虹2023年考研英语(一)真题逐题细解WSectionIUseofEnglish如•左，I■枚者濒英汉对照今年英语知识运用部分选自2021年12月2日发表于网站YUMPU上的一篇文章，主要介绍了丝绸之路上的商队客栈。文章首先介绍了商队客栈的含义、地理位置等信息，并解释了商队客栈(Caravanserais)的名称来源.随后回顾了商队客栈发展的起源，最后从文化交流和货物贸易等方面说明了商队客栈的重要作用。】[1]SCaravanseraiswereroadsideinnsthatwerebuiltalongtheSilkRoadinareasincludingChina,NorthAfricaandtheMiddleEast.Theyweretypically⑴locatedoutsidethewallsofacityorvillageandwereusuallyfundedbygovernmentsor(2)privately.[2]SThisword"Caravanserais"isa⑶combinationofthePersianword"karvan",whichmeansagroupoftravellersoracaravan,and"seray",apalaceorenclosedbuilding.•Thetermcaravanwasusedto(4)describegroupsofpeoplewhotravelledtogetheracrosstheancientnetworkforsafetyreasons,(5)suchasmerchants,travellersorpilgrims.[3]®Fromthe10thcenturyonwards,asmerchantandtravelroutesbecamemoredeveloped,the(6)constructionofthecaravanseraisincreasedandtheyservedasasafeplaceforpeopletorestatnight.•TravellersontheSilkRoad(7)facedpossibilityofbeingattackedbythievesorbeing(8)subjectedtoextremeweatherconditions.❷Forthisreason,caravanseraiswerestrategicallyplaced(9)sothattheycouldbereachedinaday'straveltime.[4]®Caravanseraisservedasaninformal(10)meetingpointforthevariouspeoplewhotravelledtheSilkRoad.—(11)Asaresult,thesestructuresbecameimportantcentersforcultural(12)exchangeandinteraction,withtravellerssharingtheircultures,ideasandbeliefs,(13)aswellastakingknowledgewiththem,greatly(14)influencingthedevelopmentofseveralcivilisations.[5]®Caravanseraiswerealsoanimportantmarketplaceforcommoditiesand(15)aidedinthetradeofgoodsalongtheSilkRoad.•(16)Indeed,itwasfrequentlythefirststopformerchantslookingtoselltheirwaresand(17)stockuponsuppliesfortheirownjourneys.,Itis(18)believedthataround12,000to15,000caravanseraiswerebuiltalongtheSilkRoad,(19)althoughonlyabout3,000areknowntoremaintoday,manyofwhicharein(20)ruins.商队客栈是沿着丝绸之路在途经地区，包括中...
