Question

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 15^th 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 started to work as a teacher at Ridgway’s school of adventure（冒險）in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold—waterexploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures; he 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, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains.

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.

1. According to Paragraph 2, what changed Saunders?

A．A friend’s words.                      B．A mountain bike.

C．His 18^th birthday gift.                     D．His first marathon.

2. What did Saunders do in 2001?

A．He decided to build up his body.

B．He met John Ridgway in Scotland.

C．He worked as a teacher at school.

D．He took an adventure to the North Pole.

3. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

A．He is a success in sports.

B．He is the youngest British skier.

C．He is Ridgway’s best student.

D．He is a good teacher at school.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：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，并且已經成為了獨自滑雪到達北極的最年輕的人。

1.細節(jié)題。由第二段第一句It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th 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.

2.細節(jié)題。由第四段第一句In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long—distance expedition (探險) towards the North Pole.2001年，在成為一名熟練的滑雪者之后，Saunders開始了他的第一次滑向北極的長途探險。由此可知，答案選B.

3.主旨題。這篇文章主要講的是Saunders如何由一個完全不擅長體育的學生變成了一個滑雪健將，并且已經成為了獨自滑雪到達北極的最年輕的的人。由此可知，答案選A.

考點：人物傳記類記敘文

點評：文章敘事詳細，對于此類講述一個人物的經歷的文章，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。