Benedict Allen was born in England in 1960. His dad was a pilot, and Benedict dreamed of traveling around the world like his dad. His dream came true — Benedict became an explorer. But he doesn’t travel the world in a plane. He finds a place he wants to explore, and then he lives with the local (本地的) people. He learns important skills from them, and then uses those skills to explore the place he’s visiting. He doesn’t use modern things like cellphones (移动电话), and he likes to travel alone.

Benedict’s explorations are often dangerous, but he likes them. One of his favorite explorations was in 2001. He wanted to be the first person to travel alone across the ice from Siberia to Alaska. So he went to Siberia and lived with the Chukchi people. He learned how to live like the Chukchi people and drive a dog team. He traveled 622 miles with only a dog team. The weather was really bad. There was a lot of snow, wind and ice, so the journey was very difficult. Benedict almost lost the dog team, and he almost died, so he ended his journey early. It was scary, but he learned a lot.

根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

1.What did Benedict dream of?

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2.Does Benedict use a cellphone when traveling?

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3.When did Benedict go to Siberia?

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4.What did Benedict learn from the Chukchi people?

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5.What made Benedict’s journey from Siberia to Alaska difficult and dangerous?

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Two years ago, my family moved to a new city and I had to study in a new school. As I had few friends there, I felt lonely. Then I met Tony. The first time I saw him, he was standing in the center of a group of students, telling jokes. The children around laughed from time to time. Tony knew about my problem. He asked me to play basketball with his friends and helped me with my studies. We soon became good friends.

About a year ago, however, Toney’s father was killed in an accident. As a result, his family had to move to a small house, Tony changed into a different person. He became silent and he even lost his interest in studies. Several times, I invited him to go out and play basketball with me, but he refused. I wanted to help him, but didn’t know what to do.

Then something strange happened in my class, two classmates lost the money in their schoolbags.

Last Friday, just before the P.E. lesson, I went back to the classroom to get my running shoes I would use. The door was half open, I went in. To my astonishment, I saw Tony was searching one of my classmates’ schoolbags. I was shocked…

1.What kind of boy was Tony at the beginning of the story?

A. He was a clever boy B. He was a poor boy

C. He was a popular boy D. He was a shy boy

2.Why did the writer become friends with Tony?

A. Because Tony helped him do his homework. B. Because Tony was kind to him

C. Because Tony liked playing basketball D. Because Tony told jokes

3.What caused the change of Tony ?

A. His father’s accident B. His strange character

C. The move his family D. The lose of his interest in playing with his friends

4.How did writer feel when he saw Tony’s change?

A. He felt angry B. He felt surprise C. He felt unhappy D. He felt worried

5.Why was Tony searching one of my classmates’ schoolbags? Because he wanted to ________.

A. look for some food B. put the things in order

C. help clean the schoolbag D. find money and take it away.

People enjoy different indoor and outdoor activities in Britain. A recent European survey (调查) discovered that people in Britain spend about 45% of their free time watching television, 24% of their free time doing social (社会的) activities, 22-23% on sports and hobbies, and 10% on other activities. Other popular activities are listening to the radio, listening to music, reading, gardening, eating out and going to the cinema.

Television

The most common activity in the UK is watching television. People often spend 25 hours every week on TV. Almost every household (家庭) has at least one television set at home. In 1999, 13% of households had satellite television and 9% cable television.

Radio

People in Britain listen to about 15 hours and 50 minutes of radio every week.

Entertaining (娱乐)

Another popular activity in Britain is visiting or entertaining friends.

Cinema

About 123 million British people went to the cinema in 1998. It is the most popular cultural (文化的) activity in the UK.

Eating Out

More and more British people like to eat out. In 1999 every British person spent $5.63 every week on food outside.

1.What do most English people like doing in their free time?

A. Watching TV. B. Listening to the radio.

C. Doing some sports. D. Eating out.

2.How long do people in Britain listen to the radio every day according to the survey?

A. Less than half an hour. B. About fifty minutes.

C. More than two hours. D. About sixteen hours.

3.How many households could watch satellite television in 1999?

A. 13% of households. B. 9% of households.

C. 33% of households. D. 19% of households.

4.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. English people spend most of their time eating out.

B. British people often listen to the radio and visit their friends.

C. Lots of English people like going to the cinema.

D. British people often do gardening by themselves.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. What are the common hobbies of British people?

B. How do people spend their free time?

C. How do children spend their holiday?

D. What are the special customs in Britain?

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