Marco Polo was from Venice, Italy. In 1271, at age 17, Marco went on a trip with his father and uncle to China. Today people often travel to different places around the world. But it was very hard for people from Europe to visit China then. After three and a half years, the Polos reached China on 1275.
While he was there, Marco Polo worked for Kublai Khan, the emperor（皇帝）of China. He was able to learn and experience many things that were new to Europeans. In his diary, he wrote, “Kublai Khan’s palace is the greatest I’ve ever seen. The streets of the new capital. Daidu, are so straight and so wide.” Paper money also took him by surprise, since it was not yet in use in the West at that time. Homes were heated with “black stones... which burn like wood.” These stones were coal, and most of the Europeans knew little about it then.
After 17 years in China, Marco and his family finally returned to Venice in 1292. After he returned home, Marco completed a book about his trip, full of facts about his wonderful experiences in China.
1.How was Marco Polo’s three-and-a-half-year journey to China?
A. Expensive. B. Comfortable. C. Difficult. D. Smooth.
2.The Polos finally got to China in .
A. 1271 B. 1275 C. 1288 D. 1292
3.What did Marco do when he was in China?
A. He worked for the emperor.
B. He learned to build city streets.
C. He helped to dig for coal.
D. He finished a book about his trip.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Magic “black stones”
B. Marco Polo in China
C. Paper money on Daidu
D. Kublai Khan—the greatest emperor
补全对话
Lisa: Hey, Jane. 1.
Jane: Really?
Lisa: Yeah, it's a dancing party.
Jane: 2.
Lisa: Do you want to go with me?
Jane: Can I? I don't really know Susan.
Lisa: 3. She said I could invite a friend.
Jane: OK, then. I'd love to go. 4.
Lisa: On, Saturday night.
Jane: Wow, that's the day after tomorrow! I need to get a new dress.
Lisa: 5. There’s a clothes shop near here. Let's go there after work.
Jane: Sounds good!
A. Me, too.
B. I hope not.
C. No problem.
D. What a shame!
E. Sounds like fun.
F. When exactly is it?
G. My friend Susan is having a party this weekend.
Months later, Junior 3 students will take the senior high school entrance exam. They are studying hard for this big challenge(挑战). Do they have time to do something to ___ their middle school years? Many do.
Leng Jingze, 14, from Tianjin said that in her class students have already _______ goodbye messages or letters for each other. They are also swapping(交换) photos.
"Even the head teacher has a project," said Leng. "She ___ to put all our class photos onto a CD and give each student ____."
Wang Zeyu, 15, in Changchun, Jilin said his ___ are making "lucky stars" as graduation gifts. They are making the cheerful stars ____ colored paper.
"Before ____ a 'lucky star', you write some words for the person on the paper," said Wang. "He or she can read the words ___ they unfold the star."
In Xiao Xia's school, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook(年刊), in which the graduating classes will put ___ photos and self-introductions.
Xiao said, "We have written a poem in the ancient style as the self-introduction!"
"Our class may not be the one with the ____ school grade but it must be the most creative one," said Xiao. "I feel lucky to study in such a class!"
1.A. celebrate B. require C. damage D. forgive
2.A. read B. written C. looked D. watched
3.A. pretends B. refuses C. allows D. plans
4.A. one B. all C. it D. this
5.A. parents B. students C. teachers D. classmates
6.A. off B. of C. to D. in
7.A. writing B. reading C. making D. bringing
8.A. because B. though C. before D. when
9.A. their B. our C. his D. its
10.A. loudest B. last C. worst D. best
＂Troublemaker＂ was the name given to my friend, Peter, by his teachers. They also said that he had no future and no hope! But now I suggest that anyone who said that should say ＂______＂ to him. Peter finished Grade Nine, and then went on to study at a technical college. He became the leader of a group of bad boys. After graduation he had ______ to do, so he just hung around with his friends.
It looked like nothing could change his life until the day his father died. He ______ the bad boys and went to help his mother who sold food by the roadside.
He really pitied his mother and wanted to do something to______ her. He loved reading comic books and had been collecting them for years, so he decided that he should sell them. Soon he realized that his ______ were very popular. So he decided to ______ his own business. He went around buying comic books from other people. He bought them for 25% and then ______ them for half price.
These days, he doesn’t have to go around looking for comic books because there are ______ people coming to his shop to sell their old ones. Now he makes about 55,000 baht(泰铢) a month.
Peter was a ＂troublemaker＂ to his teachers but he is a hero to me. ______ you are regarded by others as a ＂bad student＂, I suggest you ignore(不予理睬) what they say. Just do your best in everything. Believe me, one day you can be ______, too.
1.A. hi B. no C. sorry D. thanks
2.A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
3.A. left B. met C. helped D. cheated
4.A. teach B. remember C. support D. influence
5.A. stories B. books C. parents D. friends
6.A. give up B. set up C. make up D. put up
7.A. fixed B. mailed C. sold D. read
8.A. just B. also C. still D. always
9.A. If B. Unless C. Though D. Because
10.A. peaceful B. successful C. truthful D. careful
—Shall we eat Italian food tonight?
—______. I like it very much.
A. That's funny B. Good idea C. That's true D. Good luck
--- You play the piano so well. How long have you learned it?
--- ten years.
A. In B. By C. For D. Since
