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Unit 4 History and Traditions
Period 3 Reading for Writing
培优层级一 基础多维巩固
维度一 语境填词
1．Only in this way can they defend their own legal(合法的) rights and interests.
2．He was charged(指控) with theft, which surprised us all.
3．The chief(主要的) reason why Sam didn't go to the party was that he had a lot of homework to do.
4．The experiment shows that proper amounts(数量) of exercise, if carried out regularly, can improve our
health.
5．We paid a visit to the nearby(附近的) nursing home last Saturday for the Double Ninth Festival.
6．Some of us were eager(渴望的) to take part in the class activity while others were nervous and anxious.
7．People have been following the custom(习俗) of spring outings since ancient times.
8．Whenever I met her, she greeted(问候) me with a sweet smile.
9．When attending a grand feast(盛宴), be sure to offer thanks to the host.
10．The best approach(方法) to building up your body is to do exercise every day.
维度二 单句语法填空
1．The company made an announcement(announce) that they decided to introduce their products to Asia.
2．A large amount of medicine was delivered(deliver) to the villages after the earthquake.
3．The famous musician as well as his students was invited (invite) to perform at the opening ceremony.
4．He was so generous(generosity) that he devoted a lot of money to the flooded area.
5．The classroom is crowded(crowd) with children, who have poor eyesight.
6．Li Jiang and Su Hua don't agree on what to wear when greeting(greet) the British students.
7．When the Spring Festival is around the corner, airports, railway stations and bus stations are crowded with
people.
8．With the summer approaching(approach), the heat was becoming unbearable.
9．It is necessary that parents (should) know(know) about the methods of protecting children from being
harmed.
10．As is known to us, it is teachers and parents who will have an influence on the development of children.
维度三 写作小练笔
1．父母对孩子有很大的影响。
Parents have a great influence on their children.
2．他们渴望在附近有一个购物中心。
They are eager to have a shopping center in their neighbourhood.
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She wanted to have her room decorated as soon as possible.
4.由于他的腿断了，他不能像往常一样来上学了。
With his leg broken, he couldn't come to school as usual.
5.在我看来，重要的是在我们的日常生活中我们应该重视的是朋友而不是手机。
In my opinion, it is important that we (should) value our friends instead of phones in our daily life.
Ⅳ.课文语法填空
Ireland's beautiful countryside has greatly affected its people and 1. traditions (tradition). The country has a
long history of producing great writers and poets. Its beautiful countryside is exciting and 2.inspiring (inspire)
because it offers something for each of the senses. The peaceful landscape of the “Emerald Isle” and 3.its (it) many
green counties is a true feast for the eyes, with its rolling green hills 4.dotted (dot) with sheep and cattle. And down
by the sea, the roar of the ocean waves and cries of the seabirds make 5.up the music of the coast. It is not
surprising that Ireland 6.has developed (develop) strong traditions that include music, dancing, and dining. 7.To
have (have) a chance of experiencing this, stop by a village pub and relax 8.with a glass of wine or a local beer.
9.Better (good) yet, enjoy a delicious traditional Irish Beef Stew. If you 10. are (be) lucky, you might be able to
enjoy some traditional music and dancing.
培优层级二 多维训练提能
一、阅读理解
A
主题语境：人与社会 语篇类型：说明文 建议用时：8 min
Archaeology (考古学) isn't the dusty science it was a generation ago.New technologies that once seemed out
of science fiction are now locating buried traces of buildings and revealing the ruins of cities.
For more than a decade, Sarah Parcak and her team have been in the front line of this revolution.They use
satellite images to find and explore ancient sites around the globe.Now they're about to take on a new challenge as
they focus the GlobalXplorer citizenscience project on India.
In 2017, Parcak launched an online platform, called GlobalXplorer, to crowdsource ( 众包) the initial
assessment of satellite images for signs of cultures from long ago.Anyone in the world with a computer and Internet
access could help discover and protect remains of Peru's rich cultural heritage.The results have been
surprising.About 80，000 participants from a hundred countries have identified 19，000 sites that were not in
Peru's database.The platform for Peru is still running.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂If all goes well, the work in India could last for years. “India has had relatively little archaeological work
done ， ” Parcak said.Also, the full extent of India's archaeological work has never been mapped
completely.Parcak expects her project to make up that. “Wherever we end up going, the crowd's going to be able to
see extraordinary things，” Parcak said.
Thirtysix India's cultural heritage relics are already listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.Parcak thinks
there could be tens of thousands of as yet unknown sites mapped as part of this project.The discoveries promise to
be amazing across the land that has seen a parade of cultures come and go.
