B．An ancient line of communication between East and West.

　　C．A road specially for transporting silk.

　　D．A road only in China.

　　2．When did the Silk Road get its name?

　　A．In the 19th century.

　　B．In Tang Dynasty.

　　C．In Yuan Dynasty.

　　D．After PRC was founded.

　　3．Why did Xuan Zang go to India?

　　A．To have a journey following the Silk Road.

　　B．To collect Buddhist scriptures.

　　C．To do trade.

　　D．To call on Indian Emperor.

　　4．What was the Silk Road not used for?

　　A．Romans got their silk from China.

　　B．The exchange of ideas.

　　C．Trade of precious stones，food and so on.

　　D．Wars.

　　答案：1～4.BABD

　　Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks according to the text.

　　The Race to the Pole

　　In 1910，Captain Scott and Roald Amundsen raced to the South Pole 1.____________(separate) with their own team.Both teams organised food bases in 2.____________(prepare) for their journeys.They both waited 3.____________(anxious) for spring.

　　Amundsen was the first 4.____________(leave)．Scott started 5.____________(late) and his two sledges broke down，and his men had to push the sledges 6.____________(them)．

　　Amundsen 7.____________(reach) the South Pole first and prepared for the return journey.Scott and his four team members reached there a month later and they were 8.____________(shock) when they saw the Norwegian flag.

　　Scott's team lost the goal of their 9.____________(ambitious) and returned.They were soon exhausted and were running out of food.Scott's team failed to return，but their extraordinary courage made them 10._____________ heroes.

　　答案：1.separately　2.preparation　3.anxiously　4.to leave　5.later　6.themselves　7.reached　8.shocked

　　9．ambition　10.into

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