A road is a path that connects the two places.The silk road is a path that has connected the Eastern and Western worlds for more than 2，000 years.
The route is the way from one place to another.But did you know：the silk road is not a single route!It is actually a series of trade and cultural exchange （交換） routes that started in very early times.It began during the Western Han Dynasty.The trade route started from the city of Xi'an，Shaanxi province and ended in Eastern Europe，near today's Turkey and Mediterranean Sea.The silk road was about 6，500 kilometers long.It went across the one-fourth of the planet.
The silk road got its name because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road.Apart from silk，jade （玉器），china and iron went west to Rome.From the west came glass，gems and food like carrots and sesame.The silk road was very important to both China and the rest of the world.In addition to goods，knowledge of science，art and literature，as well as technology，was shared across the silk roads.In this way，languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.
Today，places around the Silk Road are known as top travel destinations （目的地），such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang，Gansu.Beijing 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 route.
（1）According to the article，which of the following is RIGHT？ CC
A．There is only one route along the Silk Road.
B．It started from Xi'an during the Western Han Dynasty.
C．Silk was once carried along the road.
D．It crossed one-fifth of the planet.
（2）Which of the following things were NOT taken from the West to China？ BB
A．Glass.
B．Jade.
C．Gems.
D．Carrots.
（3）The Silk Road was of great importance mainly because CC.
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
D．it made China strong and rich
（4）We can infer from the passage that AA.
A．places along the route are popular among tourists
B．Xi'an and Dunhuang are the most-visited places along the Silk Road
C．tourists can't travel along the Silk Road by train
D．the Silk Road is no longer important to China
【答案】C；B；C；A
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