Question

閱讀下面短文，根據所讀內容在表格中的空白處填入恰當?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。

New discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings add a fascinating new page to the epic(史詩) of the Silk Road, which spread far and wide in no time.

The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy(木乃伊) from about l,000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other researches may extend human activity along this road back even further, perhaps a million years to the moving of human ancestors into eastern Asia.

The official origin of East-West trade along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret task across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, traveled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians(歷史學家) have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect touches between the ancient world’s two super-powers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to Central Asia for war horses, was soon finding its way to the markets of Rome through a network of businessmen.

But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk apparently existed in the West long before the Han emperor started to organize trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide comprehension into the mystery(謎) of just how and when Europe first realized the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.

Title: New Discovery of the Silk Road
Introduction	New findings about the 1. ________ of trade along the Silk Road are spread far and wide in no time.
Discovery	☆ The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1,000 BC makes all feel greatly 2._______ . ☆ The discovery suggests the trade along the Silk Road may 3. ________ back to an earlier time than once thought.
Zhang Qian’s 4. ________	☆ Being accepted as official 5. ________ of East-West commerce along the Silk Road. ☆ Opening the way for the first 6. ________ touches between the ancient China and Rome. ☆7. ________ Chinese silk to Central Asia and Persia. ☆ Making Chinese silk 8. ________ the markets of Rome.
Summary	☆ Show the9. ________ of Chinese silk in the West long before the Han Dynasty. ☆ Change thinking about the early history of word trade. ☆ Help to solve the puzzle of Europeans’ first realizing 10.________ culture.

Answer 1

1.start/beginning

2.surprised

3.date/go

4.task/mission

5.origin

6.indirect

7.Trading

8.enter/reach

9.existence

10.Chinese

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹了最新的發(fā)現(xiàn)，絲綢之路可能要比我們一直認為的還要早很長時間。

1.考查同義轉述。根據第一段的trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began many centuries earlier than once thought.可知，這里是指絲綢之路的起源，根據the，需要填名詞，故填beginning或start。

2.考查同義轉述。根據第二段的The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces…可知這是令人驚訝的發(fā)現(xiàn)，也就是使人們感到驚訝的。故填surprised。

3.考查同義轉述。根據第二段的Other researches may extend human activity along this road back even further,可知，人類活動可追溯到更久之前。再根據已提供詞back to可知，此處考查短語date/go back to，意為可以追溯到…。

4.考查原詞重現(xiàn)。根據第三段的when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret task across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian,…可知，這是張騫的任務，故填原詞task,或同義詞mission。

5.考查原詞重現(xiàn)。根據第三段的The official origin of East-West trade along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC可知，本空填原詞 origin即可。

6.考查原詞重現(xiàn)。根據第三段的His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect touches between the ancient world’s two super-powers,可知填indirect，表間接的。

7.考查原詞重現(xiàn)。根據第三段的Chinese silk, first traded to Central Asia for war horses,可知填trade，表進行貿易。綜合上下文的Opening以及 Making可知，此處填Trading。

8.考查同義轉述。根據第三段的Chinese silk, first traded to Central Asia for war horses, was soon finding its way to the markets of Rome through a network of businessmen.中的find its way to，意為到達…，可知此處需要表示此意的詞，故填enter/reach，表到達。

9.考查原詞重現(xiàn)。根據最后一段的But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk apparently existed in the West long before the Han emperor started to organize trade over the Silk Road.可知，絲綢之路遠在漢朝之前就存在。根據題目Show the ________ of Chinese silk可知，這里需要存在的名詞形式，故填existence。

10.考查理解概括。根據最后一段的how and when Europe first realized the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.意為，歐洲人最初是如何以及何時明白歐亞大陸的另一端的文化的。所謂另一端即指中國。故填Chinese，意為中華文化。

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