高中英语 Unit3 Back to the past课外阅读 牛津译林版必修3.doc

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1、江苏省常州市西夏墅中学高中英语Unit3Backtothepast课外阅读牛津译林版必修3阅读文章，选择正确答案，回答问题。HistorybookstellusthatthecityofRomewassetupin152B.C.It’safact,however,thatby100A.D.,Romewasthecentreofabigempire.ItwasfromSyriaintheeasttoSpaininthewest,fromBritaininthenorthtoAfricainthesouth.

2、Allorpartof27oftoday’scountrieswereincludedintheRomanEmpire.Alloftheirpeoplewereruledbyonegovernment,thatofRome.Alleducatedpeoplespokethesamelanguage,Latin.Andoneoftheempire’soutpostswascalledLondinium.ThisunimportanttownwouldlaterbecomeLondon,England,and

3、thecentreofanotherempire.TheRomanEmpirecametoandendabout1,500yearsago.Yetinsomewaysitisstillwithus.Takethelettersyouarereading,forexample,English,likemanyotherlanguages,usestheRomanalphabet(字母)whilealsoborrowingmanywords.ThelawsofmanyEuropeancountriesareb

4、asedonancientRomanlaws.RomanruinsareseenthroughoutEurope,NorthAfrica,andtheMiddleEast.Insomeplaces,Romanroadsandwatercoursesarestillinuse.Tothisday,aEuropeaninNorthAfricaislikelytobecalled“Roumi”-Roman.EvenmodernplacenamesareoftenafterAncientRome.BothGree

5、ceandGermanyhavethenamesgivenbytheRomansratherthanthenamesthattheirownpeoplefirstcalledthem.1.ThemostnorthernpartoftheRomanEmpirewas________.A.SpainB.BritainC.SyriaD.Africa2.ThemainideaofParagraph2isthatRomancultureis________.A.deadandgoneB.basedcompletel

6、yonlanguageC.stillpartofthepresentD.unimportanttohistory3.InthedaysoftheEmpire,theRomangovernmentwasprobably________.A.weakB.dividedC.strongD.poor4.Whathappenedfirst?A.Londiniumwasanoutpost.B.TheRomanEmpirefellapart.C.ThecityofRomewasfounded.D.Londonbecam

7、ethecentreofanempire.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.InEuropepeoplestilluseRomannamesinsomeplaces.B.LondiniumbecamethecentreofanempireafterRomanEmpirefellapart.C.WemayseesomeremainingpartsofRomanEmpireinNorthAfrica.D.InEurope27countrieshadthesamelaws.答案：

8、1.B2.C3.C4.C5.D