阅读理解请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。You’veprobablyheardofMarcoPolo,buthowmuchdoyouactuallyknowabouthimandhisincrediblejourney?Marcowastheoriginaltravelwriter,whosetradecontactswithAsiachangedEurope,openingituptonewideasandcultures.MarcoPolowasbornintheVenetianRepublicaround1254.Atthetime,Venicewasoneofthemostpowerfultradingcitiesintheworld,andwasruledasanindependentcitystate.Marco’smotherdiedwhenhewasyoung,sohewasbroughtupbyhisauntanduncle.WhenMarcowasborn,hisbrother(Maffeo)andfather(Niccolo),whoweresuccessfulmerchants,wereawayonatradingvoyage.Theydidn’tgetbackuntilMarcowasabout15.In1271,NiccoloandMaffeosetoffagainforAsia,thistimetakingMarcowiththem.Onapreviousjourneythey’dmetKublaiKhan(theYuanDynasty),andtheywerekeentoestablishtradelinksbetweenKublai’sempireandVenice.ThePolossailedacrosstheMediterraneantoAcre(nowinnorthernIsrael).Then,theytraveledbycameltotheportofHormuzinthePersianGulf.TheirplanwastosailtoChinabuttheycouldn’tfindanygoodboats.So,theycontinuedthejourneyoverland,finallymeetingKublaiKhanathissummerpalaceinXanadu,about275kmsnorthofmodernBeijing.Marcowasnowprobably21yearsold.Thejourneyhadtakenoverthreeyears.ThePoloshadlearntagreatdealabouttheworldduringtheirtravelsandsoKublaiemployedMarcoasagovernmentofficial.ThisgaveMarcotheopportunitytotravelaroundmuchofKublai’sempireinChina.Infact,KublaifoundthePolossousefulthathewasunwillingtoletthemreturnhome.However,in1292,thePoloseventuallyleft,sailingfromChinaandendingupinHormuzagain.Thejourneywasextremelydangerous:ofthe600travelerswhosetoff,only18arrivedinHormuz,includingallthreeofthePolofamily.ThePolosfinallyreturnedtoVenicein1295,twenty-fouryearsaftersettingoff.Theyhadtraveled24,000kms.BythistimeVenicewasatwarwithGenoa,itstraderival.UnfortunatelyforMarco,hewascapturedbytheGenoeseandimprisioned.However,heusedhistimeasaprisonertowriteabookabouthisfamily’stravels:IIMilione(knownasTheTravelsofMarcoPoloinEnglish).ItwasthefirstbooktotellEuropeansaboutChinaandtheEast.Nooriginalcopysurvives,butthereareseveralversionsofit.Marco’swritingsinfluencedmanyothertravelers,mostnotablyChristopherColumbus,whocarriedacopyofIIMilionewithhimonhisvoyageinsearchofAsia.Afterhisreleasefromprisonin1299,MarcorejoinedhisfatheranduncleinVenice.Thefamilywerenowevenwealthierthanbeforethankstothemanytreasuresthey’dbroughtbackfromtheEast.Marcofinancedmanymoretradingjourneysbutneverleftthecityagain.Hediedin1324andwasburiedinthechurchofSanLorenzoinVenice.63.WhatisthecorrectorderofwhatMarcoPolohasdone?a.metKublaiKhaninXanadub.sailedacrosstheMediterraneanc.sailedforHormuzd.leftVeniceforAsiae.wenttoHormuzbycamelf.employedasagovernmentofficialinChinaA.b-c-d-f-a-cB.d-c-b-a-f-eC.b-d-c-f-a-eD.d-b-e-a-f-c64.Thelastparagraphbutonemainlytellsussomethingabout_____.A.Marco’slifeinGenoaB.Marco’sbookIIMilioneC.Marco’sinfluenceonColumbusD.Marco’ssafereturntoVenice65.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Soonafterhismother’sdeath,Marcowasraisedbyhisfather.B.MarcospentaboutsixyearsonthewaytoChinaandbacktoVenice.C.Marcodiedattheageof70inthechurchofSanLorenzoinVenice.D.Marcowasbornintoaverypoorfamilybutdiedinwealth.66.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_____.A.anewspaperB.ageographybookC.ahistorybookD.atraveler’sguide63.D64.B65.B66.C略广东省海中、南外、金中三校2012届高三5月联考英语试题答案
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