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One of the sailors who sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World was a man named Juan Ponce de Leon. This voyage changed his life.
He decided to stay when Columbus returned. Ponce was named governor of Puerto Rico (then called Boriquien) in 1508.
While there，he heard many stories of a magical water source. People called it the Fountain of Youth and said that drinking its water kept you young.
For the next few years，Ponce tried to find out where the Fountain of Youth was. He asked permission from Spain's King Charles Ⅴ to go in search of it. The king consented，as long as Ponce paid for the ships and crew himself.
The young explorer did so readily，and they set off. It was March 1513. They sailed for days but didn't see the fountain. On March 27，he came within sight of the Florida coast. On April 2，he landed at what he named St. Augustine. This was the first Spanish settlement on the mainland of North America.
He had several adventures along the way. He did not，however，find the Fountain of Youth. He returned to Boriquien.
He continued to govern the island，and he continued to hear stories of the Fountain of Youth. Finally，in 1521，he set out again.
This time，he landed on the Florida coast again. While he and his men were building houses for a new settlement，they were attacked by native tribesmen(部落成员). Many of his men died，but Ponce escaped，although he was injured. He reached Cuba and entered a hospital，where he died of wounds from the attack in Florida. Juan Ponce de Leon never found the Fountain of Youth. Neither did anyone else，at least as far as we know.
【语篇解读】 文章主要介绍了胡安·庞塞德莱昂寻找“不老泉”的经历。
1．Ponce's voyage to the New World with Columbus ________．
A．affected his future life greatly
B．made him forget the way back
C．was supported by Charles Ⅴ financially
D．was to find the Fountain of Youth
A [推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“This voyage changed his life.”可知A项正确。]
2. The underlined word “consented” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”．
A．agreed B．opposed
C．doubted D．succeeded
A [词义猜测题。根据画线词后一句“as long as Ponce paid for the ships and crew himself”可知此处应该是表示“同意”。]
3．According to the passage，Ponce ________．
A．became governor of Boriquien in 1513
B．found the Fountain of Youth in 1521
C．arrived in Florida twice
D．didn't show much interest in the Fountain of Youth
C [推理判断题。根据文章叙述可知，Ponce在1513年和1521年两次到达佛罗里达。]
4．According to the last paragraph，we can know that________.
A．Ponce managed to escape from native tribesmen's attack without any injury
B．Ponce died in Florida in 1521
C．his men weren't well received by native tribesmen in Florida
D．people found the Fountain of Youth after Ponce's
death
C [推理判断题。根据最后一段中“they were attacked by native tribesmen”可知C项正确。]
