专题02 短文首字母填空15篇（名校最新期末真题）-2022-2023学年八年级英语下学期期末复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（牛津上海版）

牛津上海版八年级下学期期末复习 查缺补漏冲刺满分 (名校最新期末真题) 专题02 短文首字母填空15篇 （2022秋·上海嘉定·八年级统考期末）Marco Polo It is difficult to imagine what the world was like in 1254. Europe was living in an age that we call the Medieval Period (中世纪). It was a time of many wars. It was in that time that Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Life in Venice was d____1____ from life in most of Europe. Venice was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals (运河). Many businessmen did business in Venice. Marco Polo’s father and uncle were businessmen. They had traveled to a far-off country called Cathay. (Cathay is now called China.) There they had friends with the great ruler, Kublai Khan(忽必烈). He i____2____ them to return to Cathay. When Marco Polo was seventeen years old, he began a journey to China with his father and uncle. They sailed the Indian Ocean and crossed the desert and mountains of Asia on camels. The journey to China took three years. Kublai Khan greeted the Polos and sent them lots of gifts. He was especially impressed (留下印象) with Marco, who could speak four l____3____ including Chinese and others. Khan sent Marco on many trips a____4____ China. On these trips, Marco saw many amazing things that he had never seen in Europe, such as coal used as fuel, paper money i____5____ of coins, and papermaking and printing processes. Marco made many notes about life in China. After almost twenty years in China, the Polos began their journey home to Italy. Kublai Khan gave them many gifts of ivory, silk, jewels, and jade. When they returned to Venice, they found their city at war. Marco Polo was put in prison. He spent his time w____6____ a book about his years in China. The book is called Descriptions of the World. It became the most p___7___ book in Europe. Because of the book, many people in Europe learned about life in China. （2023春·上海·八年级期末）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出。 It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink far away from land. When this happens, the sailors have to get