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WhitesetofffromTrafalgarSquare,inLondon,on19thJune2004andwasback299dayslater.Hespentmorethan1,300hoursinthesaddle(车座)anddestroyedfoursetsoftyresandthreebikechains.HehadtheadventureofhislifecrossingEurope,theMiddleEast,India,Asia,Australia,NewZealandandtheAmericas.Amazingly,hedidallofthiswithabsolutelynosupportteam.Nojeepcarryingfood,waterandmedicine.Nodoctor.Nothing!
Justabikeandavery,verylongroad.
Thejourneywaslonelyanddesperateattimes.Healsohadtofighthiswayacrossdeserts,throughjunglesandovermountains.Hecycledthroughheavyrainsandtemperaturesofupto45degrees,alltohelppeopleinneed.Therewereotherdangersalongtheroad.InIran,hewaschasedbyarmedrobbersandwasluckytoescapewithhislifeandthelittlemoneyhehad.TheworstthingthathappenedtohimwashavingtocycleintoaheadwindonaroadthatcrossesthesouthofAustralia.For1,000kilometreshebattledagainstthewindthatwasconstantlypushinghim.Thispartofthetripwasslow,hardworkanddepressing,buthemadeitintheend.NowMr.Whiteisbackandintendstowriteabookabouthisadventures.
65.WhenPhilWhitereturnedfromhistrip,he________.
A.broketheworldrecord
B.collectedmoneyforOxfam
C.destroyedseveralbikes
D.travelledabout1,300hours
66.Whatdoestheword“epic”inParagraph1mostprobablymean?
A.Veryslowbutexciting.
B.Verylonganddifficult.
C.Verysmoothbuttiring.
D.Verylonelyanddepressing.
67.Duringhisjourneyaroundtheworld,PhilWhite________.
A.foughtheroicallyagainstrobbersinIran
B.experiencedtheextremesofheatandcold
C.managedtorideagainstthewindinAustralia
D.hadateamofpeoplewhotravelledwithhim
68.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePhilWhite?
A.Imaginative.B.Patriotic.
C.Modest.D.Determined.
【要点综述】本文讲述了PhilWhite进行环球自行车旅行的原因及艰难历程。
65.B 细节推断题。
根据第一段中…hewantedtousethetriptoraisemoneyforcharity,whichhedid.Heraised£70,000fortheBritishcharity,Oxfam.可推断为Oxfam筹资。
66.B 词义猜测题。
根据第二段第二句和第三句可判断旅程很长也很艰难。
67.C 细节理解题。
根据第三段中For1,000kilometreshebattledagainstthewindthatwasconstantlypushinghim.可判断PhilWhite设法迎着风骑车。
68.D 推理判断题。
根据全文及末段中Thispartofthetripwasslow,hardworkanddepressing,buthemadeitintheend.可判断,虽然路途艰难,但是他坚持到了最后,说明他是有决心的。
41.
IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,I_was_treading_water,_justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igetajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.
Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.
Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart-there’sadarkperiodinbetweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.
TheImetanagent(代理商)whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.
Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwoandahalfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal-thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.
Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'
snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract(合同)ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding(有回报的).
49.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?
A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.
B.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.
C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.
D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.
50.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel________.
A.tofinishthewriting