Silk production has a long and colourful history unknown to most people. Scientific discoveries have shown that silk production existed in China from around 2500 B.C., although it could be much older. For hundreds of years, China kept the secret of silk to itself as one for the most closely protected secrets in history. Anyone revealing the secret of silkworms or trying to take silkworm eggs out of ancient China was punished by death.
At one time silk was reserved only for the Chinese emperor. Gradually, others began wearing silk. In addition to being used for clothing, silk came to have industrial uses in ancient China, something that happened in the West only in modern times. Silk was used to make musical instruments, fishing lines, weapons, ropes and even paper. During the Han Dynasty silk became a form of money. Farmers paid taxes in both rice and silk. The prices of goods were calculated in lengths of silk just as they had once been calculated in gold. The importance of silk is even reflected in the Chinese language. For example, of the 5000 most common Chinese characters, around 500 have silk as their “key”.
In spite of their secrecy, the Chinese eventually lost their monopoly on silk production. It reached Korea in around 200 B.C. when immigrants from China arrived there. Silk production came to India in 300 A.D.. It was not until 500 A.D. that silk production came to Europe when travellers smuggled out silkworms in hollow tubes of bamboo. These were used to establish silk industry in Rome (modern-day Italy), although Chinese silk was still considered to be the best.
Silk was brought to Rome from China by means of the Silk Road. There were actually two Silk Roads, one over land and one on the sea. The land route in particular had a huge effect in history. All sorts of trade goods — silver, gold, jade, porcelain — passed along this road. Ideas travelled the Silk Road too. For example the religion of Buddhism was carried to China from India by traders on the Silk Road. The Silk Road created the first international culture, exposing many people to the ideas and treasures of both Western and Chinese cultures.
【小題1】How was China able to keep the secret of silk production?

A．It refused to sell its silk to other countries.
B．Foreigners were not permitted to enter China.
C．The silkworms needed were not able to survive outside China.
D．Chinese passing on the secret to foreigners were seriously punished.
【小題2】Which of the following uses of silk is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．A way of purchasing goods people sold.
B．A material used for making different products.
C．A method of paying money to the government.
D．A valuable gift given to foreigners travelling in China.
【小題3】In what order did silk production spread throughout the world according to the passage?
A．Europe àIndia àKorea àChina. B．China àKorea àIndia àEurope.
C．China àIndia àKorea àEurope. D．China àEurope àIndia àKorea.
【小題4】The underlined phrase “smuggled out” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A．quietly traded B．openly removed
C．illegally transported D．violently stole
【小題5】Which of the following is true about the Silk Road?
A．It allowed for economic and cultural exchanges between countries.
B．It made China the most powerful country in the ancient world.
C．It could only be completed by travellers with access to a boat.
D．It was first developed for transferring religious ideas.


【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】A 

解析試題分析：文章大意：中國是世界上聞名的絲綢古國，本文介紹了絲綢在中國的發(fā)展及絲綢技術(shù)向國外的傳播。
【小題1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的最后兩句For hundreds of years, China kept the secret of silk to itself as one for the most closely protected secrets in history. Anyone revealing the secret of silkworms or trying to take silkworm eggs out of ancient China was punished by death.可以得出答案。故D正確。
【小題2】D細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)全文可知古代對絲綢傳到國外的處罰嚴(yán)厲可知D選項與文章的事實(shí)不符合。故D正確。
【小題3】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三、四段可以知道絲綢產(chǎn)品傳遍全世界各國的順序。 故B正確。
【小題4】C詞義推測題。根據(jù)此詞后面的silkworms in hollow tubes of bamboo.可以推測出smuggled out為走私出去之意。故C正確。
【小題5】A細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句The Silk Road created the first international culture, exposing many people to the ideas and treasures of both Western and Chinese cultures.可知絲綢之路促進(jìn)了國家之間的經(jīng)濟(jì)文化交流。故A正確。
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