Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy.They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for its stadium(运动场)and theatres, 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 200 years.
Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people.It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grasscovered volcano(火山).Mount Vesuvius had not erupted(喷发)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 ashes 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 Giuseppe began to uncover Pompeii.Slowly, carefully, Giuseppe 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 every bakery.In one bakery there were 81 round, flat leaves 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.
Giuseppe 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.
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Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?
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To visit the volcano.
B.
To shop and eat there.
C.
To watch sports and plays.
D.
To see how Pompeiians lived.
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Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?
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The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.
B.
The area produced the finest wine in Italy.
C.
Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.
D.
The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.
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Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?
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Because Giuseppe 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.
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What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000 years ago?
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A.
They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.
B.
They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup.
C.
They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.
D.
They went back to Pompeii after fire eruption in AD.
The China National Opera(CNO)will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.
Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.
Time/date:7∶30 pm, September 7, 8
Location:Tianqiao Theatre
Tel:6551-4787, 8315-6170
Tickets:60-500 yuan(US $7.2-60.2)
Folk music
A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works.
The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood ”, “Memorial Ceremony for God ”and “Wine Song”.
Time/date:7∶30pm, September 13
Location:Concert hall at the National Library of China
Tel:6848 –5462, 6841-9220
Tickets:30-200 yuan(US$3.6-24.1)
Moon music
A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year.
The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.”
A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
Time/date:7∶30 pm, September 21st
Location:Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
Tel:6606-8888, 6606-9999
(1)
If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial _________.
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A.
6551-4787
B.
6848-5462
C.
8315-6170
D.
6606-9999
(2)
Which statement is right according to the passage?
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A.
Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.
B.
“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.
C.
“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.
D.
Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
(3)
“Madame Butterfly” is ________.
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A.
a Chinese opera
B.
a Western opera
C.
a piece of music
D.
a song
(4)
In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?