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1、全新版大学英语快速阅读1Unit1JohnnytheExplorerJohnnywasthreewhenheranawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Somebodyleftthegardengateopen.Johnnywanderedout,crossedsomefields,andtwohourslater,arrivedinthenextvillage.Hewasjustabletogivehisnameandaddress.Bythetimehewasseven,Johnnyusedtovanishfromhometwotothreetimesayear.Som
2、etimeshecoveredquitelongdistancesonfoot.Onotheroccasionshegotonabusorevenatrain,andsimplysatthereuntilsomeoneaskedforhisticket.Generallythepolicebroughthimhome."Whydoyoudoit?"theyusedtoask."Youaren'tunhappyathome,areyou?....""Ofcoursenot,"Johnnyreplied."Thenwhy?""Ijustlikeseeingplaces,"Johnnytoldth
3、em.Johnnycontinuedto"seeplaces"althougheveryonetriedtostophim.Hisparentsusedtowatchhimclosely,andsodidhisteachers;butsoonerorlaterJohnnymanagedtoslipaway.Ashegrewolder,hisfavoritetrickwastohideonalongdistancetruck.Sometimesheusedtotravelhundredsofmilesbeforeanyonediscoveredhim.Itishardlysurprisingt
4、hateventuallyJohnnymanagedtogetonboardaplane.Hewastwelveatthetime.Itwasacargoplaneand,afewhourslater,JohnnyfoundhimselfinCairo.Howdidhegetonboard?Nooneknows!AccordingtoJohnnyhimself,itwaseasy:hejustwentintotheairport,walkedalongsomecorridorsandgotonboardthenearestplane.Inspiteofallthis,Johnnydidwel
5、latschool.Heenjoyedmathsandlanguagesand,perhapsnotsurprisingly,hewasespeciallygoodatgeography."Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?"histeachersaskedhim.Johnnydidnottakelongtoanswerthatquestion."Anexplorer!"heanswered."Butit'sdifficulttobecomeanexplorerinthismodemage."theytriedtotellhim,"unlessyougointos
6、pace!"Butitwasnouse:Johnnyknewwhathewanted!Justbeforeheleftschool,Johnnysawanoticeinoneofthedailypapers.AnexpeditionwasabouttogotoBraziltotraveluptheAmazonRiver.Therewerevacanciesforthreeyoungpeople"willingtoworkhardandwithasenseofadventure".Johnnyapplied,and,twomonthslater,hewasonhiswaytoBrazil.Gr
7、owingPainsIguessitwasnotScottie'sday.Wedidnotknowifsomethinghadhappened,orifScottiewasjustfeelinghisage.Afterall,howgrownupisafour-year-oldsupposedtoact?Buttoreallyunderstandwhathappened,letusstartatthebegi
