Question

Two thousand years ago，beside the beautiful and rich Loulan Lake，there lay Loulan ancient city of the Silk Road．Businessmen from every country gathered here and there were lots of dancing parties 1.

However，two thousand years later，this rich land suddenly disappeared from the map of China 2. 

Loulan was first “discovered” by a Swedish man，Sven Hedin，in 1900．People from other countries all began to come here 3. He visited and studied this area and found many relics (遗迹)that were beautifully and carefully made．

It is recorded that the ancient city of Loulan was the capital of Loulan Kingdom during the Han and Jin Dynasties (朝代)，and covered an area of about 100,000m²． 4.  Outside the city，there are some dried rivers and much farmland．In the past century，many coins，mirrors and other things from Greek and Roman have been dug out there． 5.

The Loulan Kingdom is now a lifeless area with endless “forests” of mounds (小丘）which aren’t easily seen in other parts of the world．So people from many countries have been interested in this place．

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通 顺、内容完整。

A．All these things show that business between East and West once took place there．

B．People in Loulan lived a rich life then．

C．Inside the city there are government offices and other old buildings．

D．Then it became an area covered with sand and dead trees．

E．Then a Chinese named Huang Wenbi came to Loulan．

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.E

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章主要介绍两千多年前，在美丽富饶的楼兰湖，还有楼兰古城的丝绸之路然而，二千年后，这个富有的土地突然消失了，介绍了楼兰王国的遗址及楼兰王国的朝代。

1.Businessmen from every country gathered here and there were lots of dancing parties可知楼兰王国是一个很富裕的国家，人们在那生活的很富有。故选B

2.this rich land suddenly disappeared from the map of China可知这片富饶的土地从中国地图上消失了,然后变成由沙子和枯树覆盖的地区。故选D.

3.He visited and studied this area and found many relics (遗迹)that were beautifully and carefully made．可知是一个叫做Huang Wenbi的中国人发现了楼兰的遗址。故选E

4.It is recorded that the ancient city of Loulan was the capital of Loulan Kingdom during the Han and Jin Dynasties (朝代)，and covered an area of about 100,000m2．可以推断出东西方之间的生意来往就发生在此。故选A。

5.在城市里面应该改有政府办公室和其他的建筑物。故选C

考点：社会历史类阅读。