Question

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.A

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】本文介绍了马可波罗第一次来中国的艰难经历。

1.根据上句He traveled on the Silk Roads with his father and uncle可知，本句是说：他大约在1275年到中国。到达是arrive in。B收到------来信；C回到------。故选A。

2.根据时间，马可波罗为大汗服务了17年。服务是serve。故答案为A。

3.此处指马可波罗在在中国17年后回他的国家——意大利。故选C。

4.根据In prison, he had time to tell the full story of his travels and___5___ 可知，马可波罗在战争中被投入监狱。A杀死；B愚弄。故选C。

5.句意：在监狱中，他有时间讲述他的旅游的完整故事和经历。经历是adventure。A广告；C经历。故选B。

6.根据文意和句子结构，此处考查fantastic wealth(神奇的财富)。故选B。

7.根据“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，这里指一段描述。故选B。

8.古印度盛产珠宝。故选A。

9.本句前后句是转折关系，用but连接。故选B。

10.根据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，马可波罗认为他去过的中国是当时最伟大的国家。故选C。

点睛：完型填空是一卷难度最大的题。它集阅读理解、语法、词法、句法于一体。是考查语言综合运用的能力的一道题。 解题的方法第一要带着空，通读文章，搞清事件发生的背景。紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息,充分利用各种线索，语法知识,以及句子之间的关系，词的搭配,结合上下文背景语境，结合句意选择适合语境的选项。