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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：這是一篇科普知識類閱讀，主要介紹絲綢之路的歷史，科學(xué)家相信大約3000年前就存在絲綢之路，從遙遠(yuǎn)的羅馬到遠(yuǎn)東的中國，商人們將自己的商品與其他國家的商品進行交易。絲綢之路上的各個國家共享物品和文化等，現(xiàn)在絲綢之路仍然在使用，中國在絲綢之路上起到了很重要的作用。

【1】根據(jù)上句The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia絲綢之路是很久以前連接歐洲、非洲和亞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. 科學(xué)家認(rèn)為，人們大約在3000年前就開始了絲綢之路的旅行，可知，故填People reached these different places along these roads人們沿著這些道路到達這些不同的地方。故選B。

【2】根據(jù)下句They also carried and traded spices (香料), cloth, valuable stones and gold. 他們還攜帶和交易香料、布料、貴重寶石和黃金�？芍�，應(yīng)填Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course當(dāng)然，沿著絲綢之路旅行的商人們帶著絲綢。故選E。

【3】根據(jù)上句There is a famous old story along the old road. 沿著這條老路有一個著名的古老故事。和下句They started to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian們開始住在離中國古村落李謙不遠(yuǎn)的地方�？芍�，應(yīng)填It is said that Roman soldiers travelled through central Asia據(jù)說羅馬士兵穿越中亞。故選C。

【4】根據(jù)上句During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. 在最繁忙的時期，絲綢之路允許來自不同文化和國家的人們相互接觸和融合。和下句These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean, Persian, Magyar, Armenian, Bactrian, Indian and Chinese areas. 其中包括來自地中海、波斯、馬扎爾、亞美尼亞、巴克特里亞、印度和中國地區(qū)的人員和貿(mào)易貨物�？芍�，絲綢之路允許分享有價值的商品和新思想。此空應(yīng)填The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas.故選A。

【5】根據(jù)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. 在現(xiàn)代，舊的絲綢之路仍然在使用，但現(xiàn)在它們被火車而不是駱駝和馬穿過。和下句It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. 歲絲綢之路沿線有35000多件文物。可知，中國酒泉甚至有一個絲綢之路博物館。此空應(yīng)填There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China.故選D。