阅读理解

The Sleeping City

沉睡的城市

    由地下岩浆喷出地面而堆积的山叫火山。经常喷发的叫做活火山；喷发后不再喷发的叫死火山。2 000多年以前，意大利Pompeii市附近一座沉睡了几百年的“死”火山突然喷发，整座城市笼罩在恐怖之中。要知 Pompeii市的命运如何，请看下文。

    Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii，Italy．They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for such as its stadium and theatres，its shops and restaurants．The tourists do not，however，see Pompeii’s people．They do not see them because Pompeii has no people．No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years．

    Once，Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people．It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano．Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries，so the people of Pompeii felt safe．But they were not．

    In August of A．D 79，Mount Vesuvius erupted．The entire top of the mountain exploded，and a huge black cloud rose into the air．Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii．When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes．Almost all of its people were dead．

    For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stones and ashes. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii．Slowly，carefully，Ginseppe and his men dug．The city looked almost the same as it had looked in A．D．79．There were streets and fountains，houses and shops．There was a stadium with 20 000 seats．Perhaps the most important of all，there were everyday objects，which tell us a great deal about the people who 1ived in Pompeii．Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom，so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine．They liked bread too，metal bread pans were in every bakery．In one bakery there were 81 round，flat loaves of bread-a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today．Tiny boxes filled with dark，shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup．

Ginseppe has died，but his work continues．One-fourth has not been uncovered yet．Scientists are still digging，still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

    Notes

    volcano n. 火山  erupt n.喷发  fountain  n．泉水

1．A 1arge amount of people come to Pompeii ________。

   A．to see its famous stadium and theatres

   B．to see what it used to be

 C．to see its people

   D．to enjoy its delicious food

2．Pompeii was ________about 2 000 years ago．

    A．all empty city　　　　　　　　   B．a prosperous city

    C．an o1d city　　　　　　　　　　 D．a poor

3．The Pompeians who lived about 2 000 years ago ________．

    A．1ived more or less the same as Italians now do

    B．1ived quite differently from those who live in Italy

    C．felt worried about the grass-covered volcano

D．knew nothing about the volcano

 

阅读理解

The Sleeping City

沉睡的城市

    由地下岩浆喷出地面而堆积的山叫火山。经常喷发的叫做活火山；喷发后不再喷发的叫死火山。2 000多年以前，意大利Pompeii市附近一座沉睡了几百年的“死”火山突然喷发，整座城市笼罩在恐怖之中。要知 Pompeii市的命运如何，请看下文。

    Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii，Italy．They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for such as its stadium and theatres，its shops and restaurants．The tourists do not，however，see Pompeii’s people．They do not see them because Pompeii has no people．No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years．

    Once，Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people．It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano．Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries，so the people of Pompeii felt safe．But they were not．

    In August of A．D 79，Mount Vesuvius erupted．The entire top of the mountain exploded，and a huge black cloud rose into the air．Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii．When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes．Almost all of its people were dead．

    For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stones and ashes. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii．Slowly，carefully，Ginseppe and his men dug．The city looked almost the same as it had looked in A．D．79．There were streets and fountains，houses and shops．There was a stadium with 20 000 seats．Perhaps the most important of all，there were everyday objects，which tell us a great deal about the people who 1ived in Pompeii．Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom，so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine．They liked bread too，metal bread pans were in every bakery．In one bakery there were 81 round，flat loaves of bread-a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today．Tiny boxes filled with dark，shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup．

Ginseppe has died，but his work continues．One-fourth has not been uncovered yet．Scientists are still digging，still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

    Notes

    volcano n. 火山  erupt n.喷发  fountain  n．泉水

1．A 1arge amount of people come to Pompeii ________。

   A．to see its famous stadium and theatres

   B．to see what it used to be

 C．to see its people

   D．to enjoy its delicious food

2．Pompeii was ________about 2 000 years ago．

    A．all empty city　　　　　　　　   B．a prosperous city

    C．an o1d city　　　　　　　　　　 D．a poor

3．The Pompeians who lived about 2 000 years ago ________．

    A．1ived more or less the same as Italians now do

    B．1ived quite differently from those who live in Italy

    C．felt worried about the grass-covered volcano

D．knew nothing about the volcano

 

