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阅读理解 Runners in a relay(接力) race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of citied and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B, C, to about A, D, 1300, when sea travel offered new routes(路线) , It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe. The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to graft(嫁接) different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide business 2,000 years before the World Wide Web.The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy(外交), and religion (宗教)1.It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed .A.to remember the entire trade routeB.to know the making of productsC.to receive certain special trainingD.to deal with a lot of difficulties2.The Silk Road became less important because .A.it was made up of different routesB.silk trading became less popularC.sea travel provided easier routesD.people needed fewer foreign goods3.New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people .A.learned from one anotherB.shared each other’s beliefsC.traded goods along the routeD.earned their living by traveling4.What is the best title for the passage?A.The Silk Road ; Past and PresentB.The Silk Road; East Meets WestC.The Silk Road; Routes Full of DangersD.The Silk Road; Pathways for Learning

DCAB解析1.细节理解由“The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.”一句可知。2.细节理解由It（The Silk Road） was used from about 200 B.C. to about A.D. 1300, when sea travel offered new routes”可知。3.归纳判断 由第三段可以归纳出。4.主旨题，考查总结归纳能力东西方交流是全文主旨。

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