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 being a skillful skier，Saunders started his first long-distance expedition 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 supply-loaded sled up and over rocky rice.
Saunders has since bee 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 pleted on skis.
【小题1】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-c-d-bB．c-d-a-bC．a-c-b-dD．c-a-b-d【小题2】The underlined word “exploits” is closest in meaning to A．journeysB．operationsC． researchesD．adventures【小题3】The story mainly tell us about Saunders that he is A．a good instructor at schoolB．the best British skierC．Ridgway’s favorite studentD．a success in sports【小题4】Ben Saunders after he was 15 years old .A．bee good at most sports.B．began to build up his body.C．made friends with a runner.D．joined a sports teamC
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(答案→)C
解析：
本文围绕着在运动方面的经历展开，从开始不擅长运动到经过努力成功的成为一名滑雪键将。
【小题1】排序题。首先是骑车锻炼，其次是参加马拉松，然后在北极滑雪，最后计划去南极。
【小题2】词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句及下文的陈述可知此词为“冒险”的意思。
【小题3】主旨归纳题。参照大意可知答案。
【小题4】细节理解题。由第二段可知15岁的生日礼物改变了他，他开始锻炼身体。