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三、阅读理解(每小题 2 分,共 20 分)
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It's a crazy dream! Riding from Shanghai to London! Starting on March 5, Zheng Sheng spent 136 days travelling eleven countries and finally arrived in London on July 18.
Having studied maps and borrowed some money from friends, he left the company in Shanghai where he had worked for just a few months. "I was very confident in the beginning, but after I left China, I felt a little worried that I might meet bad men," he said. Luckily, the trip was a safe one. Zheng believed that the safest place to sleep was somewhere people don't know about, so most of the time he slept in forests. He rode more than 100 km every day, but most of his food was just bread, as the food in Europe was too expensive. Later he learnt to add some cheese to the bread. Zheng didn't tell his parents about the trip before he left for London, as he didn't want them to worry. After he arrived home in Yunnan Province, he finally told his mum about it.
"I'm very confident about the future," he said. "Because I know very well that everyone can do what they decide to do."
1. How did Zheng Sheng travel from Shanghai to London?
A. By bus.
B. By train.
C. By bike.
D. By plane.
2. What was Zheng Sheng before he went on the trip?
A. A teacher.
B. A driver.
C. A waiter.
D. A company employee.
3. Why did Zheng Sheng sleep in forests?
A. Because he thought it was the safest place to sleep.
B. Because he thought it was the coolest place to sleep.
C. Because he thought it was the cheapest place to sleep.
D. Because he thought it was the most comfortable place to sleep.
4. What does the underlined word "it" refer to?
A. Zheng Sheng's trip.
B. Zheng Sheng's bike.
C. Zheng Sheng's home.
D. London.
5. Where can we most probably read the passage?
A. In a novel.
B. In a diary.
C. In a newspaper.
D. In a dictionary.

答案： 1. C 细节理解题。由短文第一段中的第二句“Riding from Shanghai to London!”可知，郑盛从上海骑自行车到伦敦。
2. D 推理判断题。由短文第二段中的第一句“... he left the company in Shanghai where he had worked for just a few months.”可知，郑盛旅行前在上海的一家公司工作。
3. A 细节理解题。由短文第二段中的第四句“Zheng believed that the safest place to sleep was somewhere people don't know about, so most of the time he slept in forests.”可知，郑盛认为在森林里睡觉是最安全的。
4. A 代词指代题。由上文可知，郑盛因不想让父母担忧，旅行前没有告诉父母他要从上海骑行去伦敦，回到家后郑盛才把这次旅行告诉了母亲。
5. C 推理判断题。分析短文内容可知，本文介绍了郑盛历时 136 天从上海骑行到达伦敦的相关信息。因此，我们可能会在报纸上读到这篇短文。