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  Formostofhumanhistory,peoplethoughttheworldwasflat.Thatis,theythoughtthatifyoutraveledfarenoughinonedirection,youwouldeventuallycometotheedgeoftheworld.Then,abouttwothousandyearsago,peoplestartedtocome

  Formostofhumanhistory,peoplethoughttheworldwasflat.Thatis,theythoughtthatifyoutraveledfarenoughinonedirection,youwouldeventuallycometotheedgeoftheworld.Then,abouttwothousandyearsago,peoplestartedtocomeupwiththetheory(理论)thattheearthwasround.Thismeantthattravelingfarenoughinastraightline,youwouldeventuallycomebacktowhereyoustarted.

  Itwasn'tuntilthesixteenthcenturythatFerdinandMagellan'sexpedition(探险队)becamethefirsttotravelaroundtheworld.TheexpeditionfirstsailedwestfromPortugal(葡萄牙),aroundSouthAmerica,acrossthePacific,beforereturningaroundSouthAfricabacktoPortugal.AlthoughMagellandiedduringthetrip,oneofhiscaptains,SebastiandelCano,madeitalltheway.

  In1872,theFrenchauthorJulesVernepublishedabookcalledAroundtheWorldin80Days.Thenovelwasaboutamanwhotravelsaroundtheworld,startingfromLondon,towinabet(赌).

  In1889,anAmericanreporter,NellieBly,wassentbyhernewspapertocompletethejourneytakenbythecharactersinVerne'sbook.Shetraveledaroundtheworld,sendingreportsbacktohernewspaperaboutherjourney.Shefinallyarrivedbackhomeafterhertrip,taking72days,sixhours,elevenminutes,andfourteensecondstogoaroundtheworld.

  Eventhoughtravelingaroundtheworldthesedaysisveryeasy,andcanbedoneinoneortwodaysbyplane,peoplearestillinterestedinbreakingrecords(打破纪录).

  From1970to1974,anAmerican,DaveKunst,wasthefirstpersontowalkallthewayaroundtheworld.Heworeouttwenty-onepairsofshoesonhistrip!Thefirstairplaneflightaroundtheworldtookplacein1924,completedbyLt.LowellH.SmithandfiveotherAmericanpilots,andthefirstsolohelicopterflightaroundtheworldwasdonebyanAustralianexplorer,DickSmith,in1982-83.

  Asforanonstopballoonflightallthewayaroundtheworld,thiswasn'tcompleteduntil2002,whenSteveFossettsucceededatlast.

  Whofirstsaidthattheworldwasnotflat?

  A

  FerdinandMagellan

  B

  NellieBly

  C

  JulesVerne

  D

  Thepassagedoesn'tsay

  Theunderlinedword“eventually”means“________”.

  A

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  【分析】1.通读全文可知,文章并未告诉我们谁是第一个说地球不是扁平的人。

  2.eventually“最后”,相当于finally。

  3.由第三段第一句...theFrenchauthorJulesVernepublishedabookcalled...可知JulesVerne并未踏上环游世界的旅途。

  4.由三、四两段可知JulesVerne和NellieBly都写到了环游世界,故选C。

  5.由倒数第二段前两句From1970to1974...wasthefirstpersontowalkallthewayaroundtheworld.Heworeouttwenty-onepairsofshoesonhistrip!可知B项错误。

  6.由最后两段可知Lt.LowellH.Smith乘飞机环游世界,DickSmith开直升机环游世界,SteveFossett坐热气球环游世界,故选A。文中未提及NellieBly用何种方式旅行的。

  7.文章主要讲了人们环游世界的各种记录,中心词为aroundtheworld,故选B。

2019-04-16 18:09:23

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