Runners in a relay race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.
The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B.C. to about 1300 A.D., when sea travel offered new routes. It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.
The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China.
Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to graft different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide business 2,000 years before the World Wide Web. The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy, and religion.
1.What is required to be traders along the Silk Road?
A.Remembering the entire trade route. B.Dealing with a lot of difficulties.
C.Receiving certain special training. D.Knowing the making of products.
2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.Silk was the most prized product. B.The Silk Road led to world-wide business.
C.People traded many goods along the route. D.The Silk Road used to be the world’s longest highway.
3.How does the new technology travel along the Silk Road?
A.Trading goods along the route. B.Sharing each others’ beliefs.
C.Learning from one another. D.Making a living by traveling.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.The Silk Road: East Meets West B.The Silk Road: Past and Present
C.The Silk Road: Routes Full of Dangers D.The Silk Road: Pathways for Learning
Grandma’s Marathon doesn’t have the nationwide recognition. In Minnesota, though, people who’ve never run more than a few steps are familiar with the race.
While Grandma’s Marathon has been on my mind for years, I always found myself committed to a different race. When my sister mentioned she was signing up for the race last fall, I followed suit. It felt so far away at first, especially during those early training runs in the dead of winter. That changed once spring began. Before I knew it, the marathon day had arrived.
I’m no stranger to this, but nothing prepared me for Grandma’s Marathon mentally. Race day would be cold and rainy one day, then hot and sunny the next. Part of this has to do with the fact that Grandma’s Marathon is in June, the middle of Minnesota’s severe weather season, which typically witnesses the most thunderstorms.
Things weren’t looking great the night before the race. There was potential for thunderstorms, meaning race cancellation, and the temperature seemed a little hot. Everything changed when we woke up.
I’m not sure if it was because of the fog present through most of the morning, but the race course was just beautiful. We passed through gently rolling hills in quiet, wooded areas for much of the beginning. And the first time I saw Lake Superior, it nearly took my breath away. Even the finishing area was picturesque. I really had a good race that day.
I come from a family full of runners and many of us compete in the same events. The sad reality is that it’s rare that more than one of us will have a good race during the same competition until Grandma’s Marathon 2018. Finishing in a time of 3:26:18, I ran the second fastest.
1.What does the author intend to tell in the first two paragraphs?
A.The training for Grandma’s Marathon is easy.
B.The author ran Grandma’s Marathon for the first time.
C.The place where Grandma’s Marathon take place is far away.
D.Grandma’s Marathon is popular among the people in America.
2.Which of the following best explains “picturesque” underlined in paragraph 5?
A.Beautiful. B.Tough.
C.Relaxing. D.Interesting.
3.What can we know about the Grandma’s Marathon?
A.The weather on the race day was severe.
B.The author made full preparation for the race.
C.Things were not going smoothly along the race course.
D.The author got a good result in the Grandma’s Marathon.
4.How is the author’s attitude to the result of the event?
A.Objective. B.Puzzled.
C.Proud. D.Worried.
French children are saying “Hello” to the new academic year and “Bye” to their cellphones during school hours. That’s because a new law has come into effect which bans phone use by students up to the age of 15. The law, which follows a campaign promise by French President Emmanuel Macron, also bans tablets and smart watches.
The ban is also in place at break times, with exceptions in case of emergency and for disabled children, the French Education Ministry said in a statement. In emergencies, students can ask their teachers for permission to use their phones. Meanwhile, high schools can voluntarily carry out the measure.
Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said the new rules aim to help children focus on lessons, better socialize and reduce social media use. The ban is also designed to fight online bullying(欺凌) and prevent thefts and violence in school. Blanquer has told the media that the new law would improve self-control among France’s 12 million school students, nearly 90% of whom have mobile phones. “Being open to technologies of the future doesn’t mean we have to accept all their uses,” Blanquer said in June as the bill was going through in Parliament.
School administrations will decide how to put through the ban and a series of practical measures will be adopted to store students’ phones in lockers or allow them to keep them, switched off, in their backpacks. The law allows teachers to take away the phones until the end of the day in case of someone disobeying the bans.
