SectionⅢLesson2&Lesson31．riskvt．冒……的危险2．flowvi．流动，涌出3．quantityn．量，数量4．extremeadj．极度的，极端的→extremelyadv．极度地5．similarityn．相似性，类似性→similaradj．相似的→similarlyadv．类似地6．exactlyadv．确切地，精确地→exactadj．确切的7．excitementn．兴奋，激动→excitevt．使兴奋→excitedadj．兴奋的→excitingadj．令人兴奋的8．variousadj．不同的，各种各样的→varyvt．使不同→varietyn．多种多样9．equipmentn．配备，设备→equipvt．使配备10．preferencen．较喜欢的东西，偏爱→prefervt．更喜欢11．amazevt．使惊愕(惊奇)→amazingadj．令人惊讶的→amazedadj．惊讶的12．confusevt．使困惑→confusingadj．令人困惑的→confusedadj．困惑的13．wealthyadj．富有的，富裕的→wealthn．财富14．statementn．陈述→statevt．陈述1．in__order__to__do__something目的是，以便2．upside__down颠倒地，倒置地3．turn__up出现，到场4．back__out决定不履行(允诺的事)5．get__across使理解(某事)6．in__turn轮流7．break__out(坏事)突然发生，爆发8．put．．．into__prison把……关进监狱9．stand__by坚持(某种说法)1．so．．．that．．．如此……以至于……WhenIturnedupformyfirstjumpIwasso__nervous__that(如此紧张以至于)Itriedtobackout．．．2．see．．．doing．．．看到……正在做……WhywasMarcosurprisedtosee__people__using__paper__money(看到人们正在使用纸币)?3．although引导让步状语从句Although__people__enjoyed__reading__his__book(虽然人们喜欢读他的书),manyofthemthoughtthatMarco’sstoriesaboutChinawere．．．4．too．．．to．．．太……而不能……．．．manyofthemthoughtthatMarco’sstoriesaboutChinaweretoo__fantastic__to__be__true(太离奇而不可信)．Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext．1．Marcowassenttodomanyimportanttasks________．A．becausehewasKublaiKhan’sfriendB．sothathecouldlearntospeakmorelanguagesC．andthenhegaveKublaiKhanagoodimpressionD．becausehewascleverenoughtobeanofficial2．Whathadn’tMarcoseenbeforehecametoChina?A．Gold．B．Largehalls．C．Papermoney．D．Silver．3．________seemedstrangetoMarco．A．ThattheHallcouldbelargeenoughtoseat6，000peopleB．ThatpeoplepaidforgoodswithgoldandsilverC．Thatpeopleusedsomethinghedidn’tknowtoburnforfuelD．ThattheSummerPalacecouldbesobeautiful4．AfterleavingChina，Marco________．A．becameapoormanB．foughtinawarC．declaredawarD．joinedthearmyandbecameasoldier答案：1－4．DCCBMarcoPoloandHisTravelsMarcoPolowasborninItalyin1254．Whenhewas17yearsold,hetravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather,whowantedtodotrade①withtheChinese②．Eventually③，theyarrivedinBeijing．Atthattime,ChinawasruledbytheYuanDynastyEmperor④，KublaiKhan．KublaiKhanwelcomedMarcoandhisfather．Hewasveryhappytomeettwoforeigners⑤andwantedtolearnallaboutEurope．MarcoandhisfatherwereguestsattheEmperor’sPalace．AlthoughMarcowasyoung,hewasverycleverandcouldalreadyspeakfourlanguages．TheEmperorwasimpressed⑥byhimandtheybecamefriends．HeaskedMarcotoserve⑦inhiscourt⑧andsenthimtodomanyimportanttasksacrossthecountry．Marco,inturn⑨，wasamazed⑩byhowbeautifulandpowerfulChinawas．HewasveryimpressedbyBeijingandtheEmperor’sPalace,especially⑪theSummerPalacewhichhedescribedas“Thegreatestpalacethateverwas．．．⑫ThewallswerecoveredingoldandsilverandtheHallwassolargeitcouldeasilyseat⑬6，000peoplefordinner．”TherewereinventionsanddevelopmentsinChinawhichwerenotavailable⑭inEuropeatthattime⑮．MarcowassurprisedtoseeChinesepeopleusingpapermoneyinthemarkets⑯．InEurope,peoplepaidfor⑰goods⑱withgold...
