Unit8AdventureSectionⅢReading(Ⅱ)(Lesson2&Lesson3)Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.extremeA．n.燃料()2.exactlyB．n.量，数量()3.riskC．vt.使困惑()4.variousD．n.口述；听写()5.flowE．n.陈述()6.dullF．vt.冒……的危险()7.amazeG．adj.暗淡的；迟钝的()8.confuseH．adv.确切地，精确地()9.dictationI．vi.流动，涌出()10.statementJ．vt.使惊愕(惊奇)()11.quantityK．adj.极度的，极端的()12.fuelL．adj.不同的，各种各样的[答案]1—5KHFLI6—10GJCDE11—12BAⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思()1.Loveissomethingwecangetacrosswithoutwords.()2.Howcanyoustandbyandwatchthecountrygotoruin?()3.Everythingseemedquiteregularwhenthefirebrokeout.()4.Hehasnotturnedupeversincewelenthimmoney.()5.Heaskedeachoftheminturnthreequestions.[答案]1—5DCEABMarcoPoloandHisTravelsMarcoPolowasborninItalyin1254.Whenhewas17yearsold，hetravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather，whowantedtodotradewiththeChinese.①Eventually(最终)，theyarrivedinBeijing.Atthattime，ChinawasruledbytheYuanDynastyEmperor(皇帝)，KublaiKhan.KublaiKhanwelcomedMarcoandhisfather.HewasveryhappytomeettwoforeignersandwantedtolearnallaboutEurope.MarcoandhisfatherwereguestsattheEmperor'sPalace.AlthoughMarcowasyoung，hewasverycleverandcouldalreadyspeakfourlanguages.TheEmperorwasimpressedbyhimandtheybecamefriends.HeaskedMarcotoserveinhiscourtandsenthimtodomanyimportanttasksacrossthecountry.Marco，inturn②，wasamazedbyhowbeautifulandpowerfulChinawas.HewasveryimpressedbyBeijingandtheEmperor'sPalace，especiallytheSummerPalacewhichhedescribedas“Thegreatestpalacethateverwas...③ThewallswerecoveredingoldandsilverandtheHallwassolargeitcouldeasilyseat6，000peoplefordinner④.”马可·波罗和他的旅行马可·波罗于1254年出生于意大利。他17岁的时候，和想同中国人做生意的父亲一起穿越欧亚大陆。最后，他们到达了北京。那时元朝的元世祖忽必烈正统治着中国。元世祖忽必烈欢迎马可父子的到来。他很高兴见到两位外国人，并想向他们了解欧洲的一切。马可和他的父亲成了皇宫的客人。尽管马可很年轻，但他非常聪明，并且已经会讲四种语言。他给皇帝留下了深刻的好印象，并且他们成为了朋友。皇帝让马可在朝中任职，并派他到全国各地完成多项重要的任务。马可也相应地被中国的美丽和强大所震撼。北京和皇宫给他留下了非常深刻的印象，尤其是夏宫，他描述道：“(它是)迄今最伟大的宫殿……它的墙上镀有金银，宫殿大得可以轻易地容纳6000人进餐。”[助读讲解]①when引导时间状语从句；who引导定语从句修饰先行词hisfather。②inturn相应地；反过来。③which引导定语从句，修饰先行词theSummerPalace，that引导定语从句修饰Thegreatestpalace。④此处是省略了that引导的结果状语从句。TherewereinventionsanddevelopmentsinChinawhichwerenotavailableinEuropeatthattime⑤.MarcowassurprisedtoseeChinesepeopleusingpapermoneyinthemarkets.InEurope，peoplepaidforgoodswithgoldorsilver.Hecouldnotunderstandhowpeoplecouldpayforfoodandvaluablethingswithpaper!Hewasalsoconfusedbytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburnforfuel⑥.Theblackstoneswerecoal，butMarcohadneverseencoalbefore!In1291，after17yearsofservicetotheEmperor，MarcoreturnedtoItaly.Hewasnowaverywealthy(富有的)man.Notlongafterhisreturn，alocal(当地的)warbrokeoutnearhistown.Duringthewar，Marcowasthecaptainofawarshipbutwascaughtbytheenemyandputintoprison.However，MarcowasluckyenoughtomeetanotherprisonerwhoenjoyedlisteningtohisstoriesaboutChina.TheprisonerwasanauthorandhetookdictationwhileMarcotoldallhisstoriestohim⑦.TheprisonerthenwrotethestoriesinabookcalledTheDescriptionoftheWorld，whichbecameoneofthebestsellingbooksinEurope⑧...
