河北省秦皇岛市达标名校新高考英语必刷试卷及答案解析

河北省秦皇岛市达标名校新高考英语必刷试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing2．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit3．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes4．---Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.---__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry5．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how6．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as7．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved8．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged9．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed10．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can11．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation12．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off13．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear14．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted15．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．atC．withD．to16．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured17．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．achievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．ambition18．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting19．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention20．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Bullying(欺凌)amongschoolchildrenisnothingnew.Callingsomeonenames,stealingtheirpossessions,threateningandevenbeatingthemupareallwell-establishedbullyingtechniques.Yetforyoungpeopletodaythereisarelativelynewformofbullyingwhichcanoccurevenwhenthebulliesarenowhereneartheirvictims—anditcanhaveequal,ifnotmoredamagingeffects.Online-bullyingisoneofthedownsidesofnewtechnologyandinvolvesusingdeviceslikemobilephonesandcomputers.Online-bulliescanstrikeatanytime,nomatterwherethey,ortheirvictimsare.About22percentofyoungpeopleintheUKclaimtohavesufferedfromonline-bullying.Notonlyareonline-bullieshardertoavoid,theyarealsohardertocatch.Itisalltooeasytosendananonymous(匿名的)threatbytextonapay-as-you-gophonewithanunknownnumber.IttakesnotimeatalltosetupafalseFacebook,Twitter,blogorsocialnetworkaccountandtopostaninsultingmessage.And,ifyouknowhowtohideyourIPaddress,youcanuploadanoffensivevideotoawebsitelikeYouTubeandyourvictimwouldn’tknowwhotoblame.Oneofthemostupsettingthingsaboutonline-bullyingisthatitcaninvolvemorepeoplethantraditionalformsofbullying.Abullycaninsultyouortellliesaboutyouandsharethatinformationwiththeentireschoolatthetouchofabutton-andforsometeenagersthatisalltoohardtobear.TheUKCharityBeatbullyingsuggeststhatupto44%ofsuicidesamongten-to-fourteen-year-oldsmaybebullying-related.Thegoodnewsisthattheworldisstartingtowiseuptoonline-bullying.Schoolsandwebsiteslike/offerlotsofadviceandvictimsupportandsocialnetworksitesnowadviseuserstothinkcarefullyabouttheirprivacysettingssothatpersonalinformationisonlysharedwithfriends.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayofbullyingaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Shoutingabuseatsomebody.B．Stealingsomebody’sthings.C．Frighteningsomebody.D．Makingacalltosomebody.2、Theunderlinedword“downsides”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．BenefitsB．effectsC．disadvantagesD．points3、Accordingtothewriter,itisdifficultto________.A．downloadafalsevideoB．postaunfriendlymessageC．knowwhosendsonline-bulliesD．setupatrueFacebookaccount4、Whydoonline-bullyinginvolvemorepeoplethantraditionalformsofbullying?A．Morepeopleliketotelllies.B．Online-bullyingiseasytospread.C．Morepeoplewanttobecomefamous.D．Morepeopleliketomakefunofothers.5、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Bullyingisharmful.B．Bullyinggoeshigh-tech.C．Online-bullyingishardtocatch.D．Peoplecangetridofonline-bullying.22．（8分）“Withdepressinglyfewexceptions,performancesaredullandlackvitality…Afteryearsoftryingtoconvincemyselfotherwise,Inowfeelsurethatballetisdying.”