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 （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． 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 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．
小題2:The underlined word "exploits" （Paragraph 3） is closest in meaning to______．
A．journeysB．researches
C．a(chǎn)dventuresD．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)cdbB．cdabC．a(chǎn)cbdD．cabd
小題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．

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
文章告訴我們Saunders現(xiàn)在是一個成功的運(yùn)動人士
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第三行Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength．
小題2:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)下文他取北極和南極的探險可知這里的exploits是指冒險活動。
小題3:排序題。根據(jù)文章可知他先騎車，然后跑了第一個馬拉松，接著獨(dú)自在北極探險，還計劃去南極。
小題4:主旨大意題。文章正是告訴我們Saunders現(xiàn)在是一個成功的運(yùn)動人士。
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