20岁学生太想家 花48天从英国骑行3000多公里回家
20岁学生太想家 花48天从英国骑行3000多公里回家


A homesick student beat the lockdown（封锁）by cycling 2,000 miles from Britain to visit his family in Greece in 48 days. Cleon Papadimitriou, 20, got on his bike after getting fed up of waiting for travel restrictions to be lifted. He left his student flat in Aberdeen on May 10 and took a ferry to Holland before cycling through Germany, Austria and Italy carrying a load of 30 kilograms. From there he took another ferry to Patras in Greece, arriving in Athens seven weeks after setting off.
Cleon said, "I like adventures so when I couldn't fly home, I decided to go by bike. I had a lot of punctures and had to put up with snow, hail and hot weather along the way. Sometimes the bicycle tire broke open two or three times a day, and that not only cost me a lot of time but it wasn’t good for my morale either. It was a lesson I had to learn to manage.”
Cleon camped along his long journey and survived on bread, peanut butter and tins of sardines. His parents greeted him when he arrived in Melissia, north of the Greek capital, with a  crown and a large banner saying, "Welcome Home Cleon: One more challenge finished!" Cleon plans to fly back to Scotland to complete his electronic engineering degree at Aberdeen University when flights open again.

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1.How did Cleon usually return home in the past?

A By car.

B By bike.

C By ship.

D By plane.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段I like adventures so when I couldn't fly home, I decided to go by bike.以及最后一段最后一句Cleon plans to fly back to Scotland to complete his electronic engineering degree at Aberdeen University when flights open again.可知，克莱恩因疫情不能乘飞机回家的时候，他决定骑自行车回去，由此推测他过去通常是乘飞机回家的，故选D。

2.Which is the right order of the journey?

A Britain-Holland-Greece-Germany-Austria-Italy.

B Britain-Germany-Austria - Italy-Holland-Greece.

C Holland-Britain-Germany-Austria - Italy-Greece.

D Britain-Holland-Germany-Austria - Italy-Greece.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段He left his student flat in Aberdeen on May 10 and took a ferry to Holland before cycling through Germany, Austria and Italy carrying a load of 30 kilograms. From there he took another ferry to Patras in Greece可知，克莱恩离开英国阿伯丁，乘渡轮去荷兰，然后骑自行车穿过德国、奥地利和意大利，紧接着，在意大利，他乘另一艘渡轮前往希腊的帕特拉斯，故选D。

3.What difficulty is NOT mentioned on Cleon’s way home?

A The long distance.

B The bad weather.

C Not enough food.

D His broken tire.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段A homesick student beat the lockdown by cycling 2,000 miles from Britain to visit his family in Greece in 48 days.以及第二段I had a lot of punctures and had to put up with snow, hail and hot weather along the way. 可知，克莱恩从英国骑自行车2000英里去希腊，经历很多次车胎扎破，一路上不得不忍受雪、冰雹和炎热天气。文中未提到途中没有足够的食物，故选C。

4.Cleon’s parents_____when he came back.

A couldn’t help crying

B were surprised to see him

C gave him a warm welcome

D showed him around Melissia

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段His parents greeted him when he arrived in Melissia, north of the Greek capital, with a crown and a large banner可知，当克莱恩到达希腊首都北部的梅利西亚时，父母给他献上了一顶皇冠和一个大横幅。由此推断，克莱恩父母热烈欢迎他归来，故选C。