1．Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets.

马可非常惊讶的看到中国人在市场上用纸币。

2．Although people enjoyed reading his book，many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true.

虽然很多人喜欢读他的书，但他们认为马可关于中国的故事太离奇而不可信。

课文阅读理解

1．Marco was sent to do many important tasks .

A．because he was Kublai Khan's friend

B．so that he could learn to speak more languages

C．and then he gave Kublai Khan a good impression

D．because he was clever enough to be an official

答案　D

2．What hadn't Marco seen before he came to China?

A．Gold. B．Large halls.

C．Paper money. D．Silver.

答案　C

3． seemed strange to Marco.

A．That the Hall could be large enough to seat 6,000 people

B．That people paid for goods with gold and silver

C．That people used something he didn't know to burn for fuel

D．That the Summer Palace could be so beautiful

答案　C

4．After leaving China，Marco .

A．became a poor man

B．fought in a war

C．declared a war

D．joined the army and became a soldier

答案　B

5．By saying "I have only told a half of what I saw"，Marco meant .

A．he could only remember half of what he saw

B．he didn't want to tell people the whole truth about China

C．he wanted to keep another half of what he saw a secret