In the future, she hopes other countries will contact her to launch their own satellite
surveys.The_possibilities_are_huge.Parcak estimates that there are at least 12 million potential archaeological sites
yet to be discovered.That means the sky is the limit for her project now that it has got off the ground successfully.
【解题导语】 文章介绍了萨拉·帕克卡和她的团队在2017年启动的在线平台，该平台以众包的形式
对卫星图像进行初步评估，从而在全球各地寻找和探索古代遗址。
1．What's the purpose of Parcak's project?
A．To interview citizens via the Internet.
B．To make more remains be World Heritage Sites.
C．To build databases for unknown cultural heritage.
D．To identify unknown ancient sites through joint efforts.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“to crowdsource the initial assessment of satellite images for
signs of cultures from long ago”可知，这个项目的目的是通过共同努力发现未知的古代遗址。
2．What do we know about the participants in Peru project?
A．They are Internetequipped volunteers.
B．They are welltrained voluntary scholars.
C．They are mostly fans of archaeology in Peru.
D．They are all archaeologists all over the world.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “Anyone in the world...Peru's rich cultural heritage.”可知，世
界上任何一个有电脑和互联网接入的人都可以帮助发现和保护秘鲁丰富的文化遗产遗迹。
3．Why is Parcak's project important to India?
A．India lacks thorough archaeological work.
B．Indians call for the protection of their rich culture.
C．There's no amazing archaeological discovery in India.
D．India needs more relics listed as World Heritage Sites.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂A 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的内容可知，帕克卡期望她的项目能弥补印度考古工作的不全面，
因此该项目对印度是重要的。
4．What does the underlined sentence “The_possibilities_are_huge.” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Parcak's project will become successful.
B．Few countries will start satellite surveys.
C．There will be amazing discoveries in India.
D．More archaeological sites will be identified.
D 解析：句意理解题。根据语境可知，估计至少还有1 200万处潜在的考古遗址有待发现。由此可推
知，画线句的言外之意是“更多的考古遗址将被发现”。
B
主题语境：人与社会 语篇类型：说明文 建议用时：8 min
During the “golden week” national holiday that began on October 1st, hundreds of thousands of sightseers
flocked to Lijiang, a picturesque historic town in the southwestern province of Yunnan. Among its attractions are
the symbols printed beneath the Chinese characters on road signs and shop fronts (Starbucks included). They are
Dongba pictographs, an ancient form of script (文字) that originated among the Naxi, a local ethnic group. It
almost died until about a decade ago, when local officials began to realize its value and covered the town with it.
Dongba was never widely used by the Naxi, of whom there are about 300，000 living in the Himalayan
foothills near Lijiang, as well as in Tibet and Sichuan Province. The pictographs, which evolved as early as the
seventh century, were developed by shamans (巫师) of the Dongba faith, which has roots in Tibet.
Over 20，000 of these religious records survive. They provide rich insight into how Naxi people thought
about war, geography, astronomy and agriculture. But they are extremely hard to read. Linguists are helped by the
area's Dongba priests (神职人员). There are about 600, most of them very old, including Yang Guoxing, who ran a
school from 2010 to 2015 to teach Dongba to children living in the mountains. When Mr. Yang was growing up,
everyone was too busy farming to learn it. “Now they are all busy soaking up the pop culture，” he says.
Signs at bus stations in rural Yunnan encourage locals to use written and spoken Chinese. But the Naxi get off
lightly compared with other ethnic minorities. Primary schools in Lijiang teach the Dongba script twice a week, as
well as Naxi nursery rhymes. Li Dejing, head of the Dongba Culture Research Institute, says this is not just about
keeping alive the pictographs, but letting children grasp “the very spirit of their own culture”. And this will also
help tourism to develop in Lijiang.
【解题导语】 本文介绍了丽江东巴文字在当地人们的帮助下存活下来的故事。
5．What do we know about the Dongba script?
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂A．It is widely used by local people.
B．It was a tool used by certain people.
C．It was quite popular at certain periods.
D．It has a history of more than 3，000 years.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They are Dongba pictographs...a local ethnic group.”可知，东
巴文字是纳西族人用来交流的工具。
6．According to Yang Guoxing, what makes it difficult to spread the Dongba script?
A．Only priests can read it.
B．It's extremely hard to read.
C．Its value hasn't been fully recognized.
D．People are too busy to learn a new language.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“everyone was too busy farming to learn it.‘Now...the pop
culture’”可知，杨国兴认为东巴文字很难传播开来的主要原因是它的价值没有得到人们的充分认可。
7．What has been done to keep the Dongba script alive?
A．New schools are opened to teach it.
B．Some tourists are invited to preserve it.
