Baia is a Roman town. It is more than 2,000 years old. It was a popular place for rich people and emperors in old Rome. Fish swim through the town today. Only swimmers and divers(潜水员) can visit there. How is it possible?

Hundreds of years ago, the town moved towards the sea. A volcano(火山) in the Mediterranean Sea moved it. Then, the whole town was under water. Divers found it again in 1969.

Today, tourists can swim through the town. They can see beautiful statues(雕像). But some of them are not real. Animals and plants in the sea can break the statues easily, so people take some statues out. They put copies(复制品) of the statues back in the sea, so swimmers and divers can still see them.

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1.What can we learn about Baia?

A It is an old town.

B There are many fish there.

C Where the rich people live.

D It was a good place to dive.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据第一段“It is more than 2,000 years old.”可知，拜亚有2000多年的历史。由此说明它一个古城。故选A。

2.Where is Baia now according to the text?

A In a volcano.

B Under the sea.

C Under the sand.

D Under the river.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第一段“Fish swim through the town today.”及第二段“Hundreds of years ago, the town moved towards the sea.”可知，现在鱼在城里游来游去。几百年前，这个城镇向大海移动。由此推断该城目前在海底，故选B。

3.Baia was out of people’s eyes for the reason(原因) of _________.

A the weather

B people there

C the volcano

D the Mediterranean Sea

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段“A volcano(火山) in the Mediterranean Sea moved it.”可知，地中海的一座火山使它迁移了。故选C。

4.Thanks to(多亏) _________, Baia comes back to us.

A tourists

B divers

C swimmers

D emperors

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段“Divers found it again in 1969.”可知1969年，潜水员再次发现了它。故选B。

5.People make the copies of statues because _________.

A they are very beautiful

B the real ones are not there

C someone will take them away

D they worry about statues’ condition

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，海洋中的动植物很容易破坏雕像，所以人们把一些真雕像拿出来，然后复制一些雕像放回去，这样游泳的人和潜水者仍然可以欣赏。可推知人们制作复制品是因为担心真雕像的情况。故选D。