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杰志教育·英语科·语法选择+阅读理解 Marco Polo (马可·波罗) By West Lake in the city of Hangzhou, there is a small statue of a traveler. His name was Marco Polo who was 1 western people who wrote book about the East. Marco Polo grew 2 in the city of Venice, in present-day Italy. 3 1271, when he was 17 years old, he set 4 on a journey to Asia with his father and uncle, and did not return home 5 24 years later. His travels took him across Asia, along the Silk Road and throughout China. He loved Hangzhou 6 much that he described it as “ 7 finest city in the world”. When Polo finally returned to Venice, there was a war and he was in prison, he told the stories of his travels 8 another man there. This man wrote the stories down in a book 9 The Travels of Marco Polo. Because of the 10 descriptions of Asian life in the book, Polo’s travels soon became well known in Europe. The stories gave many Europeans their first look at the life and 11 of the people in Asia. Polo told of many amazing things 12 were unknown to Europe, such as paper money. He 13 about China’s development, with its large cities and systems of communication. His book made Europeans more and more interested 14 the East. It also influenced many 15 explorers, including Christopher Columbus. Polo died in 1324. His last words were: “I did not tell half of what I saw.” 语法选择 1. A. first B. the first C. a D. one 2. A. up B. out C. down D. on 3. A. On B. At C. By D. In 4. A. up B. off C. down D. sail 5. A. until B. till C. by D. to 6. A. so B. such C. too D. quite 7. A. a B. an C. the D. / 8. A. for B. at C. on D. to 9. A. call B. called C. calls D. to call 10. A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interests 11. A. cultural B. culturally C. culture D. culturing 12. A. what B. which C. why D. when 13. A. also wrote B. wrote also C. also write D. write also 14. A. on B. in C. at D. for 15. A. other