《2025年阳光学业评价八年级英语上册沪教版》

二、请用3~4句话描述以下曲线图。可参考使用教材第28页的相关表达方式______

答案： The graph shows the number of students in junior high schools from 2009 to 2012. In 2009, there were 123,000 students. In 2010, the number rose to 125,000. However, the number fell to 120,000 in 2011, and even fell to 113,000 in 2012.

阅读课文,回答问题
1. Why did people stop using tally sticks for large numbers?______
2. How did Arabic numerals solve limitations of earlier systems?______
3. Compare the Roman numeral system with the Arabic numeral system. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of each.______
4. Do you think the world should keep using Roman numerals on clocks and buildings? Why or why not?______

答案： 1. Because it took a long time to write down large numbers. 2. They used abstract symbols instead of physical objects or repeated marks, enabling efficient representation of large numbers. 3. Arabic numerals are quick to write and easy to calculate with, but they must be learnt as new symbols. Roman numerals use familiar letters, but they are slow to write and hard for big calculations. 4. Yes, because they look classic and connect us to history. /No, because they are hard to read and teach.