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1、ChristopherColumbus,whoisoneofseveralhistoricalpersons阅读理解答案 ChristopherColumbus,whoisoneofseveralhistoricalpersonsregardedasthefirstEuropeantodiscovertheAmericas,wasbornin1451inItaly.Hisfatherwasawoolbusinessman.Whenhewasyoung,Columbuslovedsailingadventureverymuch.Whenhewas26yearsold,hebegantomak
2、ebusinessvoyages(航海).ThefarthestcountrieshereachedwereIcelandandGuinea. Atthattime,manyEuropeancountriesbecamestrongerandstronger.TheirshipsreachedAfricaandAsia.Theygotgold,silver,silk,teaandotherthingsfromthecountriesofAsia.ThebookTheTravelsofMarcoPologreatlyinfluencedhim,inwhichChinaandIndiawere
3、writtenperfectly.Columbuswantedtomakeanotherwaytothesetwocountries.Sincehedidn’thaveenoughmoney,heaskedsomecountriesforhelp,forexample,Portugal,Spain,theUKandFrance.Hetoldtheleaderstheearthwasroundandiftheyhelpedhim,hecouldeasilygottoChina.Nobodybelievedhiswordsandhewasregardedasacheat.Ofcoursehedi
4、dn’tsucceed. Itwasnotuntil1492thathisdreamcametrue.ThequeenofSpainpersuadedtheKingtosupportColumbus.OnAugust2,1492,ColumbusleftSpainandbeganhisvoyage.Hehadthreeships.Aftertwomonths’hardsailing,onOctober12,theygottoanislandintheBahamas.OnOctober29,theyreachedCuba.Butafewdayslater,oneofhisshipsleftt
5、hem.AndonDecember25,hisflagshipsunk.Luckily,theshipthatleftthemjoinedhimagain.TheywentbacktoLisbononMarch4,1493. Althoughtheydidn’tgettorichAsiancountriesandtookbackwealth,theyfoundanewplacethatnobodyhadgoneto.ColumbusthoughtitwasIndiaandcalledtheislandstheWestIndias. From1493to1504,hesailedtoAme
6、ricathreetimes.HereachedmostofthecoastofsouthernAmericaandsetupmanycolonies(殖民地). OnMay20,1506,Columbusdiedbecauseofdisease. 51.WhatwasColumbus’dreamaccordingtothepassage? A.Tobearichman. B.ToreachAfricaandAsia. C.TomakeanotherwaytoChinaandIndia. D.Togetgold,silver,silk,teaandotherthings. 52
7、.HowlongdoesittakeColumbustotakehisvoyagefromSpaintoLisbon? A.2months.B.8months.C.11years.D.26years. 53.InwhatorderdidthefollowingtakeplaceinColumbus’life? a.HesailedtoAmericathreetimes. b.In1477,hebega
