高三英语第一轮复习试题28

　　高三一轮复习英语试题集（三十七）

　　一、完形填空

　　When Mt Vesuvius erupted （爆发）in 79 A.D, it destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The first excavators (挖掘者)were the people of Pompeii who,

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　　to their city when the eruption stopped, dug down through the

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　　of their buried homes and salvaged (抢救)what they could

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　　their furniture and

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　　. the tunnels they

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　　through the solidified ash can still be seen in place. But a time came

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　　Pompeii and Herculaneum were forgotten. Throughout the Middle Age these two buried cities were not

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　　. and it was not until 1709

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　　an Austrian prince sank a shaft at Herculaneum then, by means of underground tunnels,

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　　the city of its treasures, in 1729 systematic(系统地)excavation began on the same site.

　　From the end of the eighteenth century to the present day, digging had gone practically continuously,_ 10

　　slowly, and often with few resources. Perhaps this slowness has not been entirely a

　　11 ., since it has resulted in large, untouched sections of both cities left preserved for modern, scientific

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　　. Archeological(考古学的)techniques have

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　　so much in the last fifty years that a

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　　can now be shown far more

　　archeological information than was possible before. Today most of Pompeii and a substantial section of Herculaneum have been

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　　. They are the best archaeological sites in

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　　, and the most wonderful. For here, and

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　　else on earth are ancient cities in which

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　　did not die out but was suddenly

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　　. “Behind these walls”, as one writer has said, “lies an ancient Italian town, stilled in a moment of time. To enter the

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　　of this city is to walk 2000 years in the past.

　　1. A. arriving

　　B. retuning

　　C. coming

　　D. going

　　2. A. walls

　　B. floors

　　C. gates

　　D. roofs

　　3. A. of

　　B. from

　　C. out of

　　D. in

　　4. A. thing

　　B. tools

　　C. ownings

　　D. belongings

　　5. A. went

　　B. got

　　C. drove

　　D. moved

　　6. A. when

　　B. and

　　C. that

　　D. until

　　7. A. discovered

　　B. researched

　　C. disturbed

　　D. reached

　　8. A. when

　　B. that

　　C. before

　　D. after

　　9. A. stole

　　B. removed

　　C. cured

　　D. robbed

　　10 A. but

　　B. though

　　C. even

　　D. despite

　　11. A. mistake

　　B. wrong--doing

　　C. advantage

　　D. disadvantage

　　12. A. discovery

　　B. research

　　C. excavation

　　D. foundation

　　13. A. improved

　　B. changed

　　C. added to

　　D. enlarged

　　14. A. spot

　　B. site

　　C. place

　　D. position

　　15. A. thrown

　　B. stopped

　　C. removed

　　D. cleared

　　16. A. Africa

　　B. Asia

　　C. America

　　D. Europe

　　17. A. somewhere

　　B. anywhere

　　C. nowhere

　　D. everywhere

　　18. A. human being

　　B. life

　　C. citizens

　　D. animals

　　19. A. arrested

　　B. found

　　C. seen

　　D. discovered

　　20. A. walls

　　B. gates

　　C. center

　　D. roofs

　　二、阅读理解

　　Long long ago, a God called Ratu lived in the sky. Ratu liked to play games and make people angry. The game he liked best was to fly down into the sea and frighten all the fishes. The fishes became very tired of his game. They asked Hemi, the God of the sea, to help them.

　　So Hemi tried to catch Ratu the next time he flew into the sea, but he was too slow. Ratu laughed at Hemi as he flew past him. This made Hemi angry and he had an idea. He asked the fishes to bring him a lot of seaweed. Hemi tied it all together and made a large net from it. Soon Ratu flew down and Hemi threw the net over him. Ratu fought and fought but could not get free. He was caught.

　　Ratu promised (保证) never to frighten fishes again if Hemi would set him free. But Hemi did not believe him. Instead, he changed Ratu into a mountain in the sea. Ratu was so angry that when he opened his mouth to shout at Hemi, fire and smoke broke out. And that is why the Island of Ratu is a volcano (火山).

　　1. This story is a ________.

　　A. joke

　　B. humor

　　C. true story

　　D. fairy tale

　　2. The key meaning of this story is ________.

　　A. how volcanoes are born

　　B. how Ratu was beaten

　　C. why some gods are good and some are bad

　　D. why the Island of Ratu is a volcano

　　3. Ratu liked to fly down into the sea because ________.

　　A. he liked to make fun of the fishes

　　B. the fishes welcomed him

　　C. the fishes were friendly to him

　　D. he had too much fire in his mouth.

　　4. Why did Hemi not believe Ratu’s promise?

　　A. Because Ratu was a funny god.

　　B. Because Hemi was an honest god.

　　C. Because Hemi was not believable.

　　D. Because Ratu was

　　believable.

　　5. The main point of the story seems to be that ________.

　　A. the person who makes trouble will be punished

　　B. some volcanoes in the sea are gods

　　C. seaweed is a good material for making nets

　　D. one who makes promises is not to be always believed

　　参考答案

　　一、1-5 BDADC

　　6-10

　　ACBDB

　　11-15 DCABD

　　16-20 DCBAB

　　、1—5

　　DDADA