The Book Guinness World Records

王桂馨

Who is the tallest man in the world？ And who is the fastest man？ To find out the answers， you can open the Guinness World Records. It began to record the finest human achievement （成就） in 1954.

Since then， the book has told us strange and wonderful things. Now more than 100 million copies of the book have been sold in almost 40 languages， and a new edition （版本） comes out every year.

The Guinness World Records was first published by Jim Pattison Group in Canada.

From then on， many people have wanted to get into the book. There are 50，000 applications （申請） from 174 countries every year， according to the Guinness Organization （机构）.

Anyone with a very special skill or talent （才能） can apply for a Guinness record. After that， the Guinness Organization will check your information. If your information is proved （证明） correct， after their many rounds of checking， they will finally send you an official Guinness World Records certificate （证书）！

The person with the most Guinness World Records is Ashrita Furman from the USA. Furman holds 125 records.

But there are many records that Guinness won't accept. For example， they do not accept any activity that could harm （伤害） people or animals.

【难句分析】

To find out the answers， you can open the Guinness World Records. 为了找到答案，你可以打开《吉尼斯世界纪录》。

To find out the answers是动词不定式表示目的的用法。

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. The book Guinness World Records has a history of over ____ years.

A. 60     B. 100     C. 174   D. 125

2. Jim Pattison Group may run a ____.

A. computer company     B. publishing house

C. paper factory         D. science college

3. The Guinness Organization will accept a record ____.

A. before they prove the information from the applicants correct

B. only if they think the activity does no harm to people or animals

C. after the applicants prove their information correct by themselves

D. right after they receive an application

4. Where does the person with the most Guinness World Records come from？

A. China.     B. Japan.     C. America.     D. Russia.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A. The Guinness Organization has received 50，000 applications so far.

B. The Guinness World Records books have been translated into nearly 40 languages.

C. The Guinness Organization never accepts a new record in a hurry.

D. Anyone with a very special skill or talent can apply for a Guinness record.