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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 15th 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 on 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 old 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"re 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 close encounter 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, a 1,800-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 Ridgeway"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 first 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
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Once a farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a(n) 1 advertising the pups and set about nailing
it to a post on the edge of his
yard. 2 he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a sudden pull on his trousers.He_3_down into
the eyes of a little boy.
"Mister, "he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well, "said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his 4 , "these puppies come from fine
parents and 5 a good deal of money."
The boy 6 his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of
7 and held it up to the farmer. "I"ve got thirtynine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure, "said the farmer.
And with that he 8 a whistle, "Here, Dolly!"he called.
9 from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly 10 by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made
their 11 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. 12 another
little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others,
d oing its best to 13 .
"I want that one, "the little boy said, 14 at the runt (矮个子).
The farmer knelt down at the boy"s side and said, "Son, you 15 want that puppy. He will never be
able to 16 and play with you as other dogs would."
With that the little boy 17 back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his
18 . In doing so he showed a steel brace(支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a
19 made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir, I don"t run too well myself, and
he will need someone who understands."
The 20 is full of people who need someone who understands.
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| Where we live, on the eastern shore of Maryland, the gentle waters run in and out like fingers slimming at the tips. The Canada geese know this place, as do the white swans and the ducks.In autumn, they come home for the winter.Once or twice each year, snow and frozen rain move into the area.When this happens, if the river is at its narrowest, there is a freeze which hardens the water to ice. One morning, a friend of mine set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which overlooked the Tred Avon River.Suddenly she leaned forward and cried out, "There is a goose out there." We saw the figure of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its feet frozen into the ice. Then from the dark skies, she saw a line of swans.They floated from the top of the sky downward and at last landed on the ice.My friend was on her feet now, with one hand against her mouth, unbelieving.As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, she feared that life it still had might be pecked(啄) out by those great swan bills. Instead, those bills began to work on the ice.The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again.It went on for a long time.At last, the goose"s head was lifted.Its body was pulled.Then the goose was free and stood on the ice.And the swans stood in the air watching.Then, as if it had cried, "I cannot fly."Four of the swans came down around it.Their powerful beaks chipped off the ice held in the feathers. Slowly, the goose spread its wings as far as they would go, and moved slowly into the sky. This is a true story.I just think of it in the bad moment, and from it comes only one hopeful question:If so for birds, why not for man? 1. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Why Not for Man? B. Graceful Swans C. Swans" Brave Act D. I Just Couldn"t Believe It! 2. What happened to the Canada goose? A. It was deserted by other geese. B. It was stuck in the ice. C. It was wounded and couldn"t fly. D. It was lost in the water. 3. At first the author"s friend was worried that________. A. the swans would not help the Canada goose B. she didn"t care about this matter any more C. the swans wouldn"t identify with the Canada goose D. the swans would peck the Canada goose to death 4. What did the swans do when they saw the Canada goose couldn"t fly? A. They chipped off the ice held in its feathers. B. They waited patiently for the ice held in its feathers to melt. C. They came down and lifted it up to the sky together. D. They stayed with it and protected it. | ||||||||||||
| 完形填空 Robert was a life insurance(人寿保险) salesman. Try __1__he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy(保单). "I certainly don"t want to frighten you into a __2__," he announced, standing up to__3__. "Please sleep on it tonight, and __4__ you wake up in the morning, let me know what you think." People can be motivated by many different __5__. Fear is the common one.__6__many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually __7__ effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work. A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who __8__from a mental disability, Christmas shopping. As they went into a department store, the__9__accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every __10__. At that __11__ a(n) angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and __12__, "Pick them up." "No," the boy screamed in defiance(反抗). "Pick them up," the clerk__13__. "No," the boy shouted back. His older sister began picking up the __14__. Then the boy started to __15__. Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were __16__ together to put the shoes back in __17__. When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n) __18__ lesson with these words: "You have to encourage my brother to do it in action." If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister"s advice. If you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer __19__. When you fill people with what they want, you"re __20__ to get what you want out of them. | ||||||||||||
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