Question

 

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 15^th 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 peiole 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.

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

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

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.

4.The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means_____.

A.  Excited   B. Convinced   C. Delighted    D. Fascinated

5.It can be inferred tat 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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

【解析】：从第二节的It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th birthday that changed him.这句话可以知道。

【考点】：细节理解

2.D

【解析】：依据第三节的：The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean.这句话可以判断。

【考点】：细节理解，判断

3.A

【解析】：依据第三接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).可以确定

【考点】：判断推理

4.D

【解析】：根据上下文可以猜得出这个词表示：出于好奇的，感到着迷的。

【考点】：上下文，词义猜测

5.B

【解析】：根据第五节的：In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole 可以判断D是错的。再依据第六节的：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.可以确定选B

【考点】：细节理解，推理判断

本文属于记叙文，写的是一个小男孩从小因为身材矮小，性格害羞而不参加任何一种运动，但是１５岁生日那天他收到一份礼物―一辆山地自行车，从此改变了自己的命运，爱上了运动并最后成为世界上单独滑雪而登上北极的最年轻的人。