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ssion(使命 )across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijion, perhaps Rome. Historians have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world’ s two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Petsladu exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a work of merchants to the luxury markets in Rome. But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started anized trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia. 主旨大意: 成功的生意人之所以能取得成功,一個重要的原因在于他們理解不同民族的文化,并學會了根據(jù)不同的文化而改變自己的行為,即沒有 “ 民族優(yōu)越感 ” 。由文章主旨可知, Anderson 憑著認真工作以使得她的藝術(shù)完美,借此擊敗種族歧視。由第一段倒數(shù)第二、三句 “ ...she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there. Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe.” 可知。 3. Anderson39。 2. Toscanini thought that Marian Anderson ________. A. had a very rare voice B. sang occasionally in public C. sang only once in many years D. was seldom heard by people 答案: A 解析: 推理判斷題。 A In many developed countries, especially in the United States, racism was widespread in the early part of the twentieth etury. Many African Americans were not given equal apportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897~ 1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sa