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1.IndiansaIwaysshake（摇）theirheadswhentheytalktoothers.(41)

doesnothavethesamemeaning(42)"no".Ifsomeonewantstovisit

India,(43)shouldknowthis,(44)itwiIIgivehimsometrouble.

Oneday,aforeignofficerwenttoIndiaonbusiness.Hehired（雇佣）

acarandanIndiantodriveit.Whenhe(45)thedrivertosendhim

tohisoffice,thedrivershookhis(46)atonce.Theofficerrepeated

hisorder,andthedriver(47)soagain.AtIast,theofficer,ofcourse,

got(48)(49)dareyourefuse（拒绝）myorder"heshouted."Drive

metoofficeinmediateIy!"Thedriveranswered(50)quiteaIoud

voice,too."Yes,sir!"Buthestillshookhisheadatthesametime.

Suddenlytheofficerrealizedthat,"NomeansYeshere\

[A]Who[B]Why[C]How

2.BiIlywasfouryearsoldandhewasaverycleverboy.HeIikedplaying

intheopenairverymuch.EverydayafterIunchhismothertoIdhimto

stayathome.Shetookhimtohisbedroomandputhimonhisbedtorest

foranhour,butBiIlyneversleptandusuallyhemadealotofnoise

andgotoffhisbedeveryfewminutes.Oneafternoon,Bi11y'smother

puthimonhisbedandthenwenttoherbedroomtodosomereading.After

tenminutes,sheheardanoise,soshewenttoBiIIy'sroom.Hewasnot

there,buthistrouserswerelyingonhisbed.Shelookedintheother

roomsupstairs,buthewasnotthereeither,soshewenttothebalcony(！日

台）andshouteddownangrily,"Areyourunningaboutdowntherewithout

yourtrousers""No,mydear,"answeredherhusband."Ihaveboughtsome

vegetabIesandIamwearingmytrousers."Now,BiIIywaspIayinginthe

gardenwithouthistrousers.

Bi11'sfatherwasverystrictwithBiIly.[A]Right.[BJWrong.

[CJDoesn'tsay.

3.TheBritishshowagreatIoveforthecountrysideanditisreaIIynice

andbeautiful.Alotofpeopledream（梦想）aboutIivinginthe

countryside,toenjoythequietandtheair.Today,manypeople,both

oldandyoung,makethedreamcometrue.Butmostpeoplehavetolive

inatownorcitybecausethatiswheretheworkis.Peopleofacity

areoftenproud（自豪的）ofIivinginit.PeopIeofManchesterbeIieves

thatthereisnobettercitythanManchester;peopleofLiverpoolfeel

thesamewayaboutLiverpool.Outsidersandpassingtravelersmaybe

interestedinwhatthedifferenceisbetweenonecityandanother.Maybe

theyrememberNewcastlebecauseofitsbridgeovertheRiverTyne,or

LiverpooIbecauseofitsdocks（码头）．Thereisonedifferencewhichmost

peoplecanhear;thatisthedifferentwaysofspeakingandalsosome

wordswhichareusedonlyinoneplace.InNewcastle,forexample,"hoy"

isusedinsteadof"throw",and"marra"insteadof"friend",asisshown

inthesentence"Hoytheba11tome",and"He'smymarraatworkinthe

factory.\

Theword"matra"isusedinNewcastIetomean""[A]hoy

[BJthrow[C]friend

4.IndiansaIwaysshake（摇）theirheadswhentheytaIktoothers.(41)

doesnothavethesamemeaning(42)"no".Ifsomeonewantstovisit

India,(43)shouIdknowthis,(44)itwi11givehimsometroubIe.

Oneday,aforeignofficerwenttoIndiaonbusiness.Hehired（雇佣）

acarandanIndiantodriveit.Whenhe(45)thedrivertosendhim

tohisoffice,thedrivershookhis(46)atonce.Theofficerrepeated

hisorder,andthedriver(47)soagain.AtIast,theofficer,ofcourse,

got(48)(49)dareyourefuse（拒绝）myorder"heshouted."Drive

metoofficeinmediately!"Thedriveranswered(50)quitealoud

voice,too."Yes,sir!"Buthestillshookhisheadatthesametime.

