Unit 1 A trip to the Silk Road-Understanding cultures 阅读语篇2024-2025学年冀教版英语七年级下册

Unit 1 A trip to the Silk Road-Understanding cultures Marco Polo and the Silk Road-阅读素养 Ⅰ.完形填空 In Hangzhou, there is a small sculpture of a traveller. His name is Marco Polo. Marco Polo came from Venice, Italy. In 1271, when he was 17 years old, he1.________ a trip to Asia with his father and uncle. And he went back home after 24 years. He travelled across Asia,2.________ the Silk Road and around China. He3.________ Hangzhou so much. And he described（描述） itas “the finest city in the world”. When Marco Polo 4.________ to Venice, there was a war and he was caught（被抓）. When he was in prison（监狱）, he told the stories of his5.________ to another man there. That man wrote the stories down in a6.________. Its name is The Travels of Marco Polo. The book was very7.________ and lots of people liked it. Marco Polo's trips soon became famous in Europe. His book gave many Europeans（欧洲人） their first look at the life and culture of the people in Asia. Marco Polo told many8.________ things. The things were new to Europeans, like paper money. He also9.________ about China's development（发展） in the book. The book made Europeans more and more interested in the East. Marco Polo died in 1324. His last10.________ were “I didn't tell half of what I saw.” ( )1.A.missed B.forgot C.began D.climbed ( )2.A.along B.by C.over D.after ( )3.A.bought B.loved C.pointed D.laughed ( )4.A.learned about B.played sports C.went back D.felt sick ( )5.A.trips B.maps C.dreams D.hopes ( )6.A.report B.note C.book D.diary ( )7.A.interesting B.bad C.fat D.small ( )8.A.amazing B.funny C.sad D.easy ( )9.A.talked B.walked C.invited D.ran ( )10.A.words B.pies C.meals D.calendars Ⅱ.阅读理解 The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected（连接） Europe（欧洲）, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along the roads. Experts（专家）believe people began to travel along the Silk Road about 2,000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade（贸易）became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6,500 kilometres. Traders（商人） travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried and traded spices（香料）, cloth and gold. During its busy time, people from many different cultures and countries met each other and mixed（混合） along the Silk Road. All these people travelled along the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages and cultures. Now people cross the Silk Road by train instead of（代替）camels and horses. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan, China. It has over 35,000 things from all along the Silk Road. ( )11.How many kilometres did the Silk Road cover? A.About 3,000. B.Nearly 6,500. C.Almost 2,000. D.Over 35,000. ( )12.Traders carried all kinds of goods along the Silk Road. Which is not mentioned（被提及）in the passage? A.Silk. B.Cloth. C.Gold. D.Tea. ( )13.Where is the Silk Route Museum according to the passage? A. In Europe. B.In Africa. C.In Jiuquan, China. D.In Xi'an, China. ( )14.Which part of a magazine can this passage be from? A.History and Culture. B.Sports World. C.Man and Animals. D.Popular Science. Ⅲ.阅读表达 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Zhang Qian was an early traveller of the ancient Silk Road. Maybe he was the first man to bring back good information about Central Asian lands to China. In 139 BC, Emperor Wu of Han sent（派遣） Zhang Qian to the Yue-zhi people to ask for their help against（对抗）the Xiongnu people, because the Xiongnu people often invaded（侵犯） them. Unluckily, on the way to the Western Regions（区域）, the Xiongnu people caught him. Zhang had to stay with them for about 10 years before he got away. When Zhang finally got to the Yue-zhi people, he was sad to find that they didn't want to fight against the Xiongnu people. When he came