CulturalCornerTheTravelsofMarcoPoloModule1DeepSouthHowmuchdoyouknowaboutMarcoPolo?handout高考題型改編：六

語(yǔ)法填空Turntopage13andcheckanswers快速上完8冊(cè)又緊跟高考考點(diǎn)的上法TheTravelsofMarcoPoloIn1271AD,MarcoPolosetoffwithhisfatheranduncleona25-yearjourneytoa1)___________(mystery)landthatmostpeopleinEurope2)______________(hear)of.Manyyearslater,abookabouthistravels3)____________(publish)whichmadehimfamous,butsomanypeopledoubtedthe4)___________(reliable)ofhisbook.5)___________,Chinesehistorianshavefoundsuchobscurenamesandfactsinthebook6)___________couldonlyhavebeenknowntosomeoneintimatewiththecountry.ManyofMarco’sstorieswereaboutChinaanditspeople.Hetoldstoriesaboutthetowns,citiesandpopulations7)___________greatdetail.HedescribedtheamazingthingshesawinChinasuchaspapermoneyandblackstonethatburned(coal).WithverylittlecontactbetweenChinaandtheWest,itisnotsurprising8)___________peopleinarichpowerfulplacelikeVenicecouldnotbelievehisstories,9)___________intheideaofhuge,richcitystates10)___________(inhabit)bymillionsofpeople.However,MarcoPolo’sbookisstillauniqueinsightforitsage.Most11)___________(important),itwasagreatinfluenceformanyfuture12)___________(travel).ChristopherColumbusleftbehindawell-worncopythatheread13)___________(inspire)himselfonhisownvoyagestoAmerica.Turntopage13andcheckanswersReadthepassageagainandfinish五`閱讀理解(handout)1.WhatcontributedtoMarcoPolo’spopularity?A.Hiswonderfultradingskills.B.Hisfamilymembers’company.C.HisfriendshipwithKublaKhan.D.Hissmartchoiceofafamouswriter.2.AsforthebookTheTravelsofMarcoPolo,wecaninferthat___________.A.peoplethenhadaconsensusaboutitB.allstorieswereaboutChinesepeopleC.someChinesehistoriansbelievedinitsreliabilityD.peoplethenbelieveditwasaboutalegendarytale3.Theauthorofthispassage_________.A.iscertainabouttheoriginofspaghettiandicecreamB.doubtstheChineseoriginofspaghettiandicecreamC.doubtsitsinfluenceonothertravelersD.thinkslittleofMarcoPolo’sbook4.Theword“intimate”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans_________inChinese.A.詳盡的B.親密的

C.個(gè)人隱私的D.溫馨的RustichellothebookabouthisjourneywaspublishedsomepeopledoubtedthereliabilityWhoarethey?

Andwhatistherelationshipbetweenthem?KublaKhanChristopherColumbusRustichellobefriendinspirewriteMarcoPoloUsefulexpressionssetoffonajourneyAwell-educatedmanheardofamysteriousanddistantland.AbefriendBAbeintimatewithBTellingreatdetailintheideaofsbinhabitsplace=spl.isinhabitedbysb8.benocomparisonwith9.leavebehind出發(fā)去旅行一個(gè)受過(guò)良好教育的人聽說(shuō)（有一個(gè)）神秘而遙遠(yuǎn)的地方。A與B交朋友A與B關(guān)系密切以詳細(xì)的細(xì)節(jié)告知有...想法某人居住在某地沒有比較留下，遺留ImportantSentences1.WithverylittlecontactbetweenChinaandtheWest,itisnotsurprising(thatpeopleinarichpowerfulplacelikeVenicecouldnotbelievehisstories,norintheideaofhuge,richcitystatesinhabitedbymillionsofpeople.)因?yàn)橹袊?guó)與西方之間的聯(lián)系很少，也難怪那些住在像威尼斯這樣富足強(qiáng)大地方的人根本不相信他的經(jīng)歷，更無(wú)法想象數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)的人居住在龐大富饒的城邦。2.AgeneralmythhasgrownuparoundMarcoPolothat(同位語(yǔ)從句)heintroducedsuchthingsasspaghettiandicecreamfromChinatotheWest.關(guān)于馬可.波羅最為大家熟知的一個(gè)傳說(shuō)是他將意大利通心粉和冰激凌等東西從中國(guó)傳入西方。Sentences3.Columbusleftbehindawell-worncopythathereadasinspirationonhisownvoyagestoA