Suddenlytheofficerrealizedthat,"NomeansYeshere\

[AJwith[BJas[CJon

5.Whatdoestheannouncementtellpeople

A.Theyshouldstartleavingtheexhibitionhallnow.

B.Nomorevisitorswillcome.

C.Theexhibitionisstillopen.

6.Whatwasthemostwonderfulpieceofmachineryonshow

A.Thesteamboat.

B.Thesteamengine.

C.Thesteamhammer.

7.Howdidthespeakerandhiswifefindtheirseats

A.Theywerefeelingtheirwaytotheirseatsliketheblind.

B.Thespeakerfoundtheseatsfirstandthenheledhiswifethere.

C.Theydidn'tfindtheirseatsbecauseitwastoodark.

8.AtleasthowmanynuclearpowercentresarethereinChinafromthis

news

A.Three.

B.Four.

C.Two.

9.WhydidthefiImbecomesuccessfulatthebeginningofthiscentury

A.Becauseitlastedawholehour.

B.Becauseitjoinedthescenestogetherinastory.

C.Becausethepriceoftheticketwasonlyfivecents.

10.Whatwasthemostwonderfulpieceofmachineryonshow

A.6,000.

B.60,000.

C.6,000,000.

11.WhatdoestheannouncementtelIpeople

A.Halfpastfiveintheafternoon.

B.Fifteenminutestofive.

C.Aquarterpastfive.

12.AtIeasthowmanynucIearpowercentresarethereinChinafromthis

news

A.All.

B.Two.

C.Three.

13.WhydidthefiImbecomesuccessfulatthebeginningofthiscentury

A.Abouthowtomakefilms.

B.Abouttheearliestfilms.

C.Aboutthepricesfordifferentfirmstomakefilms.

14.Howdidthespeakerandhiswifefindtheirseats

A.Atthefrontofthecinema.

B.Inthemiddleoftherows.

C.Inoneoftherowsnearthedoor.

15.Whatwasthemostwonderfulpieceofmachineryonshow

A.Itwasdestroyedinafire.

B.Itwasdestroyedinaflood.

C.Itwasdestroyedinanearthquake.

16.WhydidthefiImbecomesuccessfuIatthebeginningofthiscentury

A.Short,clearandregular.

B.Short,smoothandsuccessful.

C.Short,simpleandunnatural.

17.Howdidthespeakerandhiswifefindtheirseats

A.Attwoo'clock.

B.Atthreeo'clock.

C.Atoneo'clock.

18.Howdidthespeakerandhiswifefindtheirseats

A.Becausethefilmstartedlate.

B.Becausethesecondofthetwofilmswhichtheywerenotinterestedin

wasshownfirst.

C.Becausetheycouldn'tseethefilmclearly.

19.Howdidthespeakerandhiswifefindtheirseats

A.Theywouldfinishseeingthe2films.

B.Theywouldgotoarestaurantright'afterthesecondfilm.

C.Theymighthaveplannedtogohomeafterseeingthefirstfilm.

20.ThisisBobSmithfromBBC.l’matthesceneofamiraculous

rescuethatoccurredearIiertodayinvoIvingafire,a3-month-baby,

andthebaby’sdog.LuckiIy,thefirebrokeoutatthethree-story

buiIdingbehindme.UnfortunateIy,we’renotabIetogetanycIoser

becauseofthepossibiIityofanexplosion.However,witnessessaythat

theynoticedoffirecomingfromthebuildingearlierthismorning.It

wasbelievedthateveryonehadbeenevacuatedtosafety;however,one

oftheresidents,SusanO’Connor,whenshehadreturnedandnoticed

thefire,shepanicked,realizingthather3-month-oldbabywassti11

inside.However,witnessesreportseeingthedog,thefamiIydog,puIIing

thebabytosafetybythebaby’scIothes.FortunateIy,everyoneis

reportedfine.ThebabywastakentothehospitaI,asweIIasthedog,

butwe’rehappytosaythatatthistime,itlooksIikeeveryone

wiIIbefine.

