Question

    From quiet paths by a stream in a forest to busy roads running through a city,people have created various forms of routes in different places.These routes have enabled people to move, transport things,and send information from one place to another quickly and safely.1.

Early routes were often formed naturally on land.They gradually developed over long periods of time while people traveled them on foot or horseback.Once the first wheeled carts appeared in ancient times,people recognized the importance of well-maintained routes.2.As a result,life became much easier,communities grew,economies developed,and cultures spread.

People have established routes on water,too.Rivers and canals have served as effective routes for people to move around and carry things.For example,in the old,Japanese city of Edo,water routes were used for the transportation of agricultural products,seafood,and wood. 3.They were important for the movement of ships,particularly in the days when they moved mainly by wind power.Using these sea routes,people could go to places they had not been able to reach before.

People have gone on to open routes in the sky as well.Since the invention of the airplane,they have made it possible to travel long distances easily.Finally,people became able to travel safely and comfortably high in the sky,and going vast distances only took a small amount of time.

4.By using this worldwide route,people can easily get information that once was available mainly from books and face-to-face communication.

As long as there have been people,there have been routes to connect them.5.

A.People could travel great distances.

B.People have also opened routes across the sea.

C.Today,we have a new type of route,the Internet.

D.Therefore,towns,cities,and entire countries improved them.

E.Some unknown routes will surely take us further in the future.

F.They have been important in our daily lives throughout history.

G.They can immediately send messages to large numbers of people all at once.

Answer

1.F

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.E

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章讲述了道路在人类发展中重要作用。

1.根据空前的These routes have enabled people to move, transport things,and send information from one place to another quickly and safely.得知这些路让人们移动，运输物品并且快速安全从一个地点向另一个地点发送信息。这都是在阐述道路给人类带来的便捷。所以F项They have been important in our daily lives throughout history.它们贯穿人类历史在我们的日常生活中一直很重要。故选F。

2.根据空前的Once the first wheeled carts appeared in ancient times,people recognized the importance of well-maintained routes.第一个带轮的车子出现在古代，人们认识到路况良好的重要性和空后的 As a result,life became much easier,communities grew,economies developed,and cultures spread.得知结果，生活变得更便捷。这都是道路改善的结果。所以D项Therefore,towns,cities,and entire countries improved them.因此城镇，城市和整个国家提升了它们。well-maintained routes和 improved是关键词，都在说提升道路，故选D。

3.根据空后的They were important for the movement of ships,particularly in the days when they moved mainly by wind power.Using these sea routes,people could go to places they had not been able to reach before.得知他们对船只的运动很重要。所以B项People have also opened routes across the sea.人们也已经开启了海上之路。They指代的就是海路，故选B。

4.根据空后的By using this worldwide route,people can easily get information that once was available mainly from books and face-to-face communication.得知通过使用这种全世界的路径，人们可以容易的获取曾经主要在书籍和面对面才能得到的信息。所以C项 Today,we have a new type of route,the Internet.今天我们有了一种新的“道路”，网络。可以作为本段的小标题。故选C。

5.根据空前的As long as there have been people,there have been routes to connect them.得知只要有人类，就会有道路来连接他们。所以E项 Some unknown routes will surely take us further in the future.一些未知的道路一定会在未来带着我们走得更远。承接自然，有道路，一定会带着人类走得更远，故选E。