Question

【題目】Marco Polo,an Italian trader ,was the most famous European to visit China in ancient China.He traveled on the Silk Roads with his father and uncle,______China around 1275.

Polo had learned several Asian languages in his travels, and Kublai Khan（忽必烈）sent him to many Chinese cities on government missions,Polo______the Great Khan well for 17 years.In 1292,the Pols left China and made the long journey back to______.Later, during a war ,Polo was captured and______.In prison, he had time to tell the full story of his travels and_____ .To his listeners, he spoke of China's amazing cities,its______wealth,and the strange things he had seen there.Here is his? ____of trade in Beijing：“More precious and costly goods are imported into Khan balik [Beijing]than into any other city in the world.All the______that come from India are brought here…”

A fellow prisoner gathered Polo's stories into a book.It was a great success in Europe,______most readers did not believe a word of it. They thought Polo's description was a collection of all tales. It was clear to Marco Polo,however,that the country he had visited was ______in the world.

【1】A. arriving in??? B. hearing from??? C. returning to

【2】A. served??? B. cared??? C. played

【3】A. Germany??? B. Asia??? C. Italy

【4】A. killed??? B. fooled??? C. imprisoned

【5】A. advertisements??? B. adventures??? C. experiments

【6】A. terrible??? B. fantastic??? C. common

【7】A. postcard??? B. description??? C. decision

【8】A. treasures??? B. clothes??? C. foods

【9】A. and??? B. but??? C. so

【10】A. the worst??? B. the poorest??? C. the greatest

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【5】B

【6】B

【7】B

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】本文介紹了馬可波羅第一次來中國的艱難經(jīng)歷。

【1】根據(jù)上句He traveled on the Silk Roads with his father and uncle可知，本句是說：他大約在1275年到中國。到達是arrive in。B收到------來信；C回到------。故選A。

【2】根據(jù)時間，馬可波羅為大汗服務了17年。服務是serve。故答案為A。

【3】此處指馬可波羅在在中國17年后回他的國家——意大利。故選C。

【4】根據(jù)In prison, he had time to tell the full story of his travels and___5___ 可知，馬可波羅在戰(zhàn)爭中被投入監(jiān)獄。A殺死；B愚弄。故選C。

【5】句意：在監(jiān)獄中，他有時間講述他的旅游的完整故事和經(jīng)歷。經(jīng)歷是adventure。A廣告；C經(jīng)歷。故選B。

【6】根據(jù)文意和句子結構，此處考查fantastic wealth(神奇的財富)。故選B。

【7】根據(jù)“More precious and costly goods are imported into Khan balik [Beijing]than into any other city in the world.All the___8___that come from India are brought here…”可知，這里指一段描述。故選B。

【8】古印度盛產(chǎn)珠寶。故選A。

【9】本句前后句是轉(zhuǎn)折關系，用but連接。故選B。

【10】根據(jù)More precious and costly goods are imported into Khan balik [Beijing]than into any other city in the world.All the___8___that come from India are brought here…可知，馬可波羅認為他去過的中國是當時最偉大的國家。故選C。