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1、SSAT备考：SSAT阅读基础练习题（一）SSAT阅读考试是许多同学迫切希望提高的部分，以下是我们为大家准备的SSAT基础阅读练习题，希望对同学们的SSAT阅读日常备考有所帮助。 　Inthesixteenthcentury,anageofgreatmarineandterrestrialexploration,FerdinandMagellanledthefirstexpeditiontosailaroundtheworld.AsayoungPortuguesenoble,heservedthekingofPortugal,buthebecam

2、einvolvedinthequagmireofpoliticalintrigueatcourtandlosttheking’sfavor.AfterhewasdismissedfromservicetothekingofPortugal,heofferedtoservethefutureEmperorCharlesVofSpain. Apapaldecreeof1493hadassignedalllandintheNewWorldwestof50degreesWlongitudetoSpainandallthelandeastofthatlin

3、etoPortugal.MagellanofferedtoprovethattheEastIndiesfellunderSpanishauthority.OnSeptember20,1519,MagellansetsailfromSpainwithfiveships.Morethanayearlater,oneoftheseshipswasexploringthetopographyofSouthAmericainsearchofawaterrouteacrossthecontinent.Thisshipsank,buttheremainingf

4、ourshipssearchedalongthesouthernpeninsulaofSouthAmerica.Finallytheyfoundthepassagetheysoughtnearalatitudeof50degreesS.MagellannamedthispassagetheStraitofAllSaints,buttodayweknowitastheStraitofMagellan. OneshipdesertedwhileinthispassageandreturnedtoSpain,sofewersailorswerepriv

5、ilegedtogazeatthatfirstpanoramaofthePacificOcean.ThosewhoremainedcrossedthemeridianwenowcalltheInternationalDateLineintheearlyspringof1521afterninety-eightdaysonthePacificOcean.Duringthoselongdaysatsea,manyofMagellan’smendiedofstarvationanddisease. LaterMagellanbecameinvolved

6、inaninsularconflictinthePhilippinesandwaskilledinatribalbattle.OnlyoneshipandseventeensailorsunderthecommandoftheBasquenavigatorElcanosurvivedtocompletethewestwardjourneytoSpainandthusproveonceandforallthattheworldisround,withnoprecipiceattheedge. 1.Thesixteenthcenturywasanag

7、eofgreat___exploration. A.cosmic B.land C.mental D.commonman E.noneoftheabove 2.MagellanlostthefavorofthekingofPortugalwhenhebecameinvolvedinapolitical___. 　A.entanglement 　B.discussion C.negotiation D.problems E.noneoftheabove 3.ThePopedividedNewWorldlandsbetweenSpainandPort

8、ugalaccordingtotheirlocationononesideortheotherofanimaginarygeograph