Runners in a relay 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 cities 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 BC to about 1300 AD, when sea travel offered new routes. 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, and religion.
小題1:It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed ______.
A．to deal with a lot of difficultiesB．to know the making of products
C．to receive certain special trainingD．to remember the entire trade route
小題2:The Silk Road became less important because ______.
A．it was made up of different routes B．silk trading became less popular
C．people needed fewer foreign goods D．sea travel provided easier routes
小題3:New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people ______.
A．shared each other’s beliefsB．learned from one another
C．traded goods along the routeD．earned their living by traveling
小題4:What is the best title for the passage?
A．The Silk Road: Past and PresentB．The Silk Road: East Meets West
C．The Silk Road: Routes Full of DangersD．The Silk Road: Pathways for Learning

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B

試題分析：本文介紹了絲綢之路在歷史上的重要性，通過(guò)絲綢之路，新的技術(shù)可以通過(guò)絲綢之路傳到各個(gè)國(guó)家，東西方文化也得到了融會(huì)貫通。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.可知絲綢之路上的商人要克服很多困難。故選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)短文第二段描述It was used from about 200 B.C. to about A.D.1300, when sea travel offered new routes (路線).可知因?yàn)楹Ｉ辖煌ㄌ峁┬碌木�路，絲綢之路不那么重要的，故選D。
小題3:推理題：根據(jù)第三自然段The Chinese had learned to……,可以看出新的技術(shù)可以通過(guò)絲綢之路傳到各個(gè)國(guó)家，是因?yàn)楸舜酥g相互學(xué)習(xí)緣故。故選B。
小題4:主旨題：根據(jù)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.。這篇短文，作者介紹了通過(guò)絲綢之路，東西文化及技術(shù)得到了融會(huì)貫通，故選B。
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