2. Xu Xiake,a(1)
geographer in the Ming Dynasty,became interested(2)
books about different places at(3)
early age and wanted to travel.
(4)
he was 19,his father died and he had to(5)
care of his mother. (6)
,Xu never gave up his dream of traveling.
With the support of his family,Xu(7)
for the first time at 22 and took four major (8)
in his lifetime.In order(9)
enjoy more first-hand experiences,he avoided comfortable travel options and(10)
to go almost everywhere(11)
foot,often carrying his luggage on his back.Although he experienced all sorts of difficulties and(12)
,Xu never thought of quitting.
Xu spent over 30 years traveling (13)
the country,carefully studying the places he passed through and recording his experiences and discoveries in his diary.Due to his (14)
,the diary eventually became The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake,which is well-known(15)
its value in Chinese geographic history.
(1) |
A.delicious |
B.famous |
C.ridiculous |
D.manual |
(2) |
A.in |
B.on |
C.to |
D.of |
(3) |
A.the |
B.an |
C.a |
D. \ |
(4) |
A.Which |
B.Where |
C.When |
D.Why |
(5) |
A.let |
B.make |
C.take |
D.look |
(6) |
A.But |
B.So |
C.While |
D.However |
(7) |
A.set off |
B.went off |
C.turn off |
D.make off |
(8) |
A.troops |
B.trips |
C.tribes |
D.trees |
(9) |
A.for |
B.to |
C.that |
D.he |
(10) |
A.chance |
B.choice |
C.chose |
D.chased |
(11) |
A.in |
B.as |
C.on |
D.with |
(12) |
A.scholarship |
B.relationship |
C.friendship |
D.hardships |
(13) |
A.towards |
B.within |
C.throughout |
D.from |
(14) |
A.devotion |
B.reunion |
C.invention |
D.attention |
(15) |
A.as |
B.for |
C.to |
D.by |