Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays. New marks are coming into existence, and old punctuation marks are used in new ways. Take for example the “interrobang”. This 1962 invention combines the question mark and exclamation mark for times when writers want both. For example, “She did what！？” or “How much did you pay for that dress！？” Obviously, the interrobang is not widely used or recognized yet, but its invention shows that English is not yet finished with its punctuation.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了英文中标点符号的起源和发展。

　　1．From the first paragraph, we can know that ________.

　　A．good readers had trouble reading without punctuation marks

　　B．a sentence always read from left to right in ancient Greece

　　C．the ancient Greeks switched the direction of punctuation marks

　　D．the use of punctuation marks can date back to ancient times

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后两句“The ancient Romans sometimes ... which means a dot.”可推知，标点符号的使用可以追溯到古代。故答案选D。

　　2．The passage is developed by ________.

　　A．time

　　B．space

　　C．comparison

　　D．importance

　　解析：选A　篇章结构题。文章第二、三、四段开头第一句都与时间有关，由此可推知，本文是按照时间顺序来写作的。故答案选A。

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