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【题目】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 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 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】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.

【3】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 Silk 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【解析】试题本文主要介绍了丝绸之路的发展历程，并讲述了丝绸之路对东西方经济、文化等各方面的影响。

【1】题意：丝绸之路覆盖多少公里？考查细节理解题。根据the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers.，可知选B。

【2】题意：在中国蓝眼村的故事中，谁娶了中国古代妇女？考查细节理解题。根据Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blue-eyed villages of China was started. 一些罗马人娶了当地的中国妇女，可知罗马人属于欧洲，故选C。

【3】题意：从这篇文章中我们能推断出什么？考查细节推测题。A. Valuable things could not be sold along the Silk Road. 丝绸之路不能卖贵重物品；根据They also carried and traded spices, cloth, valuable stones and gold.，可知说法错误。B. The Silk Road allowed people from different countries to mix.丝绸之路允许来自不同国家的人混合；根据During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix.，可知说法错误。C. Ancient Chinese along the Silk Road may be able to speak different languages.沿着丝绸之路的古代中国人可能会说不同的语言；根据All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures.，可知说法正确。D. The objects in the museum in Jiuquan in China are from all along the Silk Road中国酒泉博物馆的物品来自丝绸之路；根据There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China.，可知说法错误。综合以上分析，故选C。