Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages.  Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.  For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making this epic journey. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White’s second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.
White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座）and destroyed four sets of tyres
and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.
The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had. The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr.White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.
65. When Phil White returned from his trip, he ___________.
      A. broke the world record              B. collected money for Oxfam
      C. destroyed several bikes            D. travelled about l,300 hours
66. What does the word“epic”in Paragraph l most probably mean?
      A. Very slow but exciting.              B. Very long and difficult.
      C. Very smooth but tiring.              D. Very lonely and depressing.
67. During his journey around the world, Phil White ___________.
      A. fought heroically against robbers in Iran
      B. experienced the extremes of heat and cold
      C. managed to ride against the wind in Australia
      D. had a team of people who travelled with him
68. Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?
A. Imaginative.                        B. Patriotic. 
C. Modest.                          D. Determined.
原文大意：
本文为记叙文，文字较为简单。主要讲述的是菲尔·怀特 (Phil White)一万八千英里的环球自行车旅行。他进行这次旅行有两个原因。一是为了慈善事业筹钱；二是打破骑单车环游世界的世界纪录。他于2004年6月19日从特拉法加广场 (Trafalgar Square) 出发，299天以后返回出发地。他在没有任何队伍支援的前提下，横跨了四大洲，经过了中东，印度等地。孤独的旅程时而也充满艰险。他必须穿山越岭，横跨沙漠。一路上他还碰到了其它危险。在伊朗他被武装劫犯尾随，在澳洲南部，他顶着强风，骑行1000公里。他将写本书记述他这次成功的旅程。
答案与解析：
65. B
解析：本题为细节题，根据题干关键词“returned from his trip”定位到文章第一段。选项A“打破世界记录”根据第一段最后一句“他还在等待确认自己是否打破世界记录。”与原文不符；选项B“为Oxfam筹集钱款”根据专有名词“Oxfam”定位到第一段第三行，符合题意；选项C“摧毁了几辆自行车”文中第一段没提到，第二段第二行只说“毁了4副轮胎和3根链条”与原文不符；选项D“旅行了大约1300小时”, 为强干扰项，文中第二段第二行的确提到了“spent more than l,300 hours”，但是指在车座上所花费的时间而非旅行的时间。
66. B
解析：本题为词义猜测题。根据题干可知单词“epic”（史诗般的）是修饰journey的。通过阅读全文可知他的单车旅途是艰难，漫长以及孤单的，根据这几个关键词确定B选项最符合题意；选项D，“lonely”虽符合题意，但“depressing”（令人沮丧的）与White在旅途中不断进取的精神不符，因而排除。
67. D
解析：本题为人物态度题。此类题是高考阅读试题中较难的一种题型，本题让考生用一个词
来描述文中的主人公，此时考生平时的词汇积累和对文章的理解都显得十分重要。本题中A ”imaginative” “富有想象力的”；B “patriotic” “爱国的”；C “modest” “谦逊的”；D “determined” “有决心的”；通读全文，根据“This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end” 选项D更符合题意。
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