2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练39
<p> 、阅读理解（本大题共5小题，共0分）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span>, <span word="Pompeii">Pompeii</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> 22 000 <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Vesuvius">Vesuvius</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>-<span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="volcano">volcano</span> (火山). <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Vesuvius">Vesuvius</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> (喷发) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pompeii">Pompeii</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="AD">AD</span> 79, <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Vesuvius">Vesuvius</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Pompeii">Pompeii</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eruption">eruption</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Pompeii">Pompeii</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="under">under</span> 20 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ashes">ashes</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="Pompeii">Pompeii</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ash">ash</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 1861, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Ginseppe">Ginseppe</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uncover">uncover</span> <span word="Pompeii">Pompeii</span>. <span word="Slowly">Slowly</span>, <span word="carefully">carefully</span>, <span word="Ginseppe">Ginseppe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="dug">dug</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="AD">AD</span> 79. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fountains">fountains</span>, <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="with">with</span> 20 000 <span word="seats">seats</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="objects">objects</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pompeii">Pompeii</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jars">jars</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pompeii">Pompeii</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="pans">pans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 81 <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="loaves">loaves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>---<span word="a">a</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Tiny">Tiny</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="shiny">shiny</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="makeup">makeup</span>.</p>
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