Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following
问题详情
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following Passage. At the end o f the Passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen. to the passage.
The purpose of Magellan"s expedition was
[A] to sail round the world.
[B] to find navigation lane from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
[C] to make a voyage to Asia.
[D] to carry men to Philippines.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析，谢谢！
参考答案
正确答案：C
Passage3【听前预测】根据题干和选项提供的信息，以及题干中出现的关键词Magellan'sexpedition可以推测，本则短文内容有关麦哲伦探险航行。Earlyinthe16thcenturymenweretryingtoreachAsiabytravelingwestfromEurope.[18C]InordertofindAsiatheyhadtofindawaypastSouthAmerica.ThemanwhoeventuallyfoundthewayfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificwasFerdinandMagellan.MagellansailedfromSevilleinAugust1519withfiveshipsandabout280men.Fourteenmonthslater,[19B]afterspendingtheseverewinteronthecoastofPatagonia,hediscoveredthechannelwhichisnowcalledMagellan'sStrait.InNovember1520,[19D]aftermanymonthsofdangersfrom,rocksandstorms,thethreeremainingshipsenteredtheoceanontheothersideofSouthAmerica.Theythencontinued,hopingtoreachAsia,buttheydidnotseeanylanduntiltheyreachedtheislandsoffthecoastofAsia.Beforetheyarrivedattheseislands,laterknownasthePhilippines,menweredyingofstarvation.WhiletheywerestayinginthePhilippines,[19C]Magellanwaskilledinbattle.TheremainingofficersthenhadtogetbacktoSpain.TheydecidedtosailaroundAfrica.Aftermanydifficulties,oneshipwitheighteenmenSailedintoSevillethreeyearsafterleaving.TheywereallthatremainedofMagellan'sexpedition.However,theirachievementwasgreat.Theywerethefirstmentosailroundtheworld.【解析】选[C]。结合第20题的题干和选项，只有一个选项提到探险的目的是环游世界，故[A]很可能不是答案。由原文中的InordertofindAsiatheyhadtofindaway...和Theman...foundtheway...wasFerdinandMagellan可知答案为[C]。
