Question

【題目】

The distance between ancient Rome and ancient China was about 4,000 miles by land. There were terrible deserts and high mountains on the way. It was a very dangerous trip.

For a very long time, the ancient Romans did not know who was making this wonderful cloth called silk. The Romans first discovered pieces of silk in the goods they took from some of dead people they had conquered （征服）. But those people did not know where the silk was made. They only traded for the silk.

The Romans tried to find more traders as they came into villages to trade silk for other goods. But the traders did not know who made the silk either. In fact, the trading along the Silk Road was a relay （接力）system. One trader would travel for a while, stop and trade, and return home. The next trader would continue, stop and trade, and return home. And so it went. No trader made the whole trip because the trip was too dangerous.

As silk was becoming more and more popular, the demand for it in ancient Rome had grown. Ancient Rome had treasure. They hoped to find “The Silk People” to trade for more silk. But most never returned because they could not make it through the desert. They had to turn around and come back.

This went on for a very long time.

As the years went by along the Silk Road, temples appeared. There were even cities built on the oases （綠洲）. It was never easy to travel by land from ancient China to ancient Rome. But it was worth it. Ancient Rome traded treasure for ancient China’s silk and spices. In fact, more things travelled along the Silk Road than traders and goods. Ideas travelled along the Silk Road as well. The ideas changed the world.

【1】Why was it difficult for the ancient Romans to know the silk maker?

A.Because the silk makers didn’t want to be conquered.

B.Because the silk makers wanted to make more money.

C.Because the traders never saw the silk makers.

D.Because the method of making silk was a secret.

【2】Which of the words has the similar meaning to “demand” in paragraph 4?

A.InterestB.PriceC.NeedD.Value

【3】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.The discovery of ancient Rome.B.The importance of the Silk Road.

C.The history and value of the Silk Road.D.The international trade in ancient times.

【4】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.The Silk Road made a great difference to the world.

B.The ancient Romans wanted to conquer the traders.

C.Silk was the only thing that people traded along the Silk Road.

D.After building the temples, the travel was much easier than before.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文介紹了“絲綢之路”的歷史和意義。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“But the traders did not know who made the silk either.”可知，古羅馬人很難知道絲綢制造者是誰，因為商人們也不知道是誰做的絲綢，從來沒有見過制造絲綢的人。故選C。

【2】

詞意猜測題。Interest興趣；Price價格；Need需要；Value價值。根據(jù)第四段中“As silk was becoming more and more popular…”可知，隨著絲綢越來越受歡迎，說明古羅馬對絲綢的需求也在增長，所以此處demand與need的意思相似。故選C。

【3】

主旨大意題。結合全文內(nèi)容可知，文章前半部分首先介紹了“絲綢之路”的由來，也就是絲綢之路的歷史，在最后一段中介紹了絲綢之路不僅可以用來運送中國的絲綢和香料，也可以傳播改變世界的思想，這屬于“絲綢之路”的意義，所以文章主要講了“絲綢之路”的歷史和價值。故選C。

【4】

細節(jié)理解題。The Silk Road made a great difference to the world.“絲綢之路”改變了世界。根據(jù)最后一段中“Ideas travelled along the Silk Road as well. The ideas changed the world.”可知，通過“絲綢之路”傳播的思想改變了世界，所以A項正確；The ancient Romans wanted to conquer the traders.古羅馬人想要征服商人。根據(jù)第三段中“The Romans tried to find more traders as they came into villages to trade silk for other goods. But the traders did not know who made the silk either.”可知，羅馬人試圖找到更多的商人以便了解絲綢的生產(chǎn)者是誰，而不是想要征服他們，所以B項錯誤；Silk was the only thing that people traded along the Silk Road.絲綢是人們在絲綢之路上唯一的交易品。根據(jù)最后一段中“But it was worth it Ancient Rome traded treasure for ancient China’s silk and spices.”可知，通過絲綢之路可以交易絲綢和香料，所以絲綢不是唯一的交易品，所以C項錯誤；After building the temples, the travel was much easier than before.在建造了神廟之后，旅程比以前容易多了。根據(jù)最后一段中“It was never easy to travel by land from ancient China to ancient Rome.”可知，從古中國到古羅馬的陸路旅程從來都不容易，所以D項錯誤。故選A。