Have you ever heard the saying “All roads lead to Rome”? At one time, this was pretty much true. During the Roman Empire, lots of roads were built in order to move armies, send messages by courier (信使), and make trade easier. This construction work went on for five centuries! If all the roads built during the Roman Empire were put together end to end, they would circle the equator twice.

The network of Roman roads was begun in 312 BC. It was demanded that the roads be built strong so that they would not fall down. Roman soldiers, supervised (监督) by engineers, laid down the roads in a special pattern of layers. The first layer was made of sand. Next, the builders added rocks and rubble. On top of these materials came gravel. On this solid foundation, the road builders placed paving stones.

Also, Roman roads were cambered. This means that they were built higher in the middle than on the edges, allowing rainwater to run off, which prevented flooding. We use the same technique in building roads today. The Romans also laid out roads over hills when necessary, setting them down in a zigzag pattern to make the road rise gradually.

All Roman roads had milestones (里程碑), placed every thousands paces (a Roman mile). The milestones told when the road was built, who was emperor at the time, the road’s destination, how far the traveler was from the destination, and how many miles had been traveled since the beginning of the road. This information was a great help to travelers.

Because of their excellence in construction, it really is no surprise that many parts of Roman road still exist today. These roadways are one of the most impressive accomplishments of the Roman Empire.

42. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A. The Roman Empire was very powerful.

B. Lots of roads were built during the Roman Empire.

C. The roads built during the Roman Empire were very long.

D. The roads built during the Roman Empire were very convenient.

43. Which of the following correctly shows the structure of the Roman roads?

A. B.

C. D.

44. The following description about Roman roads is true EXCEPT _____.

A. Roman roads were built by the Roman soldiers directed by the engineers

B. Roman roads could prevent flooding using the technique abandoned today

C. Roman roads had milestones that were placed every other Roman mile

D. Roman roads still exist today as an impressive achievement of Roman Empire

45. What information can you find on the milestones?

A. The builders of the road. B. The materials used in building roads.

C. The distance from one city. D. The time spent in building roads.

46. The passage mainly ______.

A. explains the saying “All roads lead to Rome”

B. praises ancient Romans for their great achievements

C. shows how great the Roman Empire was

D. introduces the construction of the Roman roads

Have you ever heard the saying “All roads lead to Rome”? At one time, this was pretty much true. During the Roman Empire, lots of roads were built in order to move armies, send messages by courier (信使), and make trade easier. This construction work went on for five centuries! If all the roads built during the Roman Empire were put together end to end, they would circle the equator twice.
The network of Roman roads was begun in 312 BC. It was demanded that the roads be built strong so that they would not fall down. Roman soldiers, supervised (监督) by engineers, laid down the roads in a special pattern of layers. The first layer was made of sand. Next, the builders added rocks and rubble. On top of these materials came gravel. On this solid foundation, the road builders placed paving stones.
Also, Roman roads were cambered. This means that they were built higher in the middle than on the edges, allowing rainwater to run off, which prevented flooding. We use the same technique in building roads today. The Romans also laid out roads over hills when necessary, setting them down in a zigzag pattern to make the road rise gradually.
All Roman roads had milestones (里程碑), placed every thousands paces (a Roman mile). The milestones told when the road was built, who was emperor at the time, the road’s destination, how far the traveler was from the destination, and how many miles had been traveled since the beginning of the road. This information was a great help to travelers.
Because of their excellence in construction, it really is no surprise that many parts of Roman road still exist today. These roadways are one of the most impressive accomplishments of the Roman Empire

1.
What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?
1. A.
  The Roman Empire was very powerful
2. B.
  Lots of roads were built during the Roman Empire
3. C.
  The roads built during the Roman Empire were very long
4. D.
  The roads built during the Roman Empire were very convenient
2.
Which of the following correctly shows the structure of the Roman roads?
1. A.
  Paving stones
  Gravel
  Rocks & rubble
  Sand
2. B.
  Gravel
  Rocks & rubble
  Sand
3. C.
  Sand
  Rocks & rubble
  Gravel
  Paving stones
4. D.
  SandRocks & rubble
  Gravel
3.
What information can you find on the milestones?
1. A.
  The builders of the road
2. B.
  The materials used in building roads
3. C.
  The distance from one city
4. D.
  The time spent in building roads
4.
The passage mainly ______
1. A.
  explains the saying “All roads lead to Rome”
2. B.
  praises ancient Romans for their great achievements
3. C.
  shows how great the Roman Empire was
4. D.
  introduces the construction of the Roman roads

