Question

A Tour City ------- Pompeii

Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii (龐貝，意大利那不勒斯附近一座古城) , Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for ------ its stadium and theatre, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii’s people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2000 years.

Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius (維蘇威火山) , a grass-covered volcano (火山). Mount Vesuvius had not erupted (爆發(fā)) for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.

In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.

For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20, 000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in even bakery (面包房). In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread ------- a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup .

Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

1.Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?

A. To visit the volcano. B. To shop and eat there.

C. To watch sports and plays. D. To see how Pompeiians lived

2.Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?

A. Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.

B. Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.

C. Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.

D. Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.

3.What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000 years ago?

A .They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.

B They liked women wearing all kings of makeup.

C They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.

D They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析: 本文介紹了龐貝古城是怎么被掩埋的，考古挖掘后發(fā)現(xiàn)龐貝人是如何生活的

1. 細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sight that Pompeii is famous for—its stadium and theaters, its shops and restaurants.可知很多人來龐貝是觀看人們是怎么生活的。選 D

2. 細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子：When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.可知是因?yàn)檫@個(gè)城市是被活埋的，到現(xiàn)在還沒有動(dòng)過，選B

3.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段內(nèi)容可知古代的龐貝人的生活習(xí)慣和現(xiàn)代人幾乎一樣，如In one bakery there were 81 round , flat loaves of bread –a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today .故A正確。

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