2013-2014学年高二英语同步练习：Unit 16《Stories》Prtiod One-1（北师大版选修6）.docVIP

2013-2014学年高二英语同步练习：Unit 16《Stories》Prtiod One-1（北师大版选修6） 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 a child. D．The eruption buried everything in its bath，including whole villages and towns. 3．You may feel ________ when you see the bodies of people who had died in Pompeii. A．unbelievable B．ridiculous C．puzzled D．sorrow and deep sympathy 4．The scientists found the city Pompeii in the ________ century. A．18th B．19th C．20th D．21st 5．It is ________ that have/has made the city Pompeii a monument to human history. A．the volcanic eruption B．the ancient architecture statues C．the decorated walls and authentic objects D．the forms of the people who were caught in the disaster Ⅱ.课文缩写 Pliny was a Roman writer who had 1.________ and written about a volcanic eruption which 2.________ on August 24th, 79 AD and the volcano was Mt. Vesuvius. The tragedy had left a deep 3.________ on Pliny who had lost his uncle in the accident. The people, towns and villages had been 4.________ under the ashes of Mt. Vesuvius. By 1748, scientists had started to 5.________ out the ancient city of Pompeii. It is like a “time capsule” 6.________ a frozen moment in history. Not only did the buildings and authentic objects of Pompeii attract people, but also the forms of the people caught in the disaster have made the city a 7.________ to human history. The bodies of people who had died in Pompeii showed their exact 8.________ of getting tog