（山東省淄博市2010屆高三第一次摸底考試）

D

LONDON, England（CNN）--- The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home Thursday from his 30,000-mile, 282-day ocean journey.

Mike Perham, 17, sailed into Lizard Point in Cornwall, the southernmost point in Britain, at 9:47 a.m., his race team said.

“It feels absolutely brilliant,” Mike told CNN by phone hours before crossing the finish line. “I'm really, really excited to be going across the line at last. It doesn't feel like long since I crossed it first.”

Mike set off on his round-the-world trip on November 18, 2008. He has been sailing his yacht, TotallyMoney.com, single-handedly, though a support team has been sailing next to him along the way.

The teen has now achieved the title of Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo, according to the Guinness World Records.

Mike learned how to sail when he was seven years old from his father, Peter and at age 14, he sailed across the Atlantic alone.

The teenager's school --- which Mike describes as “highly supportive” of his trip --- has redesigned his coursework to fit in with his trip. It also gave him some coursework to do during “quiet moments,” according to Mike's Web site.

There haven't been many of those quiet moments. Repeated autopilot failures forced him to stop for repairs in Portugal, the Canary Islands, South Africa, and twice in Australia, according to his Web site.

Bad weather in the Southern Ocean --- between Australia and Antarctica --- forced Mike to battle 50ft waves and 57 mph winds. He said at one point, a “freak wave” picked up the boat and turned it on its side.

“My feet were on the ceiling at the time,” he told CNN. “That was a really hairy moment, and I was certainly thinking, ‘Why am I here?’ But we took the sails off and the day after I thought, ‘This is brilliant!’”

Mike describes his father as his biggest hero, always supportive of what he wanted to achieve. Peter Perham said he wasn't too worried about his son facing dangerous situations at sea, as long as he knew what to do and stayed safe.

71. Mike Perham returned to Britain in ________.

A. August      B. September      C. October            D. November

72. Mike Perham is ________ that went on the round-the-world trip in the world up till now.

A. the first      B. the bravest    C. the luckiest    D. the youngest

73. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. the English school is the same as ours

B. the English school doesn’t care for students

C. the English school has a humane management

D. the English school gives students a lot of course work

74. According to the passage, Mike did anything EXCEPT ________ on his trip.

A. regret        B. worry     C. abandon     D. fear

75. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. Mike’s exciting sail trip around the globe

B. how Mike’s father taught him to sail a boat

C. why CNN wanted to report the news to the public

D. the introduction of the Guinness World Records

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41. A. coming               B. stealing              C. hurrying            D. driving

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B. He gets the honor for his special talents.

C. He is a talented teacher as well as an adviser.

D. He encourages children to achieve a better future.

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A. the National Teacher of the Year Program hasn’t been well-known

B. ACEI is the only organization in charge of selecting excellent teachers

C. Mullen is devoted to teaching the students for the call of duty

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（山東省淄博市2010屆高三上學(xué)期期末考試）

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COPENHAGEN—The world is gathered in Copenhagen for the U.N. climate summit, but Denmark’s bicycle-friendly capital has also given its name to a movement of cities trying to find a kinder way to commute.

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74. Which of the following is NOT the benefit of cycling?

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B. Declining pollution and noise.

C. Improving public health.

D. Creating safety in the city.

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