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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.
Steve Fossett has done everything except______.
选项 A、completing the first solo hot-air balloon ride
B、sailing 26000 miles in 76 hours
C、setting the world record for the fastest round-the-world sailing
D、succeeding in the stock market in Chicago
答案B
解析 本题为细节题。要求读者找到四个选项所提到的各项活动哪一项Steve Fossett没有做过。选项A．completing the first solo hot—air balloon ride(完成了他的第一次独自乘热气球飞行)在文中第三段中出现；选项C．setting the world record for the fastest round—the—world sailing(创下了最快环球航海纪录)在文中最后一段提到；选项D．succeeding in the stockmarket in Chicago(在芝加哥股票市场获得成功)在文中第五段提到；而选项B．sailing 26000miles in 76 hours(在76小时内航行了26 000英里)”不准确，因为文中第二段提到，他在2006年2月打破世界飞行纪录，在76小时内飞行了26000多英里，而不是航行这么长距离。
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