now writing a book about his 75,000­kilometre journey.

　　A Russian man，Vladislav Ketov，is currently cycling around the globe.So far he's ridden through 93 countries.And he's been at it for 20 years.Why so long？Two reasons.Firstly，he's not just going through countries，he's actually riding along the coast of every continent.Secondly，he set off without any money.He has to draw portraits (画像) of the people he meets along the way to carry on with his trip.Of course，he is planning to write a book on his eventual return，too.

　　Then there's Ezra Cooley.He set out in 2006 with the idea of riding his horse around the world.Why？"I've always wanted to accomplish something，" Ezra said.So far he's only ridden across the United States and part of Australia.The reason he's been so slow？He recently took a year off to write a book about his trip.

　　Circling the globe has a long history.In 1901，Captain Voss (from Canada) set off around the world in a 12­metre dugout canoe (独木舟)．Even more impressive，the canoe，which Voss bought from a Native American woman，was built in the early 19th century.He armed the canoe with a Spanish cannon (大炮) for protection.The journey took three years and，of course，Voss wrote about his trip in a book.

　　语篇解读　本文是记叙文。文章介绍了四位环游世界的旅行者。

　　1．What led Jean Béliveau to travel around the world?

　　A．His love for wild animals.

　　B．His depression in middle age.

　　C．His wish to travel around Mexico.

　　D．His dream of writing a book of travels.

　　解析：　推理判断题。 由第二段对Jean Béliveau的描述可知，2000年Jean Béliveau遭遇了中年危机，他认为一次徒步旅游可能会帮助他解决这个问题。由本段最后一句的Jean has successfully overcome his mid­life crisis也可知。

　　答案：　B

　　2．Who spent the shortest time on his trip around the world?

　　A．Ezra Cooley. B．Captain Voss.

　　C．Jean Béliveau. D．Vladislav Ketov.

　　解析：　细节理解题。从文中信息可知，Captain Voss的环球旅行用了三年的时间，是四个人当中最短的。

　　答案：　B

3．Which of the following pictures describes Ezra Cooley?