西雙版納市重點中學新高考壓軸卷英語試卷及答案解析

西雙版納市重點中學新高考壓軸卷英語試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout2．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend3．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference4．Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactually_______this:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.A．comesround B．comesout C．comeson D．comesto5．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood6．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse7．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．attachedto8．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar9．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/10．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released11．“MadeinChina2025”aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,______________drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.A．theonethat B．onethatC．one D．theone12．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep13．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased14．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．attheriskof B．atthecostof C．attheendof D．atthemercyof15．—Wouldyoumindmycomingoverandhavingalookatyourrehearse(排練)?Mylittleson’scuriousabouttheperformance.—_______.Justcomeround.A．Yes,Ido B．Nevermind C．Notatall D．Yes,please16．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．arrangesB．mindsC．assesses17．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced18．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious19．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny20．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Losingweightcomeswithalotofhealthbenefits—includingmakingyourbrainsharper.Yes,itturnsoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitivefunctions(認知功能)suchasmemoryandattention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits(缺陷).SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerscompletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway—eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.“Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,”hesays.1、Thereislessresearchonoverweightandcognitivefunctionsbecauseresearchers________.A．believeoverweightonlyaffectsourbodyB．havefocusedonwaystosharpenpeople’smindC．donotconsideroverweightamaincauseforlowcognitiveabilityD．areclearabouttherelationbetweenweightandmentalfunctions2、TheresultofGunstad’sstudyshowsthat________.A．losingweighthaslittleeffectonpeople’smemoryB．losingweightcanimprovepeople’smentalfunctionsC．overweightpeoplearelikelytohavepsychologyproblemsD．overweightpeople’sabilitiesofconcentrationdiffergreatly3、WhatisGunstadplanningtoprovenextinhisresearch?A．Slimpeoplearesmarterthanoverweightpeople.B．Healthydietisbetterthanexerciseinlosingweight.C．Traditionalwaysoflosingweightarebetterthanoperation.D．Overweightpeoplewillgetsmarterbytakingmoreexercise.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BodyWeightandHealthB．LosingWeightbyOperationC．WaystoImproveMentalFunctionsD．LosingWeighttoSharpenYourMind22．