8.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 2,000 years.
    Once,Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people.It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius,a grass-covered volcano.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(爆炸),and a huge black cloud rose into the air.Soon stones and hot ash(灰烬) 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 stones and ashes.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(喷泉),houses and shops.There was a stadium with 20,000 seats.Perhaps the most important of all,there were everyday objects,which told us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii.Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom,so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine.They liked bread,too;metal bread pans were in every bakery(面包店).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 dark,shiny powder tell(粉末) us that women liked to wear eye make-up.
    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.

45.Why do large number of people come to Pompeii each year?D
A.To visit the volcano.
B.To shop and eat there.
C.To watch sports and plays.
D.To see how Pompeiians lived.
46.Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?C
A.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.
47.Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?B
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.
48.What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2,000 years ago?A
A.They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.
B.They liked women wearing all kinds of make-ups.
C.They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.
D.They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.
5.My best friend has two first names.One is Heather,and the others Na-ri.I (34)have never seen.(never see) her use the name Na-ri.But today,for the first time,she is writing a letter with this name.
She (35)was born(bear) in South Korea and adopted by American parents when she was two years old one day,she told me about her childhood When she went out to dinner,some South Korean strangers tried to talk to her in Korean.She didn't understand what they (36)were saying (say),so she
 just looked at them.She said that she still remembered how they looked at her.Their eyes seemed to say,"Poor girl.You are an abandoned child."From that day,Heather tried to keep saying to herself that 
she was American.
Two days ago,she received a letter from South Korea.The letter (37)was sent(send) to Na-ri.She was so surprised that she couldn't open the letter.So I did it for her.The letter was written in
Korean.I said,"Heather,you should ask someone (38)to read(read) this for you.It was written in Korean."But she was silent.
Yesterday,on the way home,I saw her (39)crying (cry) on a bench near my house."What is it,honey?"I said.She told me that her birth mother had blood cancer,and the only cure for her
illness might be Heather's blood.I asked how she knew this.Heather said she had learned Korean
secretly.Crying hard,Heather only repeated,"What should I do?What should I do?"I really had
no answer.
This morning,Heather called me."(40)Willyoube(be) with me when I write a letter to
South Korea?"I gladly went over to her house.Heather didn't seem to have slept at all.I hugged her and told her everything would be okay.Now I (41)am sitting(sit) in front of Heather watching her write a letter.She hasn't told me what she is writing,but I can guess.Heather is writing,"Na-ri is coming,mother."
12.Have you ever been to America?I was only an 11-year-old girl when my parents (36 )Cme that we would soon move to America.We were on the bus then.I cried.I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing the radio program for school children again which I (37)Devery morning.
In fact,I think I cried very little when I was saying(38)B to my friends and relatives.When we were leaving,I even felt a little(39)Dbecause I thought about all the places I was going to see-the strange and(40)Aplaces I had known only from books and pictures.
The first four years in America taught me the importance of optimism(乐观),but the idea did not come to(41)Bat once.For the first two years in New York I was really(42)C-having to study in three schools and I (43)Bmost of my time learning the English language.I(44)Ahad any time for fun.Sometimes I did not quite know what I was or what I should be.Mother(45)Dand things became even harder for me.It took me(46)Dto get used to my stepfather.I was often(47)B,and saw no end to"the hard times".
I had to do many things for the family since I knew  English better than everyone else at home.(48)Dthings got better and better later and almost all common troubles(49)Aat last.From those experiences I have learned one important rule:Something good is certain to happen in the end.(50)Cyou do not give up,and just wait a little!
36.A.spokeB.saidC.toldD.announced
37 A.talked aboutB.watchedC studiedD.listened to
38.A.sorryB.goodbyeC.helloD.thanks
39.A.upsetB.disappointedC.afraidD.excited
40.A.magicalB.boringC.necessaryD.usual
41.A.himB.meC.herD.it
42.A.interestedB.happyC.lostD.confident
43.A.wastedB.spentC.usedD.paid
44.A.hardlyB.hardC.nearlyD.always
45.A.returnedB.leftC.noticedD.remarried
46.A.some timesB.some moneyC.some wordsD.some time
47.A.satisfiedB.sadC.optimisticD.glad
48.A.EspeciallyB.UnfortunatelyC.ImmediatelyD.Luckily
49.A.went awayB.went upC.went alongD.went over
50.A.toB.beforeC.whenD.Unless

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