It was not much fun to travel on one of the old sailing ships. Life was hard for both passengers and crew. 17th century sailing ships were small and rolled heavily in rough seas, so most of the passengers were seasick.

There were no toilets, and the spaces below deck where passengers had to stay during gales were often not more than 5 foot high. Water was scarce and the little water they got was brown and smelt terrible.

Food was a problem, too there was only salted meat, ship' s biscuits and cheese, but the cheese was so hard that sailors often made buttons out of it for their jackets and trousers. There were no vegetables or fruit, so the people on board often fell ill.

The sailors, however, were a bit better off than the passengers. They each had a bottle of beer a day, and they needed. The work they had to do was hard and dangerous. Courage was needed, for the heavy sails had to be set and taken down in all kinds of weather, and quite often sailors were swept overboard in a gale. Almost the worst thing about the voyages was the time they took up to 70 days for the journey across the Atlantic. Not surprisingly, everybody was overjoyed when they at last approached land and stepped ashore. But some ships never arrived.

21.In the 17th century________

A.life on old sailing ships was enjoyable

B.people enjoyed sailing old ships in rough seas

C.most of the passengers felt comfortable when the ship was rolling

D.it was very painful for both passengers and crew during the voyage

答案：D

22.The passengers_______when the ship was heavily rolling.

A.slept well

B.could drink a lot of water

C.had to stay below deck

D.had a big room of more than 5 foot high

答案：C

23.Which of the following statements is true about food?

A.Passengers had a lot of vegetables, but no fruit.

B.The sailors had four tins of beer a day.

C.The people on the ship often fell ill because of the lack of food.

D.The food for the passengers was more and better than that for the crew.

答案：C

24.The working condition of the sailors was very hard.

A.They often had to set the sails in bad weather.

B.So they had less courage

C.They were happy to be swept overboard in a strong wind

D.A 70-day-journey across the Atlantic was their happiest thing

答案：A

25.When the people saw the land, _______

A.only passengers were glad

B.the sailors had to swim ashore

C.they were surprised at the news that some ships never arrived

D.all of them were excited

答案：D

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