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1、2013高考英语(阅读理解)考前冲刺训练(6)及答案解析(第***篇)NewarchaeologicaldiscoveriessuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilkRoadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycenturiesearlierthanoncethought.Thefindings,coupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearch,couldaddafascinatingnewpagetoth
2、eepicoftheSilkRoad.ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1,000BC,longbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.Otherresearchmayextendhumanactivityalongthisrouteba
3、ckevenfurther,perhapsamillionyearstothemigrationofhumanancestorsintoeasternAsia.TheofficialoriginofEastWestcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2ndcenturyBCwhenanagentoftheChineseEmperorWudireturnedfromadangeroussecretmission(使命)acrossthewesterndesertintotheremotehig
4、hcountryofCentralAsia.Theagent,ZhangQian,travelledasfarasAfghanistanandbroughtbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersia,SyriaandaplaceknownasLijien,perhapsRome.Historianshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneysinancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoug
5、httobethefirstindirectcontactsbetweentheancientworld’stwosuperpowers,ChinaandRome.Chinesesilk,firsttradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPersiainexchangeforacrobatsandostricheggs,wassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxurymarketsofRome.Butt
6、henewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlongbeforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoad.TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthowandwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecamea
7、wareofthegloriouscultureattheotherendofEurasia.[语篇解读] 最新的考古学研究表明,古代欧亚大陆之间的主要贸易通道——丝绸之路,其起源可能比我们之前认为的要早许多世纪。5.Theword“coupled”inthefirstparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby________.A.producedB.continuedC.doubledD.combined[解析] 猜测词义题。由第一段第二句的句意“这些发现,综合广泛的、科学的、历史的研究可以增添丝绸之路历史新纪元迷人的一页”可
8、以推知答案为D。[答案] D6.ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggests
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