History books tell us that the city of Rome was set up in 152 B.C..It’s a fact, however, that by
100 A.D., Rome was the center of a big empire(帝国).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 27 of today’s countries were included in the Roman Empire. All of their people were ruled by one government, that of Rome. All educated people spoke the same language, Latin. And one of the empire’s outposts(前哨)was called Londinium. This unimportant town would later become London, England, and the center of another empire.
The Roman Empire came to an end about 1500 years 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, and 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.
67.The most northern part of the Roman Empire was .
A.Spain B.Africa C.Syria D.Britain
68.The main idea of paragraph 2 is that Roman culture is .
A.dead and gone B.based completely on language
C.still part of the present D.unimportant to history
69.In the days of the Empire, the Roman government was probably .
A.strong B.divided C.weak D.poor
70.What happened first?
A.Londinium was an outpost B.The Roman Empire fell apart
C.The city of Rome was founded D.London became the center of an empire
71.Which of the following is not true?
A.In Europe people still use Roman names in some places.
B.Londinium became the center of an empire after Roman Empire fell apart.
C.We may see some remaining parts of Roman Empire in North Africa.
D.In Europe 27 countries had the same laws.
She was with the belief that one must return what one has borrowed.
A.brought about |
B.brought back |
C.brought up |
D.brought out |
The little boy has a great for language: he can speak three foreign languages very well.
A.present |
B.gift |
C.joy |
D.interest |
第三节:单句改错(每小题1分,满分5分)
在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词(每句均有一个错误)。
81. What the earth travels around the sun is known to us all. 81. _______
82. The ruler that he bought yesterday was lain on the table. 82.________
83. He returned in the afternoon of his birthday. 83. ________
84. He spoke too rapidly that we couldn’t clearly understand him. 84. _________
85. He shouldn’t have gone abroad, for I saw him in the part this morning. 85. _________
第二节:完成句子 (每小题0.5分,满分3分)
78. 现在的节日有很多由来,一些是宗教上的,一些是季节性的,一些是纪念特殊的人和事件的。
Today’s festivals have many __________, some ___________, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.
79. 他可不能让永慧哄骗人们而不受惩罚。
He could not have Yong Hui __________ ________ _______ telling people lies!
80. 这时,他们看见一个身无分文的年轻人在房子外面的人行道上游荡。
At this moment, they see a penniless young man _____________ on the pavement outside their house.
第II卷(共23分)
第四部分:写作(共四节,满分23分)
第一节:单词拼写 (每小题0.5分,满分3分)
72. Many children s_________ to death every year in Africa because of the lack of food.
73. Without the teacher's p__________, you cannot play with the computer in our class.
74. Wu must keep the b_________ of nature.
75. We don’t have the p_________ to hear such an empty talk.
76. Don't be r________ to your friends. You should be friendly to each other.
77. As is known to all, smoking is h_________ to our health.