Formostofhumanhistory,peoplethoughttheworldwasflat.Thatis,theythoughtthatifyoutraveledfarenoughinonedirection,youwouldeventuallycometotheedgeoftheworld.Then,abouttwothousandyearsago,peoplestartedtocomeupwiththetheory(理论)thattheearthwasround.Thismeantthattravelingfarenoughinastraightline,youwouldeventuallycomebacktowhereyoustarted.
Itwasn'tuntilthesixteenthcenturythatFerdinandMagellan'sexpedition(探险队)becamethefirsttotravelaroundtheworld.TheexpeditionfirstsailedwestfromPortugal(葡萄牙),aroundSouthAmerica,acrossthePacific,beforereturningaroundSouthAfricabacktoPortugal.AlthoughMagellandiedduringthetrip,oneofhiscaptains,SebastiandelCano,madeitalltheway.
In1872,theFrenchauthorJulesVernepublishedabookcalledAroundtheWorldin80Days.Thenovelwasaboutamanwhotravelsaroundtheworld,startingfromLondon,towinabet(赌).
In1889,anAmericanreporter,NellieBly,wassentbyhernewspapertocompletethejourneytakenbythecharactersinVerne'sbook.Shetraveledaroundtheworld,sendingreportsbacktohernewspaperaboutherjourney.Shefinallyarrivedbackhomeafterhertrip,taking72days,sixhours,elevenminutes,andfourteensecondstogoaroundtheworld.
Eventhoughtravelingaroundtheworldthesedaysisveryeasy,andcanbedoneinoneortwodaysbyplane,peoplearestillinterestedinbreakingrecords(打破纪录).
From1970to1974,anAmerican,DaveKunst,wasthefirstpersontowalkallthewayaroundtheworld.Heworeouttwenty-onepairsofshoesonhistrip!Thefirstairplaneflightaroundtheworldtookplacein1924,completedbyLt.LowellH.SmithandfiveotherAmericanpilots,andthefirstsolohelicopterflightaroundtheworldwasdonebyanAustralianexplorer,DickSmith,in1982-83.
Asforanonstopballoonflightallthewayaroundtheworld,thiswasn'tcompleteduntil2002,whenSteveFossettsucceededatlast.
Whofirstsaidthattheworldwasnotflat?
A
FerdinandMagellan
B
NellieBly
C
JulesVerne
D
Thepassagedoesn'tsay
Theunderlinedword“eventually”means“________”.
A
fin
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