Michael Perham (born on 16th March, 2000 in Hertfordshire, England) is a boy who, at the age of 17, became the youngest person to sail around the world in the 50 feet racing boat, completing his journey on 7th August, 2017. He started the world trip on the 15th of November 2016 from Portsmouth, England.

Just six days after Michael Perham set sail from Portsmouth, he started having serious problems with the boat, which he was unable to fix himself on the sea. He had to stop in Portugal. Just one day later, he set sail once again, with the hope of breaking David Dick’s world record for the youngest person to sail around the world.

Michael met many challenges along the way, including rough seas and knock-downs in the Southern Ocean, terrible loneliness and fighting storms, but the largest difficulty Michael faced was the boat itself. It caused one problem after another. He celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian Ocean.

Michael Perham has entered the record books after becoming the youngest person to sail around the world. The teenager already holds the record for being the youngest people to sail across the Atlantic, aged just 14.

Michael Perham plans to create the Sail Michael Fund to encourage young people to take to the water. He is also aiming to take part in the 2020 Olympics.

1.This passage is most probably taken from __________.

A. a story book B. a magazine C. a travel guide D. a film review

2.How long did it take Michael Perham to complete his world trip?

A. It took 6 days. B. It took 50 days.

C. It took about 9 months. D. It took about 14 years.

3.Which of the following is NOT true about Michael Perham?

A. He encourages young people to take part in the 2020 Olympics.

B. Michael Perham has held two world records for sailing so far.

C. The most difficult problem he faced while sailing was the boat.

D. He is going to set up the Sail Michael Fund for young people.

4.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. Michael Perham started the world trip from Portsmouth.

b. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic.

c. Michael Perham celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian Ocean.

d. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail around the world.

A. d, a, c, b B. b, c, a, d C. d, a, b, c D. b, a, c, d

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 【解析】邁克爾·佩勒姆（生于2000年3月16日在英國赫特福德郡）是一個男孩，在17歲，他于2016十一月十五日從英國樸茨茅斯開始了世界之旅，2017年8月7日完成了他的旅程。成為世界上5 0英尺賽艇航行的最年輕的人。 1.判斷文章出處題。A. a story book一本故事書；B. a magazine 一本雜志；C. a trav...
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