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Meet Ben Saunders: adventurer, athlete, motivational speaker. Ben, at the age of 23, was the youngest man to ski solo (單人滑雪) to the North Pole. He dragged a 180-kilogramme sledge (雪橇) over 1,420 miles through the worst Arctic conditions. This year, as well as planning a return to the Arctic, Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn, carrying all his supplies on his sledge.

Ben Saunders was fired after persuading the firm to support his disorganized first adventure. “Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. We were attacked by a bear. We started running out of food. It was just desperate. And we didn't get to the Pole; we didn't get there, so we had no media interest. No one heard about it: no book deal, and no speaking. I was so unhappy.”

People said it was impossible for me to get to the Pole. I said, “No, I can get there,” and I did. Self-belief, I see it as being a bit like a muscle — it's my belief that the more you stretch (伸展) yourself the stronger it gets. If you never do anything that's uncomfortable or risky then your self-belief gets weaker. So that's one of the lessons I've figured out along the way. The thing that I've stretched and tested is my self-belief.

“My Antarctic adventure is just practicable and that's what is exciting to me. If I knew it was possible, if I knew I could do it without too much bother, I wouldn't be interested.” Why? “Personally I'm attracted by the human performance element to it. Not that long ago, running a marathon was seen as the top point of human attempt, and now I wouldn't be that surprised if my mum said she was going to run one next year.”

People's horizons (見識) are changing. “I'm not particularly gifted, and I'm absolutely average. I've just chosen this one goal to achieve and I've been working hard to realize it. That's it. And that's the thing that attracts me: with enough training and enough determination, enough focus and preparation, how far can we go? And I don't think I've found out yet.”

【1】What do we know about Ben Saunders' first adventure?

A. There was no press coverage.

B. It was supported by his company.

C. It was well planned and organized.

D. He actually reached the North Pole.

【2】According to Ben Saunders, if you want to stretch your self-belief, you should _____.

A. often test your confidence B. try something adventurous

C. aim to reach the North Pole D. always stretch your muscles

【3】Ben Saunders was excited about his Antarctic adventure because _____.

A. he liked running a marathon

B. he wanted to exercise his body

C. he knew it might be achievable

D. he was sure he could do it easily

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. We have to change our views about adventure.

B. We can never know our possibilities and energies.

C. We should have a reason for going on an adventure.

D. We have to be especially talented to have an adventure.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】AB

【4】A

【解析】本文是記敘文。文章主要介紹了極地探險家 Ben Saunders。

【1】A

細節(jié)理解題。由第二段中的we didn't get there,so we had no media interest 可知，在 Ben Saunders 的第一次北極探險中，由于他們沒有到達北極，所以沒有引起媒體的關(guān)注。故選A。

【2】B

推理判斷題。由第三段中的If you never do anything that's uncomfortable or risky then your self-belief gets weaker 可知，Ben Saunders認為如果你從不做任何不舒服或有風險的事情，那么你的自我信念就會變?nèi)酰�因此，如果想增強自我信念，就需要嘗試一些有挑戰(zhàn)的事情。故選B。

【3】C

細節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段中的 My Antarctic adventure is just practicable and that's what is exciting to me 可知，令 Ben Saunders感到興奮的是他的南極探險是可行的、可以實現(xiàn)的。故選C。

【4】B

推理判斷題。由最后一段中的with enough training and enough determination,enough focus and preparation,how far can we go? And I don，t think I've found out yet可知，我們永遠不會知道我們能走多遠，我們不會知道我們的潛能和力量。故選B。