-----JenniferHomans,Apollo’sAngelsIsballetdead?Hastheartformevolvedtodepression?JenniferHomans’sconclusiontoherfascinatinghistoryofballet,Apollo’sAngels,isworrying.Itappearsthatballet’spulsecontinuestobeatstrongly,however,especiallywithaTchaikovskydefibrillatorattached.Sowhyaresomedancecommentatorsarguingthatballetisdying?Anddotheyhaveapoint?“Balletisdead”----“Balletisdying”---allringtonesofFriedrichNietzsche’sphilosophicalclaim:“Godisdead.”Headlinegrabbling,certainly.Yetcanballetbedefinedinsuchblackandwhiteterms?Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.①Tostartwith,howdoyoudefineballet?Whatisballettoday?ConsiderpopularmodernclassicslikeTwylaTharp’sIntheUpperRoom,wheredancerswearpointyshoesandsneakers,combiningcontemporaryandclassicalvocabularytogether.Orclosertohome,thereisGraemeMurphy’sSwanLake,whichlayerselementsofPetipa’schoreography(编舞)withacontemporarythemeandaesthetic.Manycontemporarychoreographersallembraceclassicalformandprinciples,thenmanipulate(操纵)therules.②.Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.InaninterviewwithTheTelegraph(2015),BritishchoreographerMattewBourneacknowledgesthatthis“cross-fertilisation”betweencontemporarydanceandballetcontinuestogrow,asevidencedbytheriseinnewcommissionsfromcontemporarychoreographersattheRoyalBalletandEnglishNationalBallet.ReferringtoHomans’sbook,Bournebelieveswhathaschangedisthat“thedanceformsarecomingclosertogether”.Notdying,butmerging.Reinventing.ThishasbeenthecaseamongstAustralasianballetcompaniesformanyyearsnow.③.Homanswritesthatballet’sdeclinebeganafterthepassingofAshtonandBalanchine.Somethingahschanged,certainly.Astylisictransition----fromneo-classicaltocontemporaryballet----hasoccurred.④Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.ProminentdancecriticwithTheNewYorkTimes,AlastairMacaulay,says:“ballethasdiedagainandagainoverthecenturies,”andyet,“phoenix-like,roseagainfromitsashes”.Historyshowstherewereperiodswhereballethibernatedandlackedpopularity.Thiscoincidedwiththeartform’schangingforums.Sohereistheirony:whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.AseasonwithoutaTchaikovskyscoreisafinancialrisk.AndwithoutNutcracker(《胡桃夹子》),halftheballetcompaniesinNorthAmericawouldnotexist.Admittedly,asadancer,myfavouriteroles---Albrecht,PrinceSiegfriedandRomeo----werefromtheclassicalcanon;Iamatraditionalistatheart(wholovestobechallengedbygoodcontemporaryballets).Apartofthecharmbehindclassicalrepertoire,forme,wasinreproducingthegloriesofpastgreats.Classicalballet’sframeworksupportsthemodernprocessofbench-marking.PerhapsJenniferHomans’sthoughtsarenotcompletelyunfounded.Perhapsballetisdyingforsome.Ballet’sevolutionhasbeendelayedbyitsaudiences.AndasHomanssuggestsinherepilogue,perhapsalsobyitscreatives.Nowhereisaboldprediction.InlinewiththeRoyalBallet’sprogramminginBrisbanethisyear----ofChristopherWheeldon’sTheWinter’sTale,andWayneMacGregor’sWoolfWorks----overthenext20years,ballet’srelianceonPetipawilldecrease.Contemporaryballetsandmerge-styledballetswillproducetheirbox-officeinfluenceevermore.Why?Itissimple:ouraudienceswillbereadyforballettochangeagain.1、WhydoesthewriterciteJenniferHomans’swordsatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Tosupportthewriter’sviewpoint. B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Tohighlightthethemeofthepassage D．Toprovidethebackgroundknowledge.2、Thesentence‘Isthisnotballet?”shouldbeputin______.A．① B．②C．③ D．④3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisafactaboutballet?A．“Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.”(Para.3)B．“Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.”(Para.5)C．“Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.”(Para.7)D．“Whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.”(Para.8).4、AccordingtoMatthewBourne,_____.A．thedanceformsremainunchangedB．contemporarydancehasreinventedclassicballetC．balletisexperiencinggrowthandwillcontinuetodevelopD．