18.Before the print was brought to England in 1476,everything was written by hand.The few people who knew how to write were trained in schools set up by the church.Those who made a living by writing for other people were called scribes(抄寫員).
The work of scribes was not easy.Much of it had to be done fast in order to meet the needs of the King.the church and traders.Most of the writing was in Latin(拉。,but some of it was in the English of the day.And no one was quite sure how some English words should be spelled.
One problem was that several letters were written with short vertical strok(豎筆)that all looked like each other.Among them were the letters,i,u,v,m and n,Thus.five straight lines in a row might stand for uni nui uvi or mii.
As a result.reading was sometimes difficult,especially when the writing was done in a hurry.
The scribes solved(解決)the problem in part,by changing the letter u to o when it came before m.n or v.This is how sum and cum came to be written as some and come.
At some point,too,the scribes seemed to have decided that no English word should be ended by u or v.Thus,in time an e was added to such words as live,have,due and true.It was added,but not pronounced.

25.Which of the following is true according to the passage?B
A.Everything has been written by hand in English since 1476.
B.The church set up schools to train scribes before 1476.
C.More than 500years ago no people made a living by writing for other people.
D.Scribes in England worked only for kings and traders.
26.Sometimes people couldn't read easilyC
A.because there were too many u's and v's in sonic English words.
B.because most of the writing was in Latin.
C.When tile writing was done hurriedly.
D.when the writing was in English.
27.The scribes changed u before m to o becauseD
A.the change helped them write faster         
B.om was the right order
C.um and om had the same pronunciation      
D.the change made reading easier
28.It is believed that some scribes thoughtB
A.it important to add an e to every English word
B.a(chǎn)n English word should be ended neither by n nor by v
C.it natural to change the spelling of sonic Latin words
D.the letter e at the end of any word shouldn't be pronounced.

分析 文章介紹了抄寫員的由來和抄寫員的工作,還介紹了因為抄寫員的工作而帶來的文字上的演變.

解答 答案:25.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第一段中的"The few people who knew how to write were trained in schools set up by the church.Those who made a living by writing for other people were called scribes(抄寫員)"可知,在1476年之前,教堂創(chuàng)建一些學(xué)校培訓(xùn)抄寫員.故選B.
26.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由倒數(shù)第三段"As a result,reading was sometimes difficult,especially when the writing was done in a hurry"可知,匆匆忙忙寫的東西讀起來很困難.故選C.
27.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由倒數(shù)第二和第三段"As a result,reading was sometimes difficult,especially when the writing was done in a hurry.The scribes solved(解決)the problem in part,by changing the letter u to o when it came before m.n or v."可知,這么做解決了閱讀困難的問題,使閱讀變得容易.故選D.
28.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由最后一段中的"At some point,too,the scribes seemed to have decided that no English word should be ended by u or v"可知,英語單詞不以u或v結(jié)尾.故選B.

點評 閱讀理解是考查語篇理解能力.?嫉念}型有:推理判斷題;主旨大意題;細(xì)節(jié)理解題;猜測詞意題.近幾年又出現(xiàn)了兩種新的考查方式:寫作態(tài)度判斷題和文章結(jié)構(gòu)題.解題時,在讀懂文章的基礎(chǔ)上,還有特別注意掌握題型的特征,尤其是細(xì)節(jié)題和推斷題不可混淆:細(xì)節(jié)題是文章信息的再現(xiàn);推斷題是文章信息的提。绢}是廣告類文章,考查主要是以細(xì)節(jié)題為主,細(xì)節(jié)題要注意常用的出題陷阱有:夸大,縮小,張冠李戴,偷梁換柱,無中生有等,做題時要看清看準(zhǔn).

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