题目内容
20.History books tell us that the city of Rome was set up in 152B.C.It's a fact,however,that by 100A.D.,Rome was the centre of a big empire.It was from Syria in the east to Spain in the west,from Britain in the north to Africa in the south.All or part of 27of today's countries were included in the Roman Empire.All of their people were ruled by one government,that of Rome.All educated peope spoke the same language,Latin.And one of the empire's outposts was called Londinium.This unimportant town would later become London,England,and the centre of another empire.The Roman Empire came to and end about 1,500years ago.Yet in some ways it is still with us.Take the letters you are reading,for example,English,like many other languages,uses the Roman alphabet (字母) while also borrowing many words.The laws of many European countries are based on ancient Roman laws.Roman ruins are seen throughout Europe,North Africa,and the Middle East.In some places,Roman roads and water courses are still in use.To this day,a European in North Africa is likely to be called"Roumi"-Roman.Even modern place names are often after Ancient Rome.Both Greece and Germany have the names given by the Romans rather than the names that their own people first called them.
56.The main idea of Paragraph 2is that Roman culture isC.
A.dead and gone
B.based completely on language
C.still part of the present
D.unimportant to history
57.What happened first?C
A.Londinium was an outpost.
B.The Roman Empire fell apart.
C.The city of Rome was founded.
D.London became the centre of an empire.
58.Which of the following is NOT true?D
A.In Europe people still use Roman names in some places.
B.Londinium became the centre of an empire after Roman Empire fell apart.
C.We may see some remaining parts of Roman Empire in North Africa.
D.In Europe 27countries had the same laws.
分析 本文讲述了罗马帝国时期幅员辽阔,很多地方都被罗马政府统治着,直到现在罗马文化依旧存在于现在生活的方方面面.
解答 56.C 主旨大意题. 结合文章第二段第二句 Yet in some ways it is still with us 以及下文中各个国家和罗马文化之间存在的某些联系可知,罗马文化依旧存在于现在生活的方方面面.故正确答案为C.
57.C 推理判断题.根据全文,结合第一段第二句 by 100 A.D.,Rome was the centre of a big empire 和第一段最后两句 one of the empire's outposts (边区村落) was called Londinium.This unimportant town would later become London,England,and the centre of another empire 和第二段第一句 The Roman Empire came to and end about 1,500 years ago 可知,最先发生的事情是罗马的建立.故正确答案为C.
58.D 细节理解题 根据第一段All or part of 27of today's countries were included in the Roman Empire.All of their people were ruled by one government,that of Rome.可知,曾经欧洲的27个国家的全部或部分地由罗马统治,但并非说明欧洲27个国家有相同的法律,故答案D表述有误,选D.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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