C．Only the Dongba script can be used in schools.
D．People are more exposed to this language than before.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Primary schools in Lijiang...Naxi nursery rhymes.”可知，现
在丽江当地人能更多地接触到东巴文字。
8．What is the best title for the passage?
A．The Dongba Script Is Dying
B．The History of the Dongba Script
C．The Dongba Script Survives in Lijiang
D．The Influence of the Dongba Script
C 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了丽江东巴文字在当地人们的帮助下存活下来
的故事。
C
主题语境：人与社会 语篇类型：说明文 建议用时：8 min
It's easy to imagine the Sahara as a lifeless and timeless place, where the merciless forces of nature rule over
any sense of human history. However, that's far from the truth. Some corners of the Western Sahara, found along
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂the northwestern coast of Africa, are littered with hundreds of ancient stone monuments from centuries worth of
human culture, some of which date back to over 10，000 years ago.
Between 2002 and 2009, the Western Sahara Project, led by the University of East Anglia in the UK,
documented the archaeology (考古学) and environment of northwestern Sahara around the town of Tifariti. The
monuments come in a variety of forms and were constructed by a number of different cultures across the centuries.
Many appear to be little more than long rows of piled rocks, while others are purposefully placed large stones
standing proudly in a circular pattern. Others are 5meterhigh (16 feet) dry stone wall constructions that could have
only been built by human hands.
It's unclear what most of the monuments are meant to represent, although most are assumed to be burial
mounds (墓冢), used as part of a funerary ceremony, or sign at the presence of a grave. This desire to construct
burial mounds is something that can be found in countless cultures across the planet, from the Scythians of ancient
Siberia to the seafaring Vikings of northern Europe, and it looks like the ancient people of Western Sahara were not
different.
For one reason or another, this natural basin area managed to remain a place of human activity over the
millennia, especially when times became tough in the surrounding areas. “One of our theories is that as the Sahara
dried between five and six thousand years ago — this is one of the shelter, an area where water remained，”
Joanne Clarke, prehistoric archaeologist at the University of East Anglia, told Atlas Obscura.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是很久以前，撒哈拉沙漠并不是不毛之地，在西撒哈拉沙
漠发现的数百座古代石碑，代表了那时的灿烂文化。
9．How were the monuments constructed?
A．They are in different shapes.
B．They are piled up on one another.
C．They took about 500 years to complete.
D．Most of them are parallel to each other.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The monuments come in ... centuries.”可知，这些纪念碑形
式各异，是由几个世纪以来许多不同的文化建造而成的。
10．What will the researchers probably focus on about the monuments in future?
A．The way to build burial mounds.
B．The symbols of different monuments.
C．The original appearances of the monuments.
D．Their difference between the Sahara and other regions.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“It's unclear ... at the presence of a grave.”可知，目前还不清
楚大多数石碑代表什么意义，尽管大多数被认为是墓冢，被用作葬礼仪式的一部分，或暗示坟墓的存在，
因此，科学家们接下来要研究的应该是他们不清楚的内容。
11．What does Joanne Clarke think of the Sahara in history?
A．It was the mere source of water in that area.
B．It used to be a shelter from sufferings for people.
C．People used to hold various activities in its honour.
D．It shouldn't have dried five and six thousand years ago.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“One of ...water remained”可知，Joanne Clarke认为当撒
哈拉沙漠在五到六千年前干涸的时候，这里是一个避难所，一个仍然有水的地方。
12．What does the text mainly talk about?
A．The Sahara used to be a heaven for every culture.
B．The Sahara is really a lifeless and timeless place.
C．The burial bounds represent different cultures in the Sahara.
D．The Western Sahara is covered with mysterious ancient stone monuments.
解析：选D 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“However, ...10，000 years ago.”可知，本文主要介绍了分
布在西撒哈拉沙漠数百座神秘的古代石碑，因此推断D项为最佳标题。
二、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
More than 500 pieces of relics ___1___ (discover) at the Sanxingdui Ruins site last year. The relics include
golden masks, jade and ivory artifacts and bronze wares ___2___ were exquisitely (精美地) built and ___3___
(unique) shaped, said the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration on Sept. 9, 2021. The new
discoveries bring the total number of items unearthed at Sanxingdui ___4___ nearly 2,000 after the excavation of
No. 3 to No. 8 sacrificial pits began in October of 2020.
Tang Fei, chief of the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, said, “The new
discoveries demonstrate once again that the ___5___ (imagine) and creation of the ancient Chinese far surpassed
what people today had expected”. Tang added that the excavation of the new pits has entered a critical stage, with
more ___6___ (item) yet to be unearthed. He also anticipated that the items found will challenge the ___7___
(convention) wisdom of archaeologists.
