2023年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）试题UseofEnglishCaravanseraiswereroadsideinnsthatwerebuiltalongtheSilkRoadinareasincludingChina,NorthAfricaandtheMiddleEast.Theyweretypically__1__outsidethewallsofacityorvillageandwereusuallyfundedbygovernmentsof__2__.Thisword“Caravanserais”isa__3__ofthePersianword“karvan”,whichmeansagroupoftravellersoracaravan,andseray,apalaceorenclosedbuilding.ThePermcaravanwasusedto__4__groupsofpeoplewhotravelledtogetheracrosstheancientnetworkforsafetyreasons,__5__merchants,travellersorpilgrims.Fromthe10thcenturyonwards,asmerchantandtravelroutesbecomemoredeveloped,the__6__oftheCaravanseraisincreasedandtheyservedasasafeplaceforpeopletorestatnight.TravellersontheSilkRoad__7__possibilityofbeingattackedbythievesorbeing__8__toextremeconditions.Forthisreason,Caravanseraiswerestrategicallyplaced__9__theycouldbereachedinaday’straveltime.Caravanseraisservedasaninformal__10__pointforthevariouspeoplewhotravelledtheSilkRoad.__11__,thosestructuresbecameimportantcentersforculture__12__andinteraction,withtravelerssharingtheircultures,ideasandbeliefs,__13__talkingknowledgewiththem,greatly__14__thedevelopmentofseveralcivilizations.Caravanseraiswerealsoanimportantmarketplaceforcommoditiesand__15__inthetradeofgoodsalongtheSilkRoad.__16__,itwasfrequentlythefirststopmerchantslookingtoselltheirwaresand__17__suppliesfortheirownjourneys.Itis__18__thataround120000to15000caravanseraiswerebuiltalongtheSilkRoad,__19__onlyabout3000areknowntoremaintoday,manyofwhicharein__20__.1.A.displayedB.occupiedC.locatedD.equipped2.A.privatelyB.regularlyC.respectivelyD.permanently3.A.definitionB.transitionC.substitutionD.combination4.A.classifyB.recordC.describeD.connect5.A.apartfromB.insteadofC.suchasD.alongwith6.A.constructionB.restorationC.impressionD.evaluation7.A.doubtedB.FacedC.acceptedD.reduced8.A.assignedB.subjectedC.accustomedD.opposed9.A.sothatB.evenifC.nowthatD.incase10.A.talkingB.startingC.BreakingD.meeting11.A.BythewayB.OnoccasionC.IncomparisonD.Asaresult12.A.heri...
