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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 biking 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 learnt 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 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 (雪橇) up and over rocky ice. Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900 - kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.

1.What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 yeas 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.

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 good instructor at school.

 

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 【解析】文章告诉我们Saunders现在是一个成功的运动人士 1.细节题。根据第二段第三行Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. 2.猜测词义题。根据下文他取北极和南极的探险可知这里的exploits是指冒险活动。 3.排序题。根据文章可知他先骑车,然后跑了第一个马拉松,接着独自在北极探险,还计划去南极。 4.主旨大意题。文章正是告诉我们Saunders现在是一个成功的运动人士。
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