(1)考查时态、语态和主谓一致。句意:公元79年,意大利南部的古罗马城市庞贝被火山爆发摧毁,掩埋了许多建筑。根据In AD79可知时态为一般过去时,主语the ancient Roman city与谓语动词destroy之间是被动关系,使用被动语态,主语是单数,be动词用was。故填was destroyed
Sadly, the Domus Transitoria was largely destroyed in the Great Fire of Rome of 64 AD (rumoured to have been started, or at least fanned by Nero himself). Undaunted, the emperor soon set about rebuilding the already enormous palace on far more extensive and elaborate grounds - the result ...
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Many of the wonders fit into some architectural or artistic style. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus boldly defies categorization. Its style was what some might call "busy" or "too much." There's a reason for that. While the mausoleum was intended as a memorial, after its commissioner died, it...
17.I felt (61)lucky(luck) to have won a place to go on a cultural tour to sites of lost civilizations.We visited Pompeii in Italy and Loulan in China.Pompei (62)was founded(found) in the 8th century BC,then taken(63)overby the Romans in 89 BC.Later,Pompei was destroyed by a vol...
Herculaneum and Pompeii, the two famous cities destroyed and preserved by the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, were excavated in part because the Queen of Naples longed for ancient statuary. Napoleon's scholars revolutionized the study of archaeology in Egypt. J.L. Gerome/HultonArchive/...
Years ago I set up this tour for my daughter & a friend. I was thinking I sent it in 6 months in advance & had an answer in 2 weeks. With this request it's been 6 weeks and I've heard nothing. So has anyone sent in a request 6 months in ad...
Although records suggest many people escaped before the city was destroyed, most of those who died were probably killed by heat shock from the pyroclastic flows, Lopes said. The flows entombed bodies, which later decomposed and left behind casts. When archaeologists excavated Pompeii, they filled...
Thankfully, it was perfectly preserved since its creation and will most likely stay there for many more decades. This 16th-Century Ring Can Turn Into a Beautiful Astronomical Sphere Rings were a common piece of jewelry dating back more than 5,000 years ago. While they were ...
Why did Ötzi have so many tattoos? One explanation put forth in the scientific literature is that they were an ancient healing technique, a bit similar to an early form of acupuncture, rather than body art. Many of the tattoos could have been an ancient way to treat joint pain in his...