Italian merchant Marco Polo's writing,the country had little contact with the outside world.-|||-But Italian priest Matteo Ricci,the first Westerner to make his way to the imperial court(朝-|||-廷),changed this during the Ming Dynasty. Ricci made contributions to the fields of-|||-science astrond onomy in China.He worked together with Chinese scientist Xu Guangqi to-|||-translate the first six books for Euclid's Elements into Chinese and taught it to Chinese-|||-scholars.He also brought new knowledge about map-making and taught people that the-|||-world was round with the first European-style world map in Chinese.-|||-Numerous foreigners follo in Ricci's footsteps. Giuseppe Casti also known-|||-as Lang Shining,was one of them.Castiglione,a talented painter, was sent to China to-|||-work for a church in 1715 and was later invited to the imperial court to produce paintings-|||-for Qing Dynasty's Emperor Kangxi. When Castiglione served in the imperial court,he-|||-designed many murals(壁画)in the Forbidden City using techniques that were popular in-|||-European cathedrals and theaters.-|||-Ever since,"a new style that combined Western realism with traditional Chinese-|||-conventions of compositio and brushwork has emerged in China",wrote the Metropolitan-|||-Museum of Art,US.-|||-The first Westerners to the imperial court also provided firsthand reports to Europe-|||-through their letters,notes and books about China."It makes the West recognize a country-|||-with an advanced civilization evolving out of the Biblical history of God's interaction-|||-with man,"Zhu Yong,director of the Palace Museum Cultural Communication In-|||-told China Daily.-|||-Their stories are just a small piece of the puzzle of cross-cultural communication-|||-between China and the outside world.But it demonstrates "the Forbidden City had provided-|||-a bridge for c ommunication between Chin and the rest of the world",noted China Daily.-|||-24.What can we know about Marco Polo from the passage?-|||-A.He made a great contribution to China.-|||-B.He was the first Westerner to make his way to the Chinese imperial court.-|||-C.He served the Chinese government in the Ming Dynasty.-|||-D.His book helped the West know about China for the first time.-|||-25.How did Castiglione contribute to China?-|||-A.Building the first church for China.-|||-B.Creating a new painting style in China.-|||-C.Teaching Chinese people to make maps.-|||-D.Giving the first report about China to the West.-|||-26.The passage is written to __ .-|||-A.honor some famous Westerners-|||-B.show advanced ancient Chinese civilizat-|||-C.introduce the Forbidden City as a communication bridge-|||-D.tell readers the Westerners'contributi to ancient China