A man, aged 26, whose ability to walk was threatened after a car accident in his teens, completed a 200-mile cycle across Baffin Island in the Arctic. It took him eight days to complete the ___1___. This man was Ben Rockett, from Taunton, England.
He battled ___2___ temperatures of minus 27℃ and wound up to 100 knots to raise more than $1,000 for the charity Action for Children. Ben had to cycle in___3___ conditions, but was helped with a(n) ___4___ designed bike. He spent months ___5___ for the challenge with David Hempleman-Adams, who was the first person to reach the geographic and magnetic North and South Poles.
Ben said, “I’ve always loved to cycle in ___6___ places and this was an amazing experience. When I first arrived, it was nearly minus 30℃, but the wind was the most ___7___ thing ---it was extremely strong and made ___8___ on the bike extremely difficult.” He ___9___ , “ Any part of the skin that wasn’t covered ran the ___10___ of getting frostbite (冻疮). I had to cycle with my face covered and I wasn’t able to ___11___ any clothing for more than a minute at the most. I ___12___ had to keep changing the distribution of weight on my bike to stop it from ___13___ into the deep snow!” Despite the great risk involved, he remained optimistic about his surroundings saying, “The ___14___ was breathtaking and impressive. My ___15___ part was cycling on top of a river that was frozen ___16___. It was so clear that it was like hovering (盘旋) above the ground!”
Ben decided to ___17___ his Arctic adventure after completing a PhD at the University of Bath, where he studied the ___18___ of long-term foster care placements (寄养安排) on children and carers. It was then that he knew about the ___19___ of Action for Children, and wanted to ___20___ money and raise awareness about the charity.
1. A. project B. survey C. challenge D. connection
2. A. on B. against C. with D. at
3. A. tough B. specific C. actual D. present
4. A. officially B. specially C. comfortably D. recently
5. A. pushing B. applying C. preparing D. searching
6. A. unusual B. public C. proper D. unknown
7. A. surprising B. worrying C. disappointing D. tiring
8. A. sleeping B. standing C. balancing D. resting
9. A. advertised B. reported C. announced D. added
10. A. expense B. center C. start D. risk
11. A. remove B. change C. wear D. buy
12. A. again B. also C. even D. thus
13. A. bumping B. skiing C. springing D. sinking
14. A. display B. scenery C. flood D. fantasy
15. A. bitter B. valuable C. favourite D. abnormal
16. A. shut B. mixed C. black D. solid
17. A. take up B. take over C. take down D. take in
18. A. regulations B. agreements C. effects D. advantages
19. A. progress B. ordinance C. automation D. work
20. A. collect B. save C. invest D. make
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。一位叫做Ben Rockett的男子通过骑自行车北极挑战，意识到应该为孩子们做点事了，他想收集钱，提高慈善意识。
【1题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. project项目；B. survey调差表；C. challenge挑战；D. connection连接。完成这次挑战花费了他八天时间。故选C。
【2题详解】
考查介词辨析。A. on在……表面；B. against反对；C. with借助；和；D. at在。他对抗零下27度的温度。故选B。
【3题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. tough艰难的；B. specific特别的；C. actual真实的；D. present目前的。根据上文：要对抗零下27度，可知处于困难的状况。故选A。
【4题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。A. officially官方地；B. specially特别地；专门的；C. comfortably舒适地；D. recently最近。但是有专门的自行车帮忙。故选B。
【5题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. pushing推；B. applying申请；C. preparing 准备；D. searching搜索。他花了数月为这次挑战做准备。故选C。
【6题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. unusual不同寻常的；B. public公共的；C. proper合适的；D. unknown未知的。我总是喜欢在不寻常的地方骑自行车，这是一次令人惊讶的挑战。故选A。
【7题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. surprising令人惊讶的；B. worrying令人担心的；C. disappointing令人失望的；D. tiring累人的。当我到达时几乎是零下30度，但风是最令人担忧的。故选B。
【8题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. sleeping睡觉；B. standing站立；C. balancing 平衡；D. resting休息。但风是最令人担忧的，风极其大，很难掌握自行车的平衡。故选C。
【9题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. advertised登广告；B. reported报道；C. announced宣布；D. added添加；补充。他补充道。故选D。
【10题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. expense花费；B. center中心；C. start开始；D. risk冒险。没有被覆盖的任何皮肤经历着变成冻疮的冒险。故选D。
【11题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. remove移动；B. change改变；C. wear穿；D. buy买。我必须盖着脸骑自行车，我移开遮脸的东西最多不能超过一分多钟。故选A。
【12题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。A. again再；B. also也；C. even甚至；D. thus因此。我也必须持续改变自行车上重量的分配，以免陷在深雪里。故选B。
【13题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. bumping碰撞；B. skiing滑雪；C. springing弹起；D. sinking沉没；沉陷。我也必须持续改变自行车上重量的分配，以免陷在深雪里。故选D。
【14题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. display展示；B. scenery风景；C. flood洪水；D. fantasy幻想。景色是令人激动和印象深刻的。故选B。
【15题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. bitter苦涩的；B. valuable有价值的；C. favourite最爱的；D. abnormal不正常的。我最喜欢的时候是在冻结的河上骑车。故选C。
【16题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. shut关闭的；B. mixed混合的；C. black黑色的；D. solid固体的。也就是水结冰成固体。故选D。
【17题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. take up拿起；从事；B. take over接管；C. take down记下；D. take in领会。Ben决定在英国巴斯大学完成博士之后从事他的北极冒险。故选A。
【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. regulations条例；B. agreements协议；C. effects效果；D. advantages优点。在英国巴斯大学他研究长期寄养安排对孩子和守护者的影响。故选C。
【19题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. progress进步；B. ordinance条例；C. automation自动化；D. work工作。是那时他才知道要为孩子做实际工作。故选D。
【20题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. collect收集；B. save拯救；C. invest投资；D. make制造。他想筹钱，提高慈善意识。故选A。
