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1、C单元 阅读理解 C1人物传记类C1[2012·上海卷](A)PhilWhitehasjustreturnedfroman18,000mile,aroundtheworldbicycletrip.Whitehadtworeasonsformakingthisepicjourney.Firstofall,hewantedtousethetriptoraisemoneyforcharity,whichhedid.Heraised￡70,000fortheBritishcharity,Oxfam.White'ssecond
2、reasonformakingthetripwastobreaktheworldrecordandbecomethefastestpersontocyclearoundtheworld.Heisstillwaitingtofindoutifhehasbrokentherecordornot.WhitesetofffromTrafalgarSquare,inLondon,on19thJune2004andwasback299dayslater.Hespentmorethan1,300hoursinthesaddle(车座)anddestroyedfou
3、rsetsoftyresandthreebikechains.HehadtheadventureofhislifecrossingEurope,theMiddleEast,India,Asia,Australia,NewZealandandtheAmericas.Amazingly,hedidallofthiswithabsolutelynosupportteam.Nojeepcarryingfood,waterandmedicine.Nodoctor.Nothing!Justabikeandavery,verylongroad.Thejourney
4、waslonelyanddesperateattimes.Healsohadtofighthiswayacrossdeserts,throughjunglesandovermountains.Hecycledthroughheavyrainsandtemperaturesofupto45degrees,alltohelppeopleinneed.Therewereotherdangersalongtheroad.InIran,hewaschasedbyarmedrobbersandwasluckytoescapewithhislifeandtheli
5、ttlemoneyhehad.TheworstthingthathappenedtohimwashavingtocycleintoaheadwindonaroadthatcrossesthesouthofAustralia.For1,000kilometreshebattledagainstthewindthatwasconstantlypushinghim.Thispartofthetripwasslow,hardworkanddepressing,buthemadeitintheend.NowMr.Whiteisbackandintendstow
6、riteabookabouthisadventures.65.WhenPhilWhitereturnedfromhistrip,he________.A.broketheworldrecordB.collectedmoneyforOxfamC.destroyedseveralbikesD.travelledabout1,300hours66.Whatdoestheword“epic”inParagraph1mostprobablymean?A.Veryslowbutexciting.B.Verylonganddifficult.C.Verysmoot
7、hbuttiring.D.Verylonelyanddepressing.67.Duringhisjourneyaroundtheworld,PhilWhite________.A.foughtheroicallyagainstrobbersinIranB.experiencedtheextremesofheatandcoldC.managedtorideagainstthewindinAustraliaD.hadateamofpeoplewhotravelledwithhim68.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdes
8、cribePhilWhite?A.Imaginative.B.Patriotic.C.Modest.D.De