阅读下文，完成文后各题。

王维传

    维，字摩诘，太原人。九岁知属辞，工草隶，闲音律。岐王重之。维将应举，岐王谓日：“子诗清越者，可录数篇，琵琶新声，能度一曲，同诣九公主第。”维如其言。是日，诸伶拥维独奏，主问何名，曰：“《郁轮袍》。”因出诗卷。主曰：“皆我习讽，谓是古作，乃子之佳制乎?”延于上座曰：“京兆得此生为解头，荣哉!”力荐之。开元十九年状元及第，擢右拾遗，迁给事中。贼陷两京，驾出幸，维扈从不及，为所擒，服药称喑病。禄山爱其才，逼至洛阳供旧职，拘于普施寺。贼宴凝碧池，悉召梨园诸工合乐，维痛悼赋诗日：“万户伤心生野烟，百官何日再朝天?秋槐花落空宫里，凝碧池头奏管弦。”诗闻行在所。贼平后，授伪官者皆定罪，独维得免。仕至尚书右丞。维诗入妙品上上，画思亦然。至山水平远，云势石色，皆天机所到，非学而能。自为诗云：“当代谬词客，前身应画师。”后人评维“诗中有画，画中有诗”，信哉。客有以《按乐图》示维者，曰：“此《霓裳》第三叠最初拍也。”对曲果然。笃志奉佛，蔬食素衣，丧妻不再娶，孤居三十年。别墅在蓝田县南辋川，亭馆相望。尝自写其景物奇胜，日与文士丘为、裴迪、崔兴宗游览赋诗，琴樽自乐。后表请舍宅以为寺。临终，作书辞亲友，停笔而化。代宗访维文章，弟缙集赋诗等十卷上之，今传于世。

下列句中加点词语的解释不正确的一项是    (    )

  A.同诣九公主第        诣：到……去。

  B.延于上座日          延：邀请。

  C.对曲果然            对：对照。

  D.尝自写其景物奇胜    写：书写。

以下各组句子，全都正面表明王维才能的一组是    (    )

  ①九岁知属辞，工草隶，闲音律    ②京兆得此生为解头，荣哉

  ③开元十九年状元及第    ④维诗入妙品上上，画思亦然

  ⑤至山水平远，云势石色，皆天机所到  ⑥后人评维“诗中有画，画中有诗”

  A．②③⑤    B．①④⑥    C．①③④    D．②⑤⑥

下列对原文有关内容的分析和概括，不正确的一项是    (    )

  A．王维精通音律，应举之前，歧王建议他为《诗经》中几首风格清越的诗谱上琵琶曲，并帮忙推荐给九公主，九公主对王维大加赞扬。 

  B．凝碧池宴乐，叛贼召集梨园诸公合奏乐曲，王维赋诗一首，表达了对叛贼的痛恨，对遭受战乱的百姓的同情和对朝廷的忠心，因此战乱后得以免罪。

  C．王维晚年笃信佛教，素食朴衣，在蓝田县南辋川孤居多年，作画，会友，游览，赋诗，弹琴，饮酒，自得其乐，从中找到了心灵的最终归宿。

  D．王维的山水画构思奇妙，意境空灵远阔，绘画的技艺如同得到天机，不是他人能学得来的，连他自己都说“当代谬词客，前身应画师”。

阅读下面的文字，完成下列各题。

高原，我的中国色

乔　良

东亚细亚的腹地，一派空旷辽远，触目惊心的苍黄。连那条从巴颜喀拉的山岩间夺路而来的大河，也暴烈地流泻着一川黏稠的黄色！这就是高原。黄土高原。

浑黄的天地间，走来一个黄皮肤的老者。看不清他的面孔，听不清他的声音，只有那被黄土染成褐色的长髯在被太阳喷成紫色的浮尘中飘拂……老者身后，逶迤着长长、长长一列只在身体的隐秘处裹着兽皮的男人和女人。

一棵巨大的柏树，便在这人群中生下根来。所有黄皮肤的男人女人和他们的后人，都把这巨树唤作轩辕柏。它的根须像无数手指抠进黄土，扎向地心，用力合抱住整个儿的高原。

始皇帝横扫六合的战车，汉高祖豪唱大风的猛士，倚在驼峰上西出阳关的商旅，打着呼哨、浑身酒气的成吉思汗的铁骑，和五午年的岁月一道，从这金子样的高原上骄傲地走过去，走过去，直到……

暮云垂落下来，低矮的天地尽头，走来一个小小的黑点。一个军人。

他站在一架冲沟纵横、褶皱斑驳的山梁上。残阳把他周身涂成一色金黄。他伸出手臂，出神地欣赏着自己的皮肤。金黄的晖光从手臂上滑落下去，掉在高原上。一样的颜色。他想，我的肤色和高原一样。

豪迈的西风从长空飒然而至。他的衣襟和裤角同时低唱起暗哑而粗犷的古歌。刹那间，他获得了人与天地自然，与遥远的初民时代那种无缝无隙的交合。是一种虚空又充实，疏朗又密集，渺小又雄大的感觉。

他不禁微微一笑。然而，只一笑，那难以言喻的快感消退了。渐渐塞满胸壑的，是无边的冷寞，莫名的苍凉。竟然没有一只飞鸟，竟然没有一丛绿草。只有我，他想。我和高原。于是他又想，这冷漠、这苍凉不仅仅属于我，还属于遗落在高原上的千年长史。

