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2．Who"discovered"America？And who led the first successful attempt to sail around the world in history？Well，our textbooks have the answers：they are Italian sailor Christopher Columbus and Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan．
However，China's great explorer，Zheng He （1371-1435），may well have beaten his European counterparts （同行） and sailed around the world first．The life and achievements of the legendary sailor are featured in a TV drama，which is being screened on CCTV 8．
Zheng was an officer of the Ming Dynasty's Yongle Emperor．In 1405，the emperor asked Zheng to visit the"Western Seas"，which referred to the seas and lands west of the South China Sea．Zheng traveled with 62ships filled with silk and china and 27，800men．The biggest ship was 126meters long and could take the weight of 7000tons．In the following 28years，Zheng made another six successful journeys．He visited over 30countries．Since most of the records of Zheng'voyages have been lost，many historians believe Zheng's achievements have been underestimated． British writer Gavin Menzies，who spent 14years researching the movements of the Chinese fleet，explained it was Zheng who first sailed around the world，in his book，1421，The Year china Discovered America．
While doing research，Menzies said he was shown a map，dated 1459，which included southern Africa and the Cape of Good Hope．Yet the Cape was not"discovered"by Vasco da Gama until 1497．On the map was a note about a voyage round the Cape in 1420-and a picture of a Chinese ship．
"What nobody has explained is why the European explorers had maps．Who drew the maps？"he asks in his book．"There are millions of square miles of ocean．It required huge fleets to chart them．If you say it wasn't the Chinese，then who was it？"
63．The underlined word"featured"in the 3rd paragraph can be replaced byB．
A．advertised B．shown
C．involved D．affected
64．Which of the following is the evidence to prove that America was discovered by the Chinese according to Gavin Menzies？C
A．Textbooks． B．History books．
C．An ancient map． D．Zheng's logbooks．
65．With most of Zheng's logbooks lost，people today are not sure ofA．
A．the exact places Zheng He reached on his voyages
B．the scale of the fleet on Zheng He's voyages
C．the times of Zheng He's successful voyages
D．the purpose of Zheng He's voyages
66．Which of the following is a definite fact about the Cape of Good Hope？A
A．It was discovered by Vasco da Gama．
B．It was discovered by the Chinese．
C．It was discovered by Christopher Columbus．
D．It was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan．
分析 究竟到底是谁最先发现的美洲大陆呢？是麦哲伦，还是中国的航海家郑和呢？读读这篇文章去找寻答案吧．
解答 63：B 由划线词所在句"The life and achievements of the legendary sailor are featured in a TV drama，which is being screened on CCTV 8．"可知郑和的事迹被搬到了荧屏上，由此推断 feature 意为"演出"，故正确答案为B．
64：C 细节题．由倒数第二段第一句"While doing research，Menzies said he was shown a map，dated 1459，which included southern Africa and the Cape of Good Hope．"可知 Gavin Menzies 认为郑和发现美洲的证据是一幅地图，故正确答案为C．
65：A 推断题．由第四段第六七句"He visited over 30 countries．Since most of the records of Zheng's voyages have been lost，many historians believe Zheng's achievements have been underestimated．"可知，郑和游历了30多个国家，但是大多数航海记录都已丢失，由此推断郑和具体游历了哪些地方无法确定，所以A项正确．
B项，由第四段第三句"Zheng traveled with 62 ships filled with silk and china and 27，800 men．"可知B项错误．C项，由第四段第五句"In the following 28 years，Zheng made another six successful journeys．"可知C项错误．D项，由第四段第二句"In 1405，the emperor asked Zheng to visit the"Western Seas"，which referred to the seas and lands west of the South China Sea．"可知D项错误．故正确答案为A．
66：A 细节题．由倒数第二段第一二句"…which included southern Africa and the Cape of Good Hope．Yet the Cape was not'discovered'by Vasco da Gama until 1497．"可知 Vasco da Gama 发现了 the Cape of Good Hope，故正确答案为A．
点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是，仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案，这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱．所谓阅读理解，对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文，因此，每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查，再得出答案．也就是说，阅读理解的每一道题目，在原文都应该有明确的出处，我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句，（1）排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项（2）排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项 （3）排除用于过于极端或负面的选项（4）注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除
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Do we need an"Ivy （常春藤） League"？
China may soon have its own"Ivy League"，with a union of top universities．
The term originally referred to an athletic conference of eight top universities in the northeastern US．The Chinese version，which was officially started in mid-October，consists of nine famous universities，including Peking，Tsinghua，Zhejiang and Fudan．The union is supposed to result in student exchange programs，recognition of academic achievements，and other joint programs．
The news of this Chinese"Ivy League"has received mixed responses from the public and press．Some negative critics have dismissed it as yet another example of the wishful copying of international practices without fully understanding them．Others say that the"Ivy League"is not necessary but that the union is a good idea，one that could promote academic development．
