考古学家揭秘庞贝古城的小吃店

Archaeologists(考古学家) in Italy are learning more and more about the everyday life of the people who lived in Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago. Most recently, they’ve carefully uncovered a well-preserved(保存完好的) street snack bar.

Pompeii is an ancient city that’s famous for being suddenly covered under the ground in the year 79 by the nearby volcano(火山), Vesuvius. Though thousands of people got away from it, over 1,100 people were killed almost suddenly by the great heat. They were quickly covered by small rocks, ash, and dust from the volcano. Archaeologists have found theaters, swimming pools, gyms, hospitals, and many different kinds of stores. They’ve also found restaurants, including about 80 “fast food” restaurants.

In a restaurant, the scientists found many large clay jars as well, which held food and drinks. Two jars held fish and meat. At least one of the jars held wine. “It was so strong we could smell it through our masks,” said one of the archaeologists. The scientists expect to learn even more after the things in all the jars are studied carefully in the laboratory. The archaeologists also found the skeleton(骨骼) of a small dog, as well as the bones of at least two people. One of the people was a man who was about 50 years old. He appeared to have been asleep when he was killed by the volcano.

1.What happened to Pompeii?

A It suddenly disappeared.

B It was rebuilt by people.

C Thousands of people left it.

D Archaeologists found it recently.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Pompeii is an ancient city that’s famous for being suddenly covered under the ground in the year 79 by the nearby volcano”可知，火山喷发使庞贝古城突然消失了。故选A。

2.Archeologists discovered many things except __________.

A stores

B hospitals

C theaters

D schools

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段“Archaeologists have discovered theaters, swimming pools, gyms, hospitals, and many different kinds of stores.”可知，只有学校没有提到。故选D。

3.The underlined word “jars” means __________ in Chinese.

A 柜台

B 罐子

C 口罩

D 凳子

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据第三段该词所在句后面的内容“...which held food and drinks. Two jars held fish and meat. At least one of the jars held wine.”可知jars是用于装食物和饮料的容器。故选B。

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A The small dog was killed when it was asleep.

B Two men were about 50 years old when they died.

C The man was sleeping when the volcano broke out.

D The archaeologists found a lot of animal skeletons.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“He appeared to have been asleep when he was killed by the volcano.”推断，这个男人是在睡觉时离世的。故选C。

5.Where can you most probably read the passage?

A On a news website.

B In a dictionary.

C In a math textbook.

D In a story book.

解析：选A。A 文章出处题。本文主要介绍关于庞贝古城遗迹发掘的相关情况，应该是新闻类文章，可以在新闻网站上读到。故选A。