JapanesesailorKenichiHoriehasfinisheda110-daysolo(单独的)voyageacrossthePacificOceaninaboatpushedbyseawavestowinanotherworldfirst. Weakwavesandoceanwatermovementsmadehisarrivallate,whichwasgoingtobeinlateMay. “Whenwaveswereweak,theboatsloweddown.That’saproblemthatneedstobesolved,”theadventuretoldreportersfromhisboatinwesternJapan.His9.5-meter-longboatcanmovelikeadolphin’stail,anditrisesorfallswiththewaves. HoriereachedhisdestinationinthechannelbetweenthemainJapaneseislandsjustbeforemidnightaftercoveringabout7,000kilometersfromHawaii. Horiefirstmadeworldrecordin1962when,attheageof23,hebecamethefirstpersontosailaloneacrossthePacific.Hemadethethree-monthvoyagefromhishometowninspiteofbreakingJapaneselaw,whichdidnotallowhiscitizenstosailontheirownoutofthecountry,andwithoutapassportormoney. HewasarresteduponarrivalinSanFranciscobutthecitymayorfreedhim,gavehima30-dayvisaandmadehimanhonorarycitizen.NewsofhisachievementmadehimaherobackhomeinJapanandhisbookofthevoyageInthePacificwasmadeintoafilm.Sincethen,hehascompletedmanysailingtripsacrossthePacificandaroundtheworld. Afterhislatestadventurewithanenvironmentallyfriendlytheme,HorieplannedtoreturntohishometownonSunday.Hesaid,“Throughouthistory,mankindhasusedwindforpower,butnoonehasappearedtobeseriousaboutwavepower.”Horietoldthereporter,“IthinkI’maluckyboyasthiswavepowersystemhasremaineduntouchedinfact.” 小题1:Horie’sboatwasmainlypoweredby________. |
A.seawaves | B.seawinds | C.hisstrength | D.petrol |
小题2:Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.
A.Horieundertookthevoyagewithapartnerthistime |
B.ittookHorieabouttwentydaysmoretocrossthePacificthistimethanin1962 |
C.HoriemadehisfirstvoyageacrossthePacificalonefiftyyearsago |
D.Horie’sdestinationis7,000kilometersfromSanFrancisco |
小题3:HoriewasarrestedinSanFranciscoafterhisvoyagein1962mainlybecause________.