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  Erden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)in a rowboat since he left California on July 10, 2007He has been heading for Australia with only birds, fish, and sharks ever since

  Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journeyEruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energyHe will row, bike, walk, and climb the world without help from any motors(发动机)at allHis plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents()along the way

  For the first part of his trip, he bicycled 5,546 miles from Seattle, Washington to Mount McKinley in Alaska and back, walked 67 miles to base camp, and climbed 20,320 feet to McKinley's peakNow in the second part of his adventure(冒险活动), he is rowing to Australia

  Why would he try to go around the world this way?He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams and get to their own goalsHe wants to show kids that there might be hard parts along the way, and sometimes they might not even get to that final goalBut they can have great adventures and learn a lot along the way

  Eruchas already faced some difficultiesFor example, winds and waves keep pushing him westward when he wants to go south toward the Solomon IslandsIf his luck doesn't change, he will cheerfully change his plan, and aim to land at Papua New GuineaOne way or another, he's sure he'll get to his next goalAustralia

  When his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting peopleespecially childrenHe has already visited many schools and shared his story

  Eruc encourages all kids to set their eyes on a goal and not give upHe says,With goals, we will make progress, and we will be farther along than when we started, even if we don't get to some goalsTnat's called life!

(1)

We can learn from the passage that Eruc ________ during his adventure

[  ]

A.

took a train

B.

rowed his boat

C.

travelled by air

D.

travelled by bus

(2)

Eruc takes adventures to ________

[  ]

A.

make himself healthy

B.

find out difficulties in life

C.

make his mind strong

D.

set an example for children

(3)

Eruc seems to have a special love for ________

[  ]

A.

children

B.

animals

C.

rowing

D.

bicycling

(4)

Eruc thinks that it is important for children to ________

[  ]

A.

have all kinds of sports

B.

have dreams and goals

C.

face a lot of difficulties

D.

take great adventures

(5)

To Erac, life means ________

[  ]

A.

going around the world

B.

climbing the world's tallest peaks

C.

struggling for the goals

D.

rowing across the Pacific Ocean

答案:1.B;2.D;3.A;4.B;5.C;
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