阅读理解。
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. 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 another 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. Texas
2. The word 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 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?) [ ]
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A. In each land, people talked about each other.
B. In each land, they changed the language a little.
C. In each 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.
