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 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 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(探險(xiǎn)) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite（凍瘡）, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled（雪橇） 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-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.
小題1:What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?
A．He became good at most sports. B．He made friends with a runner.
C．He joined a sports team.D．He began to build up his body.
小題2:The underlined word “exploits” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ______.
A．journeysB．a(chǎn)dventuresC．researches D．operations
小題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．a(chǎn) c d bB．c d a b C．c a b dD．a(chǎn) c b d
小題4: What does the story mainly tell us abut Saunders?
A．He is a success in sports. B．He is the best British skier.
C．He is Ridgway’s best student. `D．He is a good instructor at school.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題解析：本文介紹了又胖又害羞而被大家取笑的桑德斯從十五歲生日收到山地自行車開始改變到成為了跨越南海岸的南極和南極洲的第一人的非凡成就。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段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 up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength.可以判斷出Ｄ正確。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段劃線部分后Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future. 可以判斷出Ｂ正確。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest.可以判斷出ｃ，根據(jù)第二段最后At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.可以判斷出ａ，根據(jù)第五段開頭Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole可以判斷出b,根據(jù)最后一段Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back可以判斷d,由以上內(nèi)容可以判斷C正確。
小題4:總結(jié)歸納題。本文從第一段開始介紹Saunders，胖還很害羞被大家所取笑，到最后他成為了跨越南海岸的南極和南極洲的第一人，所以Ｃ正確。
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小題7:
A．occurredB．happenedC．usedD．seemed
小題8:
A．toB．forC．byD．with
小題9:
A．finallyB．nearlyC．possiblyD．immediately
小題10:
A．terrifiedB．encouragedC．embarrassedD．touched
小題11:
A．faceB．scoldC．callD．inform
小題12:
A．kind-heartedB．broad-mindedC．heart-brokenD．good-natured
小題13:
A．MissB．HateC．SupportD．Love
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)cceptableB．respectableC．unexpectedD．understandable
小題15:
A．pointB．wonderC．useD．need
小題16:
A．InsteadB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Besides
小題17:
A．praiseB．sadnessC．blameD．insult
小題18:
A．thoughtB．neededC．requiredD．learnt
小題19:
A．gaveB．owedC．treatedD．left
小題20:
A．peaceB．warmthC．coldnessD．balance

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