Question

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.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了古代丝绸之路的由来，丝绸之路上的商品交易，以及丝绸之路上的风俗文化和现代丝绸之路的情况。

1.题意：丝绸之路盖了多少公里？考查细节理解题。根据the Silk Road covered almost 6，500 kilometres.，可知几乎覆盖了6500公里，故选B。

2.题意：商人们沿着丝绸之路运送各种货物。下列哪一项在文章中没有提到？考查细节理解题。根据Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried and traded spices, cloth, valuable stones and gold.，可知他们携带和买卖丝绸、香料、布料、贵重宝石和黄金。故选D。

3.题意：在故事《蓝眼睛的中国村庄》中谁娶了中国古代妇女？考查细节理解题。A. Asian soldiers. 亚洲士兵。B. African soldiers.非洲士兵。C. European soldiers. 欧洲士兵。D. American soldiers. 美洲士兵。根据第三段最后一句“Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blue­eyed villages of China was started.”可知，是罗马士兵娶了当地中国女子，而古罗马位于欧洲。故选C。

4.题意：从这篇文章中我们能推断出什么？考查综合理解题。A. Valuable things could not be sold along the Silk Road. 丝绸之路不能卖贵重物品。B. The Silk Road allowed people from different countries to mix. 丝绸之路允许来自不同国家的人们混合。C. Ancient Chinese along the Silk Road may be able to speak different languages. 沿丝绸之路的古代中国人可能会说不同的语言。D. The objects in the museum in Jiuquan in China are from all along the Silk Road.中国酒泉博物馆的物品都来自丝绸之路。根据第四段最后一句“All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures.”可知，古代丝绸之路上的中国人可能会说不同的语言。故选C。

5.题意：这篇文章可能来自杂志的哪一部分？考查综合理解题。根据短文内容，讲述了丝绸之路上的历史、地理和文化知识，可以推测来自杂志的历史和地理部分。故选A。