【阅读理解ATourCity—PompeiiEveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeii(庞贝,意大利那不勒斯附近一座古城)Italy.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor—itsstadium(运动场)andtheatresi】
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ATourCity—Pompeii
EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeii(庞贝,意大利那不勒斯附近一座古城)Italy.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor—itsstadium(运动场)andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii'speople.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeople.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.
OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000people.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuvius(维苏威火山)agrass-coveredvolcano(火山).MountVesuviushadnoterupted(爆发)forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafe.Buttheywerenot.
InAugustofAD79MountVesuviuserupted.Theentiretopofthemountainexplodedandahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburied(埋葬)under20feetofstonesandashes.Almostallofitspeopleweredead.
ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncover(发现)Pompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountainshousesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.ManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwine.Theylikedbreadtoo;metalbreadpanswereinevenbakery(面包房).Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread—atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertellusthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup(眼部化妆品).
Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.
1.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?
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A.Tovisitthevolcano.
B.Toshopandeatthere.
C.Towatchsportsandplays.
D.ToseehowPompeiianslived.
2.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?
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A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.
B.Theareaproducedthefinestwi