[单项选择]In the late 15^th century, Christopher Columbus, a (n) ______ navigator, led his men to sail across the vast ocean and reached some small islands in the now West Indies.
A. French
B. Spanish
C. Italian
D. English

[单项选择]In 1492 Christopher Columbus made his first (voyager) to the New World, (probably) landing (on the) island (which) he named San Salvador.（）
A. voyager
B. probably
C. on the
D. which

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Christopher Columbus was the son of a weaver. He was very interested in the discovery of new lands. His brother Bartholomew was a chart maker in Lisbon, Portugal. Columbus studied chart making with his brother. He believed that the world was round, and he wanted to travel the seas to prove it.
At that time, spice merchants were looking for a new route to Asia. Asia was a large trading area, but it was very difficult to reach by land. Columbus requested support from many people to help him travel the seas. Finally, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain granted his request, and gave him three ships for his voyage.
On August 3, 1492, Columbus and ninety men set sail on the Santa Maria along with two other ships, the Nina and the Pinta. The voyage was hard and many men were sick and tired. On October 11, at ten o’clock at night, Columbus saw a light. The Pinta sailed ahead and reported that they had reached land. Since Columbus thought they had reached Indi
A. he learnt charting and wanted to practise it
B. he wanted to prove the earth was round
C. he was encouraged by his Queen and King
D. he hoped to be a famous sailor of his age

[单项选择]Christopher Columbus was a(n) ______ navigator.
A. British
B. Spanish
C. Portuguese
D. Italian

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Late next century, when scholars are scripting the definitive history of the PC, these last few years of high-octane growth may actually be (1) as the Dark Ages. Historians will marvel at (2) we toiled in front of monolithic, beige BUBs (big ugly boxes), suffering under the oppressive glare of cathode-ray tubes (3) our legs scraped against the 10-pound towers beneath our desks.
They may also mark 1999 (4) the start of the PC renaissance, (5) manufacturers finally started to get it: design matters. In this holiday season, computer shoppers will (6) unprecedented variety in shapes, sizes and colors—and (7) in Apple’s groundbreaking line of translucent iMacs and iBooks. (8) every major PC maker now has innovative desktop designs (9) the way to market, from hourglass-sculpted towers to flat-panel displays with all the processing innards (10) into the base. (11) indus
A. About
B. Around
C. Nearly
D. Wholly