The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers. It spread from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried and traded spices(香料),cloth, valuable stones and gold.

There is a famous old story along the old road. It is said that Roman soldiers(士兵)travelled through central Asia. They started to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blue-eyed villages of China was started.

During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas. These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean, Persian, Magyar, Armenian, Bactrian, Indian and Chinese areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes(路线)are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.

1.How many kilometers did the Silk Road cover?

A. About 3000. B. Nearly 6500. C. Almost 2000 D. Over 35,000

2.Traders carried all kinds of goods along the Silk Road. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Silk B. Cloth. C. Gold. D. Tea.

3.Who married ancient Chinese women in the story of blue-eyed villages of China?

A. Asian soldiers. B. African soldiers. C. European soldiers. D. American soldiers.

4.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A. Valuable things could not be sold along the Silk Road.

B. The Silk Road allowed people from different countries to mix.

C. Ancient Chinese along the Slik Road may be able to speak different languages.

D. The objects in the museum in Jiuquan in China are from all along the Silk Road.

5.Which part of a magazine can this passage come from?

A. History and Geography. B. Sports World. C. Man and Animals. D. Popular Science.

Nadia Comaneci, a famous gymnast(体操运动员), was born in Romania in 1961.

When she was doing cartwheels(侧手翻)on the playground at the age of 7, a PE teacher saw her. He told her family that she was very good and advised Nadia to train in the capital of Romania. Although it was a long way from her home, Nadia went because she loved gymnastics(体操).

After that, she trained hard and took part in lots of competitions. In 1975, she was named as one of the Athletes of the 20th Century.

In 1976, Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada. She was so fantastic in the competition that everyone waited for the score, a high score. But the scoreboard showed 1.00!

Everyone was surprised. There wasn’t a sound for a moment. Then a voice came, “Ladies and gentlemen, Nadia Comaneci…10!

The audience(观众)cheered very loudly. So what happened? Well, when the scoreboard was built, no one thought a score of 10.00 was possible. The decimal point(小数点)was in the wrong place! In fact, the scoreboard only had three digits(数位)to show scores, such as 9.50 or 9.85 at that time.

In the 1976 Summer Olympics, Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10, which was thought impossible before. From then on, she was looked as a hero. In 1984, she got retired(退休的).

1.Nadia was named as one of the Athletes of the 20th Century in _______.

A. 1961 B. 1975 C. 1976 D. 1984

2.At first, the scoreboard showed Nadia got ______ in the Olympics in Canada.

A. 10.00 B. 1.00 C. 9.50 D. 9.85

3.In Paragraph(段落)5, “Everyone was surprised” because _______.

A. she was fantastic in the competition B. there wasn’t a sound

C. she got a score of 10 D. the score was too low

4.Put the following into correct order according to the passage.

①Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada.

② A PE teacher saw her doing cartwheels on the playground.

③ Nadia went to the capital to train.

④ She was looked as a hero.

A.②③①④ B.③①②④ C.③①④② D.④③①②

5.This passage is probably a _______.

A. news report B. notice C. novel D. life story

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