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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______________．

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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?

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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“________”．

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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?

They were _____ to hear of the news of her father’s death.

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My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 41 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 42 . It became important to do things with friends  43 . I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to  44  my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept  45  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  46  I wanted to come.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low  47 . Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father  48  my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a  49   today, Beck?”  “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently  50  . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that  51   .

Several hours later, the police called us,  52  us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could  53  speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 54   of hurting him.

“Daddy … I’m sorry …”

“It’s OK, sweetheart. I’ll be OK.”

“No,” I said, “I  55  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t  56  anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 57  a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 58  wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 59  have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the  60  to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

A. Therefore          B. Instead        C. Besides          D. However

A. attention           B. sight          C. effort            D. energy

A. once again          B. all of a sudden   C. in time          D. in place

A. start               B. save           C. devote          D. waste

A. silent              B. busy           C. asleep          D. awake

A. unless             B. in case          C. so that          D. even if

A. spirits             B. conditions       C. emotions         D. hopes

A. left                B. checked        C. entered          D. knocked

A. ride               B. walk            C. picnic           D. game

A. whispered          B. warned         C. announced        D. shouted

A. moment            B. morning        C. afternoon         D. evening

A. convincing         B. reminding       C. informing         D. phoning

A. eventually          B. generally        C. strictly           D. broadly

A. tired               B. afraid          C. aware            D. sorry

A. discuss            B. think            C. care             D. mean

A. hate               B. forget           C. remember        D. like

A. got                B. expressed       C. exchanged        D. managed

A. often              B. never           C. even             D. always

A. apologies          B. promises         C. smiles           D. words

A. experience         B. honor           C. power            D. desire

When I was nine , my father was ill．I can remember my mother’s words ___16___ it were yesterday: “Kerrel, Your father has AIDS．Be very ____17___ when you are around him.”

AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up．From then on, I knew that this would be a family ___18___．My parents were not together anymore, and Dad lived ___19___．For a while, he____20__ take care of himself．But when I was 12, his condition__21____．My father’s other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.

We couldn’t___22____ all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for ___23____ supplies and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner．I would sit in class feeling completely ___24____, the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.

I did not share my ___25___ with anyone．I had seen how people ___26___ to AIDS．Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease．And even adults could be ___27__．When my father was __28____to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.

I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of __29____ his condition a secret．I was completely __30____when he reached his ___31___ days．__32___  and hopeless, I __33___ a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support．That day, she kept me on the phone for hours．I was so __34____to find someone who cared．She saved my life．

I was 15 when my father died．He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to___35____, even me．He didn’t want to call  attention to AIDS．I do.

1.                A．as             B．though         C．as if  D．even if

2.                A．dangerous      B．careful         C．calm D．confident

3.                A．difficulty        B．shyness         C．secret    D．weight

4.                A．unhappily       B．lonely          C．separately D．alone

5.                A．could          B．must           C．should   D．need

6.                A．broken         B．worsened       C．damaged  D．destroyed

7.                A．pay            B．spend          C．afford    D．offer

8.                A．family          B．everyday        C．medical   D．school

9.                A．lost            B．nervous        C．disappointed   D．worried

10.               A．suffering       B．burden         C．pressure  D．sadness

11.               A．treated         B．cared          C．reacted   D．feared

12.               A．different       B．nervous        C．sensitive   D．cruel

13.               A．moved         B．retreated       C．returned  D．recovered

14.               A．leaving         B．keeping        C．stopping   D．preventing

15.               A．uneasy         B．unabsorbed     C．unprepared    D．uncomfortable

16.               A．due           B．relaxing        C．profound  D．final

17.               A．Curious        B．Strange         C．Terrified   D．Sad

18.               A．encountered    B．visited         C．called D．contracted

19.               A．lucky          B．dramatic        C．romantic  D．magical

20.               A．anyone         B．someone       C．nobody   D．none

 --- How did you react _____ your father's suggestion ?

--- I reacted strongly _____ it .