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1、话题语篇专攻练4语言学习(一)(建议用时40分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解ACANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS?Everyoneofusgetssousedtopunctuationmarksthatnotmanyofusgivethemasecondthought.Actually,theancientGreekswrotethisway.Thelackofpunctuationmarksprobablydidn’tbothergoodreaders,though.Astheyread,theyjus
2、tputpauseswheretheyfitbest.Alsoatthistime,sentencesswitcheddirections.Asentencereadfromlefttoright.Thenextonereadrighttoleft,andthenlefttorightagain,etc.TheancientRomanssometimespunctuatedlikethis:Theyputsomethingthatcanseparatewordsinasentence.Thewordpunctuationactuallycomesfromthi
3、sideaandtheLatinword“punctum”,whichmeansadot.Whenthe5thcenturyarrived,therewerejusttwopunctuationmarks:spacesandpoints.Thespacesseparatedwordswhilethepointsshowedpausesinreading.Theninthe13thcentury,aprinternamedAldusManutiustriedtostandardizepunctuation.Healwaysusedaperiodforacompl
4、etestopattheendofasentence.Heusedaslash(/)toindicateashortpause.Overtime,thatslashwasshortenedandcurled,anditbecamethemoderncomma(逗号).Sincethattime,othermarkshaveenlargedthepunctuationfamily.Theexclamationmark(感叹号)comesfromtheLatinword“io”.Itmeans“exclamationofjoy”.Thequestionmarkor
5、iginallystartedoutastheLatinword“questio”,meaningquestion.Eventually,scholarsputitattheendofasentencetoshowaquestion.Punctuationevenkeepschangingnowadays.Newmarksarecomingintoexistence,andoldpunctuationmarksareusedinnewways.Takeforexamplethe“interrobang”.This1962inventioncombinesthe
6、questionmarkandexclamationmarkfortimeswhenwriterswantboth.Forexample,“Shedidwhat?”or“Howmuchdidyoupayforthatdress?”Obviously,theinterrobangisnotwidelyusedorrecognizedyet,butitsinventionshowsthatEnglishisnotyetfinishedwithitspunctuation.【文章大意】文章介绍了标点符号的出现及逐步发展的过程,并且它还在变化发展中。1.Fromthe
7、firstparagraph,wecanknowthat______.A.goodreadershadtroublereadingwithoutpunctuationmarksB.asentencealwaysreadfromlefttorightinancientGreeceC.ancientGreeksswitchedthedirectionofpunctuationmarksD.theuseofpunctuationmarkscandatebacktoancienttimes【解析】选D。推理判断题。第一段讲述了古希腊、古罗马时期没有标点,人们读句子的情
8、况及标点符号的出现。根据最后一句“Th
