meetings with polar bears.In fact,Charlie saved her life when one of them attacked her.Near the end of her trip,a forceful wind blew away the majority of her supplies.The last week of the trip,she survived on a handful of nuts and a little water each day.

　　Helen goes to challenging places not only for adventure,but also for education.Before her Arctic journey,she started a website called Adventure Classroom.On the site,she shares her adventures in order to motivate(激发)students.She explains,"Although kids often see the world in a negative way,without hope for their future,we work to inspire them to set goals,plan for success and never give up..."

　　Helen grew up in New Zealand.Her parents were athletes and mountain climbers.Following her parents' example,she climbed her first mountain at 9.Later,she climbed the highest mountains in North and South America,New Zealand etc.

　　In 1996,she took on another challenge-the Sahara Desert.She and her husband,Bill,walked 2,400 miles across it!In 2001,she and Bill traveled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.They hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas this year.

Helen plans to continue taking trips.She'll use her explorations,writing,photography and environmental work to create programs for her website.She wants to inspire her students never to stop facing challenges!

1.We learn from Paragraph 2 that 　　　.

A.Helen Thayer is the first person to reach the North Pole

B.Helen Thayer ate nothing during the last week of her trip

C.Helen Thayer traveled to the North Pole together with her husband

D.Charlie prevented Helen being attacked by polar bears

答案 D

解析 推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知,50岁的海伦·塞娅独自到北极探险,她遭到北极熊的袭击,险些丧命,而她带的狗查利救了她的命。

2.Why does Helen travel to different places worldwide?

A.For fun.　　　　　　　B.For education.

C.For money. D.For fame.

答案 B

解析 细节理解题。第三段的第一句是解题的依据。

3.Why did Helen pick up mountain climbing as a child?

A.She was eager to go on with her adventures.

B.She dreamed of visiting strange land.

C.Her parents instructed her to do so.

D.Her parents had great influence on her.

答案 D

解析 细节理解题。根据第四段可知,海伦的父母是运动员和登山者,他们对她产生了很大的影响,因此少年的她也开始了爬山活动。

4.Which is the best title for the text?

A.The Woman Who Loves Adventure

B.A Famous Woman

C.A Woman Mountain Climber

D.The Owner of the Website