Columbus and the New Land哥倫布和新大陸

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故事導讀：很久以前，意大利有一個名叫哥倫布的男孩。他對東方的國度充滿了好奇，希望將來可以去那里看一看。長大后的他為了實現自己的愿望做了哪些努力呢？讓我們一起來讀讀這個故事吧！

Once upon a time， there was a little boy named Columbus. He lived in Italy. He was curious about eastern countries. He dreamed of getting there one day.

When he grew up， Columbus learned to sail. He thought the world was round. If he sailed west， one day he would arrive in Asia.

Columbus asked rich people to offer money. But most of them laughed at him. They said it was impossible to sail around the world.

Columbus did not give up. At last， the King and Queen of Spain gave him money for the trip.

Columbus set sail on August 3，1492. He had three ships. They sailed for a long time. His sailors were afraid of getting lost at sea. Columbus had to agree to turn back if they did not find land in three days.

Words：Italy意大利 curious好奇的 eastern東方的 Asia亞洲 offer提供 impossible不可能的 give up放棄 Spain西班牙 sailor水手，海員 agree同意 discover發現 realize意識到

On the night of the last day， Columbus and his sailors discovered an“island”. Columbus did not realize that he had arrived in America. He thought it was India. He went there many times. But during his life， he never realized that he had discovered America.

（伊諾/摘編）（中文大意請見P48）

克里斯托弗·哥倫布（Christopher Columbus，1451-1506），意大利航海家，一生從事航海活動。在西班牙國王的支持下，他先后四次出海遠航，發現了美洲大陸。

讀完故事，判斷下列句子與故事內容是否一致，一致的在括

號內寫“T”，不一致的寫“F”。

（ ）1. Columbus lived in Italy.

（ ）2. Columbus thought the world was round.

（ ）3. The King and Queen of Italy gave Columbus the money

for the trip.

（ ）4. Columbus set sail with three ships.

（ ）5. Columbus found India1D883C58-26E6-4408-BC12-84E6D3C45E3B