Question

    On 22 nd January,2007,Dave Comthwaite from the UK became the first person to skateboard across Australia. He made a new world record,by skating a total of 5 ,823 kilometers. Jack Smith,the previous (前 任的) champion,had skated a total of 4 ,830 kilometers across the US in 2003. Dave's journey started in Perth and ended in Brisbane travelling about 60 kilometers a day. It took him five months and 13 pairs of shoes. He had great physical pain and he got really sore feet.

   If Dave hadn’t believed in making his dreams come true,none of this would have happened. Dave left his job two weeks after he had bought a skateboard and decided to go on a journey. He wanted this journey to be about something more than him,so he created an association that would raise money for charities. “If people follow my journey and donations,then Fm doing many people a lot of good ,” said Dave. This journey had plenty of challenges. He travelled across the Australian desert (沙漠) where temperatures reached 481 in the day and Ot at night. He had a serious accident in Adelaide when he jumped on a piece of metal that cut through his foot.

   Dave helped raise more than £ 50,000 for children's charities,wrote a book and encouraged others to follow in his footsteps. I wish we had more people like him leading the way!

1. Where is Dave from?

   A. The US. B. Australia.

   C. The UK. D. France.

2. What can we get from the passage?

   A. Dave skated a total of 4 ,830 kilometers across Australia.

   B. Dave spent 5 months skating from Perth to Brisbane.

   C. Dave was the first person to skateboard across the US.

   D. Dave travelled at the speed of 600 kilometers a week.

3. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

   A. Dave got hurt during his journey.

   B. Everyone can help others if he wishes.

   C. The environment of Australia is terrible.

   D. Dave challenged himself to achieve his dreams.

4. Where may the passage come from?

   A. An art book.

   B. A story book.

   C. A science book.

   D. A medicine book.

Answer 1

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B

导读

Dave Comthwaite是第一个踩着滑板横穿澳大利亚的人。 文章不仅介绍了他的个人资料，还介绍了他是如何实现自己 的梦想的。

详析

1. C细节理解题。由第一段中的“…Dave Comthwaite from the UK became the first person to skateboard across Australia. ”可知，Dave来自the UK。故答案为C.

2. B细节理解题。由第一段中的“Dave's journey started in Perth and ended in Brisbane travelling about 60 kilometers a day. It took him five months and 13 pairs of shoes."可 知，Dave花了五个月的时间从Perth滑到Brisbane。故 答案为B.

3. D主旨大意题。通读第二段可知，本段讲的是Dave挑战自己，实现了梦想。故答案为D.

4. B推理判断题。通过全文并结合常识可推出，本文的出处是“故事书”。