Question

A road is a bridge between two places. The Silk Road has been a bridge between East and West for more than 2,000 years.

But do you know the Silk Road is not a single route(路线)?

It is a series of trade and cultural transmission (传送) routes. It began during the Western Han Dynasty. The trade route starts from the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province and ends in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. The Silk Road was about 6,500 kilometers long. It went across one-fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Besides silk, jade, ceramics and iron went west to Rome. From the west came glass, gems, and food like carrots and sesame.

The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. Besides trade, knowledge about science, arts and literature, as well as crafts and technologies was shared across the Silk Roads. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.

Today, places along the Silk Road are great travel destinations, such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) in Dunhuang, Gansu. Now, beginning in August, a new train line, the New Orient Express, runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.

1.Where does the Silk Road start and end?

A. Xi’an and Western Europe

B. Xi’an and Eastern Europe

C. Dunhuang and Eastern Europe

2.Many things were carried to China from the west along the Silk Road except______.

A. sesame          B. silk     C. gems

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Silk was once carried along the road, so it was named the Silk Road.

B. It went across one-fourth of the planet.

C. The Silk Road is about 1400 years old.

4.According to the passage, the Silk Road is meaningful NOT because______.

A. it connected China with the outside world

B. it was the longest road in the world

C. it’s one of the cultural transmission routes

5. We can infer from passage that_____.

A. now tourists can travel along the Silk Road by train

B. the Silk Road was the only route to spread culture in history

C. China didn’t benefit from (从……中收益)the Silk Road

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析： 路是两地之间的桥梁。丝绸之路是连接东方和西方之间的桥梁，它已经超过2000年的时间了。

这是贸易和文化传播的路线。今天，丝绸之路也是很好的旅游地方，如，莫高窟和兵马俑。现在，从八月份开始，一个新的铁路线将要建成，从北京通过丝绸之路。

1. trade route starts from the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province and ends in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea.句意：贸易路线从陕西省的西安出发到东欧的城市，在今天的土耳其和地中海地区附近。明确了丝绸之路的起点和终点。故选B

2. From the west came glass, gems, and food like carrots and sesame.句意：从西方运来的物品有玻璃，宝石和食物，如胡萝卜、芝麻。结合选项中没有提到丝绸，重要的是丝绸是从中国运往西方的。故选B

3. Silk Road has been a bridge between East and West for more than 2,000 years.句意：丝绸之路是连接东方和西方之间的桥梁，它已经超过2000年的时间了。结合选项第三项的时间描述不正确。故选C

4.示丝绸之路意义的句子是哪一项？通过阅读短文，明确丝绸之路的意义是连接中外的桥梁；是文化传播的路线。意义并不是世界上最长的路。明确第二项的描述不正确。故选B

5. beginning in August, a new train line, the New Orient Express, runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.句意：现在，从八月份开始，一个新的铁路线将要建成，从北京通过丝绸之路。分析：可以推断出，现在旅行者可以乘火车在丝绸之路旅行。故选A

考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。