B
The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6,500 kilometres. It went from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.
Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk, of course. They also carried and traded other things like spices(香料), cloth, jewels and gold.
Along and around these ancient paths(小路) have come many fascinating and mysterious stories.
It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia. They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond-haired, blue-eyed tribes of China was started.
Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel. They were prisoners(俘虏) of war about 2,800 years ago. People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road. They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time.
During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods from different areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures.
In modern times, the old Silk Road routes(路线) are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even a Silk Road Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.
()21.(新考法·细节多选)What could people trade along the ancient Silk Road?
①Silk. ②Spices. ③Jewels. ④Trains.
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④
()22. What does the underlined word “Merchants” in the passage probably mean?
A. Foreigners. B. Businessmen. C. Soldiers. D. Prisoners.
()23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The Silk Road began with the wars.
B. The Silk Road covered almost 6,500 kilometres in China.
C. People began to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago.
D. People from Israel were not included among people on the Silk Road.
()24. Why are the old Silk Road routes still used?
A. Because there are many old stories about them.
B. Because the historians and scientists think highly of them.
C. Because China will make good use of the Silk Road again.
D. Because people can keep on travelling and trading along them.
()25.(新考法·写作意图)What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage?
A. To ask readers to visit the Silk Road Museum in Jiuquan.
B. To introduce the past, culture influence and modern development of the Silk Road.
C. To tell two interesting old stories about Romans and Jewish people.
D. To show all kinds of goods traded on the ancient Silk Road.

21. A
22. B
23. C
24. D
25. B

【分析】
1. 21题为细节理解题，需定位原文中古代丝绸之路的交易物品，排除现代物品后选出正确组合；
2. 22题为词义猜测题，需结合Merchants的行为（携带、交易货物）推断词义；
3. 23题为细节理解题，需逐一核对选项与原文信息，找出匹配项；
4. 24题为细节理解题，需定位现代丝绸之路仍被使用的原因；
5. 25题为主旨大意题，需梳理全文结构概括作者写作意图。
【解析】
21题：根据文章第二段“They also carried and traded other things like spices(香料), cloth, jewels and gold.”可知，古代丝绸之路交易物品含丝绸、香料、珠宝，火车为现代交通工具，不属于古代交易物品，故①②③正确，答案选A；
22题：由“Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk... They also carried and traded other things...”可知，该词指从事货物交易的人，即商人，对应选项B；
23题：A项“丝绸之路始于战争”原文未提及；B项“仅覆盖中国近6500公里”与原文“from Rome to China”不符；C项“约3000年前开始通行”与原文“Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago”一致；D项“以色列人不在丝绸之路人群中”与“Kashmir人（来自以色列）沿丝绸之路旅行”不符，答案选C；
24题：根据最后一段及前文丝绸之路的贸易、交流功能，现代仍被使用是因为人们可继续沿其旅行和贸易，答案选D；
25题：全文介绍丝绸之路的历史、贸易、文化影响及现代发展，作者意图为介绍这些内容，A（仅提博物馆）、C（仅提故事）、D（仅提交易物品）均片面，答案选B。
【答案】
21.A 22.B 23.C 24.D 25.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解综合题，涵盖细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意题型，考查学生定位原文信息、推断词义及概括主旨的能力，需学生仔细研读原文，精准匹配选项与原文内容。
【难度系数】
0.6