Chen Penbin is a young Chinese man from a fishing village in Zhejiang Province. He has now finished ultra marathons(超级马拉松) on all seven continents and won the first place in the Antarctic Ice Marathon.

All over the world only less than 100 athletes have finished ultra marathons on seven continents. Chen is one of them. After November’s competition in the Antarctic, he became the only athlete to have run over 100 kilometers in each of these seven ultra marathons.

The Antarctic Ice Marathon is one of the harshest races Chen has ever run. The temperature was almost below -30°C, the athletes had to run in the so cold weather. And this year’s ultra marathon experienced the worst weather. However, Chen finished the race in 13 hours, 57minutes and 46 seconds, taking first place. Although he was unable to break the record of about 11 hours, he achieved an amazing life dream by finishing ultra marathons on seven continents during four years and five months.

"I have many dreams to achieve since there are so many competitions in different countries. I hope that I can run until I’m 56 years old, and if I fail in doing so, I have no problem going back to be a fisherman again," Chen said. 

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1.Chen Penbin was the only one _______________________.

A to finish ultra marathons on all seven continents

B to win the first place in the Antarctic Ice Marathon

C to have run over 100 kilometers in each of these seven ultra marathons

D to take part in the Antarctic Ice Marathon

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“he became the only athlete to have run over 100 kilometers in each of these seven ultra marathons.”可知，答案为C。

2.What’s the weather like during this year’s Antarctic Ice Marathon?

A Really warm.

B Very sunny.

C As cold as before.

D Even colder than before.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的内容可知，南极洲天气总是很寒冷，从“And this year’s ultra marathon experienced the worst weather.”可知，今年的比赛期间天气是最糟的，故答案为D。

3.How long did it take Chen Penbin to finish the Antarctic Ice Marathon?

A 11 hours.

B Less than 13 hours.

C 13 hours.

D About 14 hours.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“Chen finished the race in 13 hours, 57minutes and 46 seconds, taking first place.”可知，他用了13小时，57分46秒，故答案为D。

4.What will Chen Penbin do next?

A He’ll spend more time with his family.

B He’ll go to college.

C He’ll go back to be a fisherman.

D He’ll take part in more races.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，因为不同的国家有很多比赛，他要去追逐梦想，一直跑到56岁。因此推断他还要继续参加比赛，故答案为D。

5.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A The ultra marathons on all seven continents.

B The story of a Chinese young man achieving his dream.

C The Antarctic Ice Marathon is one of the harshest races.

D How to run ultra marathons.

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一个中国年轻人追逐梦想的故事。故答案为B。