Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

New discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings add a fascinating new page to the epic(史诗) of the Silk Road, which spread far and wide in no time.

The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy(木乃伊) from about l,000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other researches may extend human activity along this road back even further, perhaps a million years to the moving of human ancestors into eastern Asia.

The official origin of East-West trade along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret task across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, traveled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians(历史学家) have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect touches between the ancient world’s two super-powers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to Central Asia for war horses, was soon finding its way to the markets of Rome through a network of businessmen.

But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk apparently existed in the West long before the Han emperor started to organize trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide comprehension into the mystery(谜) of just how and when Europe first realized the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.

Title: New Discovery of the Silk Road
Introduction	New findings about the 【1】 ________ of trade along the Silk Road are spread far and wide in no time.
Discovery	☆ The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1,000 BC makes all feel greatly 【2】_______ . ☆ The discovery suggests the trade along the Silk Road may 【3】 ________ back to an earlier time than once thought.
Zhang Qian’s 【4】 ________	☆ Being accepted as official 【5】 ________ of East-West commerce along the Silk Road. ☆ Opening the way for the first 【6】 ________ touches between the ancient China and Rome. ☆【7】 ________ Chinese silk to Central Asia and Persia. ☆ Making Chinese silk 【8】 ________ the markets of Rome.
Summary	☆ Show the【9】 ________ of Chinese silk in the West long before the Han Dynasty. ☆ Change thinking about the early history of word trade. ☆ Help to solve the puzzle of Europeans’ first realizing 【10】________ culture.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】start/beginning

【2】surprised

【3】date/go

【4】task/mission

【5】origin

【6】indirect

【7】Trading

【8】enter/reach

【9】existence

【10】Chinese

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了最新的发现，丝绸之路可能要比我们一直认为的还要早很长时间。

【1】考查同义转述。根据第一段的trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began many centuries earlier than once thought.可知，这里是指丝绸之路的起源，根据the，需要填名词，故填beginning或start。

【2】考查同义转述。根据第二段的The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces…可知这是令人惊讶的发现，也就是使人们感到惊讶的。故填surprised。

【3】考查同义转述。根据第二段的Other researches may extend human activity along this road back even further,可知，人类活动可追溯到更久之前。再根据已提供词back to可知，此处考查短语date/go back to，意为可以追溯到…。

【4】考查原词重现。根据第三段的when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret task across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian,…可知，这是张骞的任务，故填原词task,或同义词mission。

【5】考查原词重现。根据第三段的The official origin of East-West trade along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC可知，本空填原词 origin即可。

【6】考查原词重现。根据第三段的His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect touches between the ancient world’s two super-powers,可知填indirect，表间接的。

【7】考查原词重现。根据第三段的Chinese silk, first traded to Central Asia for war horses,可知填trade，表进行贸易。综合上下文的Opening以及 Making可知，此处填Trading。

【8】考查同义转述。根据第三段的Chinese silk, first traded to Central Asia for war horses, was soon finding its way to the markets of Rome through a network of businessmen.中的find its way to，意为到达…，可知此处需要表示此意的词，故填enter/reach，表到达。

【9】考查原词重现。根据最后一段的But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk apparently existed in the West long before the Han emperor started to organize trade over the Silk Road.可知，丝绸之路远在汉朝之前就存在。根据题目Show the ________ of Chinese silk可知，这里需要存在的名词形式，故填existence。

【10】考查理解概括。根据最后一段的how and when Europe first realized the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.意为，欧洲人最初是如何以及何时明白欧亚大陆的另一端的文化的。所谓另一端即指中国。故填Chinese，意为中华文化。

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