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1、吉林省吉林市第五十五中学高二英语上学期期中试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项，选出最佳选项。AHelenThayer,oneofthegreatestexplorersofthe20thcentury,loveschallenges・Shesays,"Iliketoseewhat'sontheothersideofthehil1・”Shehasgonealmosteverywheretodothat・In1988,attheageof50,shebecamethe
2、firstwomantotravelalonetotheNorthPole.Shepulledherownsled（雪橇）piledwith160poundsofsupplies,andduringhertripnoonebroughtherfreshsupplies.Accompanied（陪伴）onlybyherdogChariie,shesurvivedcoldweatherandmeetingswithpolarbears.Tnfact,Chariiesavedherlifewhenoneofthemattackedher・Nearthee
3、ndofhertrip,aforcefulwindblewawaythemajorityofhersupplies・Thelastweekofthetrip,shesurvivedonahandfulofnutsanda1ittlewatereachday.Helengoestochallengingplacesnotonlyforadventure,butalsoforeducation.BeforeherAretiejourney,shestartedawebsitecalledAdventureClassroom.Onthesite,shes
4、haresheradventuresinordertomotivate（激发）students.Sheexplains,"althoughkidsoftenseetheworldinanegativeway,withouthopefortheirfuture,weworktoinspirethemtosetgoals,planforsuccessandnevergiveup...”HelengrewupinNowZealand・Herparentswereathletesandmountainclimbers・Followingherparents
5、'example,sheclimbedherfirstmountainat9.Later,sheclimbedthehighestmountainsinNorthandSouthAmerica,theformerUSSRandNewZealand.In1996,shetookonanotherchallenge—theSaharaDesert.Sheandherhusband,Bill,walked2,400mi1esacrossit!In2001,sheandBi11traveledonfootfromwesttoeastthroughtheGo
6、biDesertinMongolia.TheyhopetotravelinmdinlemdChinaintoSichuanandTibettostudypandasthisyear.Helenplanstocontinuetakingtrips・She"11useherexplorations,writing,photographyandenvironmentalworktocreateprogramsforherAdventureClassroomwebsite.Shewantstoinspireherstudentsnevertostopfac
7、ingchallenges!21.WelearnfromParagraph2that.A.HelenThayeristhefirstpersontoreachtheNorthPoleB.HelenThayeratenothingduringthelastweekofhertripC.IlelenThayertraveledtotheNorthPoletogetherwithherhusbandD.CharliepreventedHelenbeingattackedbypolarbears22.WhydoesHelentraveltodifferen
8、tplacesworldwide?A-For・fun.B.Foreducation.C.Formoney.D・Forfam