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Barbara was driving her six-year-old son, Benjamin, to his piano lesson on the highway. They were late and Barbara was 1 tired. She had worked extra shifts as a night 2 nurse.The sleet ( 雨夹雪) storm and icy roads 3 her tension. She was thinking of turning around at once. Suddenly a car ahead of them lost control on a patch of ice and crashed 4 into a telephone pole. The impact was horrible. Barbara pulled onto the road's shoulder. Thank God she was a nurse-her skill might make a 5 in the fate of these 6 passengers! But what about Ben ? Little boys 7 see scenes like this. But was it 8 to leave him alone? What if their car was 9 from behind, or a stranger 10 him? For a brief moment, Barbara decided to go on her way. "Ben, honey, 11 me you'll stay in the car!" she cried over her shoulder. "I will, Mommy," she heard him say 12 , she can, slipping and sliding, toward the crash site. It was 13 than she had feared. Two high-school-aged girls had been in the car. One, the blonde on the passenger side was dead. The driver, however, was unconscious. Barbara quickly 14 pressure to the wound in the teenager's head while her practiced eyes ran over the other 15 , a broken leg, maybe two, along with probable internal damage. But if help came , this girl would live. The ambulance arrived. " Good job," one rescue worker said, 16 he examined the driver. " You probably saved her life, Madam." As Barbara walked back to her car, a feeling of 17 overwhelmed her, especially for the family of the passenger who had died. But what should she tell Ben? "Mom," he 18 " did you see it?" "See what honey?" she asked. "The angel, Mom! He came down from the sky. And he opened the door, and he took that girl out. " Barbara's eyes were filling with tears, " Which door, Ben?" "The 19 side." Later Barbara was able to meet the families of the victims. They expressed their 20 for the help she had provided. Barbara was able to give them something more: Ben's Vision .
( )1. A. uncommonly ( )2. A. class ( )3. A. added to ( )4. A. front ( )5. A. help ( )6. A. fortunate ( )7. A. shouldn't ( )8. A. safe ( )9. A. stolen ( )10. A. approached ( )11. A. tell ( )12. A. before ( )13. A. lucky ( )14. A. pulled ( )15. A. scars ( )16. A. before ( )17. A. harm ( )18. A. whispered ( )19. A. driver ( )20. A. gratitude	B. commonly B. work B. made up B. forward B. devotion B. unfortunate B. can't B. necessary B. beat B. stolen B. reply B. as B. more dangerous B. put B. injuries B. after B. achievement B. shouted B. stranger B. admiration	C. unusually C. school C. added C. backward C. contribution C. strange C. wouldn't C. fit C. hit C. struck C. answer C. after C. worse C. set C. death C. since C. sadness C. yelled C. passenger C. help	D. usually D. duty D. brought up D. sideways D. difference D. familiar D. couldn't D. sure D. broken D. robbed D. promise D. on D. better D. applied D. harms D. as D. tiredness D. repeated D. passer-by D. benefits

When I was a little girl, I used to walk with my grandmother up a quiet road. Grandma and I would chat about this and that, or we’d just walk in 21 , enjoying the outdoors and each other’s 22 . Yet, for me, these times were not just a (n) 23 to be with my grandmother. These walks were treasure hunts.

More often than not, money would be 24 with the gravel (沙粒)and dust at the road’s edge. Not lots of it —a penny here. Sometimes, on really 25 days, I’d find more than a quarter.

Some days, I wouldn’t find anything, Other days, I’d come back with more than twenty-five cents. 26 back now, it was not 27 the money that was such a big deal; it was the joy of 28 . It made me feel so 29 .

Yet, it wasn’t until years later that that simple 30 came to mean so much more to me than simply a child’s happiness, My mother told me a truth that I had never 31 .

