Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) was a Portuguese explorer. In 1519, he led the first voyage to sail around the world. It was also the first voyage to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Magellan gave the Pacific Ocean its name, which means “peaceful sea” in Portuguese. However, Magellan himself was killed in a battle before the voyage was finished. Only one of his ships, the Victoria, completed the journey.
Laozi lived in the 6th century BC. It is believed that he wrote the Daodejing. This book is popular in both the East and the West, and it is still widely read today. Many people have found inspiration (鼓舞人心的话) in this book. There are many famous sayings in the Daodejing. One of them is, “A journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.”
Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician and astronomer. He discovered the law of gravity. In 1687, Newton published one of the most important books in the history of science. In the book, Newton described many laws that show how the universe works. Albert Einstein kept a picture of Newton on the wall of his study.
1．Which of the following was the sad news during Magellan’s voyage?
| A．He was killed in a battle. | B．No ship completed the journey. |
| C．He found a “peaceful sea”. | D．He gave the Pacific its name. |
2．The
Daodejing is still widely read today because ________.
| A．it was written by Laozi | B．many people have found inspiration in it |
| C．it is popular in the world | D．many famous sayings are about a journey |
3．The greatest achievement made by Newton is that ________.
| A．he published many important books | B．he discovered the law of gravity |
| C．he became an English physicist | D．his picture was kept by Einstein |
4．Among the famous persons mentioned above, Laozi ________.
| A．was born the earliest | B．was the best at Portuguese |
| C．wrote the most books | D．was the best known in history |
5．The right match (匹配) about the reading above is ________.
| I. Ferdinand Magellan | a. the name of the ship |
| II. Victoria | b. lived in the 6th century BC |
| III. Sir Isaac Newton | c. died in 1521 |
| IV. Albert Einstein | d. a physicist, mathematician and astronomer |
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