The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. 撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的沙漠。It stretches across Africa from Senegal to Egypt. 它从塞内加尔到埃及横跨非洲。The Sahara Desert is an unfriendly environment. 撒哈拉沙漠的环境不好。During the day it's very hot, and at night it’s sometimes very cold. 白天非常热，晚上有时又很冷。It is also difficult to find water in the Sahara.在撒哈拉沙漠中很难到水。
In 2006, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab, and Charlie Engle decided to do something very difficult. 2006年，KevinLin,RayZahab和Charlie决定做些困难的事情。They made the decision to run across the Sahara Desert 4,300 miles (6,920km).他们决定跑步穿越4300英里（6920千米）的撒哈拉沙漠。It seemed impossible to do, but they wanted to try. 这似乎是不可能完成的，但是他们还想尝试一下。 The three men liked to test themselves, and this would be a very big test.他们三人喜欢挑战自己，而这将是一个很大的挑战. On the morning of November 2, Kevin, Ray, and Charlie started their trip across the Sahara. 11月2日的早晨，Kevin,Ray和Charlie开始了他们跑步穿越撒哈拉的旅程。Every mo
rning they began running at 5:00. they stopped and rested until Then they ran again until 9:30 in the evening. 他们每天早晨5点开始跑，到上午11点停下来休息，然后到下午5点继续跑，一直跑到下午9点半。 Each day they ran about 40 miles (64 km).他们每天大概跑40英里（64千米）。Every day it was the same thing. They got up and ran. They listened to music on their iPods, and they ran and ran.每天如此，起床，跑步。听着iPod里的音乐不休停地跑。
Kevin, Ray, and Charlie needed to eat a lot of food during their trip.在旅途中，Kevin,Ray和Charlie需要吃很多食物。Most people need about 2,000 calories of food each day. 大多数的人每天需要2000卡路里的热量，Kevin, Ray, and Charlie needed between 6,000 and 9,000 calories every day. 而他们三人每天需要6000—9000卡路里。That's a lot of food! They also needed to drink a lot of water.那真是很多食物！他们每天也需要喝大量的水。
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The three men had some problems on their trip, and many times they wanted to quit and go home. 三人在途中也出现了很多问题，很多次他们都想放弃回家。It was often very hot (140°F/60°C) during the day, and the heat made them sick. Their legs and feet hurt. 白天
通常很热（140华氏度／60摄氏度），高温导致他们生病，他们的腿和脚都受了伤。Sometimes it was very windy, and they couldn't see. One time they got lost.But they didn't quit. 有时候天刮起了大风导致他们什么也看不见。有一次他们迷了路，但是他们没有放弃。After 111 days, Kevin, Ray; and Charlie successfully finished their trip across the Sahara Desert.111天以后，Kevin,Ray和Charlie成功完成了他们穿越撒哈拉沙漠的旅途。They hugged each other and put their hands in the water of the Red Sea. Then they ran to a hotel to take a long shower.他们彼此拥抱，把手伸进红海的海水里，然后他们跑进旅馆好好洗了个澡。
词汇：
stretch v. 延伸，伸展
calorie n. 卡（路里)，小卡，大卡
quit v. 停止，放
注释：
1. ... made the decision to run across ...：......决正跑步横跨......
练习：
1. It’s not always hot m the Sahara Desert.
A. Right B. Wrong C. mentioned
2. Each day the men ran for approximately eight hours.
A. Right B. Wrong C. mentioned北京周边郊游好去处
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3. In the middle of the day: the men usually stopped running.
A. Right B. Wrong C. mentioned
4. They sometimes felt sick because it was so hot.
A. Right B. Wrong C. mentioned
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5. Sometimes they couldn't see the road because it was windy.
A. Right B. Wrong C. mentioned
6. Luckily, they never got lost.
A. Right B. Wrong C. mentioned
7. On their trip across the desert: the three men ran through five countries.
A. Right B. Wrong C. mentioned
答案与题解：
1. A 文中提到撒哈拉沙漠白天很热晚上有时很冷，所以不是总是很热。题干表述正确。 2. B 文中提到三人每天从早上5点开始跑一直到上午11点，又从下午5点开始跑到晚上9点半，所以总共跑10.5个小时。题干表述不正确。
3. A 文中讲到三人上午11点停下来休息一直到下午5点再继续跑，所以在一天的中午，他们停止跑步。题干表述正确。广州住哪里比较方便游玩
4. A 原文中讲到高温使他们生病。所以题干表述正确。
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5. A 文中提到有时刮起大风导致他们什么也看不到，所以他们会因为起风而看不到路。题干表述正确。
6. B 文中最后一段讲到他们有一次迷路了，所以不是从来没有迷路。题干表述不正确。
7. C 文中只提到他们挎越沙漠的长度，并没有提到穿过几个国家。所以，题干表述文中没有提到。
