IwasborninthecityofYork,inEngland,intheyear1632.Myfatherwasamanofsomewealth,abletogivemeagoodhomeandsendmetoschool.ItwashiswishthatIshouldbealawyerbutmyheadbegantobefilledveryearlywiththoughtsoftravel,andIwouldbesatisfiedwithnothingbutgoingtosea.Myfathergivemestrongadviceagainstit,butwithlittleeffect.Oneday,beingatHull,Imetaschool-fellowwhowasabouttosailforLondoninhisfather’sship,andheinvitedmetogowithhim,andwithouttellingmyfather,Iwentonboard.

OnthewaytoLondon,astormarose,theshipwaswrecked,andwebarelyescapedwithourlives.IwentonfoottoLondon,whereImetwiththemasterofavesselwhichdidbusinesswithcountriesonthecoastofAfrica.Hetookafancytome,andofferedmeachancetogowithhimonhisvoyages,whichIgladlyaccepted.

Agreatstormcameup,andtheshipwastossed(被颠簸)aboutformanydays,untilwedidnotknowwherewewere.Suddenlywestruckabankofsand,andtheseabrokeovertheshipinsuchawaythatwecouldnothopetohaveherholdmanymomentswithoutbreakingintopieces.Sowelaunched(使...下水)aboat.Afterwehadbeendrivenfourorfivemiles,amountainouswavestruckussohardthatitoverturnedtheboatatonce.ThoughIswamwellbutthewavesweresostrongthatIwasdashed(被猛撞)againstarockwithsuchforcethatitleftmesenseless.ButIrecoveredalittlebeforethewavesreturned,and,runningforward,gottothemainlandsafely.

11．Whatdidtheauthorwanttodomostwhenhewasyoung?

A.TovisitAfrica.B.Tosailtheseas.C.Topracticelaw.D.TomakeatourofLondon.