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Acityundertheash

被灰烬掩埋的城市

体裁说明文难度★★★词数189

In1748,acitywasunearthedontheeastcoastofItaly.Itwascoveredinash(灰烬).Mostofitsbuildingswerestillstanding.Peoplefoundeverydayobjects(日常用品)likeplatesofhomes.Therewasevensomefoodleftaround.Thecityseemedtohavebeenfrozenintime.Whathadhappenedtoit?

ThiscitywascalledPompeii(庞贝),Itwasbuiltabout2,800yearsago.Earlyinitshistory,thecitywasruled(统治)bytheGreeks.Later,itcameundertheruleofRome.Atthattime,therewerecafes,shopsandevenbathhousesinthecity.Around12,000peoplelivedthere.

In79CE,avolcano(火山)nearthecityerupted(爆发).Theeruptionsentacloudofash,rockandgashighintothesky.Peoplecouldseethecloudfromahundredkilometresaway.Millionsoftonsofashandrockburiedthecity.Foroverathousandyears,Pompeiihadstayedindarknessundertheash.

Today,peoplehaveunearthedaboutathirdofPompeii.Itisnowopentovisitors.Thecitythathadoncebeenfrozenintimeisnowmovingforwardonceagain.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unearthed”inParagraph1meaninChinese?

A.掘出

B.敲响

C.改善

D.关闭

2.WhatdoestheInderlinedword“It”inParagraph2referto?

A.Pompeii.

B.Greek.

C.Italy.

D.Rome.

3.WhenwasPompeiibuilt?

A.In1748.

B.2,800yearsago.

C.In79CE.

D.1,200yearsago.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Pompeiiiscoveredinashnow.

B.VisitorscanvisitPompeiinow.

C.PeoplefinishedunearthingPompeii.

D.Pompeiiisfrozenagain,

5.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?

A.Science.

B.People.

C.Culture.

D.Health.

重点句型及难句分析:

Thecitythathadoncebeenfrozenintimeisnowmovingforwardonceagain.句意:这座曾经被冻结在时光里的城市,现在又重新向前发展了.

thathadoncebeenfrozenintime是定语从句,修饰Thecity;befrozen意为“被冻结”,hadbeenfrozen是过去完成时的被动语态;moveforward意为“前进”.

答案解析:

1.A根据第一段中的“Itwascoveredinash.”可知,这座城市被灰烬覆盖.因此,这座城市要先被掘出,才能有下文的发现.所以此处unearthed意为“掘出”.故选A.

2.A根据画线词上一句及所在句可知,这座城市叫