11．New archaeological discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many countries earlier than once thought．The findings，coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road．
The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of and Egyptian mummy from about 1000 BC，long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt．Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further，perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia．
The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia．The agent，Zhang Qian，travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia，Syria and a place known as Lijion．Historians have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times．His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world's two superpowers，China and Rome．Chinese silk，first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Persia in exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs，was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets in Rome．
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road．The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia．
 
74．The word"coupled"in the first paragraph could best be replaced byC．
A．produced             B．doubled           C．combined            D．contributed
75．What does the silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggest？A
A．That trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought
B．Historical research often achieves fascinating results
C．Egyptians had probably travelled to China to buy silk
D．The new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices
76．Until recently most historians believed that trade along the Silk RoadD．
A．extended human migration into eastern Asia
B．primarily benefited the Egyptians
C．began a million years ago
D．originated in the 2nd century BC
77．Why have Historians always considered Zhang Qian's mission important？B
A．Because it discovered the Silk Road
B．Because he helped establish East-West trade
C．Because he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor
D．Because he travelled as far as Afghanistan．

分析 本文介紹了絲綢之路的一些研究，新的考古發(fā)現(xiàn)表明，絲綢之路沿線的歐洲和亞洲之間的貿(mào)易可能開始于更多的國(guó)家．在西方，絲綢之路的官方來(lái)源通常是放置在公元前第二世紀(jì)末，而在中國(guó)，絲綢之路的貿(mào)易顯然是早在漢皇帝就已經(jīng)開始了．

解答 74．C．詞義猜測(cè)題．"produced"生產(chǎn)．"doubled"兩倍．"combined"結(jié)合．"contributed"捐獻(xiàn)．根據(jù)原句"The findings，coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road．"相比以前的結(jié)果，與科學(xué)和歷史研究，只有"結(jié)合"起來(lái)才能添加一個(gè)迷人的新網(wǎng)頁(yè)的史詩(shī)的絲綢之路．故選C．
75．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章"long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt．Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further"可知，絲綢之路的頭發(fā)和埃及木乃伊的頭發(fā)上發(fā)現(xiàn)的絲綢的發(fā)現(xiàn)，可能會(huì)延長(zhǎng)人類貿(mào)易活動(dòng)的時(shí)間，甚至更遠(yuǎn)．故選A．
76．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章"The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC"可知，沿著路東西方的商務(wù)官方來(lái)源通常是放置在公元前第二世紀(jì)末．故選D．
77．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章"His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world's two superpowers，China and Rome"可知，張騫的旅行使得東西方進(jìn)行了貿(mào)易．故選B

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是考察學(xué)生歷史文化類閱讀理解文章．這類文章常涉及歷史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文學(xué)藝術(shù)、發(fā)明創(chuàng)造、文化遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)、宗教與文化、風(fēng)俗與習(xí)慣、道德與法制、中外文學(xué)名著節(jié)選、等等．這類材料的命題點(diǎn)往往落在主旨大意題、事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題上．

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8．
It's simple：Every time you purchase a book from BetterWorldBooks．com，we donate a book to someone in need．The books we donate go through our non-profit partners Books for Africa and Feed the Children．
Our long-term relationship with our non-profit literacy （讀寫能力） partners allows you to support literacy with every purchase．Organizations like Room to Read，Invisible Children，Woridfund，and Books for Africa receive funding （資助） from every book we sell．
"It's been great to work with a company who would like to support education in an area destroyed by twenty-five years of war．Over the last three years，our partnership with Better World Books has raised thousands of dollars that have funded our Legacy Scholarship Program and other activities that are helping contribute to peace in central East Africa．"（Ben Keesey．CEO，INVISIBLE CHILDREN）
"Better World Books has transformed Books For Africa，its effect starting with a single small donation in 2003．In 2010，we sent 1.9million books to 23African countries．We simply could never have done this without the support of Better World Books and their ongoing support of our program．"（Pat Plonski，EXEC．DIRECTOR，BOOKS FOR AFRICA）
Funds raised so far…（LAST UPDATED MAYt，2012）
●﹩5.9million for over 80 literacy and education nonprofits
●﹩5.2million for libraries nationwide
●Contributed more than﹩2 million to college service clubs who have run book drives
●Collected over 79million books through active book drives at over 2，300colleges and
universities
A few of those who benetit from the funds include：
●﹩2.4million for Books for Africa
●﹩421，000for Invisble Children
●Set up the Better World Books Fund to finance projects though Books for Africa
64．According to the passage，Better World Books isD．
A．a(chǎn) bookstore collecting money for education
B．a(chǎn) group offering books for children in Africa
C．a(chǎn) website aimed to work with non-profit groups
D．a(chǎn) company giving away a book with a book sold
65．Which organization supports education in Africa？B
A．Worldfund．      B．Invisible Children．
C．Room to Read．   D．Feed the Children
66．We can learn from the passage that book drivesC．
A．a(chǎn)re one of the literacy and education nonprofits
B．a(chǎn)re run by college service club volunteers for free
C．help collect books in colleges as well as universities
D．set up the Better World Books Fund for nonprofits．

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