2021年安徽中考英语阅读理解+完形填空考前抢分练06

2021年安徽中考英语阅读理解+完型填空考前抢分练06 一、阅读理解 1 A road is a path that links(连接) two places. The Silk Road is a path that has linked the Eastern and Western worlds for more than 2,000 years. But did you know: the Silk Road is not a single route(路线)! It is actually a series of trade and cultural transmission(传送) routes that started in ancient times. It began during the Western Han Dynasty. The trade route started from the city of Xi’an in Shanxi province and ended in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea(地中海). The Silk Road was about 6,500 kilometers long. It went across one-fourth of the planet. The Silk Road got its name because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Apart from(除了) silk, jade (玉器), ceramics(陶器) and iron went west to Rome. From the west came glass, gems, and food like carrots and sesame(芝麻).The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. In addition to goods, knowledge of science, arts and literature as well as crafts and technology, was shared across the Silk Roads. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other. Today, places along the Silk Road are known as top travel destinations, such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu. Beginning in August, 2014, a train line, the New Orient Express, started to run from Beijing across the Silk Road. People are able to take the train and see the sights along the ancient route. 1. What do we know about the Silk Road? A. There is only one route along the Silk Road. B. It started from Xi’an during the Eastern Han Dynasty. C. Silk was once carried along the road. 2. Which of the following things was taken from China to the West? A. Glass. B. Jade. C. Gems. 3. The Silk Road was of great importance mainly because ________. A. it encouraged many people to become traders B. it was the oldest and longest road in the world C. it improved exchanges between China and the West 4. We can infer from the passage th