英语六级考试辅导之快速阅读精读选文2
<p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Chichester">Chichester</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sailing">Sailing</span> <span word="Round">Round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span></p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span>， <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Chichester">Chichester</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1931.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span>. <span word="Chichester">Chichester</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> 58 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sail">sail</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Chichester">Chichester</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="August">August</span>， 1963， <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="five">five</span>， <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> 16-<span word="metre">metre</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>， <span word="Gipsy">Gipsy</span> <span word="Moth">Moth</span>.</p><p> <span word="Chichester">Chichester</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="clipper">clipper</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clippers">clippers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crew">crew</span>. <span word="Chicheater">Chicheater</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>， <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gales">gales</span>. <span word="Chichester">Chichester</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> 14， 100 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>， <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="on">on</span> 12 <span word="December">December</span>， <span word="just">just</span> 107 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="flown">flown</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="shore">shore</span>， <span word="Chichester">Chichester</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>： <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="further">further</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>.</p>
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