The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean(地中海). It began during the Western Han Dynasty and has been a bridge between East and West for over 2 000 years.

The ancient road started from Chang'an (now Xi'an) and ended in Eastern Europe, near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6 500 kilometers long and went across one-fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade(玉石), ceramics(陶器) and iron went west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems(寶石) and food like carrots.

The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was more than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, knowledge about arts, science and literature, as well crafts and technologies was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.

Today, China is trying to build the "21st Century Marine(海洋的) Silk Road". With the help of APEC held in Beijing in November 2014, the dream of One Belt One Road (the "Silk Road Economic(經(jīng)濟(jì)的) Belt" and "gist Century Marine Silk Road")("一帶一路") is coming true.

1.The underlined word "route" in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.

A. 方式 B. 路線 C. 成就 D. 關(guān)系

2.When did the Silk Road begin?

A. In the 19th century. B. In the 18th century.

C. During the Western Han Dynasty. D. During the Eastern Han Dynasty.

3.How long was the ancient Silk Road?

A. It was about 6 500 meters long.

B. It was about 5 000 kilometers long.

C. It went across one-third of the planet.

D. It went across one fourth of the earth.

4.Why was it named the Silk Road?

A. Because Chinese silk was carried along this road.

B. Because Chinese silk was produced along this road.

C. Because things were traded from market to market along this road.

D. Because the ancient traders bought and sold things along this road.

5.It can be inferred(推斷) from this passage that

A. the Silk Road was only an ancient international trade route

B. many new silk roads have been built by the Chinese government so far

C. the Silk Road was a very important line of communication connecting East and-West

D. the Silk Road prevented the development of languages and cultures between East and West

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