1 . 阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People     1     （到达）these different places along the roads. They began to travel the Silk Road     2     （多于）3,000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk     3     （贸易）became important in the world, the Silk Road had covered almost 6,500 kilometres.

Businessmen travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried cloth, valuable     4     （石头）and gold.

It is said that Roman soldiers travelled through central Asia. They started to live somewhere near the     5     （古老）Chinese village of Liqian. Some of these Romans married     6     （当地）Chinese women and the story of blue-eyed villages of China was started.

During the busiest     7     （阶段）, people from different countries met each other and     8     （分享）goods, stories, languages and cultures. These     9     （包括）people and goods from the Mediterranean, Persian, Magyar, Armenian, India and Chinese areas.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes（路线）are still used, but now they are crossed by trains, not camels or horses. There is even a Silk Route     10     （博物馆）in Jiuquan in China. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and nations.

5 . 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 began to travel the Silk Road about 3, 000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important 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 traveling along 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 traveled through central Asia. They started to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blue-eyed 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 mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas. These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean, Persian, Magyar, Armenian, Bactrian, Indian and Chinese areas. All these people traveled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages and cultures.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes (路线) are still used, but now they are crossed by 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 protects the history of many countries and peoples.

1. Which of the following goods is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Silk.

B．Cloth.

C．Gold.

D．Tea.

2. How many kilometers did the Silk Road cover?

A．About 3, 000.

B．Nearly 6, 500.

C．Almost 2, 000.

D．Over 3, 500.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Valuable things could not be sold along the Silk Road.

B．The Silk Road was only good for Chinese people.

C．Ancient Chinese along the Silk Road may be able to speak different languages.

D．The objects in the museum in Jiuquan in China are from all along the Silk Road.

4. Which part of a magazine can this passage come from?

A．History and Geography.	B．Man and Animals.
C．Sports World.	D．Popular Science.

6 . 阅读下面短文，用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，使短文语意完整。

place; importance; because; successful; end; trade; like; long; each; between

The Silk Road has been a bridge     1     East and West for more than 2,000 years. The Silk Road has been     2     included into the UNESCO World Heritage List(世界文化遗产名录) at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha. But the Silk Road is not a single route(路线)! It is a series of     3     and cultural transmission(传递) routes. The trade route starts from the city of Xi’an in Shanxi Province and     4     in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. The Silk Road was about 6,500 kilometers     5    . It went across one-fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name     6     Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Apart from silk, jade, ceramics(瓷器) and iron went west to Rome. From the west came glass, gems(宝石) and food     7     carrots and sesame(芝麻).

The Silk Road was very     8     to both China and the rest of the world. Besides trade, knowledge about science, arts and literature, as well as crafts and technologies was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced     9     other.

Today,     10     along the Silk Road are great travel destinations(目的地), such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes(莫高窟) in Dunhuang, Gansu.

7 . 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.
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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.
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3. The Silk Road played an important part in the development of countries such as China,India and Egypt.
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8 . 请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

The British are well known for the amount of tea that they drink. Each person in the UK drinks around 1.9 kg of tea every year. That’s around 876 cups of tea. Tea is drunk by the whole society. But tea doesn’t grow in Britain. Most of the tea is grown in India and China. So how did it become an important part of British culture?

Tea arrived in London in the 1600s. At this time British ships were exploring（探索）the world and found the drink by accident in China. It was not long before green tea was available to buy. However, this was only available to the rich.

At the beginning of the 1700s, the amount of tea arriving in Britain increased gradually. Black tea arrived at this time. At first, people drank this tea exactly as it was in China. They soon discovered that it tasted good with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British characteristic which can be seen as one of the symbols of Britain.

In the 1800s, tea was still a product enjoyed only by people with money. At this time they began to have “afternoon tea”. This means drinking tea with snacks around 4 pm to avoid feeling hungry between lunch and dinner. It is a tradition that is still going today but has become less popular in recent times.

