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 went from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk, of course. They also carried and traded other things like spices (香料), cloth, jewels and gold.

Along and around these ancient path(小路), have come many fascinating and mysterious stories.

It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia. They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond-haired, blue-eyed tribes of China was started.

Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel. They were prisoners (俘虏) of war almost 2800 years ago. People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road. They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time.

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 things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods from different 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 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.It is clear that ___________.

A.the Silk Road was divided into Europe, Africa and Asia

B.Roman soldiers would like to travel along the Silk Road

C.people could travel to different countries along the Silk Road

D.people shared only silk on the Silk Road

2.The underlined word “Merchants” in the passage probably means_______.

A.foreigners B.businessmen C.soldiers D.prisoners

3.The old Silk Road routes are still used because _________.

A.there are many old stories about them B.the historians and scientists think highly of them

C.China will make good use of the Silk Road again D.people can keep traveling and trading along

4.The best title for the passage can be       .

A.Stories along the Silk Road B.Silk Route Museum C.Trade for Silk D.The West and the Far East

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

文章主要介绍了丝绸之路的历史。科学家们相信大约3000年前就存在丝绸之路，从遥远的罗马到中国，商人们将自己的商品与其他国家的商品进行交易。丝绸之路上的各个国家共享物品和文化等，现在丝绸之路仍然在使用，中国在丝绸之路上起到了重要的作用。

1.细节理解题。根据文中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. 丝绸之路是很久以前连接欧洲，非洲和亚洲的不同道路的名称。 人们沿着这条路到达了这些不同的地方。可知人们可以到不同的地方旅行，故选C。

2.词义猜测题。foreigners外国人；businessmen生意人；soldiers战士；prisoners囚犯；根据文中carry silk, of course. They also carried and traded other things like spices (香料), cloth, jewels and gold. 随身携带丝绸。 他们还携带和交易其他东西，例如香料，布，珠宝和黄金。可知他们携带着这些东西是要交易的，所以他们就是做生意的人，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文中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. 在现代，老丝绸之路仍然在使用，但是现在上面走的是火车而不是骆驼和马。可知人们可以继续利用老丝绸之路进行旅行和贸易，故选D。

4.最佳标题题。根据文章的开头The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. 丝绸之路是很久以前连接欧洲，非洲和亚洲的不同道路的名称。可知文章主要讲述的是丝绸之路的故事，故选A。