（8分）Britishchildrenusedtoplayconkers(板栗游戲)intheautumnwhenthehorse-chestnuttreesstartedtodroptheirshinybrownnuts.Theywouldselectasuitablechestnut,drillaholeinitandthreaditontoastring,thenswingtheirconkeratthatofanopponentuntiloneofthembroke.Butthegamehasfallenoutoffavour.Childrenspendlesstimeoutdoorsandrarelyhaveaccesstochestnuttrees.Besides,manyschoolshavebannedconkersgames,worriedthattheymightcauseinjuriesornutallergies.Thatsortofrisk-averseness(規(guī)避風險)nowspreadsthrougheveryaspectofchildhood.Playgroundshavealltheexcitementdesignedoutofthemtomakethemsafe.Manygovernments,particularlyinsocietiessuchasAmerica,havetighteneduptheirrules,requiringparentstosupervise(監(jiān)管)youngchildrenfarmorecloselythaninthepast.FrankFuredioftheUniversityofKent,acriticonmodernparenting,arguesthatallowingchildrentoplayunsupervisedorleavingthemathomealoneisincreasinglydescribedasasymptomofirresponsibleparenting.Inpart,suchincreasedcautionisaresponsetothehugewaveofchanges.Large-scaleurbanization,smallerandmoremobilefamilies,themoveofwomenintothelabormarketandthedigitizationofmanyaspectsoflifehaveunavoidablychangedthewaythatpeoplebringuptheirchildren.Thereislittlechancethatanyofthesetrendswillbechanged,sotoday'smoreintensive(精細化的)parentingstyleislikelytogoon.Suchparentingpracticesnowembracedbywealthyparentsinmanypartsoftherichworld,particularlyinAmerica,gofarbeyondanadjustmenttochangesinexternalconditions.Theymeanastrongbidtoensurethattheadvantagesenjoyedbytheparents’generationarepassedontotheirchildren.Sincesuccessinlifenowturnsmainlyoneducation,suchparentswilldotheirbesttoprovidetheirchildrenwiththeschooling,thecharactertrainingandthesocialskillsthatwillsecureaccesstothebestuniversitiesandlaterthemostattractivejobs.Tosomeextentthathasalwaysbeenthecase.Buttherearemoresuchparentsnow,andtheyarecompetingwitheachotherforwhateconomistscallpositionalgoods.Thiscompetitionstartsevenbeforethechildrenareborn.Thewealthyclasseswilltaketheirtimetoselectasuitablespouseandgetmarried,andwillstartafamilyonlywhentheyfeelreadyforit.Childrenfromlessadvantagedbackgrounds,bycontrast,oftenappearbeforetheirparentsarereadyforthem.InAmerica60%ofbirthstosinglewomenunder30areunplanned,andover40%ofchildrenarebornoutsidemarriage.Theresult,certainlyinAmerica,hasbeentowidenalreadymassivesocialinequalitiesyetfurther.Alltheevidencesuggeststhatchildrenfrompoorerbackgroundsareatadisadvantagealmostassoonastheyareborn.Bytheageoffiveorsixtheyarefarless“school-ready”thantheirbetter-offpeers,soanyattemptstohelpthemcatchuphavetostartlongbeforetheygettoschool.Americahashadsomesuccesswithvariousschemesinvolvingregularhomevisitsbynursesorsocialworkerstolow-incomefamilieswithnewbabies.Italsohaslongexperiencewithprogrammesforyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesthatcombinesupportforparentswithgood-qualitychildcare.Suchprogrammesdoseemtomakeadifference.Withoutextraeffort,childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesinmostcountriesaremuchlesslikelythantheirbetter-offpeerstoattendpreschooleducation,eventhoughtheyaremorelikelytobenefitfromit.AnddatafromtheOECD’sPISAprogrammesuggestthatchildrenneedatleasttwoyearsofpreschooleducationtoperformattheirbestwhentheyare15.Sothemostpromisingwaytoensuregreaterequalitymaybetomakeearly-yearseducationandcareformorewidelyavailableandmoreaffordable,asitisintheNordics.Somegovernmentsarealreadyrethinkingtheireducationalpriorities,shiftingsomeoftheirspendingtotheearlyyears.Mostrichcountriesdecidedmorethanacenturyagothatfree,compulsoryeducationforallchildrenwasaworthwhileinvestmentforsociety.Thereisnowanargumentforstartingpreschooleducationearlier,assomecountrieshavealreadydone.Inthefaceofcrushingnewinequalities,amodernversionofthatapproachisworthtrying.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Moreattentionisplacedonchildren’ssafety.B．Moreandmoreparentsarebecomingirresponsible.C．Childrenarenolongerinterestedinoutdooractivities.D．Parentsareadvisedtospendmoretimewiththeirchildren.2、WhichofthefollowingaboutintensiveparentingstyleisTRUE?A．Chancesarethatthisstylecouldbechanged.B．