北京市英语中考模拟试题专项阅读理解C篇汇编含答案.docxVIP

2015年北京市英语中考模拟试题专项阅读理解 C篇汇编 一、北京市朝阳区2015中考一模 C Where did that nu mber come from? Eleve n and Twelve The reason behind the change in number naming is that eleven comes from the German term ainlif, which translates to “ one left ” . Twelve follows the same rule. It cotwasif—m“ two left ” . Whyen is used in stead of lif for 13 through 19? There is someth ing sadly lost in history. 911 for US Emergency （急救）Calls Early phones didn t use phonesnsi—the operator had to connect your call by hand — and this led to the need for an emergency code （ 信号）.But later phone numbers became popular, that cha nge