Jacqueline Kay-Cessou, whose 14-year-old son, David, is entering eighth grade at the Camille See International School, told ABC News she was happy to hear of the ban. “It’s fantastic news. It’s something I’ve wanted for years,” Kay-Cessou said. “I think phones are harmful socially. Kids can’t think and sit still anymore and it’s highly addictive.”
1.What can we know about the new rule?
A.The new rule is welcomed by teachers.
B.French students can use phones during breaks.
C.French students can bring phones to school.
D.The new rule bans all the electronic products at school.
2.Which of the following is the benefit of the new rule?
A.Saving resources.
B.Opening to technologies.
C.Helping fight online bullying.
D.Reducing the misuse of electronic products.
3.What is the opinion of Jacqueline kay-Cessou?
A.Parents should take away cellphones.
B.The school should be strict with students.
C.The cellphone help people socialize better.
D.The cellphone brings a lot of harm to students.
4.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear ?
A.Science. B.Education.
C.Culture. D.Entertainment.
The province of Pescara surrounds the city of the same name and lies in the very centre of the district of Abruzzo. This is a part of Italy of remarkable beauty and with cultural riches, yet it has never been a major destination for international visitors, largely because this area is not very well served by international flight lines. However, many Italians make their way to the coast here in the summertime. Here are places to visit around the Pescara province.
The city of Pescara
The city of Pescara is the most famous today for being the birthplace of Gabriele D'Annunzio, perhaps the greatest Italian writer of the modern ear. It is a developed coastal tourist attraction with several miles of popular sandy beaches and a range of summertime activities for all the family to enjoy.
Citta Sant'Angelo
Lying just a few miles northwest of the city of Pescara in an area famous for the production of Montepulcianod' Abruzzo wine, its main visitor attractions are the churches of San Michele Arcangelo and Santa Chiara.
Loreto Aprutino
Almost directly west of Pescara, and north of Bolognano, it is worth visiting just to see its wall painting of The Judgement, but this small town has many more to offer the visitor including the region's pottery industry and some excellent olive oil.
Castiglione a Casauria
If you enjoy further southwest from Loreto Aprutino, you will come to Casauria and the remains of the 9th-century Abbey(修道院) of San Clemente.
1.What can we infer about the first paragraph?
A.The Pescara province is larger than Abruzzo.
B.Pescara is both a city name and a province name.
C.The Pescara province is the cultural centre of Italy.
D.The Pescara province attracts a lot of visitors around the world.
2.What do you know about Citta Sant' Angelo?
A.It has a long history.
B.It has various activities for family.
C.It's famous for its wine and churches.
D.It's a developed coastal tourist attraction.
3.Which of the following will you choose if you are a fan of Gabriele D' Annunzio?
A.Castiglione a Casauria. B.The city of Pescara.
C.Loreto Aprutino. D.Citta Sant' Angelo.
假如你是李华，你的新西兰笔友 Eric 在汉语演讲比赛中荣获一等奖。请你给他写一封祝贺信，内容包括：
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 表扬他为此付出的努力；
3. 表达对他未来的祝愿。
参考词汇：汉语演讲比赛 the Chinese Speech Contest
注意：1. 词数 100 字左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Eric,
How’s everything going?
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错 误,每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个的词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注童：1.毎处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处.多者（从第11处起）不计分。
On August 21,I was working on my homework, a composition titling “My Hero/Heroine”. I stuck at the very beginning, trying to figure out what would be my hero/heroine.
Attracted by the cheers from the living room, I opened the door only to find my parents were watching the volleyball matches of women's final. Then I decided to take the break and joined in them. The sense of nervousness was overwhelming as the score was quite closely between China and its opponent.
To our delight, China won in the end. We couldn't help feel proud as Chinese! The volleyball players had trained so hard before and fight till the last minute. Without doubt, they were not only my heroines, and the heroines of China! I started to write my composition.
