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In 2007, the first solar electric boat crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Now a Swiss group wants to cover that distance and keep going, circling the globe on nothing but the sun’s power for the first time.
The team of engineers and scientists has started the building of its 98-foot long boat, named Planet Solar, in Kiel Germany. The boat’s power will come from the 5,000 square feet of solar panels（电池板）, about the size of two tennis courts, covering its broad deck. When the sun is shining bright above, they will turn 23 percent of the sun’s rays to energy — six percent more than average solar panels.
Even though batteries aboard Planet Solar can store enough energy to power it through up to three days of cloudy weather, the sailors will try to avoid clouds: constant communication with the French meteorological institute, Meteo France, will help the sailors stay with the sunny course.
The $11.5 million project, which is led by Raphael Domjan, should be ready for its first voyage next summer. The solar electric boat will warm up in European waters, and attempt to deal with traveling around the globe in spring 2011. At a maximum speed of 16 mph, Planet Solar will be the fastest solar electric boat. The team expects to finish the first leg of its journey across the Atlantic in about two weeks, compared to the six months the solar boat took back in 2007.
If sailing by sun becomes practical, it would be a return to the green boating methods of the days of Christopher Columbus. Those long-ago voyages relied only on a different type of renewable energy: wind. And, if wind-powered sails could be combined with solar panels, we might really pick up the boating speed.
57. Which of the following is NOT true about Planet Solar?
A. Its deck is covered by solar panels.
B. It will be the fastest solar electric boat.
C. It is 98-foot long and is to be made in Germany.
D. It can turn 17 percent of the sun’s rays into energy.
58. Planet Solar will be likely to __________ in continuous rainy weather.
A. continue traveling forward
B. ask the local weather station for help
C. stop to wait for the weather to clear up
D. turn to Meteo France for help to choose the sunny course
59. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Sailing by solar energy has not been widely used in today’s green boating.
B. Planet Solar will be the first boat to circle the globe using solar energy in 2011.
C. The solar panels in Planet Solar can turn more sunlight to energy than average ones.
D. Batteries aboard Planet Solar can be consumed for at most three days of cloudy weather.
60. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Planet Solar uses solar energy all over the world.
B. Planet Solar aims to be the first to circle the globe.
C. Planet Solar collects a different kind of renewable energy.
D. Planet Solar combines traditional methods with modern technology.

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Imagine someone has crossed the seas joining five continents by swimming. It is a major success for anyone. But it is an even greater success for Philippe Croizon, who has no arms, and no legs! His achievements show that we can all achieve great things—no matter who we are.
Philippe Croizon was 26 years old when he had an accident. The doctors had to remove both of his arms and legs. “When they cut off my last leg I wanted to die. I suffered great depression and my spirit was as low as you can get. But you have to choose—and I chose to live!” said Croizon.
While he was recovering in hospital, Croizon saw a television programme about a woman who had been swimming across the English Channel. After watching the programme Croizon decided to do it. He began to exercise every day to make him strong and it took him two years to prepare.
Finally in 2010, Croizon was ready. He entered the cold, grey sea of the English Channel. He was now 42 years old. It took him from early morning until night to swim the distance. He felt a lot of pain. But he had become the first person without arms and legs to swim between France and England. Croizon had achieved his dream, but he did not stop there. He looked for a new goal.
Early in 2012 he planned to swim across the seas that join five major continents. During the next few months he swam between the four continents of Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe and finally in the cold waters of the Bering Strait between the continents of Asia and the Americas.
“We want to show people something. If disabled people have courage and a lot of training they can do the same things as those who are not disabled,” said Croizon.
小题1:According to the passage, Philippe Croizon _____.

A．was born with disability

B．suffered a lot from the accident

C．chose to live because of a TV programme

D．was fond of swimming since he was young

小题2:What do we know about Philippe Croizon’s swimming across the English Channel?

A．It took him two years to finish it.

B．He was the first person to achieve it.

C．It was easy for him to finish the swim.

D．He spent a lot of time preparing for it.

小题3:Philippe Croizon’s crossing the seas joining five continents______.

A．lasted a month

B．ended in the Bering Strait

C．happened when he was 42 years old

D．was inspired by a television programme

小题4:Which of the following can best describe Philippe Croizon’s story?

A．Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

B．Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

C．Actions speak louder than words.

D．The finest diamond must be cut.

小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Hope in the corner

B．A disabled man’s dream

C．Challenges to Philippe Croizon

D．Philippe Croizon’s amazing swim

The Exploration of Antarctica(南极洲)
1773	James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle, but he didn’t see land.
1898	Adrien de Gerlache and his members were trapped in the Antarctic. They became the first to spend an Antarctic winter.
1911	Norwegian Roald Amundsen led a five-man expedition that reached the South Pole for the first time.
1929	Richard E.Byrd and three others from the US became the first to fly over the South Pole
1935	Caroline Mikkelsen from Norway became the first woman to arrive in Antarctica with her husband.
1947	The US sent the largest ever expedition of over 4,700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes to Antarctica. They took many photos to make a map.
1957－1958	12 countries built over 60 space stations in Antarctica. It became the beginning of international work in Antarctica.
1997	Boerge Ousland from Norway became the first person to cross Antarctica unsupported.
March 2007－ March 2009	International Polar Year-Researchers got the opportunity to work in both polar places or work in summer and winter.

小题1: _______ is from the United States of America.

A．Boerge Ousland	B．Richard E. Byrd
C．Roald Amundsen	D．James Cook

小题2:The underlined word “opportunity” means “______”.

A．chance	B．advice
C．guide	D．plan

小题3: ______ is the first woman to get to Antarctica.

A．Roald Amundsen	B．Boerge Ousland
C．Caroline Mikkelsen	D．Adrien de Gerlache

小题4: Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A．There were more than 60 space stations in Antarctica in the 1950s

B．Roald Amundsen was the first to fly over the South Pole.

C．Americans took many photos in the Antarctic to make a map.

D．Adrien de Gerlache was the first to spend an Antarctic winter.

小题5:The main idea of the passage is _____.

A．how to get to the Antarctic

B．the way of the exploration of Antarctica

C．the people who got to the Antarctic

D．the history of the exploration of Antarctica