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Xu Xiake(1587—1641) was a great geographer during the Ming Dynasty. He spent much of his life 1 (travel) and exploring China’s geography. Every day, Xu Xiake 2 (write) in his dairy about what he saw during his travels.
Xu visited areas such as Guizhou, Yunnan, 3 Guangxi. These places are famous 4 their karst areas of limestone croded over time, producing caves, towers, ridges and other features. Xu also wrote about local plants and about how they were affected by wind and changes in temperature. Xu corrected many 5 (mistake) about Chinese geography. He discovered that the Lancang River and the Nu River were not one, but two separate rivers. He also found the true source of the Yangtze River was the Jinsha River. For centuries, people mistakenly believed that the source was the Min River.
Xu Xiake travelled through 16 present-day provinces of China. His writing 6 (final) became a huge book of over 600,000 characters, The Travels of Xu Xiake. The Travels of Xu Xiake is considered one of 7 (importance) books in China not only for its accurate 8 (describe) of China’s geography, but also for Xu’s beautiful writing style. He painted 9 lifelike picture of the geography of China and expressed 10 (he) love for nature through his writing.
Xu was both a great geographer and a talented writer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Xu Xiake(1587—1641) was a great geographer during the Ming Dynasty. He spent much of his life 1 (travel) and exploring China’s geography. Every day, Xu Xiake 2 (write) in his dairy about what he saw during his travels.
Xu visited areas such as Guizhou, Yunnan, 3 Guangxi. These places are famous 4 their karst areas of limestone croded over time, producing caves, towers, ridges and other features. Xu also wrote about local plants and about how they were affected by wind and changes in temperature. Xu corrected many 5 (mistake) about Chinese geography. He discovered that the Lancang River and the Nu River were not one, but two separate rivers. He also found the true source of the Yangtze River was the Jinsha River. For centuries, people mistakenly believed that the source was the Min River.
Xu Xiake travelled through 16 present-day provinces of China. His writing 6 (final) became a huge book of over 600,000 characters, The Travels of Xu Xiake. The Travels of Xu Xiake is considered one of 7 (importance) books in China not only for its accurate 8 (describe) of China’s geography, but also for Xu’s beautiful writing style. He painted 9 lifelike picture of the geography of China and expressed 10 (he) love for nature through his writing.
Xu was both a great geographer and a talented writer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
答案
1. travelling 2. wrote 3. and 4. for
5. mistakes 6. finally 7. the most important
8. description 9. a 10. his
5. mistakes 6. finally 7. the most important
8. description 9. a 10. his