WhatnewseventisreportedO.

A.AbombthreatatahospitaI.

B.AfIoodataschooI.

C.AfireatanapartmentbuiIding.

D.AseveredroughtfamineinaviIIage.

21."AlargefireeruptedTuesdayinEgypt’sparliamentand

fivepeoplewerehospitalizedforsmokeinhalation,"officialsaid.

Therewasnoofficialwordonthecauseoftheblazewhichravageda19th

centurypalacewhereparliament’supperhouseislocated.Dozens

offiretrackswereatthescene.Whilefirefightersfocusedononecorner

ofthebuilding,theblazeburnedheavieronthesecondcorner,spreading

tothesecondfloor,TwohelicoptersscoopedwaterfromthenearbyNile

Riverinsmallbucketsanddumpeditontotheblaze.Evacuatedemployees

saidauthoritiestoldthemtheyhadruledoutterrorismandthatan

electricalshort-circuithadlikelySparkedthefire"Those

hospitalizedincludedparliamentemployeesandfirefighters,"said

AhmandSalah,thefireoperationsupervisor.Theextentofdamagewasnot

immediatelyknown.Egyptrequiressomefire-safetymeasuresinbuildings,

includingfireextinguishes.Butingeneral,therulesarenotstraightly

enforced.

WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT().

A.AbigfireeruptedontheNileRiver.

B.Helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.

C.Fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.

D.Abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.

22.ChinaonTuesdayexpresseditsregretovertheEU’srecent

failuretofootitspledgeofIiftingitsarmssalesbantoChina.Chinese

ForeignMinistryspokesmanLiuJianchaomadetheremarksataroutine

pressconferencewhencommentingontheEU’sdecisionatasummit

inBrusselsearlierthismonth.TheEuropeanUnion(EU)summitpledged

todevelopastrategicpartnershipwithChina."Itreiteratesits

resolvetodevelopastrategicpartnershipwithChinabyintensifying

dialoguein’alIareas,whetherofaneconomicorpoliticalnature,

andbyworkingtowardsarapidsolutiontoitstradedispute,"said

aconcIusiondocumentissuedbythesummit.LiusaidChinastiIIhopes

thattheEUwiIImateriaIizeitspIedgetoIiItthebanassoonaspossibIe.

LuxembourgForeignMinisterJeanAsselbornpledgedlastweekitwould

makemoreeffortsfortheearIyIiftingofthearmsembargoagainstChina.

Luxembourg,whichistohandoverthepresidencyoftheEuropeanUnion

(EU)toBritain,urgedBritaintocontinuetheeffortsaimingtostrike

adealontheEUcodeofconductonarmsexportsatanEUsummitin

September,soastoIaydownasoIidroadfortheIifting,AsseIborntoId

Xinhuainanexclusiveinterview.

Whichonewasnotmentionedintheconclusiondocumentissuedbythe

summit().

A.theEUwoulddevelopastrategicpartnershipwithChina

B.theEUhaddecidedtoIiftthearmsbanlaterthisyear

C.theEUwouldtrytoresolvethetradedisputewithChinaquickly

D.theEUpromisedtointensifydialogueinalIareas

23.Mr.Green:Whileyou’rehere.Iwishyon’dhavealook

aroundthehouse.Ihadaterriblefuelbilllastwinter.Mymother-in-law

wasstayingwithusandshewantedthetemperaturearound80°Fallthe

time.Engineer:Yes,lotsofpeopleoverheattheirhouses.Actually70

"Fiscomfortable,ifyouletyourselfgetusedtoit.Mr.Green:

