题文
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.
小题1:When Phil White returned from his trip, he __________.A．broke the world recordB．collected money for OxfamC．destroyed several bikes D．travelled about l,300 hours小题2:What does the underlined 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.小题3:During his journey around the world, Phil White __________.A．fought heroically against robbers in IranB．experienced the extremes of heat and coldC．managed to ride against the wind in AustraliaD．had a team of people who travelled with him小题4:Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?A．Imaginative．B．Patriotic．C．Modest．D．Determined.小题5:What actually inspired Phil White to overcome all the difficulties?A．To help people in need.B．To test his new bicycle.C．To prove his potential.D．To show off his ability. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A 解析
文章大意：文章主要讲述的是菲尔·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。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四句He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam．可知Phil White通过骑自行车环游世界，为英国慈善组织募集到了70 000英镑。故B正确。
小题2:词义推测题。根据全文可知Phil White的旅行历时299天，全程18 000英里，且遭遇了种种困难，所以是一次“长而艰难的旅行”。故B正确。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第三段第六和第七句话可知Phil White在途径澳大利亚南部时，不得不顶风骑车前行了1 000公里。故C正确。
小题4:推理判断题。根据“This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end”，从文中对Phil White的描述中可以看出他是一个很有毅力的人。故D正确。
小题5:推理判断题。根据文章大意可知菲尔·怀特为了帮助需要的人们激励他克服所有的困难。故A正确。 考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Phil White has just .....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。
日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
