四、中外旅行家为我们打开了看世界的窗口。阅读马可·波罗的故事，完成下列任务。
Marco Polo was a famous traveller from Italy. He was curious（好奇的）about nature and the life of Chinese people. He came to China during the Yuan Dynasty. He travelled to many places in China, like Beijing, Hangzhou and Yangzhou. He talked with many people and took notes on his trips. He learnt many things about Chinese culture, food and cities. Marco Polo stayed in China for about 17 years. He was happy with his life travelling in China. His travels and stories were written down in a famous book called The Travels of Marco Polo. This book tells people in the West about China.
任务一:根据短文内容填空。
1. Marco Polo was a famous traveller from .
2. He stayed in China for about years.
任务二:判断下列句子的正误,正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。
（）1. Marco Polo came to China during the Yuan Dynasty.
（）2. Marco Polo visited only a few cities in China.
（）3. Marco Polo enjoyed his life travelling in China.
任务三:根据短文内容回答问题。
1. What book can you read to learn about Marco Polo?

2. 提升题 What did Marco Polo do during his travels in China?

3. 提升题 What can we learn from Marco Polo?

任务一:
1. Italy
2. 17
任务二:
1. T
2. F
3. T
任务三:
1. The Travels of Marco Polo.
2. He travelled to many places, talked with many people, took notes on his trips and learnt many things about China.
3. We should be curious about new things and keep taking notes.

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：先通读短文掌握核心内容，再针对各任务要求定位原文对应信息：任务一提取具体事实信息；任务二对比题目与原文判断正误；任务三提取或整合原文信息作答，提升题需整合相关内容。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 定位原文第一句“Marco Polo was a famous traveller from Italy.”，可知国籍为Italy，故填Italy；
2. 定位原文“Marco Polo stayed in China for about 17 years.”，可知停留时间约17年，故填17。
任务二：
1. 原文“He came to China during the Yuan Dynasty.”与题目表述一致，判断为T；
2. 原文提到马可·波罗旅行了中国很多地方，题目说“only a few cities”不符，判断为F；
3. 原文“He was happy with his life travelling in China.”与题目“enjoyed his life”一致，判断为T。
任务三：
1. 定位原文“His travels and stories were written down in a famous book called The Travels of Marco Polo.”，对应书籍为The Travels of Marco Polo；
2. 整合原文中马可·波罗的行为：旅行多地、与人交谈、记录行程、学习中国相关内容，故答案为He travelled to many places, talked with many people, took notes on his trips and learnt many things about China；
3. 从其经历总结启示：We should be curious about new things and keep taking notes.
【答案】
任务一:
1. Italy
2. 17
任务二:
1. T
2. F
3. T
任务三:
1. The Travels of Marco Polo.
2. He travelled to many places, talked with many people, took notes on his trips and learnt many things about China.
3. We should be curious about new things and keep taking notes.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节信息提取、判断推理
【点评】
本题围绕马可·波罗的故事设置基础任务，考查学生从短文中定位、提取及整合信息的能力，内容贴近原文，难度较低，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.8