北师大版高一Module3Unit8Lesson3MarcoPoloWhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrueaboutMarcoPolo?A.HewasaFrenchmerchantwholivedinItalyforsometime.B.HewasanItaliantravellerwholivedinChinaforsometime.B1.HaveyouheardaboutMarcoPolo?VeniceItissaidthatMarcoPolowasbornthere.TheDescriptionoftheWorldThisbookbecamefamousafterMarco’sdeath.ThebookinfluencedChristopherColumbuswhotriedtofindadifferenttraderoutebetweenAsiaandEurope.ThebookalsoinformedpeopleabouttheworldbeyondEurope’sborders.MarcoPolocametoChina,whichwasruledbytheYuanDynastyEmperor,KublaiKhan.MarcoPolowasanItalianexplorerwhotravelledthroughmanypartsofAsia.Hisfather,Nicolopolo,wasaseamerchant.ThisisMarco’stravelingmap.In1271,hebroughtMarcoonatriptoChinaandittook6yearstogettoChina.MarcowassurprisedatChinesecustomsandskillssuchasusingcoalforheating,papermoney,noodle-makingandmanyotherthings.Readthetext.Arethesestatementstrue(T)orfalse(F)?1.KublaiKhantrustedMarcopoloverymuch.2.PeoplebeganusingcoalasfuelduringtheYuandynasty.TF3.TheHallintheSummerPalacecancontain6,000peoplehavingdinnertogether.4.ChinawasmoredevelopedthanEuropeatthattimewhenMarcotravelledtoChina.TT5.Notlongafterhisreturn,alocalwarbrokeoutnearhistown.6.MarcoPolowroteTheDescriptionoftheWorldbeforehedied.FF①WhydidMarcoandhisfathertraveltoChina?Becausehisfatherwasaseamerchant.HewantedtodotradewiththeChinese.2.Readthepassageandanswerthesequestions.②WhywastheemperorimpressedbyMarco?BecauseMarcowasverycleverandcouldalreadyspeakfourlanguages.③WhywasMarcosurprisedtoseepeopleusingpapermoney?BecauseinEuropepeoplepaidforgoodswithgoldorsilver.④WhatweretheblackstonesMarcosawpeopleburningforfuel?TheblackstonesMarcosawpeopleburningwerecoal.⑤HowlongdidMarcospendinChina?MarcohadstayedinChinafor17years.⑥WhywasheputintoprisonwhenhewentbacktoItaly?Becausealocalwarbrokeout.Duringthewarhewascapturedbytheenemy.⑦Whatwasthenameofhisbook?ThenameofhisbookwasTheDescriptionoftheWorld.Correctmistakes1.MarcoPolowassonofamerchant.2.HetravelledcrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfathertoChina.3.KublaiKhanwelcomedMarcotocometohiscountry.∧theacross4.Marcowasaskedthequestion“Wasitalltrue?”whichhereplied“IhaveonlytoldahalfofwhatIsaw.”5.In1291,after17yearsoffaithfulservicetheEmperor,MarcoreturnedtoItaly.∧to∧to6.Duringthewar,Marcowasthecaptainofthewarshipbutwascapturedbytheenemyandimprisoned.7.TheEmperorimpressedbyhimandtheybecamefriends.a∧was1.inturn2.wealthyinturnwealthyauthorbreakoutstandbyReadthepassageagainandmatchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.asaresultrich3.author4.breakout5.standbyinsistthatsomethingistruestartwriterLanguagepoints1.inturn(s)顺次;一个接一个地（做某事）Thetwosisterscaredfortheirsickmotherinturn.两姐妹轮流照看生病的母亲。Theboyswereaskedinturnstoseetheexaminer.男孩子们一个接一个地被叫去见考官。2.breakout(战争、争吵、疾病等)爆发Duringtheelectionperiod,abigstrikebrokeout.竞选期间，爆发了一场大罢工。Aquarrelbrokeoutsuddenlyatmidnightwiththenoiseofbreakingsomething.半夜，他们突然大吵起来，还伴随着摔东西的声音。3.although尽管，虽然。用于引导状语从句，后面的主句不能用but连接。Althoughmycarisveryold,itstillrunsverywell.尽管我的车很旧，跑起来却还很好。Thelightswerealreadyonalthoughitwasonlyfiveo’clock.尽管刚刚五点钟，灯却已点亮了。4.standby忠于;坚守;坚持IstillstandbywhatIsaidyesterday.我坚持我昨天说的话。Istandbymyprinciples.我坚持我的原则。5.traden.买卖，交易dotradewithsb.Hisf...