So what's your opinion on a Chinese"Ivy League"？Do we need one？
Yes．Ivy League or not，nine of China's best universities cooperating is a good thing．
1．These universities combining resources could create a better environment for students and for research．It could also save a lot of time and resources because it would mean fewer unnecessary investments for some of the universities．
2．Allowing students to move to or have exchanges with other universities could broaden their horizons，improve their social skills and create more employment opportunities．The results could be more important than lessons and achievements．
3．The term"Ivy League"carries a sense of academic excellence，tradition and reputation．If borrowing such a term could encourage students'and professors'mental state and improve Chinese higher education，then there's no reason not to do it．
No．Universities should do some work on increasing cooperation instead of copying an"Ivy League"model．
1．Many Chinese universities already have such cooperation with each other．If this cooperation were associated with the"Ivy League"，it would just distract （分散） attention and resources and have a negative effect．
2．These Chinese universities are all state-run and most get their funding from the government．They're quite similar to each other in many ways and more cooperation wouldn't bring about as much potential ability as between，say，public and private，or Chinese and foreign universities．
3．China should find its own way to develop world-class universities instead of by copying some foreign practices．We have our own unique conditions and foreign lessons often don't apply well here．
Do we need an"Ivy League"？
Do we need an"Ivy （常春藤） League"？China may soon have its own"Ivy League"，with a union of top universities．
The term originally referred to an athletic conference of eight top universities in the northeastern US．The Chinese version，which was officially started in mid-October，consists of nine famous universities，including Peking，Tsinghua，Zhejiang and Fudan．The union is supposed to result in student exchange programs，recognition of academic achievements，and other joint programs．
The news of this Chinese"Ivy League"has received mixed responses from the public and press．Some negative critics have dismissed it as yet another example of the wishful copying of international practices without fully understanding them．Others say that the"Ivy League"is not necessary but that the union is a good idea，one that could promote academic development．
So what's your opinion on a Chinese"Ivy League"？Do we need one？
Yes．Ivy League or not，nine of China's best universities cooperating is a good thing．
1．These universities combining resources could create a better environment for students and for research．It could also save a lot of time and resources because it would mean fewer unnecessary investments for some of the universities．
2．Allowing students to move to or have exchanges with other universities could broaden their horizons，improve their social skills and create more employment opportunities．The results could be more important than lessons and achievements．
3．The term"Ivy League"carries a sense of academic excellence，tradition and reputation．If borrowing such a term could encourage students'and professors'mental state and improve Chinese higher education，then there's no reason not to do it．
No．Universities should do some work on increasing cooperation instead of copying an"Ivy League"model．
1．Many Chinese universities already have such cooperation with each other．If this cooperation were associated with the"Ivy League"，it would just distract （分散） attention and resources and have a negative effect．
2．These Chinese universities are all state-run and most get their funding from the government．They're quite similar to each other in many ways and more cooperation wouldn't bring about as much potential ability as between，say，public and private，or Chinese and foreign universities．
3．China should find its own way to develop world-class universities instead of by copying some foreign practices．We have our own unique conditions and foreign lessons often don't apply well here．
Do we need an"Ivy League"？
| Ivy in America | It originally referred to an athletic conference of （71）eight top universities in the northeast of America． | ||
Ivy in China | Formation | Nine famous universities | |
（72）Purposes of the union | To exchange students | ||
| To（73）recognize academic achievements | |||
| To work on the joint programs | |||
| （74）Responses from the public | |||
| Positive side | （75）Negative side | ||
| The cooperation is good for the combination of resources and recreation of （76）a better environment． | Attention will be drawn away and （78）resources will be distracted． | ||
| Students will have less difficulty in finding jobs through the student exchange program． | The cooperation won't have great effect because of their （79）similarities in running universities． | ||
| The cooperation will （77）encourage the students and professors mentally． | China should develop world-class universities in its （80）unique way without copying foreign countries blindly． | ||