What’sthemostpopularheatingsystemusednowadaysEngineer:The

warmairsystem,thekindyouhave,hasbecomemorecommonbecauseof

economyandconvenience.Aheatchamberheatsair,whichpassesthrough

ductsandopeningsintotheroomsbyblowersorbyconvection.These

openingsarecalledoutlets.Fittersareinstalledintheductstocollect

dust.Theycanalsocontrolhumiditytosomeextent.Thefuelisusually

coal,oil,orgas.Mr.Green:Whatkindofcoolingsystemsareusedin

homesEngineer:Eithercentralorlocalizedairconditioningisused.With

thecentralsystem,airduetsbringcoolairintotherooms.Sometimes,

ifthehousehaswarmairheating,thesameduetsmaybeusedforair

conditioning.Thissystemprovidesaneventemperaturethroughoutthe

house.However,inhomeswhicharenotconstructedforthecentralsystem,

smallindividualairconditionersareinstalledatseveralwindows.This

isprobablytheeasiestway.Butthetemperatureoftheroomsisquite

uneven.Mr.Green:HowimportantistheinsulationofthehouseEngineer:

Veryimportant,andsometimesthisisnotappreciated.Theroof,for

example,shouldhaveadequateinsulationwithglassfiber,aluminumfoil,

orsomethingsimilar.Itisimportanttohavevaporsealsonthewarmside,

toavoidmoisturewhentheaircools.Doubleglazingofwindowsisalso

veryimportant.

WhydidMr.Greenhaveaterriblefuelbilllastwinter().

A.Becausehiswifeoverheatedthehouse.

B.Becausehismotheroverheatedthehouse.

C.Becausehiswife’smotheroverheatedthehouse.

D.Becauseheoverheatedthehouse.

24.Thedarksmokethatcomesoutofstacksorfromaburningdumpcontains

tinybitsofsolidorIiquidmatter.Thesmokealsocontainsmanygases,

mostofwhichcannotbeseen.AItogether,theymakeuptheserious

probIemsofairpoIIution.InsomanypIacesitkeepsusfromseeingthe

sun,irritatesoureyes,causesustocough,andmakesusi11.Air

pollutioncanspreadfromcitytocity.Itevenspreadsfromonecountry

toanother.SomenorthernEuropeancountrieshavehad"bIack

snow"frompollutantsthathavetraveledthroughtheairfromother

countriesandhavefallenwiththesnow.Soairpollutionisreallya

globaIprobIem.AirpolIutioncanki11babies,olderpeople,andthose

whohaverespiratory（呼吸道的）diseases.InLondon,in1952,four

thousandpeopIediedinoneweekasaresuItofaseriousair-poIIution

episode.In1948,inthesmaIItownofDonora,PennsyIvania,twentypeopIe

diedinafour-dayperiodofbadairpo11ution.AtIeveIsoftenfoundin

cities,airpoIIutionincreasestherisksofcertainIungdiseases,such

asemphysema,bronchitis,andasthma.Ofcourse,smokingandother

factorsheIptocausetheseiIInesses,too,butthesecaseshaveincreased

greatlyduringrecentyearsasairpollutionhasbecomeworse.Air

poIIutioncancausebothairpIaneandautoaccidentsbecauseitcutsdown

visibiIity.Thereareotherpossiblehealthdangersfromairpollution

thatwedon’tknowmuchabout.Forexample,scientistsaretrying

tofindoutwhetherchemicaIsthatreachusfromtheairmaycausechanges

inourcells.Thesechangesmightcausebabiestobebornwithserious

birthdefects.ScientistsaretryingtoIearnhowa11themanychemicaIs

weareapttotakeintoourbodiesfromair,water,food,andeven

medicinesacttogethertoaffectourheaIthandthewayourbodieswork.

