Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for-its stadium 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. Mount Vesuvius had not erupted 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, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii . When the eruption ended , Pompeii was hurried 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 Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD79 , 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 the people of Pompeii liked wine, They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in the 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 liked to wear eye-makeup.
小題1:Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?
A．To find the volcano
B．To shop and eat there
C．To watch sports and plays
D．To see how Pompeians lived
小題2:Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?
A．Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.
B．The city was buried alive and remained untouched.
C．Scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.
D．Nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.
小題3:What do we know about the Pompeians 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 AD79.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
文章介紹了著名的龐貝古城的情況。
小題1:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章的第一段內(nèi)容可知游客來到龐貝古城是為了看過去的龐貝人是任何生活的，因為龐貝城被火山灰掩埋而保持了原有的一切風貌，故D正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段最后兩行Pompeii was hurried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.以及第三段開始內(nèi)容可知龐貝城被火山灰掩埋，幾個世紀以來都沒有被破壞，保持了原貌，故B正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段內(nèi)容可知古代的龐貝人的生活習慣和現(xiàn)代人幾乎一樣，如In one bakery there were 81 round , flat loaves of bread –a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today .故A正確。
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