2019版高考英语一轮复习 单元检测（四十三）Deep South 外研版选修8.docVIP

PAGE PAGE PAGE 5单元检测（四十三）Deep SouthⅠ.阅读理解AMeet Ben Saunders: adventurer, athlete, motivational speaker. Ben, at the age of 23, was the youngest man to ski solo (单人滑雪) to the North Pole. He dragged a 180-kilogramme sledge (雪橇) over 1,420 miles through the worst Arctic conditions. This year, as well as planning a return to the Arctic, Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn, carrying all his supplies on his sledge.Ben Saunders was fired after persuading the firm to support his disorganized first adventure. “Everything that could go wrong did go