Originally discovered in ___8___ late 1920s, the Sanxingdui Ruins have been considered as one of the world’s
greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. ___9___ (locate) in the city of Guanghan, around 60 km from
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Shu Kingdom, dating back some 4,500 to 3,000 years.
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了三星堆遗址考古发现的情况。
1．考查时态语态。句意：去年在三星堆遗址发现了500多件文物。主语与谓语构成被动关系，结合后文
last year可知为一般过去时的被动语态，主语为More than 500 pieces of relics，谓语用复数。故填were
discovered。
2．考查定语从句。句意：四川省文物局于2021年9月9日表示，这些文物包括黄金面具、玉器、象牙制
品和青铜器，制作精美，造型独特。此处为定语从句修饰先行词golden masks, jade and ivory artifacts and
bronze wares，先行词在从句中作主语，指物，故用which或that。故填which/that。
3．考查副词。句意：四川省文物局于2021年9月9日表示，这些文物包括黄金面具、玉器、象牙制品和
青铜器，制作精美，造型独特。修饰动词shape应用副词uniquely，作状语。故填uniquely。
4．考查介词。句意：自2020年10月3号至8号祭祀坑开始挖掘以来，这一新发现使三星堆出土物品总数
达到近2000件。结合句意表示“使总数达到……”短语为bring the total number to…。故填to。
5．考查名词。句意：四川省文物考古研究所所长唐飞表示：“这些新发现再次表明，古代中国人的想象
力和创造力远远超过了今天人们的预期。”作从句的主语，表示“想象力”应用名词imagination，不可数。
故填imagination。
6．考查名词的数。句意：唐补充说，新坑的挖掘已经进入了一个关键阶段，还有更多的物品尚未出土。
item为可数名词，由more修饰应用复数形式。故填items。
7．考查形容词。句意：他还预计，这些发现的物品将挑战考古学家的传统智慧。修饰名词wisdom应用形
容词conventional，作定语。故填conventional。
8．考查冠词。句意：三星堆遗址最初发现于20世纪20年代末，被认为是20世纪世界上最伟大的考古发
现之一。表示“20世纪20年代末”短语为in the late 1920s。故填the。
9．考查非谓语动词。句意：该遗址位于广汉市，距离成都约60公里，占地12平方公里，据信是距今约
4500年至3000年的蜀国遗迹。短语be located in表示“位于”，省略be动词，用过去分词作状语。句首
单词首字母要大写。故填Located。
10．考查非谓语动词。句意：该遗址位于广汉市，距离成都约60公里，占地12平方公里，据信是距今约
4500年至3000年的蜀国遗迹。结合句意表示“据信……”短语为be believed to。故填to be。
培优层级三 真题滚动训练
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A
（安徽·高考真题）Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870,it was
experiencing an economic(经济的)boom,and the capital,Buenos Aires,attracted many people.Farmers,as well as a
flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy,came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs.These jobs didn’t pay well,and the
people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city.As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the
poor parts of the city,the dance known as the tango(探戈舞) came into being.
At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.It was danced in the bars and streets.At that time
there were many fewer women than men,so if a man didn’t want to be left out,his only choice was to dance with
another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.Gradually,the dance spread into the
upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.
In Europe at this time,strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning.This interest in
international dance was especially evident in Paris.Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞) to belly dancing could
be found on the stages of the Paris theaters.After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe,they began to
draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes.Though not everyone approved of the
new dance,saying it was a little too shocking,the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.
The popularity(流行) of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world.Soldiers who returned to
the United States from World War Ⅰ brought the tango to North America.It reached Japan in 1926,and in 2003 the
Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador,and promote tango
dancing throughout South Korea.
1．The origin of the tango is associated with .
A．belly dancers
B．American soldiers
C．a Spanish city
D．the capital of Argentina
2．Which of the following is TRUE about the tango?
A．It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.
B．People of the upper classes loved the tango most.
C．It was often danced by two males in the beginning.
D．A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.
3．Before World War Ⅰ,the tango spread to .
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C．France D．South Korea
4．What can be the best title for the text?