Financialpressureforcesparentstobestricter.C．Richfamiliesadoptsuchstyletokeeptheiradvantages.D．Suchstyleislargelyinfluencedbythesizeofthefamily.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A．Economistsofferpracticaladvicetoguideparenting.B．Ahappymarriagesecureschildren’ssocialpositions.C．Unfairdivisionofsocialresourcesdrivesparentsmad.D．Parentsarestrugglingfortheirchildren’sedgeoverpeers.4、Whichisthepropermeasuretonarrowthegapbetweentherichandthepoor?A．Parentsarepersuadedtogivebirthtobabiesintheirlateryears.B．Fundsareprovidedforpoorchildrenaftertheyareadmittedtoschool.C．Newbabiesinlow-incomefamiliesaresenttonursesorsocialworkers.D．Childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesareensuredtoreceiveearlyeducation.5、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsinvestmentinpre-schooleducation?A．Supportive B．DisapprovingC．Skeptic D．Unconcerned6、Theauthorbeginsthepassagewiththegameofconkersto.A．showcompetitionoverweighscooperationB．implyeducationalinequalitiesshouldbebrokenC．makereadersawareoftherulesofthegameD．indicatethegamehaslostitsappealtochildren23．（8分）ItiscommonlybelievedthatinmedievalFrance,NewYearwascelebratedon1April.Thenin1562,PopeGregoryintroducedanewcalendarfortheChristianworld,changingNewYearto1January.Withnomoderncommunications,newstravelledslowlyandnewideaswereoftenquestioned.Manypeopledidnothearofthechange,somemerelyforgot,andotherschosetoignoreit.Thesepeoplewerecalledfools.Invitationstonon-existent“NewYear”partiesweresentandotherpracticaljokeswereplayed.Overtimeplayingtrickson1Aprilbecameatradition.ThecustomeventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotland,anditwaslatertransportedacrosstheAtlantictotheAmericancolonies(殖民地)oftheEnglishandtheFrench.AprilFools’Dayhasnowdevelopedintoaninternationalfestivaloffun,withdifferentnationalitiescelebratingthedayinspecialways.FranceandItalyInFranceandItaly,ifsomeoneplaysatrickonyou,youarethe“fishofApril”.BythemonthofAprilfishhaveonlyjusthatchedandarethereforeeasytocatch.ChildrenstickpaperfishtotheirFriends’backsandchocolatefisharefoundintheshops.AmericaandBritainToday,AmericansandtheBritishplaysmalltricksonfriendsandstrangersalikeon1April.Acommontrickistopointtoafriend’sshoeandsay“Yourshoelace(鞋帶)isuntied.”Whentheylookdown,theyarelaughedat.Schoolchildrenmighttellafriendthatschoolhasbeencancelled.Sometimesthemediagetinvolved.Once,aBritishshortfilmwasshownonAprilFools’Dayaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromspaghettitrees!ScotlandInScotland,AprilFools’Daylastsfortwodays!Theseconddayiscalled“TailyDay”andtricksonthisdayinvolvethebottom(orthe“tail”,ininformalspeech).Oftenasignsaying‘kickme’isstuckontosomeone’sbackwithoutthemknowing.1、Inwhatconditionwouldsomeonebecalled“fishofApril”inFrance?A．Whenoneisfooled.B．Ifoneisfondoffish.C．Whenonefoolsothers.D．Ifonepreferschocolate.2、WhatwasthepurposeoftheBritishshortfilm?A．Tohelptheaudience.B．Totricktheaudience.C．Towarntheaudience.D．Toinformtheaudience.3、WheredoesAprilFools’Daylastformorethanoneday?A．Italy. B．France.C．America. D．Scotland.24．（8分）Foraslongaswe’veknownaboutit,humanshavesearchedforacureforcancer.Acrosstheworld,countlessamountsoftimeandmoneyhavebeenspentonresearchingawaytostopthisterribledisease.Butnow,itseemsliketheanswercouldhavebeeninsideourownbodiesthewholetime.Recently,theFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)intheUS,agovernmentagencythat’sresponsibleforhealthcare,approvedanewformofgenetherapy(療法)thatcouldmeantheendofacertaintypeofcancer.Thetherapyallowsscientiststo“train”theimmune(有免疫力的)cellsofsickpatientstofightleukemia(白血病)—aformofbloodcancerthatmostlyaffectsyoungpeople.Theexcitingnewtreatmentworksbyremovinghealthyimmunecellsfromthepatient,knownasT-cells,whicharethenchangedtobeableto“huntdown”cancercells.Thecellsarethenputbackintothepatientbeforetheybegintogetridofthepatient’sleukemiaovertime,similartohowthebodyfightsoffotherillnesses.