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【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
C
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 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went hiking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set 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 was hired as an instructor at Ridgwhy's School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about Ridgway's cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read, all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then 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 (冻疮), ran into a polar bear land pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled (雪橇) up and over rocky ice.
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.
Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometre journey that has never been completed op skis.
（1）What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?
A.He joined a sports team.
B.He began to build up his body.
C.He became good at most sports.
D.He made friends with a runner.
（2）The underlined Word "exploits" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ______.
A.journeys
B.researches
C.adventures
D.operations
（3）Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?
a. He ran his first marathon. b. He skied alone in the North Pole.
c. He rode his bike in a forest. d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole.
A.acdb
B.cdab
C.acbd
D.cabd
（4）What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?
A.He is a success in sports.
B.He is the best British skier.
C.He is Ridgway's favorite student.
D.He is a good-instructor at school

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）D
（4）A
【解析】这篇文章主要讲的是Saunders本来是一个完全不擅长体育的学生，15岁生日时收到的一辆山地车改变了他，慢慢成长成一个运动健将，并且已经成为了独自滑雪到达北极的最年轻的人。
（1）B细节理解题。细节题。由第二段第一句It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him.及Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. 15岁生日时收到的一辆山地自行车改变了他，让他下定决心强身健体。由此可知，B正确。
（2）C细节理解题。根据划线单词后Greatly interested, Saunders read, all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future.可知划线单词的意思是探险，冒险的意思。故C正确。
（3）D归纳总结题。纵观全文我们可知，Saunders的成功过程是：独自在森林里骑自行车－跑了自己的第一次马拉松－独自在北极滑雪－准备一次去南极的探险活动。故D正确。
（4）A主旨题。这篇文章主要讲的是Saunders如何由一个完全不擅长体育的学生变成了一个滑雪健将，并且已经成为了独自滑雪到达北极的最年轻的的人。由此可知，答案选A。