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【题目】Pompeii is an ancient city of southern Italy southeast of Naples. It was 【1】 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 2，000years ago. Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii. They do not, however, see Pompeii's 【2】 .

Once Pompeii was a( n) 【3】 city of 22，000 people, which 【4】 at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano that had not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt 【5】 .

In August of AD 79 Mount Vesuvius 【6】 . The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud 【7】 into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to 【8】 on Pompeii. When the eruption 【9】 two days later, Pompeii was buried under 200 feet of stones and 【10】 . Almost all of its people were dead.

In 1861，an Italian scientist named Giuseppe began to 【11】 Pompeii. Slowly, 【12】 ，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 with20，000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were 【13】 objects, which 【14】 us a great deal about the 【15】 who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars has some dark blue colour in the bottom, 【15】 we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked 【17】 too, metal pans were in every bakery. In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread— a type of bread that is still 【18】 in Italy today.

Ginseppe has died, but his work 【19】 . One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that 【20】 tourists to Pompeii.

A. damaged B. destroyed C. rebuilt D. restored

A. people B. stadiums C. streets D. sites

A. united B. busy C. beautiful D. faraway

A. lied B. lain C. lay D. laid

A. dangerous B. comfortable C. safe D. satisfied

A. gave out B. broke into C. took place D. burst out

A. raised B. lifted C. stayed D. rose

A. fall B. throw C. land D. touch

A. appeared B. ended C. happened D. prevented

A. earth B. ashes C. bricks D. tiles

A. uncover B. discover C. invent D. save

A. strongly B. carefully C. proudly D. friendly

A. everyday B. valuable C. official D. rare

A. say B. speak C. prove D. tell

A. artists B. businessmen C. people D. bakers

A. so B. for C. but D. or

A. coffee B. food C. bread D. equipment

A. sold B. existed C. formed D. appeared

A. stops B. continues C. completes D. changes

A. invite B. draw C. select D. welcome

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 B

【4】 C

【5】 C

【6】 D

【7】 D

【8】 A

【9】 B

【10】 B

【11】 A

【12】 B

【13】 A

【14】 D

【15】 C

【16】 A

【17】 C

【18】 A

【19】 B

【20】 B

【解析】【1】 destroy严重毁坏而且不能修复；damage轻微破坏；rebuild 重建; restore 恢复，重建。 根据文章第三段可知，庞贝城遭受毁灭性破坏。

【2】 根据文章第三段最后" Almost all of its people were dead " 可以推断。

【3】 根据22，000 people信息可知当时为一个繁华的城市。

【4】 lie表示位于，其过去式为lay。lied为lie作“撒谎”解时的过去式。

【5】 根据" . . . that had not erupted for centuries. . . " 可知人们感觉到安全。

【6】 burst out = break out, 是不及物动词短语，表示“（火山等)爆发”。

【7】 lift和raise为及物动词，应用被动语态。rise为不及物动词，表示“上升”。

【8】 fall表示“掉落”。

【9】根据上下文可知，火山喷发持续了两天后结束。

【10】 根据前文信息" Soon stones and hot ash began to. . . ”。

【11】 根据最后一段" One-fourth has not been uncovered yet " 可知。

【12】 carefully 与 slowly 照应。friendly 为形容词。

【13】根据后面举的例子可知为日常物品。everyday表示“日常的”。

【14】 根据双宾语 us a great deal。

【15】根据后面举的例子，应当指各类人。

【16】前后为因果关系。

【17】 根据后文信息" there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread—a type of bread "

【18】 B、D选项为不及物动词，本句话表示这种类型的面包在意大利依然被卖。

【19】 根据 but 的转折和“ One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging. . . ”。

【20】 根据第一段" Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii "可知进一步开发是为了吸引游客。