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1、八下英语期末复习——阅读理解（1）Fatandshy,BenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.“Football,tennis,cricket—anythingwitharoundball,Iwasuseless,”hesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheonealwaysmadefunofinschoolgymchassesinDevonshire,England.Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdayt
2、hatchangedhim.Atfirsthewentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.Thenhebegantoridethebikealongwitharunnerfriend.Gradually,Saunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbody,increasinghisspeedandstrength.Attheageof18,heranhisfirstmarathon.Thefollowingyear,hemetJohnRidgwayandwashiredasaninstructoratRidgway’sSchoo
3、lofAdventureinScotland,wherehelearnedaboutRidgway’scold-waterexploits,Greatlyinterested,SaundersreadallhecouldaboutNorthPoleexplorersandadventures,thendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuture.In2001,afterbecomingaskillfulskier,Saundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpedition（探险）towardstheNorthPole.
4、Ittookunbelievableenergy.Hesufferedfrostbite（冻疮）,ranintoapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit,pullinghissupply-loadedsled（雪橇）upandoverrockyice.SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthpole,andhe’sskiedmoreoftheNorthPolebyhimselfthananyotherBritishman.Hisoldplaymateswould
5、notbelievethechange.NextOctober,Saunders,27,headssouthfromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandback,a2900kilometrejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.1．WhatchangehappenedtoSaundersafterhewas15yearsold?A．Hebecamegoodatmostsports.B．Hebegantobuilduphisbody.C．Hejoinedasportsteam.D．Hemadef
6、riendswitharunner.2．Theunderlinedword“exploits”(paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto.A．journeysB．researchesC．adventuresD．operations3．WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedtoSaunders?a．Heranhisfirstmarathon.b．HeskiedaloneintheNorthPole.c．herodehisbikeinaforest.d．Heplanneda
7、nadventuretotheSouthPole.A．acdbB．cdabC．acbdD．cabd4．WhatdoesthestorymainlytellusaboutSaunders?A．HeisasuccessinsportsB．HeisthebestBritishskier.C．HeisRidgway’sfavoritestudent.D．Heisagoodinstructoratschool.（2）IfyouweretowalkuptoArthurBonnerandsay,“Hey,ButterflyMan,”hisfacewou
