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八年级初中英语阅读范文第一课SheWalksFromVenicetoBeijingNotlongago,a72-year-oldItalianwomanstartedherlongwalkfromVenicet

oBeijing.ShewantedtofollowthepathofMarcoPolo,afamoustraderandtraveler,alongtheSilkRoad.ThewomanisViennaCammarota.Shelov

estravelingaroundtheworldonfoot.Shehasbeenacrazywalkerformorethan30years.Aftervisitingmanyplaces,Cammarotagotanewideaafewyears

ago—followingthefootstepsoffamouspeople.In2017,CammarotamadeatripbywalkingalongthepathdescribedinabookofGoethe,afamousGer

manpoet,andwalkedthroughGermany,AustriaandItaly.However,aftertakingsomanytrips,Cammarotadidnotstop.Instead,shedecidedtochallengeherse

lfagain.InApril,2022,sheleftVenice,thebirthplaceofMarcoPolo,andplannedtowalkthrough15countriestoarriveinBeijingin2025.Alongthewholejou

rney,Cammarotahastofacemanydifficulties,forexample,thebadweather.However,shehasmadeuphermindtomeethergoal.Asidefromherbackpack,shetakesac

amerawithhertorecordwhatsheseesandexperiencesontheway.Also,shetakesaphonewithahealthapp.Herdoctorcancheckonherhealththroughitfromfaraway.Cammarotaho

pestobehostedbypeopleshemeetsalongtheway.Shewantstotalkwiththemandlearnthestoriesofthecountries.“Ilovehi

storyandculture,andIwalkinordertoseeandtell,butabovealltolisten,”saidCammarota.BringLifetotheBrokenAreaWalkingaroundNant

ingVillageinGuangzhou,GuangdongProvince,youcanfindunexpectedjoys—somebrightflowersgrowonstreetcornersandwalls.LuoShengtian,theirgardener,usesfelttom

aketheseflowers.LuoisfromMeizhou,GuangdongProvince.AsagraduateofGuangzhouAcademyofFineArts,Luowasworkingonagraduat

ionprojectusingfelt.Histeacheradvisedhimtothinkofcommunityrelationships.TheninAprilthisyear,Luostartedhisfeltflowerproject.Luowantedtohelpbringlifeto

oldbuildings.Hespentalotoftimedesigningcolorfulfeltflowerstosmoothoverbrokencornersandwalls.Hesaid,“Somestreetsinthevillagearenarrow,andthe

brokencornersonthewallsoftengetmehurtwhenIridemybike.Theycanhurtchildrentoo.”Luomadefeltflowersathom

e.Thenhebroughtthemtothebrokenareas.Hestuckclayintothebrokenwallsandputtheflowersintheclay,andthenheaddedgre

enfelttomakegrasstohelpkeeptheflowersinplace.Afterfinishingthework,Luosometimeswentbacktocheckifthefeltflowersneededtoberepaired.Now,Luo’sstor

yhasbecomepopularonline.Hehopesthathisfeltflowerswillhitmoreplacesinthefuture.Hesays,“‘Growing’feltflowerswillbecomealong-termcreativeplan.”