A．How to Dance the Tango
B．The History of the Tango
C．How to Promote the Tango
D．The Modern Tango Boom
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了探戈舞的起源，舞蹈形式发展以及各个时期盛行情况，介绍了探戈
舞历史。
1．推理判断题。文章第一段主要讲1870的阿根廷经济繁荣,它的首都布宜诺斯艾利斯吸引了来自世界各地
的人,因为新来的人工资不高,又孤独,对新生活失望,这便是探戈舞产生的根源。belly dances是当时在欧洲流
行的舞蹈之一，与探戈舞的起源无关，A项可排除。一战归来的美国士兵将探戈舞传到了北美，这是探戈
舞的发展史，不是起源，B项也可排除。C项和D项为两个地名，根据第一段以及最后一句As the unhappy
newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango (探戈舞) came into being。
可知大量的人来到阿根廷的首都，因对生活不太满意，才慢慢形成了探戈舞。所以舞蹈形成是跟阿根廷首
都有关。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句“At that time there were many fewer women than men，so if a man
didn’t want to be left out，his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of
the few available women.”因为女的跳舞的少，所以如果一个男的想不被淘汰的话，他唯一的选择就是和另
一个男的跳来吸引几个有空的女人的眼球。可知的C项正确。
3．细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，探戈舞传到法国的时间比较早，在其诞生后不久就传到法国。其
诞生时间大约在1870年，所以传到法国应该是在19世纪，在一战前，故选C。从最后一段可知，一战以
后探戈到了北美,然后到了日本，后来到了韩国。因此C项符合题意。
4．主旨大意题。第一段主要讲述探戈的起源；第二段讲述探戈如何从底层社会进入高层社会；第三、四
段讲述探戈的发展和流传。所以文章讲述的是探戈的历史。故选B项。
B
（江西·高考真题） New archaeological discovers suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk
Road probably began in some form many countries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a
widening range of scientific and historical research, could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road.
The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about
1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂thought to be used in Egypt. Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps
a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia.
The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an
agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission (使命) across the desert into the
remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back
knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians
have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have
been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world’s two superpowers, China and Rome.
Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Persia in exchange for
acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets of Rome.
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han
emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of
world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first
became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.
5．The word “coupled” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by ______.
A．produced B．contributed C．doubled D．combined
6．The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggests that ______.
A．Egyptians had probably travelled to China to buy silk
B．trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought
C．historical research often achieves fascinating results
D．new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices
7．Until recently most historians believed that trade along the Silk Road _______.
A．originated in the 2nd century BC
B．extended human migration into eastern Asia
C．began a million years ago
D．primarily benefited the Egyptians
8．Historians have always considered Zhang Qian’s mission important because they believe ______.
A．he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor B．he discovered the Silk Road
C．he helped establish East-West trade D．he travelled as far as Afghanistan
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的考古发现，亚洲与欧洲之间通过“丝绸之路”进行贸
易很可能在曾经认为的时间以前就已经在某些国家之间先开始了。
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂5．词句猜测题。划线词前“The findings”指上一句提到的“新的考古发现”，由此可以推断，本句意为：
这些新的发现“连同”大范围的科学和历史研究，可以为丝绸之路史诗增添迷人的新一页。所以coupled
可以用combined替代。故选D项。
6．推理判断题。结合第一段第一句“New archaeological discovers suggest that trade between Europe and Asia
along the Silk Road probably began in some form many countries earlier than once thought.(新的考古发现表明，
亚洲与欧洲之间通过‘丝绸之路’进行贸易很可能在曾经认为的时间以前就已经在某些国家之间先开始
了)”以及第二段第一句“The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian
mummy from about 1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before
silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt.(最新且最令人惊讶的发现源自于一具公元前1000年的埃及木
乃伊的头发中发现的丝绸，这个时间远远早于通常认为的丝绸之路上交通的时间，同时这也将先前认为的
在埃及最早使用丝绸的时间向前推了至少一千年)”可知，在一具埃及木乃伊的头发中发现的丝绸表明丝绸
之路的贸易开始得比人们想象的还要早。故选B项。
7．细节理解题。结合第三段“The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the
late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission (使命)
across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia.(东西方沿丝绸之路的贸易的官方起源通常认为是
公元前2世纪末期，当时中国汉武帝的一位使者执行完一项危险的秘密使命后穿过沙漠回到远在亚洲中部
的内地)”可知，大多数历史学家认为丝绸之路上的贸易起源于公元前2世纪。故选A项。
8．推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句“His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first
indirect contacts between the ancient world’s two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to
central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Persia in exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was
soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets of Rome.(他的这次旅行开辟了古代世
界的两个超级大国，中国与罗马之间普遍认为的第一次间接接触。中国的丝绸第一次被运到中亚部落中，
用来换取战马，运到古波斯的帕提亚人那里，换取杂技技术和驼鸟蛋，中国丝绸很快通过商人形成的网络
进入到专供罗马奢侈品的市场)”可推测，历史学家认为张骞出使西域帮助建立了东西方的贸易往来。故选
C项
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