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What makes a man spend 22 hours in freezing water or 14 days alone in a hot-air balloon? Adventurer Steve Fossett knows. His tas

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问题     What makes a man spend 22 hours in freezing water or 14 days alone in a hot-air balloon? Adventurer Steve Fossett knows. His taste for adventure has driven him to set dozens of world records in both aviation (航空) and sailing. For him, it’s the thrill of doing things that have never been done before. He also enjoys testing his own endurance and skills.
    Altogether, Fossett has 115 world records and world firsts to his name. His most recent success came in February 2006 when he broke the world’s flight distance record. He traveled more than 26000 miles in 76 hours.
    Surprisingly, 62-year-old Fossett is not strong or athletic, but he is very persistent. His efforts to complete the first solo hot-air balloon ride round the world show his determination. He made six attempts over five years and finally succeeded in 2002.     Fossett developed his appetite for adventure early. At the age of 11, he started rock climbing. While he was a student at Stanford University, he spent his summers climbing mountains and doing endurance swims throughout Europe.
    After graduating from Stanford, Fossett earned a master’s degree in business from Washington University in St. Louis. In 1968, he began making his fortune as a stock trader in Chicago. By the late 1980s, he had become a millionaire. But, he spent his free time participating in endurance sports. In 1990, he finally decided to become a full-time adventurer and a part-time businessman.
    Fossett participated in numerous endurance competitions, including skiing, biking, swimming and car racing. But in the mid-1990s, Fossett began to change his focus. Instead of simply finishing races, he wanted to set world records.
    Fossett focused on sailing and aviation. He has set 23 official world records in sailing. In April 2004, after 58 days at sea, he and his crew of 12 set the world record for the fastest round-the-world sailing. In aviation, he has established more than 60 world records.
Of Steve Fossett’s 115 world records and world firsts, about half of them go to______.
选项 A、hot-air balloon ride
B、endurance swim
C、flying
D、sailing
答案C
解析 本题为细节题。本题的问题是“在Steve Forsett的115项世界纪录和世界第一当中，大约有一半都是什么”。文章最后一句指出“在航空方面，他创造了60多项世界纪录。”故选项C所表达的“飞行”是正确答案。在其他几个选项中提到的各种运动他都创造过世界纪录，但是保持最多的还是飞行。
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