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Below is a selection about some Guinness (吉尼斯) World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
◆Fastest 100 running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR, their biggest day of record-Breaking ever with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different Countries. Kenichi Ito’s record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers” His “super powers” is to run with great speed on all fours, Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds .The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kunitsu Sogo
Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
◆Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family? Seven is the answer. The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great- great- great- great grandparent of this family was Angusta Buing “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89,her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52 her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great- Great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her Great-Great-great- grandson on January 21,1989”.
◆Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.
◆Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The nun from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours. . The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.
◆Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinces has the longest ears ever measured on a dog. The right car is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner. Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record ,but when he died Mr. Jeffries took over.
◆ Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9,2010 that a gigantic pumpkin（南瓜）grown in Wisconsin was officially the word’s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens’ Pumpkin was 85 pounds heavier than the previous record, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise mixture of rain, cow manure, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion, Some of the world’s heaviest pumpkins, including the record holder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical gardens in New York for a dozen days.
1.Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a "super power" ?
A. He set a good example to all Japanese.
B. He made record attempts in !5 different countries.
C. He set a new record for "Fastest 100 m running on all fours".
D. He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据第一部分的倒数第二句：His "super power" is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds.可知答案C符合文意。
2. Jeffries is the name of______ .
A. the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B. the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears
C. the present holder of the record for " Longest ears on a dog"
D. the former holder of the record for "Longest ears on a dog"
【答案】:D
【解析】细节理解题。根据第三部分的标题Longest ears on a dog和第二段的开头Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. 可知答案D符合文意。
3.How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?
A. 68. B. 120. C. 238. D. 245.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第五部分的倒数第二句The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120.可知答案B符合文意。
4. According to the given information, which Guinness World Record was most recently set?
A. The record for " Most people inside a soap bubble".
B. The record for "Most living generations".
C. The record for " Most T-shirts worn at once".
D. The record for "Heaviest pumpkin".
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据文章中讲述的6大吉尼斯世界纪录的时间提示，The record was set on April 4, 2011.是最新的时间，故符合文意可以得知 答案A。
