四、阅读理解。
My dad is very interested in history and the Silk Road has always fascinated him. He has told me many things about it although it's called the Silk Road, people traded much more than silk. The Silk Road went through Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. It played an important role in the development of the world. My family got away for a holiday last summer and went to some famous places along the original road.
We started at Lanzhou and went on to Wuwei. Wuwei was a very important city on the Silk Road. It connected three main cities in the area. In ancient times, it was also a capital. Although it's now a modern city, you can get a sense of history when you visit it. People there are very proud of their city's long history.
The next stop was Jiayuguan. It's on the edge of the desert, and was an important place on the Silk Road. It was a busy city with a lot of people coming and going. Even today, it's a city that many business people travel through. An important part of the Great Wall was also built here.
After that, we went on to Yumenguan. I first found out about Yumenguan in the famous poem written by Wang Zhihuan. It was in the Gobi Desert and was the only connection between Central Asia and China.
Finally, we arrived in Dunhuang, a city with long history and great artworks. It was influenced by many different cultures over time. Now, it's a major place of interest in northwest China.
This trip wasn't just a scenic journey. It helped me understand the history of the area and see how people from different places influenced each other in many ways.
( ) 21. Which places did the Silk Road go through?
①Asia ②the Middle East ③South America ④North Africa ⑤Europe
A. ①②③④
B. ①②④⑤
C. ②③④⑤
D. ①③④⑤
( ) 22. Which of the following is the correct order of the places the writer visited?
A. Lanzhou→Wuwei→Jiayuguan→Yumenguan→Dunhuang
B. Lanzhou→Wuwei→Jiayuguan→Dunhuang→Yumenguan
C. Dunhuang→Yumenguan→Jiayuguan→Wuwei→Lanzhou
D. Lanzhou→Jiayuguan→Wuwei→Yumenguan→Dunhuang
( ) 23. What did the writer think of the journey?
A. Boring and terrible.
B. Tiring but exciting.
C. Enjoyable and meaningful.
D. Dangerous but interesting.
( ) 24. What can we infer from the text?
A. The writer's mom taught the writer many things about the road.
B. Dunhuang was once an important capital.
C. Jiayuguan is a busy city both in ancient and modern time.
D. Yumenguan was in the Gobi Desert and was the only connection between Central Asia and China.

五、语法填空。
China has many forms of traditional art. Even each different part of China has 25. own special forms of traditional art.
Sky lanterns were first used 26. Zhuge Kongming. People used to send out sky lanterns when they were in trouble. 27. today, people use sky lanterns at festivals and other celebrations. When sky lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the sky like small hot-air 28. . They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
Paper cutting has 28. history of more than 1,500 years. The art of paper cutting 30. turns a simple thing like a piece of paper into a beautiful piece of art. People put these art pieces on windows, doors and walls 31. the Spring Festival.
Chinese clay art is famous. The clay pieces are usually cute children or 32. characters. To make Chinese clay art, the clay 33. carefully by hand. Then the clay pieces are fired at a very high 34. . Finally they are polished and covered with paint. It is not easy to complete everything and it takes several weeks.