In the late 1800s, the price of the tea dropped fast as more tea began to arrive on ships from India and China. It was no longer a drink just for rich people. Tearooms—shops where you could buy and drink tea—started to appear across the country. People enjoyed drinking tea and socializing（社交）in these places. At the start of the 20th century, the British began to make tea in their homes whenever they felt like it. Teapots became a must in every kitchen.

1. Where is most of the tea planted besides India in the world?

A．In Britain.

B．In America.

C．In China.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Anyone in London could get green tea in the 1600s.

B．Black tea appeared in Britain at the start of the 1700s.

C．The tradition of having afternoon tea began in the 1900s.

3. What does the underlined word “characteristic” mean in Chinese?

A．气质

B．特色

C．遗产

4. Why did tearooms become popular in the late 1800s?

A．Because people don’t like to drink tea at home.

B．Because people didn’t have teapots in their homes.

C．Because people could buy tea at a lower price than before.

5. What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Tea in Britain

B．The History of Tea

C．Tea’s Influence on the World

9 .

Last year, there was a movie that talked about the Chinese People’s Volunteers who joined the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (抗美援朝). Its name was The Battle at Lake Changjin. I watched it and was moved a lot. It was directed ________ Chen Kaige, Hark Tsui and Lin Chaoxian. This film has ________ a chance for the young people of China to remember history and heroes, ________ the reality that China’s prosperity (繁荣) and strength cannot be separated from dedication (奉献). It is the best movie I have seen. When ________, my eyes were wet. It is ________ a touching film. “You are only tough enough when your enemies take you ________” is my favorite actor’s line.

More than 70 years ago, many Chinese ________ to fight for our homeland in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. ________ the expectations of the nation and people, the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River and won a great victory after two years and nine months of fighting. For more than half a century, China has never ________ its heroes. We are ________ of them and we will remember them forever.

1.

A．of

B．by

C．for

D．with

2.

A．offered

B．improved

C．discovered

D．provided

3.

A．however

B．such as

C．as well as

D．instead of

4.

A．watching

B．looking

C．seeing

D．hearing

5.

A．so

B．such

C．too

D．very

6.

A．seriously

B．beautifully

C．normally

D．quickly

7.

A．required

B．spread

C．volunteered

D．needed

8.

A．Have

B．With

C．Without

D．About

9.

A．forgotten

B．remembered

C．found

D．written

10.

A．proud

B．polite

C．present

D．admire

10 . On October 18, 2021, people lighted the flame（火）of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece. Later, a few people took turns to carry the torch（火炬）, first to Athens, and then to Beijing by plane. Here are some interesting facts about the Olympic flame.

Where does the Olympic flame come from? The idea for the Olympic flame comes from a Greek story. To save humans from hunger and cold, Prometheus stole a fire from the god Zeus and gave it to humans. After that, humans saw fires as a symbol of light and freedom. In honor of the god, the Olympic flame appeared in ancient Olympic Games.

How do people light the flame? People don’t use a match to light the torch. They use a special mirror and the sunlight. What if it is a cloudy or rainy day? People usually collect a fire a few days before the ceremony and keep it in a special container（容器）. It is for the poor weather.

Can the flame go underwater? In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the flame went underwater in the Great Barrier Reef, the torch burnt at 2000℃. And the high temperature stopped water from putting out the flame.

What if the Olympic flames goes out?

A car follows the torch to relay at all times. Inside is a lantern with a backup（备份）flame. If the torch goes out, runners will use the backup flame to light the torch again.

1. When did people light the flame of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games?

A．In 2022.

B．In 2021.

C．In 2000.

2. Why did the Olympic flame appear in ancient Olympic Games?

A．To save humans from hunger and cold.

B．To be a symbol of light and freedom.

C．To honor the god Prometheus.

3. People light the flame with ________.

A．a match

B．a special mirror and the sunlight

C．a special container

4. According to the passage, can water put out the flame?

A．No, it can’t.

B．Yes, it can.

C．We’re not sure.

5. Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the passage?

A．

B．

C．