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A. strong   B. way   C. direction   D. necessary   E. crossroads

Some people may ask, "Isn't it enough to just educate the offenders? Do we really need to fine them?" Well, in my opinion, in order to change a person's behavior, fines are     1    . For example, car drivers had been encouraged for years to give     2     to pedestrians(行人)who were crossing the road. But few drivers did so until a new set of traffic regulations came out. Now, at     3     you can often see car drivers waiting for people to cross the road first.

Sometimes, we must use     4     methods if we want our society to become more civilized(文明的)and organized.

【推荐2】根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。（每词限用一次）

place, share, important, end, because, influence, successful, across, trade, like

A road is a bridge between two places. The Silk Road has been a bridge East and West for more than 2,000 years. The Silk Road has been (66)    1     included into the UNESCO World Heritage List（世界文化遗产名录）at the 38^th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha.
But did you know: the Silk Road is not a single route（路线）! It is a series of (67)    2     and cultural transmission（传递）routes. It began during the Western Han Dynasty. The trade route starts from the city of Xi’an in Shannxi Province and (68)     3     in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. The Silk Road was about 6,500 kilometers long. It went (69)     4     one-fourth of the planet.
The Silk Road got its name (70)     5     Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Apart from silk, jade, ceramics and iron went west to Rome. From the west came glass, gems and food (71)     6     carrots and sesame（芝麻）.
The Silk Road was very (72)     7     to both China and the rest of the world. Besides trade, knowledge about science, arts and literature, as well as crafts and technologies was (73)     8     across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed and (74)     9     each other.
Today, (75)     10     along the Silk Road are great travel destinations（目的地）,such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang Gansu.

【推荐3】阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词填空，每空一词。

important, somewhere, protects, shared, and, began, blue-eyed , by, mix, along

The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people     1     to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became     2     in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6,500 kilometers. It spread from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

Traders travelling     3     the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried and traded spices (香料), cloth, valuable stones and gold.

There is a famous old story along the old road. It is said that Roman soldiers travelled through central Asia. They started to live     4     near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of     5     villages of China was started.

During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and     6    . The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods     7     new ideas. These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean, Persian, Magyar Armenian, Bactrian, Indian and Chinese areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they     8     goods, stories, languages, and cultures.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes (路线) are still used, but now they are crossed     9     trains instead of camels and horses. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China     10     the history of many countries and peoples.

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successful   old   help   bring   invention   friend   they   build   although   tourist

Nowadays China is much stronger. Why do more and more foreigners begin to learn Chinese? Why do more and more     1     from all over the world come to China? The reason is that China has not only     2     people and fantastic scenery but also great ancient culture.

China is one of the four     3     civilized (文明的) counties in the world. It has a history of over 5,000 years. In the long time, ancient Chinese people made many inventions. The four great     4     the compass, the paper-making, the gunpowder and the printing-are all from China. There are also many great buildings in China. Among     5     the Great Wall is famous all over the world. It was     6     over 2,000 years ago. From the Warring States Period to the Ming Dynasty, many dynasties contributed (贡献) to building the Great Wall. It has been one of the symbols of the Chinese nation.

    7     China is a big country with a population of over 1.4 billion, it has developed rapidly in every field in recent years. After years of efforts, China     8     nearly 100 million people lit themselves out of poverty (贫穷). China completed the poverty reduction goal of the United Nations 10 years ahead of time. China has     9     built the space station these years. Also, China’s Beidou system has     10     great convenience to people’s lives.

China is a great country. We should do what we can to make it richer and more powerful.