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1、ReadingTestThefollowingpassagereferstoquestions8through14.Inthe16thcentury,anageofgreatmarineandterrestrialexploration,FerdinandMagellanledthefirstexpeditiontosailaroundtheworld.AsayoungPortuguesenoble,heservedthekingofPortugal,buthebecameinvolvedinthequagmireofpoliticalintrigueatc
2、ourtandlosttheking'sfavor.AfterhewasdismissedfromservicebythekingofPortugal,heofferedtoservethefutureEmperorCharlesVofSpain.Apapaldecreeof1493hadassignedalllandintheNewWorldwestof50degreesWlongitudetoSpainandallthelandeastofthatlinetoPortugal.MagellanofferedtoprovethattheEastIndies
3、fellunderSpanishauthority.OnSeptember20,1519,MagellansetsailfromSpainwithfiveships.Morethanayearlater,oneoftheseshipswasexploringthetopographyofSouthAmericainsearchofawaterrouteacrossthecontinent.Thisshipsank,buttheremainingfourshipssearchedalongthesouthernpeninsulaofSouthAmerica.F
4、inallytheyfoundthepassagetheysoughtnear50degreesSlatitude.MagellannamedthispassagetheStraitofAllSaints,buttodayitisknownastheStraitofMagellan.OneshipdesertedwhileinthispassageandreturnedtoSpain,sofewersailorswereprivilegedtogazeatthatfirstpanoramaofthePacificOcean.Thosewhoremainedc
5、rossedthemeridiannowknownastheInternationalDateLineintheearlyspringof1521after98daysonthePacificOcean.Duringthoselongdaysatsea,manyofMagellan'smendiedofstarvationanddisease.Later,MagellanbecameinvolvedinaninsularconflictinthePhilippinesandwaskilledinatribalbattle.Onlyoneshipand17sa
6、ilorsunderthecommandoftheBasquenavigatorElcanosurvivedtocompletethewestwardjourneytoSpainandthusproveonceandforallthattheworldisround,withnoprecipiceattheedge.1.The16thcenturywasanageofgreat______exploration.A.cosmicB.landC.mentalD.commonmanE.Noneoftheabove2.Magellanlostthefavoroft
7、hekingofPortugalwhenhebecameinvolvedinapolitical________.A.entanglementB.discussionC.negotiationD.problemE.Noneoftheabove3.ThePopedividedNewWorldlandsbetweenSpainandPortugalaccordingtotheirlocationononesideortheotherofanimaginarygeographicalline50degreeswestofGreenwichthatextendsin
8、a_________direction.A.nort
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