Longago,peopleinRome(罗马)talkedtooneanotherinLatin(拉丁文).PupilsinschoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.SomeRomans(罗马人)wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheirlanguagewiththe

Question

　　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”.

Latin was used by people in ________.

• A

  Rome
• B

  the United States
• C

  Greece(希腊)
• D

  Texas

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.

What happened to Latin when it was taken to other countries?

• 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.

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

Answer 1

【分析】1. 由Long ago, people in Rome(罗马) talked to one another in Latin(拉丁文)可知选Rome。
2. 由At last they did not talk in Latin any more.可知选Not many people can read Latin today.。
3. 由短文第三段第二句可知答案。
4. 根据全文，拉丁文每从一个地方到另一个地方，都会被改变一点点，因此选Latin changed as it moved from land to land.。