Question

【題目】 Most of the thousands of tourists who visit Pompeii every year leave with nothing more than amazing memories. But there are some who take away a little extra – the relics themselves.

However, it seems that those visitors who have slipped a piece of the world’s most important archaeological(考古的) site into their pockets have come to regret their actions.

Tourists who took relics from the ruined Roman city have been returning them to the site, saying they are cursed (詛咒).

One man wrote from Latin America saying that he and his entire family had experienced “trauma after trauma” after he took a piece of stone from Pompeii.

Massimo Osanna, a senior official at Pompeii, said he had received up to a hundred packages from across the world in recent years containing items from the site, often accompanied by letters explaining the relics had brought them bad luck.

The “curse of Pompeii” is an old story that says the eruption(火山爆發(fā)) of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which buried Pompeii, was punishment from the gods after troops ruined the buildings where people showed respect to the gods.

“At a certain point, people started believing in this story again,” said Mr. Osanna. “Even proper thieves have returned things to us.”

In one case, five packages were sent to Pompeii containing stolen items, including a statue that had disappeared in 1987. The accompanying letter was sent from Spain and the writer explained the statue had brought a “curse on his entire family”.

However, some are affected by a strong feeling of dishonor in their heart, rather than an ancient curse. Mr. Osanna said that an English woman had recently returned around 10 mosaic tiles (鑲嵌地磚) that her parents had taken while on holiday during the Seventies.

“When her mother died, she received these little pieces. But in the letter she described them as ‘uncomfortable’ and said she wanted to give them back,” he said.

Mr. Osanna is considering setting up an exhibition of all the letters he has received, calling it “What I brought back from Pompeii”.

【1】Why did some visitors who took relics away regret?

A.Because there was nothing but amazing memories.

B.Because they took away the relics themselves.

C.Because they thought the stolen relics brought them bad luck.

D.Because they received letters from a senior official at Pompeii.

【2】The underlined word “trauma” probably means “________”.

A.an unpleasant and upsetting experience

B.an old object or custom that reminds people of the past

C.a building where people respect gods

D.the things that a person or animal does

【3】According to the old story, the gods were angry because________.

A.some people cursed them

B.the city of Pompeii was buried

C.some soldiers didn’t show them enough respect

D.too many buildings for people were ruined

【4】Before returning the mosaic tiles, the English woman must have felt _______.

A.ashamedB.scared

C.proudD.unconcerned

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文為一篇說明文。文章介紹了許多游客害怕龐貝的詛咒而歸還了拿走的文物。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段Massimo Osanna, a senior official at Pompeii, said he had received up to a hundred packages from across the world in recent years containing items from the site, often accompanied by letters explaining the relics had brought them bad luck. 龐貝城高級(jí)官員馬西莫·奧薩納說，近年來，他收到了來自世界各地的多達(dá)100個(gè)包裹，里面裝著來自該遺址的物品，通常還附有信件，說這些文物給他們帶來了厄運(yùn)�？芍�，拿走文物的游客會(huì)后悔是因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為被盜的文物給他們帶來了厄運(yùn)。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】

詞句猜測(cè)題。結(jié)合前文Tourists who took relics from the ruined Roman city have been returning them to the site, saying they are cursed (詛咒). 游客們從這座被毀壞的羅馬城取走了文物，他們說這些文物是被詛咒的。推測(cè)游客拿走了石頭后會(huì)受到詛咒，有不愉快且不安的經(jīng)歷，因此trauma與an unpleasant and upsetting experience令人不愉快和不安的經(jīng)歷，意思相近。故選A項(xiàng)。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段The “curse of Pompeii” is an old story that says the eruption(火山爆發(fā)) of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which buried Pompeii, was punishment from the gods after troops ruined the buildings where people showed respect to the gods. “龐貝的詛咒”是一個(gè)古老的故事，公元79年維蘇威火山爆發(fā)埋葬了龐貝，這是軍隊(duì)毀壞了人們表示對(duì)神的尊敬而建造的建筑物后，神的懲罰。根據(jù)古老的故事，眾神憤怒是因?yàn)槭勘鴮?duì)神不尊重。故選C項(xiàng)。

【4】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段However, some are affected by a strong feeling of dishonor in their heart, rather than an ancient curse. 然而，有些人卻受到內(nèi)心強(qiáng)烈的恥辱感的影響，而不是一種古老的詛咒�？芍�，英國婦女是感覺到了慚愧才歸還了馬賽克瓷磚。故選A項(xiàng)。