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Marco Polo was a Venetian traveller, whose accounts of his journey across the world from Venice to China and back, make one of the greatest books of all his
time.
Marco Polo was born either at Venice, or perhaps at Korcula, a place on an island off Dalmatian coast in
1254. His father, Niccolo Polo, and his father's brother, Matteo set out in 1261, on a long trading journey which led them to the court of Kublai, the Great Khan, who ruled over
China. After seven years they returned to
Italy.
Two years passed before the brothers decided to start again on their travels, and this time, they took with them Niccolo'c son Marco, then 17 years
old. They trvelled to Acre and from there rode overland to Hormuz on the Persian
Gulf. From there they turned northward and made their way through Persia to Balkh, and
Khotan. From there they passed near Lop Nor, crossed the Gobi Desert and entered China by way of
Su—chou. At length, in 1275, after a journey lasting three years, they introduced themselves to Kublai Khan at his summer palace at
Shangtu.
Marco records that he made rapid progress in the Great Khan's
favour. He studied the Mongol language and the emperor asked him to look after the travelling groups made up of foreign visitors from different parts of the world and show them around his
kingdom. He became skilful(娴熟)and clever at
business. Marco made careful notes of his journey, the state of the cities, the customs (风俗)of the people, and the kinds of crops and other
products. After 17 years travelling in the service of the Khan, Marco, together with his father and uncle, returned to
Venice. The journey took them 3 years and they arrived in
1295.
1. Marco Polo was born
perhaps______________.
[ ]
A. on an island
B. on the coast of Dalmatian
C. in Persian Gulf
D. in Gobi Desert
2. Which of the following is true according to the article?
[ ]
Marco Polo first travelled to China in about_______, arrived at the emperor's summer palace in _____and left China for Venice in
_________.
A. 1275;1278;1292
B. 1268;1275;1295
C. 1270;1275;1293
D. 1270;1278;1295
3. What's Marco Polo's main achievement according to the article?[ ]
A. His journey to China, his careful notes of his business in China and his rapid progress in the Great Khan's
favour.
B. His journey to and from China, his success in business in China and his account of what happened in
China.
C. His journey to China and his account of Mongol language, Mongolian crops and the
people.
D. His journey to and from China and his account of the Mongolian empire, its people and ther customs, and its
geography.
4. In this article,
“rode overland”means“________”.
[ ]
A. went to a place named ‘Overland’on horseback
B. made a long journey across land on horseback
C. made a long journey without a rest
D. travelled to a place across a piece of land
5. Which of the following routes is correct according to the article?