Ⅰ.Fast­reading

　　1．Look through the text and then finish the following question.

　　The passage is mainly about a cultural tour to sites_of_lost_civilizations．

　　2．Summarize the main idea of each diary.

　　Diary 1　A．a visit to Pompeii city

　　Diary 2　B．the purpose and destination of the trip

　　Diary 3　C．the discovery of the Loulan kingdom

　　Diary 4　D．a lecture about Pompeii and the volcano

　　Diary 5　E．general information about Loulan

　　答案：Diaries 1～5　BDAEC

　　Ⅱ.Careful­reading

　　(Ⅰ)Choose the best answers according to the text.

　　1．Which is the order of the trip route?

　　a．Italy　　　b．Pompeii　　　c．Loulan

　　A．a, b, c　　　　　　B．a, c, b

　　C．b, a, c D．c, b, a

　　2．Loulan is called China's Pompeii in the desert because________．

　　A．both of them once had great civilizations

　　B．both of them once had similar building structures

　　C．they were both destroyed by volcano eruption

　　D．they were both powerful in the ancient past

　　3．Which of the following is NOT true about Loulan?

　　A．It was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road.

　　B．It was destroyed by sandstorms gradually.

　　C．It was discovered by the European explorer Sven Hedin more than 100 years ago.

　　D．It wasn't buried completely because of enormous trees.

　　4．What's the main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan?

　　A．They were buried at the same time.

　　B．They were both wealthy cities 2，000 years ago.

　　C．They were destroyed in the same way.

　　D．They were discovered by explorers.

　　5．Walking in the ruins of Pompeii and Loulan, the writer felt ________．

　　A．thankful B．pitiful

　　C．proud D．respectful

　　答案：1～5　AADBB

　　(Ⅱ)Fill in each blank with no more than three words.

　　Lost　civilizations

Lost 1.civilizations Pompeii Loulan The time of existing From the 8th century BC to AD 79 2，000 years ago Causes of being 2._destroyed The volcano 4.eruptedand buried the city Many people believed it was 7.gradually covered over by sandstorms