Japanese sailor Kenichi Horie has finished a 110-day solo (單獨(dú)的) voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat pushed by sea waves to win another world first.

Weak waves and ocean water movements made his arrival late, which was going to be in late May.

“When waves were weak, the boat slowed down. That’s a problem that needs to be solved,” the adventure told reporters from his boat in western Japan. His 9.5-meter-long boat can move like a dolphin’s tail, and it rises or falls with the waves.

Horie reached his destination in the channel between the main Japanese islands just before midnight after covering about 7,000 kilometers from Hawaii.

Horie first made world record in 1962 when, at the age of 23, he became the first person to sail alone across the Pacific. He made the three-month voyage from his hometown in spite of breaking Japanese law, which did not allow his citizens to sail on their own out of the country, and without a passport or money.

He was arrested upon arrival in San Francisco but the city mayor freed him, gave him a 30-day visa and made him an honorary citizen. News of his achievement made him a hero back home in Japan and his book of the voyage In the Pacific was made into a film. Since then, he has completed many sailing trips across the Pacific and around the world.

After his latest adventure with an environmentally friendly theme, Horie planned to return to his hometown on Sunday. He said, “Throughout history, mankind has used wind for power, but no one has appeared to be serious about wave power.” Horie told the reporter, “I think I’m a lucky boy as this wave power system has remained untouched in fact.”

1.Horie’s boat was mainly powered by ________.

A．sea waves

B．sea winds

C．his strength

D．petrol

2.From the passage we learn that ________.

A．Horie undertook the voyage with a partner this time

B．it took Horie about twenty days more to cross the Pacific this time than in 1962

C．Horie made his first voyage across the Pacific alone fifty years ago

D．Horie’s destination is 7,000 kilometers from San Francisco

3.Horie was arrested in San Francisco after his voyage in 1962 mainly because ________.

A．he had broken Japanese law

B．he had kept it a secret from others

C．his action had put people in danger

D．he had no passport to America

4.Which of the following statements best proves that Horie’s latest voyage was meaningful?

A．He was made an honorary citizen of San Francisco.

B．In Japan he was regarded as a hero.

C．His voyage had the theme of protecting the environment.

D．He wrote an exciting book after the voyage.

5. The author wrote the article mainly to ________.

A．start an ocean crossing movement

B．tell us a piece of interesting news

C．make Horie known to the world

D．encourage people to learn from Horie

 

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】文章講的是Herie利用海浪為動(dòng)力穿越太平洋的故事

1.事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段apanese sailor Kenichi Horie has finished a 110-day solo (單獨(dú)的) voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat pushed by sea waves to win another world first可知，他的船是靠海浪推動(dòng)的。

2.推理判斷題，根據(jù)第一段可知，他用了110天，而1962年花了他三個(gè)月的時(shí)間，所以現(xiàn)在比1962年多花了大約20天

3.事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第五段which did not allow his citizens to sail on their own out of the country, and without a passport or money可知，他沒有護(hù)照

4.推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段After his latest adventure with an environmentally friendly theme可知，他的航行是以保護(hù)環(huán)境為主題的，所以讓他的航行有意義。

5.主旨大意題，文章講的是Herie利用海浪為動(dòng)力穿越太平洋的故事。

 

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