Question

【题目】阅读短文，并按要求完成文后小题。

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 did you know that the Silk Road is not a single route? It is actually a series of trade and cultural transmission（传送）routes. It started to take shape during the Western Han Dynasty. The trade route started from the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province and ended in eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea（地中海）. 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. In addition to silk, jade （玉）, tea and iron also went west to Rome. From the West came glass, gems（宝石）, and foods like carrots and sesame.

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

Today, various historical sites along the Silk Road are popular travel destinations, such as the Terracotta Warriors（兵马俑）in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes（莫高窟） in Dunhuang, Gansu .A new train line, the New Orient Express, is running from Beijing across the Silk Road.

【1】完成句子The Silk Road covered about_______________ kilometers.

【2】完成句子In addition to silk,___________________________also went west to Rome.

【3】简略回答问题What things can Chinese people get from the West?

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【4】找出并写下第四段的主题句________________________________________________________________________

【5】将文中画线句子译成汉语。_______________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】6,500

【2】jade, tea and iron

【3】Glass, gems, and foods like carrots and sesame.

【4】The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world.

【5】它穿越了地球 的四分之一。

【解析】

本文是说明文。短文介绍了历史上丝绸之路在中西方经济交流和文化传播方面起的重要作用。新时期的丝绸之路沿线的文化名胜成了旅游胜地，对于开展经济合作和文化传播意义非凡。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句The Silk Road was about 6,500 kilometers long.可知丝绸之路大约6500千米。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段第2句In addition to silk, jade, tea and iron also went west to Rome.可知，除了丝绸，玉、茶叶和铁器向西被运到罗马。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段第3句From the West came glass, gems（宝石）, and foods like carrots and sesame.可知，中国人从西方获得的有宝石和像胡萝卜和芝麻等食物，故回答Glass, gems, and foods like carrots and sesame.。

【4】段落主旨大意题。本段的后两句从不同方面说明了丝绸之路对增进世界经济和文化的交流的重要意义，所以第一句是本段的主旨句，故回答The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world.

【5】英译汉题目。It went across one-fourth of the planet. 短语go across意为穿过；本句是一般过去时态，the planet在这里指地球。