8.The Silk Road
The routes
For centuries,the Silk Road was the most important time of communication connecting modern day Xi'an with the Middle East and Europe,today one area in particular is associated most closely with the name of the Silk Road.This area is Xinjiang in Northwest China,through which two major routes of the Silk Road passed on the northern and southern side of the Taklamakan desert.
The name
The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century when a German geographer identified it as the route through which the Romans got their silk from China.However,silk wasn't the only thing that passed along the Silk Road;anything that had buyers was traded along the road.Goods were traded from market to market passing through many hands before they reached their final destinations.
Buddhism
The Silk Road was not just the route through which goods were carried.It was also important for the exchange of ideas.Buddhism from India entered China along the Silk Road and had a huge influence on Chinese culture.Greek art styles were popular along the Silk Road and gave Buddhist statues in Northern India classical Western faces.These styles from Northerm India were also found in Xinjiang.
The people
One of China's famous monks,Xuan Zang,followed the Silk Road in the 6th century to collect Buddhist scriptures from India.Around 600years later,one of Europe's famous travellers,MarcoPolo,entered China along the Silk Road.Both Xuan Zang and Marco Polo left detailed records of their journeys along the Silk Road.
The Silk Road today
Today,the Xinjiang Autonomous Region remains an international crossroad where traders from surrounding countries,and tourists from all over the world regularly meet.Trade in precious stones,food,drinks,crafts,art,and of course,silk,contimues,too.
96.For centuries,the Silk Road was the most important line of communication which connectedEast and West.
97.The Silk Road was named bya German geographerafter he found the route that Romans got silk from China.
98.The Silk Road was not only the route for trade but also an important route forthe exchange of ideas.
99.Xuan Zang and Marco Polo did a lot inleaving detailed records of their journeys along the Silk Road.
100.According to the passage,todayXinjiang is still an important international crossroad on the Silk Road.
分析 本文主要向我們介紹了絲綢之路.講解了絲綢之路的路線、名字的由來、絲綢之路與佛教、絲綢之路與玄奘西行、今日絲綢之路等等.
解答 96 East and West 推理判斷題.根據(jù)短文第一句:For centuries,the Silk Road was the most important line of communication connecting modern day Xi'an with the Middle East and Europe,可知絲綢之路是數(shù)世紀里連接今天西安及中東及歐洲的重要交通線路.也就是東方(中國)與西方的重要交通線,故填:East and West
97 a German geographer 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中的:The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century when a German geographer identified it as the route through which the Romans got their silk from China.可知絲綢之路因19世紀一位德國地理學家確認的羅馬人從中國獲取絲綢的路線而得名.故填:a German geographer
98 the exchange of ideas 細節(jié)理解題.由第三段第一句:The Silk Road was not just the route through which goods were carried.It was also important for the exchange of ideas.可知絲綢之路不僅是運送貨物的線路,而且也是重要的交換人們觀念的路線.故填:the exchange of ideas
99 leaving detailed records 細節(jié)理解題.由第四段最后一句:Both Xuan Zang and Marco Polo left detailed records of their journeys along the Silk Road.可知玄奘和馬可波羅都在絲綢之路上留下了他們旅程的詳細記錄,故本空填:leaving detailed records
100 Xinjiang 細節(jié)理解題.由最后一段第一句:Today,the Xinjiang Autonomous Region remains an international crossroad where traders from surrounding countries,and tourists from all over the world regularly meet.可知新疆還是現(xiàn)代的絲綢之路上的一個重要的交通樞紐.故填:Xinjiang.
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