从加拿大到澳大利亚
从加拿大到澳大利亚

A British man starts to row(划船) his boat from Canada to Australia. He wants to get to Australia by November. Bad weather stops him. He is late for a month to get to Australia. Some days, he rows 15 hours a day. He rows for 14,500 kilometers. It takes him 209 days to get to Australia. He is the first one to do this.
In Australia, his wife and children meet him. Custom officials(海关官员) are there, too. He tells his wife that he will not go on a boat again soon. But his wife doesn’t think so.

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1.The British man goes to Australia by _______.

A bus

B ship

C boat

D train

解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句A British man starts to row his boat from Canada to Australia.可知,故选C。

2.The man gets to Australia by _______.

A January

B May

C November

D December

解析:选D。推理判断题。根据第一段第二、四句可知,故选D。

3.The man is late to get to Australia because _______.

A he is tired

B he is ill

C he likes fishing in the sea

D The weather is very bad

解析:选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句Bad weather stops him.可知,故选D。

4.The man is _______.

A strong

B kind

C bad

D afraid

解析:选A。观点态度题。独自一人划船200多天从加拿大到澳大利亚,没有强健的体魄是不行的,故选A。

5.Who is NOT in Australia to meet the man?

A His wife.

B His father.

C His children.

D Custom officials.

解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句In Australia, his wife and children meet him. Custom officials are there, too.可知,故选B。