On 22nd January, 2007, Dave Cornthwaite 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 traveling 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 I’m doing many people a lot of good,” said Dave. This journey had plenty of challenges. He traveled across the Australian desert (沙漠) where temperatures reached 48℃ in the day and 0℃ 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!
小題1:Where is Dave from?
A．The US.B．Australia.C．The UKD．France
小題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 traveled at the speed of 600 kilometers a week.
小題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.
小題4:Where may the passage come from?
A．An art book.B．A story book.
C．A science book.D．A medicine book.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了來自英國的戴夫，在2007年1月22日成為第一個滑滑板穿過澳大利亞的人。他克服了很多困難，進行了一個長達5個月的旅行。他為兒童慈善機構(gòu)籌集了50,000多美元的自己，并且寫了一本書，鼓勵其他人追尋他的足跡。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Dave Cornthwaite from the UK可知戴夫來自英國。故選C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Dave’s journey started in Perth and ended in Brisbane traveling about 60 kilometers a day. It took him five months and 13 pairs of shoes.可知戴夫從珀斯到布里斯班的旅途花費了共5個月，故選B。
小題3:概括歸納題。根據(jù)If Dave hadn’t believed in making his dreams come true, none of this would have happened. 和This journey had plenty of challenges.可知戴夫經(jīng)歷許多挑戰(zhàn)，最終實現(xiàn)他的夢想。故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。全文圍繞著戴夫克服困難進行了一個長達5個月的旅行，滑滑板穿過澳大利亞的故事，故本文是摘自一本故事書。故選B。
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