anewformofballetiswidelyacceptedamongAustralians5、ThewritertakeshimselfasanexampleinParagraph8inordertoshow_____.A．classicsshouldbepromotedB．classicsarestillofgreatsignificanceC．classicalballet’sframeworkisoutofdateD．contemporaryballetsattractmoreaudiences6、Whatmaybetheaudiences’attitudetothechangeofballet?A．Supportive. B．Arbitrary.C．Critical. D．Concerned23．（8分）Fromthelossofwildlifetorisingsealevels,we’reallwellawareoftheproblemsthatclimatechangecouldcause.Butwhileitmayseemlikesuchissueswon’taffectmostofusdirectly,itlookslikefuturegenerationscouldgrowupwithoutsomethingthatmanyofusnowtakeforgranted:chocolate.AccordingtoanessaypublishedbytheUSNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,changestotheclimateintheregionsthatproducecacao-theplantfromwhichchocolateisproduced-maymeanthatitwillsoonbecomeextinct.Mostoftheworld’scacaogrowsincountriesclosetotheequator,withoverhalfofitgrowingintheAfricannationsofGhanaandIvoryCoast.It’spredictedthatby2050,climatechangewillhaveacceleratedtherateatwhichtemperaturesinthesecountriesrise,makingitextremelydifficultforcacaotogrowthere.Theproblemdoesn’tlieinincreasedheat,however,butinlowerhumidity(湿度),asit’sbelievedthatrainfallwillstayatthesamelevelifthetemperaturerises.“Inotherwords,ashighertemperaturessqueezemorewateroutofsoilandplants,it’sunlikelythatrainfallwillincreaseenoughtooffsetthemoisture(含水量)loss,”MichonScott,theessay’sauthor,wrote.Tohelpfightthisproblem,researchersfromBerkeleyUniversityintheUSareworkingonchangingtheDNAofcacaoplantstoallowthemtosurviveindryerconditionsbyusinggeneeditingtechnology,accordingtoUSNews.Inthemeantime,UScompanyMars,oneoftheworld’sbiggestmanufacturersofchocolateproducts,announcedinJanuarythatitwouldspend$1billiontohelpreducetheeffectsofclimatechange.“Thisisaworldissue,anditrequireseveryonetoworktogether,”MarsspokespersonBarryParkintoldBusinessInsider.Themessagehereisthatifwealldoourpart,wemaybeabletopreventsomeoftheworstimpactsofclimatechange.Orifwe’reunlucky,chocolatewillbecomeathingofthepast.1、Whatcouldmakeithardforcacaotosurvivearoundtheequatorinthefuture?A．Theincreasedheatthere.B．Thehigherhumiditythere.C．Thedecreaseinrainfallthere.D．Themoisturelossinthesoilthere.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offset”intheseventhparagraphmean?A．holdbackB．makeupforC．protectD．accept3、WhatwillUScompanyMarsdotohelpcacaosurvive?A．Itwillworkhardtoplantcacaoingreenhouses.B．Itwillapplygeneeditingtechnologyinplantingcacao.C．Itwillgivefinancialsupporttohelpfightclimatechange.D．Itwilldevelopcacaothatcansurviveindryerconditions.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthistext?A．ChocolatecouldbecomehistoryB．WorktogethertofightclimatechangeC．Howdowegrowcacaointhefuture?D．Howdocacaoplantsaffectclimatechange?24．（8分）TimMa'sparentscametotheUnitedStatesfromTaiwaninthe1970s.Theyopenedarestaurant.Itwasnotasuccess.TheyfoundsuccessinAmerica,however,incomputersandengineering.Inpartbecauseoftheirownexperiences,Ma'sparentshopedhewouldstudytobecomeanengineerordoctor.Theywantedfinancialsecurityfortheirchild.Growingup,Maconsideredmanyprofessions–writer,fireman,evenpresident.Buthehadasenseearlyon...―Ididn'twanttobeanengineer.However,Madidwellinmathandscienceclassesinhighschoolandheendedupchoosingtostudyelectricalengineeringincollege.Severalengineeringjobslater,though,Mahadachangeofheart.Hewantedtoleavetheengineeringworldbehindandentertherestaurantbusiness.Itwasinhisblood.Afterall,hisparentshadownedaChineserestaurantinArkansas.HisunclealsoownedoneinNewYork.Hisparents,Masays,couldnotunderstandwhyhewouldwanttoleavesuchagoodjobtoopenarestaurant.Theyhadworkedlonghoursbuttheirownrestaurantstillfailed.Theykeptasking,―Why?ButMaremainedcertain.Hewasgoingtodothingsdifferentlythanhisparents.Hewasabletolearnfromtheironemajormistakeasrestaurantowners–theyknewverylittleabouttheartofcooking.So,atage30,Maleftengineeringandreturnedtoschool–cookingschool.Masoonlearnedthatheenjoyedcooking.In2009,MaopenedhisfirstrestaurantinVirginia.ItiscalledMapleAvenue.AtMapleAvenue,Macooked,cleanedtheovens,fixedequipmentandpaidbills.Heworkedlonghours,sevendaysaweek.Hislonghourspaidoff.Maopenedhisfourthrestaurantlastyear,KyirisaninWashington,D．