Stowe and his girlfriend Ahmad started a voyage on a 20-metre ship on Saturday afternoon. They want the voyage to take them three times around the earth and last 1,000 days without a stop. Stowe has already had many different sailing(航行)voyages in all kinds of weather, but his 23-year-old girlfriend has never sailed outside the Hudson River. "This will be my first time sailing ever—except for up and down the Hudson River," said Ahmad. If they make it, their time away from land will beat the 657 days spent at sea by Jon Sanders from Australia. Jon Sanders went around the earth three times from 1986 to 1988. Stowe plans to sail into the north Atlantic(大西洋)before heading south of the Equator(赤道). After passing the Equator and before passing Cape Horn, he plans to sail around the south Atlantic. "This is a voyage that takes heart," he said. Every corner of the ship is filled with food. They also have a small library of books on different subjects, such as works of Joseph Conrad and every book written by Herman Melville.

单选题 What does "voyage" mean in"... started a voyage.. . "?

单选题 How long do Stowe and Ahmad plan to travel?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：句意：斯托维和阿玛德打算航行多久?细节题。从文章第一段第二行的“around the earth and last 1000 days without a stop”可以得知，他们此次航行持续时间是1000天，故C选项符合题意。

单选题 We know from the text that Ahmad______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：句意：从文章当中我们可以得知阿玛德——。细节题。从文章的第二段“but his 23一year-old girlfriend has never sailedoutside the Hudson River一不过他23岁的女友还没有在哈德逊河以外的地方航行过。”中可以得知，阿玛德曾经在哈德逊河上航行过，但是没有在其他地方有此经历。故选项A符合题意。

单选题 Jon Sanders is mentioned because______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：句意：文中提到Jon Sanders的原因是什么?细节题。从文章“Jon Sanders，went around the earth three times from 1986 to1988一强·桑德斯于1986至1988年间进行了三次环球航行。”得知他有过环球航行的经历，故B项符合题意。

单选题 This text is probably a______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：句意：文章很有可能是——?推断题。从文章内容来看，陈述了斯托维和阿玛德的航行计划，并没有陈述他们之间的感情故事，文章的格式也没有出现书信必备的称呼和落款等，因此文章很有可能是一篇新闻报道。故C项符合题意。