Michael Perham (born on 16th March, 1992 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, 2009. He started the world trip on the 15th of November 2008 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（挑戰(zhàn)） 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. Funnily 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 2012 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 about 9 months. B. It took 6 days.

C. It took about 14 years. D. It took 50 days.

3.What does “to take to the water” probably mean in this passage?

A. To save water. B. To protect water.

C. To sail in the sea. D. To swim in the sea.

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

A. Michael Perham wants to encourage young people to take part in the 2012 Olympics.

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

C. The most difficult problem that Michael Perham faced while sailing was the boat.

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

5.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.A 3.C 4.A 5.D 【解析】本文講述了一位名叫Michael Perham 的年輕人的航行經(jīng)歷，他成為了世界上最年輕的航行周游世界的運(yùn)動(dòng)員。 1.句意：這篇文章很可能取材于雜志。A.故事書(shū)B(niǎo).雜志C.旅行指南D.電影評(píng)論。這篇文章的主人公是Michael Perham，講述了他航行的人生經(jīng)歷，這應(yīng)該是取材于雜志上的，而非故事書(shū)、旅行指南或電影...
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