Question

【题目】阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia.【1】. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6,500 kilometres. It spread from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

【2】 They also carried and traded spices (香料), cloth, valuable stones and gold.

There is a famous old story along the old road. 【3】. They started to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blueeyed 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. 【4】. 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 are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. 【5】. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.

A. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas.

B. People reached these different places along these roads

C. It is said that Roman soldiers travelled through central Asia

D. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China

E. Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：这是一篇科普知识类阅读，主要介绍丝绸之路的历史，科学家相信大约3000年前就存在丝绸之路，从遥远的罗马到远东的中国，商人们将自己的商品与其他国家的商品进行交易。丝绸之路上的各个国家共享物品和文化等，现在丝绸之路仍然在使用，中国在丝绸之路上起到了很重要的作用。

【1】根据上句The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia丝绸之路是很久以前连接欧洲、非洲和亚洲的不同道路的名字。和下句Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago. 科学家认为，人们大约在3000年前就开始了丝绸之路的旅行，可知，故填People reached these different places along these roads人们沿着这些道路到达这些不同的地方。故选B。

【2】根据下句They also carried and traded spices (香料), cloth, valuable stones and gold. 他们还携带和交易香料、布料、贵重宝石和黄金。可知，应填Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course当然，沿着丝绸之路旅行的商人们带着丝绸。故选E。

【3】根据上句There is a famous old story along the old road. 沿着这条老路有一个著名的古老故事。和下句They started to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian们开始住在离中国古村落李谦不远的地方。可知，应填It is said that Roman soldiers travelled through central Asia据说罗马士兵穿越中亚。故选C。

【4】根据上句During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. 在最繁忙的时期，丝绸之路允许来自不同文化和国家的人们相互接触和融合。和下句These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean, Persian, Magyar, Armenian, Bactrian, Indian and Chinese areas. 其中包括来自地中海、波斯、马扎尔、亚美尼亚、巴克特里亚、印度和中国地区的人员和贸易货物。可知，丝绸之路允许分享有价值的商品和新思想。此空应填The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas.故选A。

【5】根据上句In modern times, the old Silk Road routes are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. 在现代，旧的丝绸之路仍然在使用，但现在它们被火车而不是骆驼和马穿过。和下句It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. 岁丝绸之路沿线有35000多件文物。可知，中国酒泉甚至有一个丝绸之路博物馆。此空应填There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China.故选D。