A man, 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 36 . This man was Ben Rockett, aged 26 and from Taunton, England.
He battled 37 temperatures of minus 27℃ and winds up to 100 knots to raise more than $1,000 for the charity Action for Children. Ben had to cycle in 38 conditions, but was helped with a(n) 39 designed bike. He spent months 40 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 41 places and this was an amazing experience. When I first arrived, it was nearly minus 30℃, but the wind was the most 42 thing ---it was extremely strong and made 43 on the bike extremely difficult.” He 44 , “ Any part of the skin that wasn’t covered ran the 45 of getting frostbite(冻疮). I had to cycle with my face covered and I wasn’t able to 46 any clothing for more than a minute at the most. I 47 had to keep changing the distribution of weight on my bike to stop it from 48 into the deep snow!” Despite the great risk involved, he remained optimistic about his surroundings saying, “The 49 was breathtaking and impressive. My 50 part was cycling on top of a river that was frozen 51 , it was so clear that it was like hovering(盘旋) above the ground!”
Ben decided to 52 his Arctic adventure after completing a PhD at the University of Bath, where he studied the _ 53 of long-term foster care placements (寄养安排) on children and carers. It was then that he knew about the 54 of Action for Children, and wanted to 55 money and raise awareness about the charity.
36. A. evolution B. challenge C. survey D. connection
37. A. on B. with C. against D. at
38. A. tough B. specific C. actual D. present
39. A. officially B. recently C. comfortably D. specially
40. A. pushing B. applying C. preparing D. searching
41. A. unusual B. public C. proper D. unknown
42. A. surprising B. worrying C. disappointing D. tiring
43. A. sleeping B. standing C. balancing D. resting
44. A. advertised B. reported C. added D. contradicted
45. A. expense B. center C. start D. risk
46. A. remove B. change C. wear D. buy
47. A. again B. even C. also D. thus
48. A. bumping B.skiing C. springing D. sinking
49. A. display B. scenery C. flood D. fantasy
50. A. bitter B. valuable C. favourite D. abnormal
51. A. shut B. mixed C. black D. solid
52. A. take on B. take over C. take down D. take in
53. A. regulations B. agreements C. effects D. comments
54. A. component B. work C. arrangement D. authority
55. A. collect B. save C. invest D. distribute
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39. D考查副词。A. officially官方地；B. recently 最近；C. comfortably舒适地；D. specially专门地。但是有专门的自行车帮忙。故选D。
40. C考查动词。A. pushing推；B. applying申请；C. preparing 准备；D. searching搜寻。他花了数月为这次挑战做准备。故选C。
41. A 考查形容词。A. unusual不寻常的；B. public公众的； C. proper适当的；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。
42. B 考查形容词。A. surprising令人惊讶的；B. worrying 令人担忧的；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。
43. C 考查动词A. sleeping睡觉；B. standing站着；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。
44. C 考查动词。A. advertised 登广告；B. reported作报告；C. added添加；D. contradicted[反驳。他补充道---。故选C。
45. D 考查名词。 A. expense开支；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。
46. A 考查动词。A. remove移开；B. change改变；C. wear穿戴；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。
47. C 考查副词。A. again又；B. even 甚至；C. also也；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C。
51. D考查形容词。 A. shut 关闭的；B. mixed 混合的；C. black黑色的；D. solid固态的。我最喜欢的时候是在冻结的河上骑车。也就是结冰成固体。故选D。
52. A考查动词短语。A. take on呈现；B. take over接管；C. take down 取下；D. take in吸收，理解。Ben决定在英国巴斯大学完成博士之后呈现他的北极冒险。故选A。
53. C考查名词。A. regulations规则；B. agreements 同意；C. effects影响；D. comments评论。
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。
54.B考查名词。A. component成分，组件；B. work工作；C. arrangement 安排； D. authority权威。是那时他才知道要为孩子做实际工作。故选B。
55. A考查动词。A. collect 收集；B. save节约，挽救；C. invest 投资；D. distribute分配。他想收集钱，提高慈善意识。故选A。