Question

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(宝石) 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(经济的) Belt" and "gist Century Marine Silk Road")("一带一路") is coming true.

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

A. 方式    B. 路线    C. 成就    D. 关系

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(推断) 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

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】这篇短文给我们介绍了丝绸之路，它有两千多年的历史，全长6,500公里，是一条连接东西方贸易和文化的重要的国际线路。

1.词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean可知，Silk Road是丝绸之路，它是一条连接中国和地中海的路，因此route应该是路线的意思。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中It began during the Western Han Dynasty and has been a bridge between East and West for over 2 000 years可知，丝绸之路是在西汉时期开始的。故应选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中It was about 6 500 kilometers long and went across one-fourth of the planet可知，丝绸之路有6,500公里长，横穿了地球的四分之一。由此可知应选D。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road可知，丝绸之路得名是因为中国的丝绸沿着这条路来运送的。故应选A。

5.推理判断题。根据短文第四段的内容可以知道，丝绸之路不仅是一个国际贸易路线，通过这条道路，关于艺术、科学、文学的知识以及手工艺品和技术也通过丝绸之路传播到了世界各地。因此丝绸之路是一条促进东西方交流的道路。因此C选项符合文意。

点睛：这篇短文给我们讲述了丝绸之路的历史，短文比较容易理解。题目的设置有细节理解、词义猜测和推理判断，细节理解题比较容易，我们可以根据题目中的关键词定位到原文，找到答案。例如第2小题，这个问题问的是丝绸之路开始的时间，因此我们在短文里寻找跟时间有关的句子和单词。推理判断题是比较难的题目，第5小题是推理判断题，我们是根据短文第四段的内容，再结合选项的意思进行判断的。