The teen has now achieved the title of Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo，according to the Guinness World Records.

　　Mike learned how to sail when he was seven years old from his father，Peter，and at age 14，he sailed across the Atlantic alone.

　　The teenager's school-which Mike describes as "highly supportive" of his trip-has redesigned his coursework to fit in with his trip.It also gave him some coursework to do during "quiet moments"， according to Mike's Web site.

　　There haven't been many of those quiet moments.Repeated autopilot failures forced him to stop for repairs in Portugal，the Canary Islands，South Africa，and twice in Australia，according to his Web site.

　　Bad weather in the Southern Ocean-between Australia and Antarctica-forced Mike to battle 50ft waves and 57 mph winds.He said at one point，a "freak wave" picked up the boat and turned it on its side.

　　"My feet were on the ceiling at the time，" he told CNN."That was a really hairy moment，and I was certainly thinking，'Why am I here？' But we took the sails off and the day after I thought，'This is brilliant！'"

　　Mike describes his father as his biggest hero，always supportive of what he wanted to achieve.Peter Perham said he wasn't too worried about his son facing dangerous situations at sea，as long as he knew what to do and stayed safe.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍十七岁的Mike Perham单独航海环游世界的事迹。

　　1．Mike Perham returned to Britain in ．

　　A．August　　 B．September

　　C．October D．November

　　【解析】　推理判断题。根据文章开始提到的"282 days"，以及第四段中提到的November可知应该是在八月。

　　【答案】　A

2．Mike Perham is that went on the round­the­world trip in the world up till now.