JapanesesailorKenichiHoriehasfinisheda110-daysolo(单独的)voyageacrossthePacificOceaninaboatpushedbyseawavestowinanotherworldfirst.

WeakwavesandoceanwatermovementsmadehisarrivallatewhichwasgoingtobeinlateMay.

“Whenwaveswereweaktheboatsloweddown.That’saproblemthatneedstobesolved”theadventuretoldreportersfromhisboatinwesternJapan.His9.5-meter-longboatcanmovelikeadolphin’stailanditrisesorfallswiththewaves.

HoriereachedhisdestinationinthechannelbetweenthemainJapaneseislandsjustbeforemidnightaftercoveringabout7000kilometersfromHawaii.

Horiefirstmadeworldrecordin1962whenattheageof23hebecamethefirstpersontosailaloneacrossthePacific.Hemadethethree-monthvoyagefromhishometowninspiteofbreakingJapaneselawwhichdidnotallowhiscitizenstosailontheirownoutofthecountryandwithoutapassportormoney.

HewasarresteduponarrivalinSanFranciscobutthecitymayorfreedhimgavehima30-dayvisaandmadehimanhonorarycitizen.NewsofhisachievementmadehimaherobackhomeinJapanandhisbookofthevoyageInthePacificwasmadeintoafilm.SincethenhehascompletedmanysailingtripsacrossthePacificandaroundtheworld.

AfterhislatestadventurewithanenvironmentallyfriendlythemeHorieplannedtoreturntohishometownonSunday.Hesaid“Throughouthistorymankindhasusedwindforpowerbutnoonehasappearedtobeseriousaboutwavepower.”Horietoldthereporter“IthinkI’maluckyboyasthiswavepowersystemhasremaineduntouchedinfact.”

1.Horie’sboatwasmainlypoweredby________.

A.seawaves

B.seawinds

C.hisstrength

D.petrol

2.Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.

A.Horieundertookthevoyagewithapartnerthistime

B.ittookHorieabouttwentydaysmoretocrossthePacificthistimethanin1962

C.HoriemadehisfirstvoyageacrossthePacificalonefiftyyearsago

D.Horie’sdestinationis7000kilometersfromSanFrancisco

3.HoriewasarrestedinSanFranciscoafterhisvoyagein1962mainlybecause________.

A.hehadbrokenJapaneselaw

B.hehadkeptitasecretfromothe