畏惧盗寇的商贾们抛离了驼队踩出的丝绸古道。面对异族的武夫们丢弃了千里烽燧和兵刃甲胃。一路凄惶，簇拥着玉辇华盖，偏安向丰盈又富庶的南方。那叫人柔肠寸断的杏花雨呵，竟把炎黄子民们孔武剽悍的魂魄和膂力一并溶化！而历史，却在某个迷茫的黄昏，被埋进深深的黄土。

他感到胸口有一团东西被揪得发疼。他想喊。他想站到最高的那架山梁上去，对着苍茫的穹窿嘶喊：难道华夏民族所有的武士，都走进了始皇陵兵马俑的行列？

没有风。没有声息。高原沉默着。

一块没有精壮和血性汉子的土地是悲哀的。

他想起了他那些戴着立体声耳机、抱着六弦琴横穿斑马线的兄弟们。他们全都身条瘦长，脸色煞白，像一根根垂在瓜架上的丝瓜。他们要去参加这一年中的第三百六十七次家庭舞会了吧？他们的迪斯科跳得真好。他们忧郁的歌声真动人。但，他们只从银幕上见过高原和黄土。他们不知道紫外线直射进皮肤和毛孔时的滋味，更不知道那黄土堆成的高原上埋着的古中国。

可那才是中国，那才叫中国。在病榻上呻吟了八百年，又被人凌辱了二百年的，不是真正的中国。真正的中国是闪着丝绸之光、敦煌之光、修筑起长城，开凿出运河，创造了道教，融合了佛教，同化了一支支异族入侵者的中国。

真正的中国是一条好汉。这裸着青筋、露着傲骨的高原也是一条好汉。

他想，我也该是这样的汉子。

他想，有了这样的男子汉，高原，这金子似的高原便不会死去。因为轩辕柏在这里扎着一根粗大的、深邃的根茎。

这个人，这个军人，就是我。

这篇散文中作者设置的“轩辕柏”有什么象征意义？请结合阅读材料简要分析。

                                                                               

“是一种虚实又充实，疏朗又密集，渺小又雄大的感觉。”作者将褒贬之词同时用来描写这种感觉，这是一种什么样的感觉？“他”为什么会产生这样的感觉？

                                                                                

文章结尾说：“这个人，这个军人，就是我。”一句中与上文哪一句照应？怎样理解其中的“我”？请你谈谈作者在文中如何渲染与张扬着自己的情绪?

                                                                                 

下列对文章的赏析，不正确的两项是       （    ）

    A．“残阳把他周身涂成一色金黄”，他为自己有着与“金子样的高原”同样的颜色而自豪，就是他为做一个中国人而骄傲。

    B．“他”站在黄土高原上，看到“竟然没有一只飞鸟，竟然没有一丛绿草”，深感植被破坏严重，内心无比冷寞，苍凉。

    C．丰盈富庶的南方，柔肠寸断的杏花雨象征了温柔安逸、没有血性的土地，销磨了一代代中国人慷慨悲歌之气，积极进取之心。

    D．“他”想呼喊，仅仅因为现代人的苍白无知，压得他几乎喘不过气来。所以他的大声呐喊是希望唤回高原的血性来。

    E．全文语言铿锵有力，掷地有声，在凛然傲气中又渗透着无限的历史苍凉感，如同一幅黄昏时分的画卷，述说着遥远的历史又翘首期待着美好的明天。

读写任务 (共1小题，满分25分)

阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

    If you got 100,000 dollars by chance，how would you spend it? Here are some answers of our readers：

Elizabeth Stahl：I would donate it to an arts program for young boys and girls．The decrease in the creative arts programs such as music，art and drama in the schools have left many young artists out in the cold in academics．Much like sports，art in any form can and does make a difference in young people’s lives．

    Marjorie C．：Although I agree with Elizabeth Stahl 100％，I’d give my money to each of my children to ensure the very best of education for my two granddaughters.

    Clark：With one hundred thousand dollars…1 would distribute it among those whom I know that are in need and ask that they in turn then share half of what they’ve received with others that they personally know are in need．

Carol Wilson：First, I would take care of all my debts and gain good credit again，and then I would spend the rest on a new car．After all is said and done，take a nice long vacation．

[写作内容]

美国某网站的论坛就 “How Would You Spend 100,000 Dollars?” 为主题进行调查。上文是一些网友的回复，你阅读了上文后，准备就该主题发表白己的观点，

要点包括：

    1．以约30个词概括上述网友的观点；

    2．然后以约120个词谈谈你的观点，并包括以下要点：

       (A) 你想用这笔钱做的一件或几件事情；

       (B) 说明你这样做的原因。

[写作要求]

    1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

    概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。