ThatisanotherreasonwhyitissoimportanttobegintocontroIpoIIution

nowinsteadofwaitinguntiIweIearna11theanswers.AirpoIIutioncosts

usalotofmoney.ItsoiIsandcorrodesourbuildings.Itdamagesfarm

cropsandforests.Ithasadestructiveeffectonourworksofart.The

costofalIthisdamagetoourgovernmentisastronomical.Itwouldbe

muchmoreworthwhiIe,bothforusandfortheenvironment,tospendour

taxdo11arsonairpo11utioncontroI.

TheauthormentionspeopIedyingofairpoIIutionin().

A.111inois

B.Pennsylvania

C.NewJersey

D.Washington

25.ConsideringhowjazzistranscribedinChinese(jueshi),youmaybe

misledintoassumingthatitisanaristocraticculturalform.Nothing

couldbefurtherfromthetruth.ItoriginatedamongblackAmericansat

theendofthe19thcentury,atatimewhentheyoccupiedtheverybottom

oftheAmericansocialheap.Sohowhassomethingthatwascreatedbya

oncedowntroddenanddespisedminorityacquiredacentralplacein

today’sAmericanculturePerhapstheessenceofAmericaisthatyou

couldnevergettwoAmericanstoagreeonjustwhatthatmightbe.After

thinkingaboutitforawhile,wemightchuckleandsay,"Hmm,seems

likebeingAmericanisabitmorecomplicatedthanwethought."

Certainlythingslikeindividualism,success(the"American

Dream"),innovationandtolerancestandout.Butthesethingscome

togetherbecauseofourabilitytoworkwithoneanotherandfindcommon

purposenomatterhowdiversewemightbe.Some,likeAfrican-American

writerRalphEllison,believethatjazzcapturestheessenceofAmerica.

Forgoodreason,forinjazzallofthecharacteristicsImentionedabove

cometogether.Thesolosareacelebrationofindividualbrilliancethat

can’ttakeplacewithoutthegroupeffortsoftherhythmsection.

Beyondthat,though,jazzhasaconnectiontotheessenceofAmericain

amuchmorefundamentalway.ItisanexpressionoftheAfricanrootsof

Americanculture,amusicalmediumthatexemplifiesthecultureofthe

AfricansthatcametodominatemuchofwhatisAmerican.That’sright,

inmanyrespectsAmerica’srootsareinAfrica.ReadRalph

Ellison’sperceptivedescriptionofthetransformationofseparate

AfricanandEuropeanculturesatthehandsoftheslaves:"...the

dancingofthoseslaveswho,lookingthroughthewindowsofaplantation

manorhousefromtheyard,imitatedthestepssogravelyperformedbythe

masterswithinandthenaddedtothemtheirownspecialflair,burlesquing

thewhitefolksandthengoingontoforcethestepsintoachoreography

uniquelytheirown.Thewhites,lookingoutattheactivityintheyard,

thoughtthattheywerebeingflatteredbyimitationandwereamusedby

theincongruityoftatteredblacksdancingcourtlysteps,whilemissing

completelythefactthatbeforetheireyesaEuropeanculturalformwas

becomingAmericanized,undergoingametamorphosisthroughthemocking

activityofapeoplepartiallysprungfromAfrica."Jazzbrought

togetherelementsfromAfricaandEurope,fusingthemintoanewculture,

anexpressionuniquetotheAmericas.Outofthisfusioncameanideathat

weAmericansbelievecentraltoouridentity:tolerance.Bothcultures

representedinEllison’spassageeventuallycametorealizeeach

other’svalue.Americansacknowledgethatindiversityisour

strength.Welearneverydaythatotherculturesandpeoplesmaymake

valuablecontributionstoourwayoflife.Jazzmusicistheembodiment

ofthisideal,combiningelementsfromAfricanandEuropeancultureinto

adistinctlyAmericanmusic.Jazzreflectstwocontradictoryfacetsof

Americanlife.Ontheonehanditisateameffort,whereeverymusician

iscompletelyi1nmersedinwhatthegroupdoestogether,listeningtoeach

oftheotherplayersandbuildingontheircontributionstocreatea

musicalwhole.Ontheotherhand,thebandfeaturesasoloistwhoisan

individualattheextreme,ageniuslikeCharlieParkerwhoexplores

musicalterritorywherenoonehasevergonebefore.Inthesamesense,

Americanlifeisalsoacombinationofteamworkandindividualism,a

combinationofindividualbrilliancewiththeabilitytoworkwithothers.

