Question

【题目】 The Silk Road was first travelled by Zhang Qian in the 2nd century BC. This great route flourished (繁华的) for over a thousand years in Chinese history. Zhang Qian was a pioneer in setting up the Silk Road. He was an official in the Han Dynasty. (A) ________ that time, China knew little about the lands in the far west. The emperor sent Zhang Qian to explore and open routes to the outside world. Zhang Qian travelled to many countries and made useful reports on the people and cultures there.

The Silk Road got its name from the Chinese silk trade. It was started over 2,000 years ago. (D) It was called a “road”, but the Silk Road was actually many different routes, (B) ________ on land and by sea. These routes spread from East, South and West Asia to North and East Africa as well as Europe. (C) They allowed people to carry goods between countries, and helped spread knowledge and ideas across the world. The Silk Road played an important part in the development of countries such as China, India and Egypt.

【1】在文中(A)和(B)的空白处分别填入适当的词：________ ________

【2】文中划线部分(C)指代的是：________________

【3】将文中划线部分(D)改写为：

________ it was called a “road”, the Silk Road was actually many different routes.

【4】从文中找出两个表示国家的名词：________ ________

【5】从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的单词或短语：________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 At both

【2】The routes

【3】Although /Though /Even though

【4】 India/China Egypt（三个写出两个即可）

【5】The Silk Road

【解析】

本文介绍了丝绸之路。

【1】（A）句意：在那个时候，中国对遥远的西部土地知之甚少。短语at that time：在那时，在那个时候；注意：句子开头第一个字母要大写；结合句意可知答案是At。（B）句意：它被称为“路”，但丝绸之路实际上是许多不同的路线，不仅在陆上而且在海上。短语both…and…：两个都，不仅…而且…；结合句意可知答案是both。

【2】根据上文These routes spread from East, South and West Asia to North and East Africa as well as Europe.（这些路线从东亚、南亚和西亚延伸到北非、东非以及欧洲。）结合此句They allowed people to carry goods between countries, and helped spread knowledge and ideas across the world.（他们允许人们在国家之间运输货物，并帮助在全世界传播知识和思想。）句意可知“They”指上文的路线，故答案是The routes。

【3】此句It was called a “road”, but the Silk Road was actually many different routes（它被称为“路”，但丝绸之路实际上是许多不同的路线）是but连接的并列句，but但是，表示转折关系，此句可以改为Although （虽然，尽管）/Though（虽然，尽管）/Even though（即使，尽管）让步状语从句（尽管/虽然丝绸之路被称为“路”，但实际上它是许多不同的路线。）；故答案是Although /Though /Even though。

【4】题意：从文中找出两个表示国家的名词。根据第2段最后1句The Silk Road played an important part in the development of countries such as China, India and Egypt.（丝绸之路在中国、印度、埃及等国家的发展中发挥了重要作用。）可知答案是India/China/ Egypt(写两个即可)。

【5】题意：从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的单词或短语。本文主要介绍了丝绸之路，根据题意可知答案是The Silk Road。