罗马拉丁文如何传播---科技文介绍【001】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 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. 1. Latin was used by people in _____. A. Rome B. the United States C. Greece(希腊 ) D. Texas 2. The word in the story that means what people speak and write is ______ 3. The story says, ―People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words, ‖ The word they means ________. 4. 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. 5. What happened to Latin when it was taken to other countries? 6.(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?) 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. 6. The main idea of the whole story is that ________. A. Romans did not like to stay home B. ...
