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Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, Tennis, Cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless.” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England’s rural Devonshire.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man’s cold-water exploits (成就): Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.
Journey s to the Pole aren’t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didn’t say, ‘You are completely crazy,’” Saunders says.
In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition to ward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite (冻疮), had a closer encounter with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more in the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.
This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.
【小题1】What was the turning point at which Saunders took to sports?(No more than 15 words)People normally look for a bit of adventure in their lives. They hunt for something new, something unknown, and they learn new things about the world and themselves.
Most of the time, adventures can be rewarding, because they make you feel satisfied after doing them.
| A．Adventures come in many forms |
| B．That may be followed by disasters |
| C．However, some adventures are risky |
| D．It is the best way to live a life of adventure |
| E．It tells us about what life was like during his time |
| F．And one’s adventures also provide others with useful information |
| G．We should weigh the dangers against the rewards before our adventures |
Len Collingwood, a clinical nurse specialist, retired on his 65th birthday. He told his wife,Sally, he would“start out as an adventure cyclist.”
Four months later, he set off on a 13,000 km cycle ride from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia to Edinburgh, much of it roughly shadowing Marco Polo’s Silk Road. No sooner had he started out than a snowstorm hit. He hid in his tent, wearing every item of clothing he had packed. At -18℃ it was too cold to go outside to cook. He survived the next 48 hours by eating a massive bag of chocolates.
So it is a surprise to hear Collingwood say that he has never feared for his life. “Never. There’s always something to be curious about,” he says.
In 2018, he rode from Edinburgh to Istanbul to earn a place in Guinness World Records. “There are very few records a man over 60 can break,” he says. During the trip, he got a dozen flat tyres. But he fixed each one. “I’ve always been serious about purpose. If something is to be done, it is to be done properly. People go forwards and people go backwards.The difficult bit is managing the times when people go backwards,” he says. “Don’t let the moment ruin the whole thing.”
He turns 71 this year. He is about to begin the 1,407 km trip to John O’ Groats. It sounds tough but he insists “it’s just a matter of spinning (转) the wheels.” Still, they don’t spin on their own. His daughter — a yoga teacher — has suggested weights to maintain muscle mass. His son, a cyclist, keeps him up to speed on the latest technology.
Collingwood is planning new rides in France next year, and beyond that hopes “to spread my wings further. There is peace on a bicycle,” he says. “The joy is the actual doing of the activity. Going further means you’re just doing more of something you enjoy.”
【小题1】What happened to Collingwood when his first journey had just started?| A．He lost his way in Mongolia. | B．He got trapped in heavy snow. |
| C．He had nothing to satisfy his hunger. | D．He had no clothes to protect himself from the cold |
| A．Courageous and determined. | B．Generous and demanding. |
| C．Curious and imaginative. | D．Unusual and scholarly. |
| A．By checking his physical condition. | B．By planning the routes for him. |
| C．By giving him technical support. | D．By accompanying him on the way. |
| A．It contributes to his health. | B．It helps him kill boring time. |
| C．It calls for careful planning. | D．It carries his joy forward. |
There are times in our lives when care and hesitation serve us well.
Be Spontaneous (心血来潮的)
Routines are really important for children, but so is a sense of flexibility. Plug Spontaneity can be just simple fun!
Try Something New Together
Venture (敢于去) into the Woods
It doesn’t actually have to be the woods.
Find Ways to Test Physical Boundaries
Children are active creatures. They tend to be especially active around 3:00 pm in the afternoon when we adults are starting to experience an energy collapse.
Adventure makes life more exciting and rewarding.
| A．There are hundreds of ways to go about this one |
| B．It can be the desert, the coast, or any other natural space |
| C．If they don’t seem to recognize an achievement, feel free to point it out |
| D．But seeking adventure stimulates something special in the human spirit |
| E．Hobbies are important for everyone and creating interests helps build bonds |
| F．You should recognize your child’s efforts through honest observation |
| G．It is the perfect time to safely test their physical boundaries |
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