1 . Over ______ years ago, people from Northern Asia went to America. Today, we call these people Indians (印第安人).

The Indians went to America ______ the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They _______ move. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked.

Later, Columbus (哥伦布) found the New World in 1492. At first, only _______ people went there with Columbus. They travelled to America _______. Then more and more Germans and Italians went to America. Most of them took almost no money with them. They went to America to find a better life.

1.

A．thirty thousands

B．thirty thousand

C．thirty thousand of

D．thirty thousands of

2.

A．because

B．so

C．but

D．so that

3.

A．will

B．have to

C．had to

D．needed

4.

A．a little

B．little

C．few

D．a few

5.

A．by boats

B．on boats

C．in boat

D．by boat

3 . The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected(连接) Europe, Africa and Asia. People got to these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade(贸易) became important in the world, the Silk Road was almost 6,500 kilometres. It was from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

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

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

1—2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road _______________.
2. It has _______________ objects from all along the Silk Road.
3. How long was the Silk Road by the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________

4 . Early in the 16th century, it was difficult for people to live without enough food. So lots of people tried hard ______ Asia to gain wealth. In order to find Asia, they had to find a way to pass South Africa based on their knowledge about all the routes. The man who finally ______ the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was Ferdinand Magellan.

Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 1519, ______ five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after the cold winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan Sraits. In November, 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships seemed to come close to the success. They sailed into the ocean from the other side of South America ______.

They then continued, hoping to reach Asia But they couldn’t see any land ______ they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. What’s worse, before they arrived at ______ islands, which were later known as the Philippines, most of them had already died of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan ______ in a battle.

The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail around Africa. After ______ difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that survived from Magellan’s expedition, which was one of ______ expeditions in the world.

The adventure of Magellan’s expedition told us that when facing difficulties, we should not give up easily. Instead, we need to be confident of ______ and tried our best to fight against them.

1.

A．reach

B．reached

C．to reach

D．reaches

2.

A．found

B．to find

C．finding

D．founded

3.

A．for

B．with

C．without

D．by

4.

A．success

B．successful

C．successfully

D．succeed

5.

A．while

B．after

C．since

D．until

6.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

7.

A．killed

B．was killed

C．killing

D．had killed

8.

A．many

B．any

C．few

D．little

9.

A．great

B．greater

C．greatly

D．the greatest

10.

A．our

B．us

C．ourselves

D．we

5 . The Silk Road went from China to Eastern Europe. It went along the north of China, India, and Persia and ended up in Eastern Europe near today’s Turkey and the MediterraneanSea（地中海）.

It was called the Silk Road because one of the major products traded was silk cloth from China. Chinese silk was soft and of high quality so people throughout Asia and Europe loved it very much.     1     Even the Romans called China the “land of silk”.

Besides silk, the Chinese also sold tea, salts, sugar, porcelain（瓷器）and spices.     2     This was because it was a long trip and traders didn’t have a lot of room for goods. They bought goods like cotton, ivory, wool, gold, and silver.

Traders travelled in large caravans. They would have many guards with them.     3     Most of the road was through dry land, so camels were popular animals for transport.

Although there was some trade between China and the rest of the world for some time, the silk trade developed quickly during the Han Dynasty which ruled from 206BC to 220AD.     4     During this time the Mongols controlled most of the trade road, and Chinese traders travel safely. Moreover, traders had a higher social position during the Mongol rule.

    5     It not only helped to develop trade between different countries, but also helped ideas, culture and inventions to spread across the world.

A．The Silk Road was important.

B．The Chinese sold silk for thousands of years.

C．Most of the goods were expensive.

D．Travelling in a big group like a caravan（大蓬车，商队）helped in protecting themselves.

E．Later, under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, trade from China along the Silk Road was fully developed.

6 . How did people count things before the i    1     of written numbers?

At first, people used their fingers, and even their toes. H    2    , they could only count small numbers in this way.

After that, they began to make small marks on sticks and bones. This helped them count bigger numbers. They used them to count things like the days of the month, the a    3     of food and the number of animals they had.

Then people began to use tokens made from clay or small stones. This helped them count even bigger numbers. They often put the tokens on pieces of string so that they could c    4     them around easily. This developed into tools like the abacus.

Finally, people began to develop systems of written marks to show different numbers, and this l    5     to the Hindu-Arabic system (0-9). We are still using this system today.

7 . 听短文，回答下列小题。
1. Willis Tower is located 　　　.

A．in Chicago

B．in New York

C．in Seattle

2. The height of Willis Tower is　　　.

A．1，080 feet

B．1，145 feet

C．1，451 feet

3. It took　　　to build the building.

A．about two years

B．about four years

C．about six years

4. Dan Goodwin climbed up Willis Tower in 　　　.

A．1974

B．1981

C．1999

5. The building has appeared 　　　.

A．in building shows

B．in movies

C．in dictionaries

8 . Over 25 thousand years ago people from northern Asia went to America, Today, we call these people Indians.

The Indians went to America because the weather began to c    1     . Northern Asia became so c    2     that everything was turned into ice. They had to m    3    , or they would all die. How did the first Indians go to America? They w    4    !

Later Columbus found the New World in 1492 and he was k    5     for the discovery. At first o    6     a few people followed him. They t    7     to America in boats. For the next three hundred years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very q    8    . From 1815 to 1915, over thirty-two million Europeans l    9     their countries and went to the United States. The biggest groups were from Germany and Italy, These Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them almost had no money. They went to America so that they could find a b    10     place to live in.

9 .              

The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route (路线) between China and the Mediterranean (地中海). It began     1     (在……期间) the Western Han Dynasty and has been a b    2     between East and West for over 2,000 years.

            The ancient road started from Chang’an (now Xi’an) and ended in Eastern     3    , near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilometers long and went across one-fourth of the planet.
          The Silk Road got its name b    4     Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade, ceramics and iron w    5     west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food like carrots and sesame.
          The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was     6     than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade,     7     about arts, science and literature, as well as crafts (工艺) and technologies was     8     (分享) across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures     9     (发展) and influenced each other.
          Today, along the Silk Road there’re many places of     10    , such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Now a new train line runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.

10 . 根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整。每个单词只能用一次。

important   begin   language   long   between     East   good       beside

The Silk Road has been a bridge     1     the East and West for more than 2, 000 years. But you know the Silk Road is not a single route (路线)! It is a series of trade and culture transmission (传送)routes. It     2     during the Han Dynasty (朝代). The trade route starts from the city of Xi’an in Shanxi Province and ends in     3     Europe. The Silk Road was about 6, 500 kilometers     4    . It went across one fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road was very     5     both China and the rest of the world.     6     trade, knowledge about science, arts and literature, as     7     as crafts and technologies was shared across the Silk Road. In this way,     8     and cultures developed and influenced each other.