“Remember when you used to walk with Grandma up Cummings Road?” she started the conversation. All those years, she 32 , my grandfather used to drive up and down the walking route (路线), 33 change for me to find, I was 34 . He never told me himself. I remembered how he’d smile when I dug my find out of my pocket to show him. I’d never imagined that he was the one 35 for it.

My grandfather wasn’t a man who 36 me often as a child, but I had 37 doubted his love for me. Now, I knew, he had given me joy in ways I hadn’t even 38 to him.

Now, every once in a while, when I take a walk down the street, I drop a penny or two, I

39 some small child finding it, delighted at the discovery. They’ll never know someone put it there 40 for them to find. But that’s part of the joy. Thanks, Grandpa.

21．A．excitement B．secret C．silence D．relief

22．A．care B．company C．life D．experience

23．A．honor B．adventure C．chance D．favor

24．A．mixed B．faced C．crowded D．armed

25．A．sunny B．rainy C．lucky D．peaceful

26．A．Looking B．Holding C．Coming D．Dating

27．A．ever B．rather C．almost D．even

28．A．nature B．discovery C．travel D．work

29．A．special B．casual C．creative D．practical

30．A．story B．dream C．kindness D．memory

31．A．believed B．missed C．suspected D．supposed

32．A．whispered B．admitted C．signed D．agreed

33．A．passing B．making C．sending D．dropping

34．A．amazed B．disappointed C．annoyed D．pleased

35．A．ready B．famous C．fit D．responsible

36．A．hugged B．respected C．beat D．scolded

37．A．always B．never C．sometimes D．often

38．A．devoted B．replied C．turned D．connected

39．A．notice B．imagine C．keep D．have

40．A．by accident B．by mistake C．on purpose D．on time

Have you ever heard the saying “All roads lead to Rome”? At one time, this was pretty much true. During the Roman Empire, lots of roads were built in order to move armies, send messages by courier(信使), and make trade easier. This construction work went on for five centuries! If all the roads built during the Roman Empire were put together end to end, they would circle the equator twice.

The network of Roman roads was begun in 312 BC. It was demanded that the roads be built strong so that they would not fall down. Roman soldiers, supervised (监督) by engineers, laid down the roads in a special pattern of layers. The first layer was made of sand. Next, the builders added rocks and rubble. On top of these materials came gravel. On this solid foundation, the road builders placed paving stones.

Also, Roman roads were cambered. This means that they were built higher in the middle than on the edges, allowing rainwater to run off, which prevented flooding. We use the same technique in building roads today. The Romans also laid out roads over hills when necessary, setting them down in a zigzag pattern to make the road rise gradually.

All Roman roads had milestones (里程碑), placed every thousands paces (a Roman mile). The milestones told when the road was built, who was emperor at the time, the road’s destination, how far the traveler was from the destination, and how many miles had been traveled since the beginning of the road. This information was a great help to travelers.

Because of their excellence in construction, it really is no surprise that many parts of Roman road still exist today. These roadways are one of the most impressive accomplishments of the Roman Empire.

61. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A. The Roman Empire was very powerful.

B. Lots of roads were built during the Roman Empire.

C. The roads built during the Roman Empire were very long.

D. The roads built during the Roman Empire were very convenient.

62. Which of the following correctly shows the structure of the Roman roads?

63. The following description about Roman roads is true EXCEPT _______.

A. Roman roads were built by the Roman soldiers directed by the engineers

B. Roman roads could prevent flooding using the technique abandoned today

C. Roman roads had milestones that were placed every other Roman mile

D. Roman roads still exist today as an impressive achievement of Roman Empire

64. What information can you find on the milestones?

A. The builders of the road. B. The materials used in building roads.

C. The distance from one city. D. The time spent in building roads.

65. The passage mainly _______.

A. explains the saying “All roads lead to Rome”

B. praises ancient Romans for their great achievements

C. shows how great the Roman Empire was

D. introduces the construction of the Roman roads

What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

Which of the following correctly shows the structure of the Roman roads?

What information can you find on the milestones?

The passage mainly ______

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