In 1634, Abel Tasman joined the Dutch East India and he became first mate of the Weesp, one of the company's ships. Later that year he became skipper(船长)on the Mocha.

　　With this ship he patrolled(巡逻)in the ocean. On one of his voyages, three men were killed and after returning to Batavia, Tasman got a new job. He had to transport cargo and booty in the northwest Pacific. A high death toll through diseases was normal and the Dutch ships weren't seaworthy.

　　On one voyage Tasman returned safely after he had lost two of his three ships in a storm. After this voyage Tasman was ordered to explore the southeast in order to find a new sea route to Chile in South America. This voyage to the“Great South Land”(as the Dutch called Australia)made him the famous discovery of Tasmania. At that stage though, Tasman and his crew had no idea that they had made such a significant discovery.

　　In 1644 Abel Tasman became skipper commander and later he became a member of the Council of Justice in Batavia. By 1653 he retired and owned 288 acres of land near Batavia. He died in October, 1659.

　　文章大意：本文主要介绍了荷兰航海家Abel Tasman的生平以及他一生中最重要的发现—Tasmania。

　　1．From the first paragraph, we can see that________.

　　A．in a village in the Netherlands, people have built a farm in memory of Abel Tasman

　　B．his second wife was about seven years younger than him

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