Unit2Witnessingtime你知道著名的庞贝古城吗？HistoricalBackgroundofTheAncientCityofPompeiiIntheearlyafternoonhoursofAugust24，79A．D.thesummitofMountVesuviusexplodedwithoutwarning.AblackriverofashandlapilliranfromthecraterofthevolcanodownthroughthecityofPompeiileavingdeathanddestructioninitswake.ThemagnificentancientcityofPompeiiwasleftburiedunderabout20feetofearthandash.Pompeiiwasoriginallyonly500metersfromthesea，butaftertheeruptionthedistancetotheseaincreasedtotwokilometers.OscanssettledalongtheshoreoftheTyrrhenianSeaonanelevatedlavicspurthatwascreatedbyanancienteruptionofVesuviusduringthe8thcenturyB．C.ThestrategiclocationmadePompeiianobjectofgreatimportancetotheEstuscans.TheSamnitesarrivedfromthemountainsofIrpiniainthe5thcentury，puttinganendtothecontrolofCampaniabytheGreeksandEtruscans.ItwasinevitablethatPompeiiwouldfallunderthedominationofRomeatthebeginningoftheSamniteWars.PompeiibecameaRomancolonyin80B．C.，takingthename“ColoniaVeneriaCorneliaPompeii”whichreferstobothherconquerorandtothegoddessVenus.Seventeenhundredyearslater，architectDomenicoFontanahappenedacrosssomeinscriptionswhilebuildingatunnelinthearea.Someexcavationwasdoneneartheamphitheateratthattime，butnoonesuspectedthatanentirecitywasburiedthere.Thefirstscientificexplorationofthesitetookplacein1748，directedbyCharlesofBourbon.In1860GiuseppeFiorelliinventedasystemofpouringliquidplasterintothespacesleftintheashbed.VictimshadremainedintheHouseoftheFugitivesduringthevolcaniceruptionandthefalloflapilli.Latertheyhadtriedtoescapeundertheashes，butsuffocated.TheoldestbuildingsofPompeiidatebacktothe6thcenturyB．C.andlikelyonlyoccupiedasmallpartofthesouthwesternarea，betweenthemainForumandtheTriangularForum.Pompeiigraduallyexpandedtowardtheeastandthenorth.MostoftheruinsdatebacktoitsestablishmentasaRomancolonyin80B．C.1．WhatburiedtheAncientCityofPompeiiintheearlyafternoonhoursofAugust24，79A．D.?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2．WhofoundtheAncientCityofPompeii?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】1.Ablackriverofashandlapillifromthecraterofthevolcano.2．ThearchitectDomenicoFontana.Ⅰ.词义搭配1．associateA．anopinionorajudgementaboutsb./sth.thathasbeenthoughtaboutverycarefully2．theftB．tomakeaconnectionbetweenpeopleorthingsinyourmind3．frictionC．tochoosesb.forajoborpositionofresponsibility4．appointD．disagreementoralackoffriendshipamongpeoplewhohavedifferentopinionsaboutsth.5．steadyE．developing，growing，etc.graduallyandinanevenandregularway6．assessmentF．thecrimeofstealingsth.fromapersonorplace【答案】1.B2.F3.D4.C5.E6.AⅡ.用下列短语的适当形式填空haveaninfluenceon；inparticular；seizecontrolof；inhonourof；giveup；careabout；associatewith；cutoff1．Itisobviousthattourists__________thelocalenvironment.2．Webuiltamonumentonthetopofthehill______thedeadsoldiersinthebattle.3．Hehadto________hisdreambecauseofhisbadhealth.4．Iloveplayingbasketball________．5．Weusually______lungcancer______smoking.【答案】1.haveaninfluenceon2.inhonourof3.giveup4.inparticular5.associate；withⅠ.阅读P18－19内容，从三个选项中选择最佳答案1．Whichofthestatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheancientGreekshadagreatereffectonWesterncivili...
