Aman,whoseabilitytowalkwasthreatenedafteracaraccidentin...

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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 careers. 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         ng                C. springing            D. sinking

49. A. display              B. scenery          C. flood                D. fantasy

50. A. bitter               B. valuable         C. favorite         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

【回答】

BC ADC   ABCCD    ACDBC   DACBA

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