2023年山东省潍坊市中考一模模拟英语试卷

中考英语模拟题 （时间90分钟 满分90分） 一、阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A A road is a bridge between two places. The Silk Road has been a bridge between East and West for more than 2,000 years. But do you know the Silk Road is not a single route(路线)? It is a series of trade and cultural transmission (传送) routes. It began during the Western Han Dynasty. The trade route starts from the city of Xi’an in Shanxi Province and ends in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. 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. In fact, jade(玉), ceramics（陶瓷） and iron went west to Rome as well. From the west came glass, gems（宝石）, and food like carrots and sesame. The Silk Road was very important 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 Roads. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other. Today, places 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. Now, beginning in August, a new train line, the New Orient Express, runs from Beijing across the Silk Road. 1. Where does the Silk Road start and end? A. Xi’an and Western Europe B. Xi’an and Eastern Europe C. Dunhuang and Eastern Europe D. Beijing and Europe. 2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Silk was once carried along the road, so it was named the Silk Road. B. The Silk Road went across one-fourth of the planet. C. The Silk Road has a history of about 1400 years. D. Carrots were carried to China from the west along the Silk Road. 3. We can infer(推断) from the passage that_____. A. now tourists can travel along the Silk Road by train B. the King of the Western Han Dynasty named the