初一英语阅读题Over a hundred years ago people in London were surpri

初一英语阅读题
Over a hundred years ago people in London were surprised to see a very unusual boat come sailing up the Thames River.The boat was eighty feet long,with big wooden eyes on both sides in the front and was colourfully painted at the back.
People came to know that it was a sailing boat from Fuzhou in faraway China.The boat had sailed a long way,and finally to England.It covered fifteen thousand miles.
Although it was unexpected,the Chinese were warmly welcomed.The boat carried goods such as silk,tea and a number of presents from the Chinese people for the English people.
People had always mistakenly thought of the Chinese as the people who were not used to the sea.However,from hundreds of years of sailing in dangerous seas,the Chinese had learned how to make good boats and sail them well.
The coming of this sailing boat to London showed once again we Chinese could sail to faraway countries in the world.
1.When did the Chinese sailing boat arrive in London?
It arrived in London _______________.
2.The boat travelled a long way to London,didn't it ?
_______________________.
3.What did the boat carry?
_______________________.
4.What did the Chinese learn to do from long time of sailing in dangerous seas?
They learned how to _____________________.
5.What did the writer want to prove in the artice?
He wanted to prove that a long time ago the Chinese _________________.

1.over a hundred years ago
2.Yes,it did.
3.The boat carried goods such as silk,tea and a number of presents.
4.make good boats and sail them well
5.could sail to faraway