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 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 Ridgway' 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 and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled(雪撬) up and over rocky ice.

Saunders has since 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 on skis.

45. What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?      

A. He became good at most sports.        B. He began to build up his body.

C. He joined a sports team.              D. He made friends with a runner.

46. The underlined word "exploits" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ____.

A. journeys          B. researches      C. adventures       D. operations

47. 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 Role.

A. acdb             B. cdab           C. acbd            D. cabd

48. 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

【语篇解读】本文属于人物传记。主要介绍的是Saunders为了改变自身的肥胖和害羞性格，

从不喜欢体育运动到15岁以后收到一辆山地车，开始骑车运动、参加马拉松、独自滑雪去

北极，并计划继续向南极进发，这一切都证明了Saunders坚毅的个性和永不言弃的精神，

更向读者诠释了“世上没有什么事是做不到的，唯有梦想和努力”的道理。

45. B. 细节理解题。 短文第二段提到Saunders15岁生日时收到了一辆山地车，这辆山地车改变了他。他开始骑车，并决心增强体质。

46. C. 词义猜测题。 根据第三段谈到他了解一切关于北极探险的事情。由此判断：exploits为adventures之意。

47. D. 排序分析题。 题目要求我们按事件发生时间来进行排序。根据全文所述，正确的故事发展顺序是：他在山林中骑车→他跑第一个马拉松→他独自滑雪去北极→他计划他的南极之行。或根据首尾定位法，第一步是 c. He rode his bike in a forest，最后一步是 d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole，故答案选 D。

48. A. 主旨大意题。综观全文， Saunders从 15岁以后收到一辆山地车，开始进行骑车运动、参加马拉松、独自滑雪去北极，并计划继续向南极进发，这一切都表明Saunders在体育方面非常成功。