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1、2012中考英语冲刺版：阅读理解精选共36集【第32集】利用主题句解题 Long ago, people in Rome（罗马） talked to one another in Latin（拉丁文）. Pupils in school learned to read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin. Some Romans（罗马人） went to other parts of the world. They took their language with them. Soon Latin was used in many countries.
2、 It became a world language. People in other countries did not talk in Latin the same way. In each land, they changed the language a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At last they did not talk in Latin any more. New languages had come from the old one. People do not talk to one anothe
3、r in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words. You do, too. Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use. You are a pupil in school. Pupil is a Latin word. It means “little doll”. 1. Latin was used by people in _.A. Rome B. the United States C. Greece(希腊) D. Texas2. The wo
4、rd in the story that means what people speak and write is _3. The story says, “People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words,” The word they means _.4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe? A. It is not good to change a language. B. Pupils
5、 in schools today play with dolls. C. Not many people can read Latin today.5. What happened to Latin when it was taken to other countries?(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?) A. In each land, people talked about each other. B. In each land, they changed the language a littleC. In e
6、ach land, the children had to speak some Latin. 6. The main idea of the whole story is that _.A. Romans did not like to stay home B. people in old Rome talked a lot to each other. C. Latin changed as it moved from land to land. 参考答案Key: 1. A 2. language 3. people 4. C 5. B 6. C*A Leg Walking RightHe
7、re are some signs + - x, the signs are very different. They mean very different things. When you see them, you know what to do. This sign + means that you will add some numerals. This signmeans that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract（减去）. What will you do when you see x a
8、nd ? Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember. Look at these two signs .The ancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals. A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract. In the 1500s people used this print
9、ed（印刷的） sign & to add numerals. After a while the sign began to look like this .Later, the sign became +.How much is 22? 1. What do you do when you see this sign +?A. Walk away B. Write a numeral C. Read a sign D. Add2. The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _.3. T
10、he story says, “Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember”. The word they means _.4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe? A. Egyptians could not add numerals togetherB. All Egyptians had two left legs. C. Our signs are not hard to understand5. What did the sign t
11、o add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)? A. After a while, the sign began to look like this . B. After a while, the sign began to look like this +.C. After a while, the sign began to look like this &.6. The main idea of the whole story is that _.A. the
12、signs for adding and subtracting have changed. B. People could not write in the 1500s C. the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for us参考答案Key: 1.D 2.substract 3.signs 4.C 5.A 6.A*Mexicos neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one q
13、uarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the worlds largest Spanish-speaking country. Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres)
14、. This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo. Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started
15、 in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country. (Words: 161 Minutes: 3 ) 1. Mexico is _the USA. A. on the south of B. on the north of C. a part of D. as large as2. Mexicans speak_.A. English C. FrenchB. Spanish D. Latin(拉丁语) 3
