一、完形填空
China is a great country with over 5,000 years of history. There are many places of 1 which attract millions of tourists from all over the world every year. Some of them are fantastic lakes, beautiful mountains and long rivers.
Many 2 , such as Mount Tai, Mount Emei, Mount Hua are very famous. People go to Mount Tai to see the sunrise. 3 the rivers the Yangtze River is the first longest one and the second longest one is the Yellow River. They are birthplaces of Chinese cultures.
Have you 4 the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake? It's said that the story 5 place on West Lake. West Lake is the most fantastic place that I have ever visited. It lies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is surrounded on three sides by mountains. Many tourist attractions are well worth 6 , such as Su Causeway, Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda. The scenery is 7 attractive that visitors often lose themselves in it.
West Lake has become famous for its special scenery 8 many beautiful poems. These poems were written by Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo. Besides, the surrounding area of West Lake is the 9 of famous Dragon Well Tea.
Have you ever 10 West Lake? If not, look for a chance to go to the fantastic place!
() 1. A. interesting
B. interest
C. interested
D. interests
() 2. A. lakes
B. rivers
C. mountains
D. forests
() 3. A. Between
B. Beside
C. Among
D. Behind
() 4. A. heard
B. heard of
C. heard from
D. heard out
() 5. A. took
B. taken
C. has taken
D. was taken
() 6. A. visiting
B. to visit
C. being visited
D. visited
() 7. A. such
B. too
C. enough
D. so
() 8. A. as well
B. but
C. also
D. as well as
() 9. A. house
B. home
C. family
D. room
() 10. A. gone in
B. gone to
C. been to
D. been in

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1. "places of interest"为固定搭配，意为“名胜古迹”，选B。
2. 后文列举的泰山、峨眉山、华山均为山脉，选C。
3. 表示“在（三者及以上）之中”用among，河流不止两条，选C。
4. "heard of"意为“听说过”，符合语境“你听说过许仙和白蛇的爱情故事吗”，选B。
5. "take place"无被动语态，故事发生在过去，用一般过去时took，选A。
6. "be worth doing sth"为固定用法，主动表被动，意为“值得做某事”，选A。
7. "so...that..."为固定句型，意为“如此……以至于……”，选D。
8. "as well as"连接两个并列成分，意为“和”，此处连接“special scenery”与“many beautiful poems”，选D。
9. "the home of..."意为“……的产地/故乡”，符合“西湖周边是龙井茶的产地”，选B。
10. "have been to"表示“去过某地（已回来）”，符合语境“你去过西湖吗”，选C。

A
Silk production has a long history and colourful history unknown to most people. Scientific discoveries have shown that silk production began in China around 2,500 B.C., although it could be much older. For hundreds of years, China kept the secret of silk to itself as one for the most closely protected secrets in history. Anyone telling the secret of silkworms or trying to take silkworm eggs out of ancient China was punished in prison.
At one time silk was served only for the Chinese emperor. Step by step, others began wearing silk. In addition to being used for clothing, silk was used to make musical instruments, fishing lines, ropes and even paper. During the Han Dynasty silk became a form of money.
However, the Chinese finally lost their monopoly (垄断) on silk production. It reached Korea in around 200 B.C. when some Chinese people arrived there. Silk production came to India in 300 A.D. In 500 A.D., silk production came to Europe when travelers smuggled out silkworms in empty pipes of bamboo. These were used to set up silk factories in Rome, although Chinese silk was still considered to be the best.
Silk was brought to Rome from China by means of the Silk Road. There were actually two Silk Roads, one over land and one from the sea. Especially the land route had a huge effect in history. All sorts of trade goods were passed along this road. Ideas travelled the Silk Road, too. For example, the religion of Buddhism (佛教) was carried to China from India by traders on the Silk Road. The Silk Road created the first international culture, showing many people the ideas and treasures of both Western and Chinese cultures.
() 1. How was China able to keep the secret of silk production?
A. It refused to sell its silk to the other countries.
B. Foreigners were not allowed to come to China.
C. The silkworms were not able to live outside China.
D. Chinese passing on the secret to foreigners were seriously punished.
() 2. Which of the following uses of silk is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Clothing
B. Pipes
C. Paper
D. Money
() 3. In what order did silk production spread throughout the world according to the passage?
A. Europe→India→Korea→China
B. Europe→China→Korea→India
C. China→Korea→India→Europe
D. China→India→Europe→Korea
() 4. What does the underlined word "smuggled" in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A. 出口
B. 运输
C. 偷运
D. 携带
() 5. Which of the followings is True about the Silk Road?
A. It allowed for economic and cultural exchanges between countries.
B. It made China the most powerful country in the ancient world.
C. It could only be completed by travelers with a boat.
D. It was first developed for carrying religions.

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. A