Ⅰ.词义匹配

　　1．transport　a．a place where people are protected from bad weather or from danger

　　2．observe b．something that makes someone or something less effective, successful，

　　 or attractive

　　3．disadvantage c．the greatest amount or level of something that is possible

　　4．staff d．to notice someone doing something, or to notice something happening

　　5．survival e．the fact or state of continuing to live or exist, especially in difficult conditions

　　6．shelter f．a method of travelling or moving things from one place to another

　　7．limit g．the people who work for a particular company, organization, or institution

　　答案：1.f　2.d　3.b　4.g　5.e　6.a　7.c

　　Ⅱ.补全短语

　　1．be home to　　　　　是......的家园/产地/栖息地等

　　2．link ... with ... 把......与......相连接/相联系

　　3．in particular 尤其，特别

　　4．be associated with 把......与......联系起来

　　5．have influence on/upon 对......有影响

　　6．be attached to 依属于；喜爱

　　7．in the distance 在远处

　　 However, silk wasn't the only thing that passed along the Silk Road; anything that had buyers was traded along the road.

　　然而，丝绸并不是在丝绸之路上运送的唯一物品，任何有买家的物品都可以沿此路进行贸易。

[句式分析]　句中的两个that都引导定语从句，修饰thing与anything，这里that不能换为which。