1 . Scene 1
The captain of Troy is standing on the high wall of the city. He is looking down at the empty sea.
Captain: The Greeks have gone and we’ve won. They’ve given up and sailed away.
(A soldier enters.)
Soldier: Captain, Captain, look over there. They’ve left a huge wooden horse.
Captain: Ah, yes. They didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city. That won’t difficult. It’s on wheels.
Soldier: Yes, Sir!
(The soldier leaves.)
Scene 2
All the Trojans celebrate in the main square, by the wooden horse.
Captain: I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood!
Man: The Greeks are so stupid! Ha! Ha!
Scene 3
The party is over. The Trojans lock all the gates of the city and then go to sleep. Greek soldiers talk in the horse.
Greek soldier A: All the Trojans have fallen asleep. Let’s climb out and open the main gates!
Greek soldier B: Come on! Our army is waiting outside the city.
The Greek soldiers climb out of the horse quietly and then open the main gates. The Greek army enter the city.
1. What is the text about? ________| A．A war. | B．A game. | C．A competition. | D．A discussion. |
| A．The Trojans | B．The Greeks |
| C．The captain | D．The Trojan soldiers |
| A．in the morning | B．at noon |
| C．in the afternoon | D．in the night |
| A．by car | B．by plane | C．by ship | D．on foot |
2 . Paris was a young prince from the city of Troy. One day, he decided to visit the Greek city of Sparta, so he got on a ship and sailed there with his men.
Queen Helen and the King of Sparta welcomed Paris. Later at a dinner, Queen Helen and Paris fell in love with each other.
The King of Sparta had to go away from Sparta for a few days. After he left, Paris took Helen to his ship. His men also stole a lot of gold from Sparta.
They sailed back to Troy. Everyone in Troy loved Helen because she was so beautiful. But the King of Sparta was very angry, so he asked many of the other Greek kings to help him fight Troy. Many Greek ships carried the large Greek army to Troy.
They wanted to get Helen back and punish (惩罚) the Trojans. And so the Trojan War began.
1. Which city did Paris decide to visit?2. How did Sparta and Helen come back to Troy?
3. Why was Helen loved by everyone?
4. What would the Greeks do to Helen and the Trojans?
The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone
“But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge
“Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city.”
That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced
By midnight, the main square was
The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city.
In one night, however, they
| A．and | B．but | C．so | D．since |
| A．given up | B．focused on | C．put up | D．come on |
| A．woolen | B．broken | C．golden | D．wooden |
| A．behind | B．near | C．around | D．under |
| A．Before | B．Since | C．After | D．Behind |
| A．clean | B．noisy | C．quiet | D．empty |
| A．Suddenly | B．Certainly | C．Finally | D．Quickly |
| A．For | B．During | C．Among | D．Since |
| A．fight | B．to fight | C．to fighting | D．fighting |
| A．failed | B．succeeded | C．managed | D．gave |
| place; importance; because; successful; end; trade; like; long; each; between |
The Silk Road has been a bridge
The Silk Road got its name
The Silk Road was very
Today,
5 . The Silk Road was first travelled by Zhang Qian in the 2nd century BC. This great route(路线) flourished(繁华的) for over a thousand years in Chinese history. Zhang Qian was a pioneer in setting up the Silk Road. He was an official in the Han Dynasty. At that time, China knew little about the lands in the far west. The emperor sent Zhang Qian to explore and open routes to the outside world.
1. He travelled to many countries and made useful reports on the people and cultures there.2. The Silk Road got its name from the Chinese silk trade. It was started over 2,000 years ago. It was called a “road”, but the Silk Road was actually many different routes, both on land and by sea. These routes spread from East, South and West Asia to North and East Africa as well as Europe. They allowed people to carry goods between countries, and helped spread knowledge and ideas across the world.
3. The Silk Road played an important part in the development of countries such as China,India and Egypt.
6 . Over
The Indians went to America
Later, Columbus (哥伦布) found the New World in 1492. At first, only
| A．thirty thousands | B．thirty thousand | C．thirty thousand of | D．thirty thousands of |
| A．because | B．so | C．but | D．so that |
| A．will | B．have to | C．had to | D．needed |
| A．a little | B．little | C．few | D．a few |
| A．by boats | B．on boats | C．in boat | D．by boat |
| child, come, one, big, shout, fight, final, message, they, danger |
In 490 BC there was a big war between the Persians and the Greeks.
Persia was a strong country, much
The Greeks could not wait and attacked the Persian army.
He arrived at the city gates very tired. “Great news. We won!” he
8 . 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
3. How long was the Silk Road by the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world?
4.
5.
Last week, Li Ming and his friends talked about Marco Polo and the Silk Road for
Li Ming described two pictures for their project. One picture had old soldiers and horses that looked like
10 . In the 19th century, millions of Europeans went to the USA because they wanted to find a better life. Many of them couldn’t find work in cities like New York.
Some of these people hoped to find gold in California. The journey sometimes took more than one year. There are a lot of films, called Westerners, about the settlers on the trail. In most of the films, we see the Native Americans (American Indians) attacking the settlers, and the “Indians” killing many white people. But the truth is that the Native Americans were not the biggest problem for the settlers. In fact, most of them were very helpful to the settlers.
More than 50000 people, including many women and children, died on the trail. A lot of people died of illnesses like cholera, because the drinking water wasn’t clean.
| A．It is true that the settlers’ journey was extremely difficult. |
| B．Many parents also had to carry their small children. |
| C．Many of them lost their home. |
| D．They hoped they could make more money. |
| E．There were also a lot of accidents. |
| F．So they left and went to find farmland in the west. |