back, Zhang Qian and his men were caught again. They came back to China in 126 BC. Zhang didn't finish his job, but he learned a lot about the places, people, customs（风俗） and cultures of the 36 kingdoms（王国）in the Western Regions. Later Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang to the Western Regions again. Zhang's trip to the Western Regions helped develop international trade, especially in silk, between China and the Western Regions. That's the ancient Silk Road. 15.When did Emperor Wu of Han send Zhang Qian to the Yue-zhi people for the first time? _____________________________________________________ 16.Why did Emperor Wu of Han send Zhang Qian to the Yue-zhi people? _____________________________________________________ 17.How long did Zhang Qian have to stay with the Xiongnu people? ______________________________________________________ 18.What did Zhang Qian learn during the trip? ______________________________________________________ 19.What do you think of Zhang Qian's trip? Why?（言之有理即可） ________________________________________________________ Ⅳ.补全对话 根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。 A: Mum, my classmates are planning a trip to Dunhuang. 20.______________________________ B: Yes, you may. 21.______________________________ A: On March 5. And we will come back on March 10. B: Will you go there by plane? A: 22.______________________________ Because planes are fast. B: 23.___________________________________ A: The Mogao Caves and Mingsha Mountain. B: What do you want to take, John? A: A camera, of course. 24._______________________________ B: Great. Show me the pictures when you get back. 答案： 1. C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.A 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.In 139 BC. 16.Because he wanted to ask for their help against the Xiongnu people. 17.About 10 years. 18.He learned a lot about the places, people, customs and cultures of the 36 kingdoms in the Western Regions. 19.I think it is important. Because it helped develop international trade, especially in silk, between China and the Western Regions. 20.May I go with them? 21.When will you leave? 22.Yes./Yes, we will./Yes, of course. 23.What places of interest will you visit? 24.I want to take some pictures there. 解析： Ⅰ.1.C　考查动词。miss意为“错过”;forget意为“忘记”;begin意为“开始”;climb意为“爬”。由“a trip to Asia”可知,他在17岁时开始了旅行。句意:1271年,在他17岁时,他和他的父亲、叔叔开始了亚洲之旅。故选C。 2.A　考查介词。along意为“沿着”;by意为“通过”;over意为“在……上面”;after意为“在……之后”。由空后“丝绸之路”可知空处表示“沿着”。故选A。 3.B　考查动词。buy意为“买”;love意为“热爱”;point意为“指”;laugh意为“笑”。由下句中“世界上最好的城市”可知他热爱杭州。句意:他非常热爱杭州。故选B。 4.C　考查动词短语。learn about意为“了解”;play sports意为“做运动”;go back意为“回去”;feel sick意为“感觉不舒服”。由空后“威尼斯”可知空处表示“回去”。句意:当马可·波罗回到威尼斯的时候,那里有一场战争,他被抓了。故选C。 5.A　考查名词。trip意为“旅行”;map意为“地图”;dream意为“梦想”;hope意为“希望”。由“He travelled across Asia, 　　the Silk Road and around China.”可知,他讲述了他的旅行故事。句意:当他在监狱时,他把他的旅行故事告诉了那里的另外一名男子。故选A。  6.C　考查名词。report意为“报告”;note意为“笔记”;book意为“书”;diary意为“日记”。由“The Travels of Marco Polo”和“The book”可知,此处指一本书。句意:那名男子把他的故事写进了一本书里。故选C。 7.A　考查形容词。interesting意为“有趣的”;bad意为“坏的”;fat意为“胖的”;small意为“小的”。由后半句“许多人喜欢它”可知那本书很有趣。句意:那本书很有趣,许多人喜欢它。故选A。 8.A　考查形容词。amazing意为“令人惊奇的”;funny意为“滑稽的”;sad意为“伤心的”;easy意为“容易的”。由“The things were new to Europeans”可知那些东西对欧洲人来说是令人惊奇的。句意:马可·波罗讲述了许多令人惊奇的事情。故选A。 9.A　考查动词。talk意为“谈论”;walk意为“步行”;invite意为“邀请”;run意为“跑”。由句末“在书里”可知空处表达“谈论”。句意:在书中他也谈论了中国的发展。故选A。 10.A　考查名词。word意为“说的话”;pie意为“馅饼”;meal意为“饭”;calendar意为“日历”。引号里的内容是他所说的话。句意:他最后说的话是“我讲述的还不到我看见的一半。”故选A。 Ⅱ.11.B　细节理解题。由第一段中的最后一句可知,丝绸之路差不多有6500千米长。故选B。 12.D　细节理解题。由第二段可知,沿着丝绸之路旅行的商人们携带着丝绸、香料、布匹和黄金。D项“茶”在文中未提到。故选D。 13.C　细节理解题。由第四段中的“There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan, China.”可知,丝绸之路博物馆在中国的酒泉。故选C。 14.A　推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了丝绸之路的历史。由此推断,这篇文章可能出自杂志的“历史与文化”栏目。故选A。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$