2017版高考英语外研版一轮复习跟踪检测：选修8 Module4《Which English？》（含解析）
<p> 选修八</p><p> <span word="Module">Module</span> 4</p><p> 阅读理解提速练——练速度</p><p> (限时：20分钟)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2016·东北三校二模)<span word="CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREAD">CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREAD</span><span word="SENTENCESLIKE">SENTENCESLIKE</span><span word="THIS">THIS</span>? <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="punctuation">punctuation</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="punctuation">punctuation</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="read">read</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="pauses">pauses</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="punctuated">punctuated</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="They">They</span>·<span word="put">put</span>·<span word="something">something</span>·<span word="that">that</span>·<span word="can">can</span>·<span word="separate">separate</span>·<span word="words">words</span>·<span word="in">in</span>·<span word="a">a</span>·<span word="sentence">sentence</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="punctuation">punctuation</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="puncture">puncture</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dot">dot</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="punctuation">punctuation</span> <span word="marks">marks</span>: <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="points">points</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="pauses">pauses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="printer">printer</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Aldus">Aldus</span> <span word="Manutius">Manutius</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="standardize">standardize</span> <span word="punctuation">punctuation</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slash">slash</span> (/) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="pause">pause</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="slash">slash</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="curled">curled</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="comma">comma</span> (逗号)．</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enlarged">enlarged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punctuation">punctuation</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="exclamation">exclamation</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> (感叹号) <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="io">io</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> “<span word="exclamation">exclamation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="joy">joy</span>”. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="questio">questio</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p>
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