________ to become the capital of one of the largest empires in history.

罗马不仅是个城市和共和国，它也注定成为历史上最大帝国之一的首都。

1.was a volcano　2.so was　3.It is believed　4.As you know　5.Not only was；but；also

核心知识

1. bury　vt.　覆盖；埋葬；埋藏

(回归课本P43)Unfortunately，all the people were buried alive，and so was the city!

不幸的是，所有的人都被活埋了，城市也不例外！

归纳拓展

【温馨提示】　此类词组易考查过去分词作状语。

例句探源

①(朗文P257)Two cars were buried in the mudslide.

两辆车被埋在泥流中。

②(牛津P262)The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed.坑道塌方，矿工都被活埋。

③He was sitting with his head buried in a book.

他坐着埋头读书。

1．完成句子

(1)如果发生雪崩，滑雪者可能会被雪活埋。

If an avalanche strikes，skiers can ________ ________ ________ by snow.

答案：be buried alive

(2)专心于读报，他没注意到他的爸爸。

________ ________ reading his newspaper，he didn't take notice of his dad.

答案：Buried in

(3)她双手蒙着脸哭了起来。

She ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ and cried.

答案：buried her face in her hands

2．________ writing the article，Mrs.Curie even forgot her dinner.

A．Absorbed in　　　　　B．Absorbing at

C．Having absorbed by D．To absorb in

解析：选A。be absorbed in"专心于"。句意：居里夫人专心写文章以至于忘了吃饭。

★3.(2011年湖南综合模拟题)________ in the mountains for a week，we were finally saved by the local police.

A．Having lost B．Losing

C．Being lost D．Lost

解析：选D。分词作状语时，其逻辑主语是句子的主语，若分词和逻辑主语之间是主动关系，则用现在分词，若是被动关系，则用过去分词。be lost in"迷路"，lose和其逻辑主语we之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作状语。

2. ruin　vt.　毁灭/坏，使破产

n．[U]　毁坏，毁灭，崩溃；(金钱等的)完全丧失

[C](pl.)　废墟，遗迹　

(回归课本P43)An archaeologist from the local cultural institute，Professor Zhang，told us that 100 years ago the Swedish explorer Sven Hedin discovered the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom.

一个来自本地文化研究所的考古学家，张教授告诉我们100年前瑞典探险家Sven Hedin发现了古楼兰王国的遗址。