Passage D
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Read the passage and then finish the tasks.
What's the Silk Road? In history, it was an important international trade route (贸易路线) between China and the Mediterranean Sea (地中海). The Silk Road began in the Western Han Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,000 years.
In the past, the road started in Chang'an (now Xi'an) and ended in Eastern Europe near the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilometers long and went across 1/4 of the world.
The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century because Chinese silk was famous, and traders carried it to other places along this road. Traders also carried porcelain and other things to the West. And glass, gems and food like carrots from the West came to China.
The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was more than an international trade route. Lots of arts and science of other countries came to China across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures influenced each other.
Today, China is trying to make the dream of the Belt and Road come true.
1. How long was the Silk Road in the past?

2. The Silk Road got its name because traders to other places along this road.
3. What does the underlined word "traders" mean in English?

4. Across the Silk Road, and in both China and the rest of the world influenced each other.
5. What is the passage mainly about?

1. It was about 6, 500 kilometers.
2. carried silk
3. Businessmen. /It means businessmen.
4. languages, cultures
5. The Silk Road.

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，明确文章核心是介绍丝绸之路；2. 针对每个问题，精准定位原文对应语句，提取关键信息作答；3. 词义猜测题结合上下文语境判断词义；4. 主旨题总结全文核心内容。
【解析】
1. 问题询问过去丝绸之路的长度，定位到原文第二段第二句“It was about 6,500 kilometers long”，提取关键信息作答；
2. 问题询问丝绸之路得名的原因，定位到原文第三段第一句“because Chinese silk was famous, and traders carried it to other places along this road”，it指代silk，故填carried silk；
3. 词义猜测题，traders指从事贸易的人，结合语境对应businessmen；
4. 问题询问互相影响的内容，定位到原文第四段最后一句“languages and cultures influenced each other”，提取对应词汇；
5. 主旨题，全文围绕丝绸之路展开，故核心内容为The Silk Road。
【答案】
1. It was about 6,500 kilometers.
2. carried silk
3. Businessmen. /It means businessmen.
4. languages, cultures
5. The Silk Road.
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题是介绍丝绸之路的基础英语阅读理解题，以细节题为主，包含词义猜测和主旨大意题，主要考查学生定位原文信息的能力，整体难度不大。
【难度系数】
0.8

Passage E
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Cloze.
A dragon boat race will be held in our city tomorrow. No matter what the result is, we are excited about the 1 .
I was lucky enough to be 2 for the team of our university last year. Each of us had different levels of fitness (体质) at the beginning. When I could only lift 5 kilos for the 3 time, others could lift 30 already. We cheered ourselves up and always trained together 4 we were all in the same boat. We took 5 in our progress. Sometimes, we 6 each other with just eye contact (接触).
One day, after five hours of training, I was so 7 that I couldn't go on. 8 , I saw the teammates beside and in front still trying their best to row (划). I realized that if I stopped, it would be 9 for our boat to go forward. So I had to keep going 10 we reached the end. Pulling together is the most treasured thing we have when we are in the dragon boat.
Tin loves the 11 of our team. As our coach, he 12 believes that everyone has his or her own talent. All their ability can be brought out as long as it is 13 in the right place. Actually, we could not afford to 14 anyone of our team, or we won't win. When we are rowing, we are a big 15 .
Now we are ready for the coming dragon boat race.
() 1. A. game
B. place
C. rule
D. time
() 2. A. beaten
B. chosen
C. hidden
D. broken
() 3. A. fourth
B. third
C. second
D. first
() 4. A. although
B. because
C. unless
D. whether
() 5. A. pride
B. doubt
C. pity
D. worry
() 6. A. warned
B. kicked
C. understood
D. treated
() 7. A. clever
B. relaxed
C. silly
D. tired
() 8. A. Recently
B. Certainly
C. However
D. Maybe
() 9. A. faster
B. safer
C. harder
D. better
() 10. A. till
B. if
C. since
D. while
() 11. A. name
B. spirit
C. symbol
D. flag
() 12. A. strongly
B. hardly
C. nearly
D. suddenly
() 13. A. shut
B. hit
C. put
D. cut
() 14. A. visit
B. lose
C. accept
D. check
() 15. A. village
B. school
C. market
D. family

1 A 2 B 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 C 7 D 8 C 9 C 10 A 11 B 12 A 13 C 14 B
15 D

【分析】首先通读全文，明确文章主旨是讲述作者所在大学龙舟队的训练经历，强调团队合作的重要性。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系，逐个分析每个空格的选项，排除不符合语境的答案，选出最恰当的选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：前文提到龙舟赛，此处表达“对这场比赛感到兴奋”，game（比赛）符合语境，故选A。
2. 第2题：句意为“我去年有幸被选入大学队”，be chosen for（被选入）是固定搭配，故选B。
3. 第3题：根据语境“一开始我第一次只能举5公斤，别人已经能举30公斤”，first（第一次）符合，故选D。
4. 第4题：前后句是因果关系，“我们一起训练，因为我们同舟共济”，because（因为）表原因，故选B。
5. 第5题：take pride in是固定短语，意为“为……感到自豪”，此处指为进步自豪，故选A。
6. 第6题：根据“just eye contact（仅通过眼神交流）”，可知是“理解彼此”，understood（理解）符合，故选C。
7. 第7题：训练5小时后，应该是“累了”，tired（累的）符合语境，故选D。
8. 第8题：前文说“累得不能继续”，后文说“队友还在努力”，是转折关系，however（然而）表转折，故选C。
9. 第9题：如果“我”停下，船前进会更难，harder（更难的）符合，故选C。
10. 第10题：句意为“我必须坚持到终点”，till（直到）符合，故选A。
11. 第11题：教练热爱团队精神，spirit（精神）符合语境，故选B。
12. 第12题：教练坚信每个人都有天赋，strongly（强烈地）修饰believes，符合，故选A。
13. 第13题：put...in the right place是固定搭配，意为“把……放在正确位置”，此处指能力放在正确位置，故选C。
14. 第14题：句意为“我们不能失去任何队员，否则赢不了”，lose（失去）符合，故选B。
15. 第15题：我们是一个大家庭，family（家庭）符合语境，故选D。
【答案】1 A 2 B 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 C 7 D 8 C 9 C 10 A 11 B 12 A 13 C 14 B 15 D
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本文是一篇记叙文，围绕龙舟队的训练与比赛展开，重点考查学生对语境的理解、词汇的辨析及固定搭配的运用，贴近学生生活，难度适中，能有效考查学生的综合英语能力。
【难度系数】0.6