Unit 2 Working the land reading课时作业

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阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum for international Cooperation(合作)was held on May 14,2017 in Beijing. President Xi Jinping made a theme speech at the Opening Ceremony. Distinguished guests from over 100 countries attended this important forum on the Belt and Road Initiative. Over 2,000 years ago, our ancestors opened the transcontinental (横贯大陆的) passage connecting Asia, Europe and Africa, known today as the Silk Road. They also created sea routes connecting the East with the West, namely, the maritime (海洋) Silk Road. These ancient silk routes opened windows of friendly engagement among nations. In China's Han Dynasty around 140 B. C. , Zhang Qian left Chang'an. He made a journey to the Western regions and opened an overland route connecting the East and the West. Centuries later, in the years of Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, such silk routes, both over land and at sea, great adventurers, including Du Huan of China, Marco Polo of Italy, left their footprints along these ancient routes. In the early 15th century, Zheng He, the famous Chinese navigator (航海家) in the Ming Dynasty, made seven voyages to the Western Seas, a great achievement which still is remembered today. Generation after generation, the silk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East-West cooperation. The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted(植根) in the ancient Silk Road. It focuses on the Asian, European and African continents, but is also open to all other countries. All countries, from either Asia, Europe, Africa or the Americas, can be international cooperation partners of the Belt and Road Initiative. Today, China is trying to build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The Belt and Road can create chances in challenges and changes. "Peaches and plums do not speak, but they are so attractive that a path is formed below the trees. " Four years on, over 100 countries and international organizations have supported and got involved