Question

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 15^th birthday 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 18^th birthday 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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：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.细节题。由第二段第一句It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th birthday that changed him.15岁生日时收到的一辆山地自行车改变了他。由此可知，答案选B.

2.细节题。由第四段第一句In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long—distance expedition (探险) towards the North Pole.2001年，在成为一名熟练的滑雪者之后，Saunders开始了他的第一次滑向北极的长途探险。由此可知，答案选B.

3.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.

考点：人物传记类记叙文

点评：文章叙事详细，对于此类讲述一个人物的经历的文章，答题技巧需要掌握文章的时间、人物、情节。其中情节更为重要，本文应抓住故事发生的时间顺序，结合题目所问的问题，在文章中找到相对应的出处，然后仔细对比，重在理解作者所讲述了本来一个不擅长运动的人，通过自己的努力而成功的改变了自己，实现了成功。