他很高兴见到这两位外国人，想向他们了解欧洲的情况。

2．see＋宾语＋宾补

Marco was surprised to see Chinese people (use) paper money in the markets.

马可惊奇地发现中国市场上流通的是纸币。

3．too...to...

Although people enjoyed reading his book，many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were .

虽然人们爱读他的书，但许多人认为马可关于中国的故事太离奇而不可信。

Ⅰ.根据课文内容判断正(T)、误(F)

1．Kublai Khan trusted Marco Polo very much.(　　)

2．The Hall in the Summer Palace can contain 6,000 people having dinner together.(　　)

3．China was more developed than Europe at that time when Marco travelled to China.(　　)

4．Not long after his return，a local war broke out near his town.(　　)

5．Marco Polo wrote The Description of the World before he died.(　　)

Ⅱ.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

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

A．Gold. B．Large halls.

C．Paper money. D．Silver.

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

4．After leaving China，Marco .

A．became a poor man

B．fought in a war