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 people 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.
【小题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

【小题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

【小题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.

【小题4】The underlined word "Intrigued" in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．Excited

B．Convinced

C．Delighted

D．Fascinated

【小题5】It can be inferred that 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

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 people 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.
【小题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

【小题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

【小题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.

【小题4】The underlined word "Intrigued" in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．Excited

B．Convinced

C．Delighted

D．Fascinated

【小题5】It can be inferred that 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

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 people 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 that 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

 

A teacher was giving a lesson to his students on stress management (压力). He raised a glass of 　36　 and asked the students, “How 　37　 do you think this glass of water is?”

The students’ ?___38　 ranged from 20g to 500g.

“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you 　39　 it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it 40　 a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救护车). It is the exact same weight, but the 41　 I hold it, the heavier it becomes.

“If we 　 42　 our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.

“____43　 you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up ___44　 .”

We have to 　 45　 the burden from time to time, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.

So 　 46 you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it 47　 home. You 　 48　 pick it up tomorrow.

　 49　 burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.

Life is 　 50　 , enjoy it.

36. A. coffee　　　　 　　 B. drink　　　 　　　　　 C. juice　　　　　 　　 D. water

37. A. heavy　　　　　 　 B. much　　　　　 C. soon　　　　　　 D. long

38. A. questions　　　　 B. say　　　　　　 　 C. answers　　　　 D. ask

39. A. hold　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　 　 C. bring　　　　　 　 D. put

40. A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 　 C. for　　　　　　 D. of

41. A better　　　　　　 B. fewer　　　　　 　 C. longer　　　　　 D. more

42. A. have　　　　　　 B. carry　　　　　 　 C. don’t have　　　 D. don’t carry

43. A. How　　　　　 　 B. Who　　　　　　 C. That　　　　　　 D. What

44. A. still　　　　　　　 B. also　　　　　　 　 C. too　　　　　　 D. again

45. A. put on　　　　　　 B. put down　　　　 C. put off　　　　　 　　　 D. put up

46. A. in front of　　　　 B. behind　　 　　　　 C. before　　　 　　　 D. ago

47. A. back　　　　　 　　　 B. to　　　　　　 　 C. on　　　　　　　 D. go

48.A. must　　　　　　 　 B. can　　　　　　 　 C. have to　　　　　 D. need

49.A. Whenever　　　 　　 B. Whatever　　　 　 C. However　　　　 D. Wherever

50. A. short　　　　 　　　 B. long　　　　　 　 C. wide　　　　　　 D. thin