Ⅲ.Think and write.
In your English class, you are going to make an information card about a
famous traveller. Please choose a traveller and write a short paragraph about him
/ her according to the chart below.
Who is was
he/she?
Where did he/
she go?
What did he/
she do?
What's his/
her gift to us?
is was a great traveller from . He / She
travelled to many places, like .
He / She

He/She is a great traveller because

Ⅲ. One possible version: Marco Polo was a great traveller from Italy. He travelled to
many places, like China and India. He explored new lands and wrote about his
adventures in his book The Travels of Marco Polo. He was a great traveller because
he showed us different cultures and ideas.

【分析】
这道题是半开放的人物介绍写作题，解题时首先要先选定一位你熟悉的知名旅行家，再对应题干给出的4个提示维度逐一填充内容：第一步先确定旅行家的姓名和国籍，填入前两个空白；第二步列举他到访过的典型地区填入第三空；第三步结合旅行家的生平事迹，对应“他做了什么”的要求补充内容；最后结合他对后世的贡献，对应“他留给我们的馈赠”的要求完成收尾，全程贴合给出的句式框架，保证语法通顺、内容符合常识即可。
【解析】
1. 选定写作对象为大众熟知的著名旅行家马可·波罗（Marco Polo），他来自意大利，因此前两处空白依次填入Marco Polo和Italy；
2. 马可·波罗的旅行足迹遍布欧亚多地，选取最具代表性的中国、印度填入第三处空白；
3. 对应“他做了什么”的要求，补充他的核心事迹：探索了此前欧洲人不了解的全新地域，还将自己的冒险经历撰写成《马可·波罗行纪》流传后世；
4. 最后对应他留给世人的价值，补充他向大众展示了不同地域的多元文化与全新观念，完成整段内容的串联，保证语句连贯语法正确。
【答案】
One possible version: Marco Polo was a great traveller from Italy. He travelled to many places, like China and India. He explored new lands and wrote about his adventures in his book The Travels of Marco Polo. He was a great traveller because he showed us different cultures and ideas.
【知识点】
英语人物写作，旅行家人文常识
【点评】
本题属于低门槛的半开放写作练习，给出了明确的内容框架和写作提示，不需要学生自主搭建全文结构，只需要调用已有的常识储备，把指定的几个信息点填充完整即可，既能锻炼基础的英语段落写作能力，也能巩固相关的人文常识。
【难度系数】
0.7