C．Kyirisan'ssuccessisduetothecreativemenuandfood,Masays.Butmostlyitjustcomesfromcompletelyhardwork.―Ithinkinthiscountryyoucancreateyourownsuccess,justbyworkinghard.Notbecauseyou'resmarterthananybody,notbecauseyou'remorecreativethananybody,justbyworkinghard.AndIthinkthat'swhyalotofpeopleendupcomingtoAmerica.1、WhydidMa’sparentswanthimtobecomeanengineerordoctor?A．Theirfamilyhadfoundsuccessinengineeringforgenerations.B．Theyweretiredofrunningarestaurant.C．Theythoughtitfinanciallysecuretobeanengineerordoctor.D．Theywantedhimtotryacareerdifferentfromtheirs.2、WhydoalotofpeoplecometoAmerica?A．Theycanlearnmanythings. B．Theycanruntheirbusinesscreatively.C．Theycanchoosejobsfreely. D．Theycansucceedthroughhardwork.3、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Asuitablejob B．FollowyourheartC．Asuccessfulbusiness D．Createyourownbusiness25．（10分）ComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Aschildren,ourparentshaddreamsforus.Theywantedustodowhateverwasnecessarytoreachourhighest1.Laterinlife,friendsandspouses(配偶)mayalsohaveschedulesforus.Peopleclosetousmayhaveideasabout2weshouldliveourlives.Theideasusually3loveandthedesireforustobehappy.Othertimes,theycomefromaplaceofneedwithinthem—4itistheparentwhowantsusto5hisorherdreamsorthefriendwhowantsustoplayanalready­definedrole.Wecanappreciateandconsiderthosepeople'sinput,but6wemustfollowourowninnerguidance.Theremaycomeatimewhenallthesuggestionscanbecome7.Wemayfeelthatthepeoplewelovedon'tapproveofourjudgment,whichcan8ustosomeextent.Itcan9thechoiceswemakeforourlivesbymakingus10ourselves.Itmayalsofillavoid(空虚)withtheir11beforewe'vehadachancetodecidewhatwewant.However,itcanaffectus12aswell.Wemayhaveto13thefeelingsofresistanceandtokeepourselvesofffromthem.Butwecantakesometimeto14ourselvesofanyunnecessarydoubtsandgowithintobecome15onwhatwedesireforourselves.Wecantellourlovedoneshowmuchwe16theirthoughtsandideas,butthatweneedtoliveourownlivesandmakeourown17.Wecanexplainthattheyneedtoletuslearnfromourownexperiences18torobusofwonderfullifelessonsandtheopportunityto19ourownjudgment.Whentheyseethatwearehappywithourlives,theycanseeallweneedthemdoistoshare20withus.1、A．needB．abilityC．potentialD．creativity2、A．whatB．howC．whyD．where3、A．comeacrossB．putawayC．leadtoD．comefrom4、A．whetherB．ifC．whileD．when5、A．applytoB．liveoutC．managetoD．speedup6、A．desperatelyB．comfortablyC．eventuallyD．deliberately7、A．unreliableB．understandableC．practicalD．unbearable8、A．ignoreB．hurtC．defeatD．abandon9、A．abuseB．mixC．influenceD．reform10、A．fightB．scoldC．resistD．doubt11、A．wishesB．themesC．benefitsD．successes12、A．universallyB．abnormallyC．activelyD．effectively13、A．handleB．realizeC．avoidD．know14、A．remindB．ridC．informD．warn15、A．falseB．vainC．nuclearD．clear16、A．rewardB．praiseC．appreciateD．trust17、A．decisionsB．requirementsC．reservationsD．commands18、A．lessthanB．morethanC．otherthanD．ratherthan19、A．attainB．polishC．instructD．mature20、A．lessonB．joyC．opportunityD．freedom第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）TheSilkRoadwasaroutethatconnectedpeoplefromtheEasttoWestforhundredsofyearsandallowed1．(they)totradevaluablegoodswitheachother.Butthere’smoretothestory.TheSilkRoadshould2．(real)becalledtheSilkRoads.TheSilkRoad,3．startedinChina,wentwestandbranchedoutintomanyroutes.TheSilkRoadhasbeenaroundfornearly3,000years.Mostpeopleknowthatvaluablegoodstraveledalongtheroute:silkandspicesfromChina;jewelsandwoodfromIndia;goldandanimalsfromEastAfrica.Thesegoods4．(trade)incitiesalongtherouteorendedupasfarwest5．Europe.Butthepeople6．(travel)alongtheSilkRoadwerecarryingsomethingfar7．(valuable)thantheirgoods.Theywerecarryingideasandtechnology.EuropeantravelersreturnedhomewithstoriesofhugeChineseshipstheyhadseen.Thecompassisanexampleofa(n)8．(invent)thatcamewestfrom