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Captain(船长) James Cook was a famous English explorer(探险者). He was the (one) European to visit many Pacific islands. He put these islands on (map) around the world.
James Cook was born in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. James (find) a job on a coastal(沿海的) ship when he was 18. He worked on the ship until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy(舰队). He fought in Canada in a war against France and made maps of some of the 34. (east) coasts of Canada.
In 1768, King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to explore the Pacific Ocean. Cook spent 3 years that trip. He went to the Pacific Ocean for the (two) time in 1772 and made maps of the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.
He began his third trip in 1776. This time he went to the North Pacific and made maps of Western coast of North America. When he finished (make) maps there, he went to Hawaii. Then the sailors (水手)and the Hawaiians started fighting and some Hawaiians killed Captain Cook.
Captain Cook took gifts to the Pacific Islanders. He gave (they)different kinds of animals and new plants. He was a very good leader of his men. When Captain Cook died, the world lost one of (great) explorers in history.