Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip．White had two reasons for making this epic journey．First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did．He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam．White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and bee the fastest person to cycle around the world．He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.
White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later．He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座） and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains．He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas．Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team．No jeep carrying food, water and medicine．No doctor．Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.
The journey was lonely and desperate at times．He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains．He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need．There were other dangers along the road．In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had．The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia．For l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him．This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end．Now Mr．White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.
【小题1】When Phil White returned from his trip, he .A．broke the world recordB．collected money for OxfamC．destroyed several bikes D．travelled about l,300 hours【小题2】What does the underlined word epic in Paragraph l most probably mean?A．Very slow but exciting．B．Very long and difficult.C．Very smooth but tiring．D．Very lonely and depressing.【小题3】During his journey around the world, Phil White .A．fought heroically against robbers in IranB．experienced the extremes of heat and coldC．managed to ride against the wind in AustraliaD．had a team of people who travelled with him【小题4】Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?A．Imaginative．B．Patriotic．C．Modest．D．Determined.【小题5】What actually inspired Phil White to overe all the difficulties?A．To help people in need.B．To test his new bicycle.C．To prove his potential.D．To show off his ability.B
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(答案→)B
解析：文章大意：文章主要讲述的是菲尔·怀特 (Phil White)一万八千英里的环球自行车旅行。他进行这次旅行有两个原因。一是为了慈善事业筹钱；二是打破骑单车环游世界的世界纪录。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四句He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam．可知Phil White通过骑自行车环游世界，为英国慈善组织募集到了70 000英镑。故B正确。
【小题2】词义推测题。根据全文可知Phil White的旅行历时299天，全程18 000英里，且遭遇了种种困难，所以是一次“长而艰难的旅行”。故B正确。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据第三段第六和第七句话可知Phil White在途径澳大利亚南部时，不得不顶风骑车前行了1 000公里。故C正确。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据“This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end”，从文中对Phil White的描述中可以看出他是一个很有毅力的人。故D正确。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据文章大意可知菲尔·怀特为了帮助需要的人们激励他克服所有的困难。故A正确。