Accordingtothepassage,JazzisO.

A.actuallyanaristocraticculturalform.

B.aculturalformpeculiartotheupperclass.

C.aculturalformdespisedbytheAmericans.

D.aculturalformoriginatedinAmerica.

26.ThisisBobSmithfromBBC.l’matthesceneofamiraculous

rescuethatoccurredearIiertodayinvoIvingafire,a3-month-baby,

andthebaby’sdog.LuckiIy,thefirebrokeoutatthethree-story

buiIdingbehindme.UnfortunateIy,we’renotabIetogetanycIoser

becauseofthepossibiIityofanexplosion.However,witnessessaythat

theynoticedoffirecomingfromthebuildingearlierthisme>ming.It

wasbelievedthateveryonehadbeenevacuatedtosafety;however,one

oftheresidents,SusanO’Connor,whenshehadreturnedandnoticed

thefire,shepanicked,reaIizingthather3-month-oldbabywassti11

inside.However,witnessesreportseeingthedog,thefamiIydog,puIIing

thebabytosafetybythebaby’sclothes.Fortunately,everyoneis

reportedfine.Thebabywastakentothehospita1,aswe11asthedog,

butwe’rehappytosaythatatthistime,itlooksIikeeveryone

wi11befine.

HowdidthedogheIprescuethebabyO.

A.ItheIpedrescuethisbabybyattractingpeopIe’sattentionby

barking.

B.Ithelpedrescuethisbabybypullingthebodytosafety.

C.ItheIpedrescuethisbabybycomfortingthebabyuntiIheIpcame.

D.ItheIpedrescuethisbabybywakingupthebabybyringingthebe11.

27.LatertheGreeksmovedeastfromCurnaetoNeapolis,theNewCity,a

littlefartheralongthecoastwheremodernNaplesnowstands.Wehave

averygoodideawhatlifeinthissun—splashedlandwaslikeduringthe

RomanerabecauseoftherecoveredsplendorofPompeiiandHerculaneum.

Butasthewell—trodearthofCampaniacontinuestoyieldancientsecrets,

MastrolorenzoandPetrone,withtheircolleagueLuciaPappalardo,have

puttogetherarichviewofanearliertimeandwhatmayhavebeen

humankind’sfirstencounterwiththeprimalforceof

Vesuvius.Almostallhascometolightbychance.InMay2001,forexample,

constructionworkersbegandiggingthefoundationforasupermarketnext

toadesolate,weed-strewnintersectionjustoutsidethetownofNola.

AnarchaeologistworkingfortheprovinceofNaplesnoticedseveral

trancesofburnedwoodafewfeetbelowthesurface,anindicationof

earlierhumanhabitation.At19feetbelow,relictsofaperfectly

preservedEar1yBronzeAgevillagebegantoemerge.Overthenextseveral

months,theexcavationunearthedthreelargeprehistoricdwellings:

