The 11th Beijing International Tourism Festival opening ceremony kicked off at the Olympic green on October 23, 2009, drawing together performance groups and artists from 71 countries and 18 districts and counties in and around Beijing.

25 floats(彩车) representing different aspects of travel and life in Beijing acted as mobile name cards for international friends, according to Beijing's Deputy Mayor Ding Xiangyang, adding they represent a new focus for tourism in this ancient cultural and historical city.

An impressive drum performance marked the prelude (前奏) of this year's tourism festival, with 60 Chinese traditional drummers kicking off the ceremony, while sending their birthday wishes to the motherland.Female drum players and water splash drummers also brought the drum performances to a climax(高潮)．

Following the drum performance was an eye－catching parade of floats featuring Beijing's famous scenic spots. The Forbidden City, Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Bird's Nest, Shichahai and Happy Valley were all represented as they gracefully moved along the boulevard(林阴大道). Each float was led by an elegant model dressed in special attire with elements of the scenic spots represented.

Park Su－Ho, an assembly(集合) member from the Economy & Investment Committee of the Republic of Korea is the leader of their delegation. They do performance during the opening ceremony along with their traditional folk dance.

“This is the first time we've been in China.Beijing is very tidy and beautiful, we feel proud to take part in this tourism festival and we hope the Chinese people like our performance.”

The three day festival concluded at Happy Valley on Sunday. Over the weekend the main exhibition venue around the Olympic park displayed Beijing's rich tourism resources found across its 18 districts and countries, while at the same time visitors appreciated splendid exotic performances from international artists.

6．According to the writer what is the first excellent performance or program during the ceremony?

A．The parade of the 25 floats.

B．A drum performance.

C．Park Su－Ho's folk dance.

D．The main exhibition.

7．From the passage we can see both the floats and the models were pictured with________.

A．famous scenic spots in Beijing

B．the Olympic pictures

C．beautiful flowers

D．special attire

8．According to the passage the parade of the 25 floats represent ________.

A．all the scenic spots in Beijing

B．a new focus for Beijing

C．the 60th birthday of our country

D．the development of Beijing

9．What does the underlined word “exotic” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Traditional.            B．Folk.

C．Eye－catching.         D．Foreign.

10．What's the purpose of the writer in writing this passage?

A．To tell us some scenic spots in Beijing.

B．To let us know how flourish today's Beijing is.

C．To tell us an opening ceremony in Beijing.

D．To let us know the great change of Beijing after the Olympic Games.

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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?

After the long journey, the three of them went back home, _________.