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1、人民教育出版社必修二畅言教育Unit2TheOlympicGames同步练习蚌埠二中马爱军◆阅读理解AItishardtobelievethatapoorItalianboywhohadfewlessoninschoolcouldfindanewlandthreethousandmilesfromhishome.Yet,theworldknowsthatthediscoveryofAmericawasmadebyChristopherColumbus.ColumbuswasborninGenoa,Italy,about1450.Hegrewupby
2、thesea.Hespentmostofhistimewatchingshipscomeinfromdistantplaces.Helovedtosmelltheseaair;helistenedtothemusicofwavesrollingupontheshore.Andhedreamedofonedaysailingtofarawayplacesinhisownship.HisfirstvoyagewasonashipthatsailedaroundtheMediterraneanSeaandalongthecoastsofEuropeand
3、Africa.Hedrewmapsoftheplaceshewentto,andhebegantowonderabouttheshapeoftheearthonwhichhelived.14用心用情服务教育人民教育出版社必修二畅言教育ColumbushadreadthestoriesofMarcoPolo’stravelstotheEast;healsobelievedgreatricheswouldbefoundthere.ButPolo,andmenafterhim,alwaystraveledbylandtoreachtheEast.‘I’m
4、sureashipisfaster,soIshallgototheEastbysailingWest,”hedecided,“ThenIcanprovethattheearthisreallyround!”LivinginPortugalatthetime,hetoldtheKingofPortugalabouthisplan.ButkingJohnonlylaughedathim.“Sillyman,”hesaid,“Don’tyouknowthattheearthisflat?Why,youandyourshipswillfalloffthee
5、dgeifyougofarawayfromland.ButColumbusdidnotgiveup.Hestudiedmorebooksandmaps.HeaskedforhelpfromEnglandandFrance,forhehadnomoney.ThenhewenttoKingFerdinandandQueenIsraeliofSpain.Ittookmanyyearstomakethemunderstand,butatlasttheysaidyestohiswildplan!OnAugust3,1492,threesmallSpanish
6、ships—thePinta,theNina,andtheSantaMaria—setoutwestwardacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Columbuswassurethatlandwasquitenear;hisbandofaboutahundredmenwasmuchlesscertain.Overtwomonthhadpassedwhentheynoticedbirdsflyingovertheirheads.Afewdayslater,onOctober12,someonesawland!Theshipsstoppedat
7、anislandthatColumbusnamedSanSalvador.ThentheywentfartherandfoundtheislandofCubaandHaiti.Themenexpectedtofindgoldandrichtreasures,butinsteadtheysawbeautifulgreenlandandpoorpeoplewithdarkskinsandpaintedfaces.ColumbuscalledthemIndians,becausehethoughthehaddiscoveredtheislandseast
8、ofIndia.ButIndiawasreallythousandsofmilesaway.Columbusreturne
