【OverahundredyearsagopeopleinLondonweresurprisedtoseeaveryunusualboatcomesailinguptheThamesRiver.Theboatwaseightyfeetlongflat-bottomedwithbigwoodeneyesonbothsidesinthefrontandwascolorfullypainted】

　　OverahundredyearsagopeopleinLondonweresurprisedtoseeaveryunusualboatcomesailinguptheThamesRiver.Theboatwaseightyfeetlongflat-bottomedwithbigwoodeneyesonbothsidesinthefrontandwascolorfullypaintedattheback.

　　PeoplecametoknowthatitwasasailingboatfromFuzhouindistantChina.TheboathadsailedroundtheCapeofGoodHope(好望角)upthewesterncoastofAfricaandfinallytoEngland.Ithadcovered(航行)fifteenthousandmiles—morethanhalfofthedistanceroundtheworld.

　　AlthoughitwasunexpectedtheChinesewerewarmlywelcomed.TheboatcarriedgoodssuchassilkandteaaswellasanumberofgiftsfromtheEmperorofChinafortheQueenofEngland.

　　PeoplehadalwaysmistakenlythoughtoftheChineseasapeoplenotusedtothesea.HoweverfromcenturiesoftradingandsailingindangerousseastheChinesehadlearnedhowtobuildgoodboatsandsailthemwell.ThecomingofthissailingboattoLondonprovedonceagainthattheChinesecouldsailtodistantcountriesintheworld.

　　TheChinesesailingboatarrivedinLondon .

　　A.beforeshesailedtoAfrica B.inthenineteenthcentury

　　C.hundredsofyearsago D.inthetwentiethcentury

　　Theboatwasconsideredunusualbecause .

　　A.itwasasmallwoodenboat B.itcarriedChinesesilkandtea

　　C.ithadtravelledfifteenthousandmiles D.itlookedstrangeinseveralways

　　Accordingtothisarticlewhichofthefollowingistrue?

　　A.Thedistanceroundtheearthmeasureslessthanthirtythousandmiles.

　　B.TheChineseEmperorgavesilkandteatotheEnglishQueenasgifts.

　　C.TheChineseboatcametoLondonbyaccident.

　　D.TheChinesepeoplewerenotgoodatsailingindangerousseas.

　　ThewriterwantstoprovethatalongtimeagotheChinese .

　　A.carriedsilkteaandothergoodstoEngland

　　B.couldreachmanypartsoftheworldbysea

　　C.couldsailalongtheThamesRiver

　　D.surprisedLondonerswithanunusualboat