19.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 hiking 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 Ridgwhy's School of Adventure in Scotland,where he learned 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) towards the North Pole.It took unbelievable energy.He suffered frostbite (凍瘡),ran into a polar bear land pushed his body to the limit,pulling his supply-loaded sled (雪橇) up and over rocky ice.
Saunders has 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-kilometre journey that has never been completed op skis.
29.What change happened to Saunders after he was 15years old?B
A.He joined a sports team.
B.He began to build up his body.
C.He became good at most sports.
D.He made friends with a runner.
30.The underlined Word"exploits"(paragraph 3)is closest in meaning toC.
A.journeys
B.researches
C.a(chǎn)dventures
D.operations
31.Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?C
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)cdb
B.cdab
C.a(chǎn)cbd
D.cabd
32.What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?A
A.He is a success in sports.
B.He is the best British skier.
C.He is Ridgway's favorite student.
D.He is a good-instructor at school.
分析 這篇文章主要講的是Saunders本來是一個完全不擅長體育的學生,15歲生日時收到的一輛山地車改變了他,慢慢成長成一個運動健將,并且已經(jīng)成為了獨自滑雪到達北極的最年輕的人.
解答 BCCA
29. B.細節(jié)題.由第二段第一句It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him.15歲生日時收到的一輛山地自行車改變了他.由此可知,答案選B.
30.C.詞義猜測題. 根據(jù)第三段Greatly interested,Saunders read,all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures,then decided that this would be his future.談到他了解一切關(guān)于北極探險的事情.由此判斷:exploits為adventures之意.
31.C.排序分析題. 題目要求我們按事件發(fā)生時間來進行排序.根據(jù)全文所述,正確的故事發(fā)展順序是:他在山林中騎車→他跑第一個馬拉松→他獨自滑雪去北極→他計劃他的南極之行.或根據(jù)首尾定位法,第一步是 c.He rode his bike in a forest,最后一步是 d.He planned an adventure to the South Pole,故答案選 C.
32.A.主旨大意題.綜觀全文,Saunders從 15歲以后收到一輛山地車,開始進行騎車運動、參加馬拉松、獨自滑雪去北極,并計劃繼續(xù)向南極進發(fā),這一切都表明Saunders在體育方面非常成功.
點評 文章敘事詳細,對于此類講述一個人物的經(jīng)歷的文章,答題技巧需要掌握文章的時間、人物、情節(jié).其中情節(jié)更為重要,本文應抓住故事發(fā)生的時間順序,結(jié)合題目所問的問題,在文章中找到相對應的出處,然后仔細對比,重在理解作者所講述了本來一個不擅長運動的人,通過自己的努力而成功的改變了自己,實現(xiàn)了成功.