“Thisistrulyanexcitingnewdayforcancerpatients,”LouisJ.DeGennaro,presidentoftheLeukemiaandLymphomaSociety,saidinanewsrelease.Upuntilnow,alongandpainfulmarrowtransplant(骨髓移植)wastheonlyoptionformanyleukemiapatients.Inthisprocedure,healthybloodcellsaretakenfromadonatorandplacedintothesickpatient,whoalsohastogothroughchemotherapy(化療)toallowtheirbodytoadjusttothenewcells.Butwitharecoveryrateofaround83%—accordingtoanewsreleasepublishedbytheFDA—it’shopedthatthedaysofpainfultripstothehospital,orevendeath,areoverforleukemiasufferers.“We’reenteringanewfrontierinmedicalinnovation(創(chuàng)新)withtheabilitytoreprogramapatient’sowncellstoattackadeadlycancer,”FDArepresentativeScottGottliebsaidintherelease.“Newtechnologiessuchasgeneandcelltherapiesholdthepotentialtotransformmedicineandourabilitytotreatandevencuremanyincurableillnesses.”1、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tocomparedifferentwaysofcuringleukemia.B．Toreportonabreakthroughincancertreatment.C．Toexplorethepotentialofgeneandcelltherapies.D．Toshowscientists’effortsinsearchofacureforcancer.2、Howdoesthenewtreatmenttofightleukemiawork?A．ByusingchangedT-cellstodestroycancercells.B．Byreplacingsickbloodcellswithhealthyones.C．Byremovingsickbloodcellsduringmarrowtransplant.D．Byusingchemotherapytoimprovethepatient’simmunesystem.3、Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewtherapyforleukemiasufferers?A．Itcansavethemmanymoretripstothehospital.B．Itcanimprovetheirabilitytofightoffallkindsofcancer.C．Itcangivethemabetterchanceofsurvivalandrecovery.D．Itcanreducetheirpainintheprocessofmarrowtransplant.4、WhatisScottGottlieb’sattitudetowardgeneandcelltherapies?A．Doubtful. B．Optimistic. C．Worried. D．Casual.25．（10分）GetInvolved!MakeaDonation!Sowhatisrewilding?Imagineournaturalhomesgrowinginsteadofshrinking.Imaginespecies(物種)diversifyinginsteadofdeclining.That'srewilding.Rewildingisecologicalrestoration.Rewildingoffershopeforwildlife,humansandtheplanet.Whyisrewildingimportantandnecessary?●Ournaturalecologyisbroken.Theplaceswhereyouwouldexpectwildlifetoexisthavebeenreducedtowetdeserts.Theseabedhasbeendestroyedandtherehavebeennolivingcreaturesanymore.●Ourwildlifeisdisappearing.Manywonderfulspecieshavedeclinedoverthepastcentury.We'velostmoreofourlargeanimalsthananyEuropeancountry.●Weneedkeystonespecies.Thesevitalspecies,includingtoppredators(食肉動物),driveecologicalprocesses.Theirlosshasworsenedourlivingsystems.●Naturelooksafterus.Goodnaturalecologycanprovideuswithcleanairandwater,preventfloodingandstorecarbon.Rewildingcanleavetheworldinabetterstatethanitistoday.Whatarechallenges?Asalong-termproject,our“rewildingbritain”hasitschallenges.Manypeoplearenotinterested,becausewehavegotusedtothelackofnativeforests.Manyfarmersopposetheidea.Theythoughtitacrazyideatobringbackpredatorsbecausetheywouldstartkillingfarmanimals.Ittakestimetoeducatethem.Aboveall,weneedmoney!Soweneedyourhelp!Makeadonation.Helpusbringbacklivingsystemsandrestorewildnature!Withyourhelpwecan...●Openupnewchancesforrewildingandpushforchange.●Developtoolstoeducate,influenceandspreadtheword.Thanksforyoursupport.1、Whichofthefollowingistheresultofrewilding?A．Speciesbecomevarious. B．Alotofanimalsdisappear.C．Environmentsaredestroyed. D．