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一、阅读知道

FourGreatExplorersinHistory

ChristopherColumbus

Italian(1451-1506)

cameacrossthecontinentratheraccidentallywhiletakingwhathethoughtwasashortcut

fromEuropetoAsia.Despiteotherslandingtherefirst,ColumbusmadeEuropeansmore

awareofthisNewWorld,leadingtoincreasedcontactbetweenthelandsandultimatelythe

developmentofthemodernWesternworld.

FerdinandMagellan

Portuguese(1480-1521)

FerdinandMagellanhadadream;tovisittheMalukuIslands.Magellansetoffwithfive

shipsandmorethan200men,headingwestviaSouthAmerica.Unawarehowvastthe

Pacificwas,theyfacedgreatchallengesandmanydied.Theremainingcrewreachedthe

islands,whereMagellanwasshotwithapoisonedarrowinafightwithMactanpeople,and

diedin1521.Onlyoneshipand18menfromMagellanscrewmadeitbacktoSpain.

FrancisDrake

English(1540-1596)

Onbecomingashipscaptaininhis20s,FrancisDrakewasonhiswaytofulfillinghis

dreamoffindinganundiscoveredlandinthePacific.Drakestravelstookhimtothe

CaribbeanSeaandGulfofMexicobeforefinallystartingasecretexpeditiontothewestern

coastofNorthAmerica.Hiscircumnavigation(环球航行)helpedidentifythetruegeography

ofourplanet.

RoaldAmundsen

Norwegian(1872-1928)

HisheartsetonexploringtheAretic,RoaldAmundsenquituniversityandbeganhis

adventuresvialand,seaandair,firstsailingthroughtheNorthwestPassage.Beatentothe

NorthPole,AmundsenwasdeterminedtobethefirsttoreachtheSouthPole,andhewas.

SubsequentlycrossingtheArcti