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 &