初中英语阅读题:ZhengHe,theColumbusoftheEast,wasanamazingman.
Hewasbornin1371and,11yearslater,wascaughtbythearmyofarichyoungmancalledZhuDi
andmadetoworkforhim.OvertimetherichmansawthatZhengHewasverycleverandstrongandtheybecameclosefriends.In1403ZhuDiwasmadetheKingofChinaandheaskedZhengHetojoinhisnewgovernment.
TheKingwantedtolearnmoreabouttheworldandshowothercountrieshispower.HeorderedmanynewshipstobebuiltandmadeZhengHetheirleader.Between1405and1433,ZhengHeledsevenseatripstodifferentpartsoftheworld.HecertainlytravelledtoIndia,AfricaandtheMiddleEast.AfewpeoplethinkhisshipsmayhaveevenreachedSouthAmericaandAustralia.Eachtriplastedbetweentwoandfouryearsanditisbelievedhesailedmorethan50000kmsduringtheyearsofhistravels.With28000menandover300ships,suchasboatsforfood,waterandevensoldiers'horses,ZhengHeledafleet(舰队)whosesizewouldnotbeequalledbyEuropeansforover500yearsOnthesetripshebroughtwithhimmanyChinesegoodslikesilkandmedicinetogivetoforeignkingsortosellforlocalgoods.Hereturnedfromeachtripwithboatsfilledwithexpensivethingssuchasgoldandewellery,foreignguestsandstrangeanimalslikeagiraffe.
ItisapitythatwemayneverlearneverythingaboutZhengHe'stravels.Afterhediedin1433,thenew
king,whobelievedthesetripswereunluckyandtooexpensive,hadthemstoppedandheburnedalmostallthebooksaboutZhengHe'stravels.Itisonlyinthelast50yearsthathistorianshavebeguntocarefullystudy
theadventuresofthegreatZhengHe.
1.WhichofthefollowingdidZhengHeNOTbringwithhimfromChina?
A.Medicine.
B.Gold.
C.Animals.
D.Silk.
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