英语回答6

Themodernsailingshipwasdevelopedbyamanwhoneverwenttosea.HewasPrinceHenryofPortugal,theyoungersonofthePortuguesekingandanEnglishprincess.

PrinceHenrylivedinthefifteenthcentury.Asaboyhebecamedevotedtothesea,andhededicatedhimselftoimprovingthedesignofshipsandthemethodsofsailingthem.In1416,whenhewastwenty-two,Henryfoundedaschoolformariners,towhichheinvitedeveryonewhocouldhelphim—Jewishastronomers,ItalianandSpanishSailors,andArabmathematiciansandmapmakerswhoknewhowtousethecrudecompassofthedayandcouldimproveit.

Henry'sgoalwastodesignandequipvesselsthatwouldbecapableofmakinglongoceanvoyageswithouthavingtokeepclosetotheshore.Thecaravel,whichhehelpeddesign,carriedmoresailsandwaslongerandslimmerthananyshipthenmade,yetwastoughenoughtostandupagainstgalesatsea.Healsodevelopedthecarrack,whichwasaslowership,butonethatwascapableofcarryingmorecargo.

TheworldowescredittoPrinceHenryforthedevelopmentofcraftthatmadeoceanicexplorationpossible.HelivesinhistoryasHenrytheNavigator.

56.HenrytheNavigatorwasamemberoftheroyalfamilyof.

A.England

B.Spain

C.Italy

D.Portugal

57.PrinceHenrystartedhisschoolforthepurposeof.

A.helpingmariners

B.improvingshipdesignandsailingmethods

C.studyingastronomyandmathematics

D.improvinghisownskillasasailor

58.TheteachersinPrinceHenry'sschoolseemtohavebeen.

A.membersoftheroyalfamily

B.astronomers,sailorsandmapmakers

C.shipbuilders

D.Alloftheabove

59.PrinceHenry'sgoalwastodesignvesselsthatcould.

A.makelongdeep-seavoyages

B.travelfasterthanthoseinuseatthattime

C.explorethecoastlineofPortugal

D.carrylargercrewsandmorecargothanexistingones

60.Thebesttitleforthisselectionis.

A.TheFirstModernSailingVessels

B.TheMarinerPrince

C.PrinceHenry'sRoleintheHistoryofShipbuilding

D.TheFirstSchoolforSailors