The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers. It spread from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.
Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried and traded spices（香料）,cloth, valuable stones and gold.
There is a famous old story along the old road. It is said that Roman soldiers（士兵）travelled through central Asia. They started to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blue-eyed 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. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas. 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（路线）are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.
1.How many kilometers did the Silk Road cover?
A. About 3000. B. Nearly 6500. C. Almost 2000 D. Over 35,000
2.Traders carried all kinds of goods along the Silk Road. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Silk B. Cloth. C. Gold. D. Tea.
3.Who married ancient Chinese women in the story of blue-eyed villages of China?
A. Asian soldiers. B. African soldiers. C. European soldiers. D. American soldiers.
4.What can we infer（推断）from the passage?
A. Valuable things could not be sold along the Silk Road.
B. The Silk Road allowed people from different countries to mix.
C. Ancient Chinese along the Slik Road may be able to speak different languages.
D. The objects in the museum in Jiuquan in China are from all along the Silk Road.
5.Which part of a magazine can this passage come from?
A. History and Geography. B. Sports World. C. Man and Animals. D. Popular Science.
Last year, I went to Beijing Qizhi Special Education School for community service（社区服务）.Before we took the bus, my friend asked me a question, “Why are you here?” I did not know how to answer the question.
The school was not far from my school, but it looked like it was in a different world. A group of children were waiting for us. A boy walked toward me. He held my hands and pulled me to the ground. I kissed the earth and tasted nature.
I could not understand what he was doing at first, then I was very angry. Though I was very angry, I controlled my anger.
A teacher stopped this awkward（尴尬的）silence when she shouted at the boy. “What are you doing right here, right now?” she said. “You will never see your mom again if you keep doing this. Now, say sorry!” “Sorry,” he cried fearfully and nervously. I said nothing, but I realized something about this child. After lunch I asked the teacher for information about the child’s parents.
She said that the child was very different from other students because of an illness. His family could not afford to treat him. He needed the kindness of his family, but they had abandoned him. So he depended on the support from the teachers and community service workers like us.
I suddenly realized I could answer the question my friend asked me at the beginning of the day.
Community service workers help others and make everyone feel better. There are so many people in the world that need help. Playing with lonely children may not make a big difference. But it can light a corner in the children’s hearts, making them know they are loved by people.
1.How did the writer reach Beijing Qizhi Special Education School?
A. By train B. By car. C. By bus. C. By taxi.
2.Why did the writer get angry?
A. Because a boy held the writer’s hands.
B. Because the writer did not like to taste nature.
C. Because a boy pushed the writer to the ground.
D. Because a boy was impolite to the writer.
3.The boy acted differently from others because _______.
A. he was sick
B. his parents didn’t like him
C. he was nervous and fearful
D. he always lived with teachers
4.The underlined word “abandoned” most probably means “_______”.
A. hurt B. left C. sold D. forgotten
5.From the passage we can learn that the writer __________.
A. helped so many people in the world
B. played with the lonely boy after lunch
C. learned the meaning of community service
D. wasn’t good at answering the questions about community service.
People once went hungry. A rich man who made bread and cakes sent for twenty of the 16 children in the town, and told them to take a loaf（条）of bread from a 17 every day till the hard days passed.
The hunger children came together 18 , and argued for the bread, because each wished to have the largest one. Finally they went away without even thanking the good gentleman.
But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not argue or 19 with the rest, but remained standing quietly far away from them. 20 the bad-mannered girls left, she took the smallest bread, which alone was left in the basket, kissed the gentleman’s hand, and went home.
The next day the children were as bad-mannered as before, and poor, shy Gretchen 21 a loaf hardly the size of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the loaf open. Many new shining pieces of 22 fell out of it.
Her mother was very surprised and worried, and said, “Take the money back to the good gentleman at once, for it must have got into the dough（生面团） 23 mistake. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick!”
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother’s 24 , he said, “No, no, my child, it was no mistake. I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to give you. Always be as satisfied, quiet, and 25 as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is your own.”
1.A. kindest B. smartest C. poorest D. thinnest
2.A. bowl B. basket C. kitchen D. fridge
3.A. luckily B. proudly C. silently D. excitedly
4.A. fight B. play C. talk D. jump
5.A. If B. When C. Because D. Unless
6.A. brought B. tasted C. received D. noticed
7.A. silver B. bread C. gold D. glass
8.A. in B. on C. with D. by
9.A. thanks B. message C. wallet D. praise
10.A. thankful B. friendly C. lively D. lovely
如今，很多城市出现了一种绿色出行方式――共享单车（bike-sharing）,它因环保、便捷而备受青睐，但同时也引发了一些问题。请你根据提示以“Bike-sharing”为题写一篇英语短文，表达自己的看法和建议。
要点提示：
Advantages | Be convenient, less pollution, reduce the traffic pressure（减缓交通压力） Take exercise… |
Problems | Throw away, damage（毁损）, be stolen… |
Advice | Civilized（文明的）, follow the rules, take good care of… |
注意：
1. 短文应包括以上要点，可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
2. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名及地名；
3. 词数：80-100（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
Bike-sharing
Today, as a greener means of transportation, bike-sharing is becoming more and more popular in many cities. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
[1]Once, when there was a famine（饥荒）, a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, “In this basket there is a loaf（面包）for each of you. Take it, and come back to me every day at this hour for more.”
[2]The hungry children gathered eagerly about the basket, and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest loaf. At last they went away without even (77)______ the good baker.
[3]Gretchen, a poorly dressed little girl, did not fight or struggle with the other children, but stood quietly in the distance（远处）, When the badly behaved children had left. Gretchen took the smallest loaf, which was all that was left in the basket. She kissed the baker’s hand and went home.
[4](78)第二天，孩子们表现得像以前一样糟糕。Gretchen got a loaf almost half the size of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the loaf open. Many new shining pieces of silver fell out of it.
[5]Her mother was very worried and said, “Take the money back to the baker at once. The silver must have fallen into the dough by accident. By quick, Gretchen!”
[6]When the little girl gave the rich man her mother’s message, he said, “(79) It was no mistake, I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to reward（奖赏）you. Always be as content（满足）,peaceable, and thankful as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is yours to keep.”
1.What did Gretchen do while the others fought over the bread?（no more than 6 words）
2.Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words（no more than 3 words）.
3. Translate the Chinese sentence in the fourth paragraph into English.
4.Translate the underlined sentences in the sixth paragraph into Chinese.
5.What do you think of Gretchen and her mother?
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。（每词限用一次）
place, share, important, end, because, influence, successful, across, trade, like |
A road is a bridge between two places. The Silk Road has been a bridge East and West for more than 2,000 years. The Silk Road has been 1.______ included into the UNESCO World Heritage List（世界文化遗产名录）at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha.
But did you know: the Silk Road is not a single route（路线）! It is a series of 2.______ and cultural transmission（传递）routes. It began during the Western Han Dynasty. The trade route starts from the city of Xi’an in Shannxi Province and3. ______ in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. The Silk Road was about 6,500 kilometers long. It went 4. ______ one-fourth of the planet.
The Silk Road got its name 5. _____ Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Apart from silk, jade, ceramics and iron went west to Rome. From the west came glass, gems and food 6. ______ carrots and sesame（芝麻）.
The Silk Road was very 7.______ to both China and the rest of the world. Besides trade, knowledge about science, arts and literature, as well as crafts and technologies was 8. ______ across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed and 9. ______ each other.
Today, 10. ______ along the Silk Road are great travel destinations（目的地）,such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang Gansu.
