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阅读理解 　　Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii(庞贝)in 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 2000 years． 　　Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people．It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass covered 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 A．D．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 Ginceppe began to uncover Pompeii．Slowly, carefully, Ginceppe and his men dug．The city looked almost the same as it had looked in A．D．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 color in the bottom, so we know that people of Pompeii liked wine．They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in every bakery．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 like to wear eyemakeup． 　　Gincepppe 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 had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius? [　　] 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． (3) Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in A．D．79? [　　] A． Because Ginceppe 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． (4) 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 kinds of makeup． C． They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating． D． They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in A．D．79．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．B;4．A;
解析：

(1)	从第一段的“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 2000 years．”可以得知人们来庞贝古城参观运动场、剧院、商店和餐馆。但是庞贝城大约2000年来没有人居住，所以人们来的目的是看古建筑，而不是来购物和观看比赛，可排除A、B、C三项。
(2)	答案可以从第二段找到。“Mount Vesuvius had no erupted(喷发)for centuries，so the people of Pompeii felt safe”许多世纪以来，维苏威火山都没有喷发过，因此人们认为在那儿生活很安全。
(3)	依据第三段最后两句“When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii, was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes．Almost all of its people were dead．”和第四段第一、二两句“For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash．Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginceppe began to uncover Pompeii．”可得出答案为B。
(4)	除了文章中提到的街道、喷泉、运动场、剧院、商店和餐馆之外，从第四段第七句及以后的描述可知：当时的意大利人喜欢喝酒，那时的一种扁圆形面包现在仍然很流行，女人喜欢化妆，还喜欢体育等等，由此可以推断出答案为A。