Our world is getting smaller and smaller. We can fly around the world in less than 50 hours. The newest plane can fly at 600 miles an hour. You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris. But hundreds of years ago,it took people a long time to go around the world. Magellan's (麦哲伦) men were the first to make such a trip. They went by ship and it took them three years. On September 20,1519,he left Spain with five ships and 234 men. They got to the Philippines (菲律宾) on March 16 ,1521. He was killed in the Philippines on April 27 in the conflict (冲突) against the local people. More than sixteen months later,on September 8,1522,only one of the five ships with just 18 men returned to Spain. Magellan's trip taught us that the world is round and that people could go around the world.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1. People can fly around the world in        hours.

   A. less than 50    B. just 50

   C. more than 50    D. less than 40

(   ) 2. "You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris. ”means that         .

   A. people can have breakfast and supper in Tokyo

   B. people can have breakfast and supper in Paris

   C. people can have breakfast and supper both in Tokyo and in Paris

   D. the world is becoming smaller

(   ) 3. It took Magellan's men        years to finish the first trip around the world.

   A. two   B. two and a half

   C. three   D. three and a half

(   ) 4. Magellan was killed in the Philippines         .

   A. in 1519   B. in 1520

   C. in 1521   D. in 1522

(   ) 5. The trip made people know that the world is      

   A. poor   B. rich   C. strong   D. round

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