Question

短文填空，请用适当的词完成这篇短文，每空只填一个形式正确、意义相符的单词，并将所缺单词填写在指定位置上.

The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route(路线)between China and the Mediterranean(地中海).It began during the western Han Dynasty and has been a bridge 1. East and  West for over 2，000 years．

The ancient road started from Chang’an(now Xi’an)and 2. in Eastern Europe，near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea.It was about 6,500 kilometers long and went 3. one-fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name  4.Chinese silk used to be carried along this road.Silk，jade，ceramics and iron went west to Rome．And  5. the west came glass，gems and food like carrots and sesame.

The Silk Road was very   6.  to both China and the rest of the world．It was 7. than an ancient international trade route．  8.  trade，knowledge about arts，science and literature，as well as crafts(工艺)and technologies was shared across the Silk Road． 9. this way，languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.

Today，along the Silk Road there’re many places of 10. ，such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang．Now a new train line runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.

Answer

1.between

2.ended

3.across

4.because

5.from

6.important

7.more

8.Besides

9.In

10.interest

【解析】

试题分析：本文是对“丝绸之路”的介绍。它是联系中国和地中海的贸易路线，从长安到东欧，对中国和世界其他国家很重要。

1.between句意：它开始于西汉时期，在两千多年里，成为了东西方之前的一座桥梁。在……与……之前：between…and…。故填：between。

2.ended句意：古丝绸之路从长安开始，在东欧结束。与前面的start相对，结束：end，描述过去，用一般过去时态，故填：ended。

3.across句意：它有大约六千五百米长而且跨越地球的四分之一。通过，穿过：go across。故填：across。

4.because句意：因为中国的丝绸过去通过这条路运输，所以丝绸之路得名。描述丝绸之路名字的由来，表示原因，用because引出原因状语从句。故填：because。

5.from句意：从西方带回玻璃、宝石和食物。前句指的是运出去的，本句描述带回来的，即从西方运回的。故填：from。

6.important句意：丝绸之路对中国和世界其他国家都重要。根据上下文可知，丝绸之路在古代商贸中重要。故填：important。

7.more句意：它不仅是一个古老的国际贸易路线。不仅，超过：more than。故填：more。

8.Besides句意：除了，艺术知识、科学和文化，工艺和科技也通过丝绸之路分享着。人们都知道丝绸之路是商贸的路线，同时他还是艺术知识、科学和文化，工艺和科技的共享之路。包含在内的，用Besides。

9.In句意：这样，语言和文化发展了，并且互相影响。这样，通过这种方式：in this way。故填：In。

10.句意：今天，沿着丝绸之路，有许多名胜。名胜：place of interest。故填：interest。

考点：考查短文填空。