第三部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。MarcoPolowasborninVenicein
第三部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
MarcoPolowasborninVenicein1254.HewasthemostfamousWesternertovisitAsiaduringtheMiddleAges.Hewroteabookabouthistravels.Inhisbookhewroteaboutallthethingshesawandheard.Manypeoplereadthebook,butfewbelievedwhatMarcoPolosaid.Hespokeofstrangepeopleandplacesthatnobodyknewaboutatthattime.But,heevensaid,“WhatIhavewrittendownisonlyhalfofwhatIhaveseen.”
Asayoungman,MarcoPolodecidedtotraveltogetherwithhisfather.IttookthemmorethanthreeyearstotraveltoChina.HebecametheChineseemperor’s(皇帝)friend.HelearnedtheChineselanguagewhenhetraveledaroundandtalkedtomanypeople.Beforehereachedtheageof30hewasmadeaChineseofficial.Afternearly17yearsintheeast,Marcoandhisfatherpreparedtoreturnhome.WhentheyfinallyarrivedinVenice,theirfamilyandfriendsweresurprisedtoseethemagain.Theyhadbeenawayforalmost25yearsandeverybodythoughtthattheymusthavediedalongtimeago.
56、WhatdidMarcoPolowriteaboutinhisbook?
A.AboutVenice. B.AbouttheChineseemperor.
C.AboutwhathesawandheardinAsia. D.Abouthowhereturnedhome.
57、WhatdidMarcoPololearnChinesefor?
A.TobecomeaChineseofficial.
B.TobecometheChineseemperor’sfriend.
C.Tobecomeatranslatorforhisfather.
D.TotravelaroundconvenientlyinChina.
58、WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?
A.MarcoPoloandhisfatherhadbeeninChinafor17years.
B.MarcoPoloandhisfatherspentnearly5yearsreturninghome.
C.MarcoPolo’sfatherdiedonthewayhome.
D.MarcoPolospentmorethanthreeyearstravelingfromVenicetoChina.
59、Bysaying“WhatIhavewrittendownisonlyhalfofwhatIhaveseen…”, MarcoPolomeantthat_________.
A.heonlysawhalfofthecountryduringhisstayinChina &