Naturaldisastershappenregularly.2、Accordingtothepassage,oneofthechallengesatpresentis_______.A．people'sdoubts B．alackofvolunteersC．ashortageoftime D．farmers'disagreement3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewproject.B．Tocallonpeopletogivemoney.C．Towarnpeopleofthenaturalecology.D．Toconvincepeopletochangetheirmind.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Fromayoungage,Iwastaughttobekindtopeoplearound.Myparents1explainedtometheimportanceofgivinggenerouslytotheless2.Sooutofhabit,wheneverthereissomethingIcan3,Igiveittosomeoneonthestreets.Lastweek,asIleftthehouseforwork,Icarriedwithmesome4clothes,ahandbagandsomefoodtohandovertosomeone5.Asthecarstoppedatatrafficredlight,Isawagirloffiveorsixaskingfor6.I7hertocometomeandquickly8allthestuffIhadintothehandbag.AsIstartedhandingitover,sheseemed9.Shelookedupatmewithasweetsmileonherfaceandaskedwhatwasinthe10.Itoldherthereweresomeclothesandfoodforher.Onceagainshe11me,“Canyougivemesomewater?”ItwasthenthatI12herdrylips.Itseemedthatshehadnothada13ofwaterallday.ItookoutthewaterbottlethatIalwayscarrywithmeand14hertodrinkfromit.Shefinisheditquicklyandgavemeaheartwarmingsmileof15.IwasthankfulthatIcould16whatshereallywishedandrealizedonceagainthatdaythatyoudon’tnecessarilyhavetomakebig17tohelpsomeone.Andthisincident,aswellasalotthatfollowed,18mybeliefinthesimpleactsofkindnessandhowtheycanmakesomeone’sday.Thenexttimeyouwanttodosomething19forsomeone,don’tholdback,seizingtheright20,oritwouldbelate.Goaheadanddoit!1、A．cheerfullyB．particularlyC．confidentlyD．repeatedly2、A．fortunateB．richC．comfortableD．difficult3、A．findB．spareC．exchangeD．abandon4、A．casualB．wornC．oldD．clean5、A．clumsyB．luckyC．lonelyD．needy6、A．candyB．troubleC．clothesD．money7、A．wantedB．orderedC．signaledD．touched8、A．threwB．collectedC．draggedD．dropped9、A．surprisedB．satisfiedC．panickedD．amused10、A．pocketB．carC．bagD．hand11、A．wavedatB．noddedatC．shookhandswithD．lookedupat12、A．realizedB．noticedC．discoveredD．saw13、A．dropB．bottleC．lotD．cup14、A．requiredB．advisedC．helpedD．directed15、A．satisfactionB．communicationC．expectationD．appreciation16、A．offerB．affordC．understandD．remember17、A．differencesB．donationsC．sensesD．kindness18、A．changedB．shookC．strengthenedD．destroyed19、A．niceB．braveC．bigD．great20、A．ideaB．powerC．positionD．opportunity第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Vastdeserts,magiccarpets,andthelegendofAladdin'slamp.FormostChinesepeople,SaudiArabiaisafarawayland1．(exist)onlyinbedtimestories.However,connectionsbetweenthetwocountries2．(date)backtoancienttimes.TheeconomicandculturaltiesbetweentheTangDynastyandtheArabianempirereachedtheirheightinthe9thcentury.Paper-makingworkshopsthrivedin3．isnowSaudiArabiawhileArabianknowledgeofmath,astronomyandmedicinespreadtotheMiddleKingdom.Theseexchanges,4．(record)byArabianmerchantssailingalongtheancientMaritimeSilkRoad,becamematerialforfolktales5．theOneThousandandOneNightsstories.Fastforwardamillennium,therelationshipbetweenamodernSaudiArabiaandaprogressiveChina6．(enter)anewera,thankstotheBeltandRoadInitiativeproposedbyChinesePresidentXiJinpingin2013.SaudiArabiaisoneofthefirstcountries7．(respond)positivelytotheBeltandRoadinitiative.Intermsofstrategiclocation,SaudiArabiaservesasthecentralhub8．(connect)threecontinents—Asia,AfricaandEurope—andhasbeenanimportantpartoftheinitiative.Infact,9．theybuiltdiplomatictiesin1990,thetwocountrieshaveseenasounddevelopmentofpartnerships.In2015,ChinabecameSaudiArabia'slargesttradepartner,whileSaudiArabiahasbeenChina'sbiggestcrudeoilsupplierandlargesttradepartnerinWestAsiaandAfricaforyears.10．theeconomicgains,citizensinbothcountriesalsobenefitfromcu