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Below is a selection about some Guinness (吉尼斯) World Records.

Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records

◆Fastest 100 m 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 people inside a soap bubble

The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Califomia 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 most people inside a soap 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 on. April 4, 2011.

◆Longest ears on a dog

A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured on a dog. The right ear 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 look over.

◆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 Augusta Bung "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-great grandson on January 21, 1989".

◆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 man from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record holder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in less 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.

◆ Heaviest pumpkin

Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9, 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin (南瓜) grown in Wisconsin was officially the world'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.

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46. 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 15 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.

47. 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"

48. 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.

49. 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".

参考译文

以下是一些有关吉尼斯世界纪录的节选。

六项不寻常的吉尼斯世界纪录

◆最快的四肢并用百米赛跑

根据吉尼斯世界纪录记载，2008年的吉尼斯世界纪录日是破记录者们最多的一天，在15个不同的国家有29万多人尝试冲击世界纪录。伊藤的纪录尝试也是这特殊日子的一部分。他是有“超能力”的日本人的又一个例子。他的“超能力”在于他同时运用四肢跑步的速度，伊藤创造了18.58秒同时用四肢跑完百米的纪录。这项记录是2008年，在日本东京都世田谷区的总合运动场创下的。

◆单个泡泡容纳最多人数纪录

今年在加利福尼亚的圣安塔娜发现科学中心庆祝泡泡节第15个周年纪念日，提出了泡沫的数学原理和科学，并举办了为期三周的展览。有趣的泡泡秀也是该计划的一部分。杨范和杨丹尼以神乎奇技的手法创造出巨型的泡泡，给观众留下了深刻的印象。杨范一家与发现科学中心合作想要创造一项新的吉尼斯世界纪录，那就是单个泡泡容纳最多人数纪录，最后他们成功了。

杨家人从事研究制造特殊泡泡的工作已经有27年，他们创造了一个能容纳118人的巨型泡泡。这一记录是在2011年4月创下的。

◆最长的狗耳朵

一头来自伊利诺斯州的猎犬拥有世界最长的狗耳朵。它的右耳长13.75英寸，左耳长13.5 英寸。这只狗名叫“跳跳虎”，它在2004年获得这个头衔，它的主人是克里斯蒂娜和布赖恩·鲍罗。

这一纪录的前保持者是杰弗里斯先生，他的耳长约11.5英寸，他的祖父也是这项惊人的世界纪录的保持者，他的祖父去世后，杰弗里斯先生继任。

◆最多代同堂的家庭

你有没有想过在吉尼斯世界纪录中，最多代同堂的家庭是多少代？答案是七代。

破纪录的终极权威网站表示，这个家庭最年轻的七代曾祖是奥古斯塔邦，她的年龄是109岁零97天，然后依次是她的女儿89岁，她的孙女70岁，她的大曾孙女52岁，她的玄孙女33岁，她的来孙女15岁，及她那在1989年1月21日出生的晜孙。

◆同时穿T恤最多的人

不管你信不信，有这一类的吉尼斯纪录存在。克鲁诺斯拉夫·毕迪谢利在2010年5月22日创下一项一人同时穿245件T恤的新的世界纪录。来自克罗地亚的男子，正式被吉尼斯世界纪录承认为新纪录的保持者。他在不到两个小时内，穿上了245件不同的T恤，T恤衫重达68公斤，毕迪谢利说，在穿第120件T恤时，他开始有点挣扎，他击败了前一位来自瑞典的穿了238件T恤衫的吉尼斯世界纪录保持者。

◆最重的南瓜

在2010年10月9日，吉尼斯世界纪录正式确认一个生长在威斯康星州的巨型南瓜为世界上最重的南瓜。它重达1810磅8盎司，由克里斯·史蒂文斯在明尼苏的斯蒂尔沃特丰收节上公布于众。史蒂文斯的南瓜比前一纪录保持者即生长在俄亥俄州一个巨型南瓜还要重85磅。骄傲的农夫说，他的秘诀在于雨水、牛粪、良好的土壤、海草和鱼乳液的精密调配。部分世界最重的南瓜，其中包括吉尼斯纪录的保持者，将会在纽约的布鲁克林植物园公开展览十几天。

答案解析

46. C 考查事实细节。从第一项纪录中提到的He is just another. .with ”super powers"... Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours. . .可知, Kenichi Ito创造了最新的最快的100米”四肢行走”纪录，所以答案为C项。

47. D 考查事实细节。从Longest ears on a dog中的Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title.可知，Mr. Jeffries是前纪录的保持者，所以答案为D项。

48. B 考查事实细节。从文章第五项纪录中的The T-shirts weighed 68 kg and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120.可知 Budiseli在穿了120件T恤后感觉有点吃力了，所以答案为B项。

49. A 考查事实细节。从文章的纪录中可知，A项是2011年4月4日创造的；B 项是1989年1月21日创造的；C项是2010年5月22日创造的；D项是2010年10月9日创造的，由此可知A项中表述的纪录是最近创造的，所以答案为A项。