题文
Japanese sailor Kenichi Horie has finished a 110-day solo (单独的) voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat pushed by sea waves to win another world first.Weak waves and ocean water movements made his arrival late, which was going to be in late May.
“When waves were weak, the boat slowed down. That’s a problem that needs to be solved,” the adventure told reporters from his boat in western Japan. His 9.5-meter-long boat can move like a dolphin’s tail, and it rises or falls with the waves.
Horie reached his destination in the channel between the main Japanese islands just before midnight after covering about 7,000 kilometers from Hawaii.
Horie first made world record in 1962 when, at the age of 23, he became the first person to sail alone across the Pacific. He made the three-month voyage from his hometown in spite of breaking Japanese law, which did not allow his citizens to sail on their own out of the country, and without a passport or money.
He was arrested upon arrival in San Francisco but the city mayor freed him, gave him a 30-day visa and made him an honorary citizen. News of his achievement made him a hero back home in Japan and his book of the voyage In the Pacific was made into a film. Since then, he has completed many sailing trips across the Pacific and around the world.
After his latest adventure with an environmentally friendly theme, Horie planned to return to his hometown on Sunday. He said, “Throughout history, mankind has used wind for power, but no one has appeared to be serious about wave power.” Horie told the reporter, “I think I’m a lucky boy as this wave power system has remained untouched in fact.”
小题1:Horie’s boat was mainly powered by ________.A．sea wavesB．sea windsC．his strengthD．petrol小题2:From the passage we learn that ________.A．Horie undertook the voyage with a partner this timeB．it took Horie about twenty days more to cross the Pacific this time than in 1962C．Horie made his first voyage across the Pacific alone fifty years agoD．Horie’s destination is 7,000 kilometers from San Francisco小题3:Horie was arrested in San Francisco after his voyage in 1962 mainly because ________.A．he had broken Japanese lawB．he had kept it a secret from othersC．his action had put people in dangerD．he had no passport to America小题4:Which of the following statements best proves that Horie’s latest voyage was meaningful?A．He was made an honorary citizen of San Francisco.B．In Japan he was regarded as a hero.C．His voyage had the theme of protecting the environment.D．He wrote an exciting book after the voyage.小题5: The author wrote the article mainly to ________.A．start an ocean crossing movementB．tell us a piece of interesting newsC．make Horie known to the worldD．encourage people to learn from Horie 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
解析
文章讲的是Herie利用海浪为动力穿越太平洋的故事小题1:事实细节题，根据第一段apanese sailor Kenichi Horie has finished a 110-day solo (单独的) voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat pushed by sea waves to win another world first可知，他的船是靠海浪推动的。
小题2:推理判断题，根据第一段可知，他用了110天，而1962年花了他三个月的时间，所以现在比1962年多花了大约20天
小题3:事实细节题，根据第五段which did not allow his citizens to sail on their own out of the country, and without a passport or money可知，他没有护照
小题4:推理判断题，根据最后一段After his latest adventure with an environmentally friendly theme可知，他的航行是以保护环境为主题的，所以让他的航行有意义。
小题5:主旨大意题，文章讲的是Herie利用海浪为动力穿越太平洋的故事。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Japanese sailor Keni.....”主要考查你对 [历史文化类阅读 ]考点的理解。历史文化类阅读
什么是历史文化类阅读：
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧：
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时，我们应注意以下几个方面：
1、采用先题后文：先读题目，再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点，如果带着问题读文章，有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后，自然会加深我们对文章的理解，这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类：一类是Main idea型；一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点：
a．读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头。因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b．读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结。
c．读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d．从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e．归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。