horseshoeshapedhutswithclearlydemarkedentrances,livingareas,and

theequivalentofkitchens.Researchersfounddozensofpots,pottery

plates,andcrudehourglass-shapedcanistersthatstillcontained

fossilizedtracesofalmonds,flour,grain,acorns,olive-pits,even

mushrooms.Simplepartitionsseparatedtherooms;onehuthadwhat

appearedtobealoft.Thetracksofgoats,sheep,cattle,andpigs,as

wellastheirhumanmasters,crisscrossedtheyardoutside.Theskeletons

ofninepregnantgoatslayinanenclosedareathatincludedananimal

pen.Ifaskeletoncanbesaidtocower,thebonesofanapparently

terrifieddoghuddledundertheeavesofoneroof.Whatpreservedthis

prehistoricvillage,whatformedaperfectimpressionofitsquotidian

contentsrightdowntoleavesinthethatchroofsandcerealgrainsin

thekitchencontainers,wasthefalloutandsurgeandmudfromtheAvellino

eruptionofVesuvius.ClaudeAlboreLivadie,aFrencharchaeologistwho

publishedtheinitialreportontheNoladiscovery,dubbedit"a

firstPompeii".DuringMayandJune2001,provincialarchaeological

authoritiesoversawexcavationofthesiteMastrolorenzohurriedoutto

Nola,about18mileseastofNaples.HeandPappalardotooksamplesof

theashandvolcanicdeposits,whichcontainedchemicalcluestothe

magnitudeoftheeruption.Butthenthescientificstoryveeredoffinto

thefamiliaroperabuffaofItalianarchaeology.Theownerofthesite

agitatedforconstructionofthesupermarkettoresumeortobe

compensatedforthedelay—notanunusualdile1nmainacountrywhere

thebackhoesandbulldozersofamoderneconomyclangagainstthe

ubiquitousremainsofancientcivilizations.Governmentarchaeologists

hastilyexcavatedthesiteandremovedtheobjects.Asitturnsout,the

supermarketwasneverbuilt,andallthatremainsofasitethat

miraculouslycapturedoneofcivilization’searliestencounters

withvolcanicdestructionisaholeinthegroundonavacant,weed-choked

lot,thefoundationwallsofthehutsbarelyvisible.Asmall,weathered

signproclaimingthe"PompeiiofPrehistory"hangs1implyfrom

apadlockedgate.DespitethelossofNolaaswellassomeother

archaeologicalsites,Mastrolorenzo,Petrone,Pappalardo,andAmerican

volcanologistMichaelSheridantriggeredworldwidefascinationwhenthey

summarizedthesefindingsinthespringof2006intheProceedingsofthe

NationalAcademyofSciences(PNAS).Buttheirresearchwentbeyondmere

archaeologicaldocumentation.TheAvellinoevent,theywrote,

"causedasocial-demographiccollapseandabandonmentoftheentire

areaforcenturies."Thenewfindings,alongwithcomputermodels,

showthatanAvellino-sizeeruptionwouldunleashaconcentricwaveof

destructionthatcoulddevastateNaplesandmuchofitssurroundings.In

theworldbeforeHurricaneKatrinaandtheIndianOceantsunami.these

warningsmighthavesoundedasremoteandtransitoryasthoseprehistoric

footsteps.Notanymore.

AccordingtothediscoveryoftherelictsofNola,weCANNOTconcludethat

peopleinthisvillage().

A.madeartware.

B.grewcrops.

C.tendedflocks.

D.livedwiththeirlivestock.

28.ShebrokeoffwithaIittIeshudder.ItwasareIieftoFramtonNutteI

whentheauntbustIedintotheroomwithawhirIofapoIogiesforbeing

Iateinmakingherappearance."IhopeVerahasbeenamusingyou"

shesaid."Shehasbeenveryinteresting,"saidFramton."I

hopeyoudon’tmindtheopenwindow,"saidMrs.Sappleton

briskIy."MyhusbandandbrotherswiIIbehomedirectIyfrom

shooting,andtheyalwayscomeinthisway.They’vebeenoutfor

snipeinthemarshestoday,sothey’IImakeafinemessovermy

poorcarpets.Solikeyoumenfolk,isn’tit"Sherattledon

cheerfuIIyabouttheshootingandthescareityofbirds,andtheprospects

forduckinthewinter.ToFramtonitwasalIpurelyhorrible.Hemade

adesperatebutonIypartiaIIysuccessfuIefforttoturnthetaIkonto

alessghastlytopic;hewas