2013至2014学年高二英语同步练习：Unit16《Stories》PrtiodOne-1（北师大版选修6）.docVIP

Unit 16　Stories Period One　Warm-up Reading(Ⅰ) 基础落实 Ⅰ.课文理解 1．Why is Pompeii like a “time capsule”？ A．Because the city is a monument to human history. B．Because the city can keep the moment frozen. C．Because the volcanic eruption preserved buildings，objects and even impression of people from the time. D．Because the booming city was destroyed by the volcanic eruption. 2．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage? A．Before the eruption occurred，Pompeii had been an ordinary Roman city. B．1,600 years later，some scientists found the lost Roman towns. C．Pliny witnessed the volcanic eruption as