.dinner
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A.The waiterB.The boy’s fatherC.The manD.Nobody
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A.the man didn’t pay (付钱) for the meal and the ice cream
B.the boy didn’t have the meal
C.the boy’s father came back soon
D.the boy wanted to run away
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A.The boy is the man’s son.
B.The boy knows the man very well.
C.The waiter pays the meal and the ice cream.
D.The man is a cheat (骗子).
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A. drank tea           B. took their glasses off
C. bought glasses       D. put their glasses on
5. In fact, Tom ____________.
A. liked eye glasses                   B. liked reading
C. couldn’t read at all               D. knew the man in the shop

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