E. You will connect with Chinese history and culture and test your own limits.

　　F. Both approaches demand some physical fitness, the right shoes and preparation.

　　G. Start that process months in advance of travel to ensure your trip won't be delayed.

三、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

　　When Mt. Vesuvius(维苏威火山) erupted in 79A.D., it 14 the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

　　The first 15 were the people of Pompeii, who, returning of their city when the eruption had eased, dug down through the 16 of their buried homes and salvaged(清算价格) what they could of their furniture and belongings. The 17__ they drove through the solidified ash can still be seen in places. But a time came 18__ Pompeii and Herculaneum were forgotten. Throughout the Middle Ages these two buried cities were not disturbed, and it was not until 1709 19 an Austrian prince sank a shaft(竖井) at Herculaneum and then, by 20 of underground tunnels, robbed the city of its treasures.

　　In 1729, systematic excavation began on the 21 site, but King Charles Ⅲ of Naples merely excavated the site to 22 archaeological specimens(考古标本) for his collection. A few years later, an accidental find at Pompeii led to excavations there; at first by tunneling, but afterwards by the actual uncovering of the city.

　　From the end of the 23 century to the present day, digging has gone on ___24 continuously, though slowly, and often with 25 resources. Perhaps this slowness has not been entirely a(n) 26 , since it has resulted in large, untouched sections of both cities being left 27 for modern, scientific excavation. 28__ techniques have improved so much in the last fifty years that a site can now reveal far more archaeological 29 than before.

　　Today most of 30 and a substantial section of Herculaneum have been cleared. They are the best known archaeological sites 31 , and the most wonderful. For here, and nowhere else on earth, are ancient cities in which life did not die out but was suddenly 32 .

　　"Behind these walls," as one writer has said, "lies an 33 Italian town, stilled in a moment of time. To enter the gates of this city is to walk 2, 000 years into the past."

14. A. destroyed B. repaired C. built D. identified

15. A. explanation B. excavations C. pronunciation D. affection

16. A. beliefs B. relief C. roofs D. bottoms

17. A. tunnel B. room C. area D. top

18. A. when B. which C. if D. who

19. A. it B. those C. this D. that

20. A. meaning B. to mean C. means D. mean

21. A. different B. same C. ample D. alternative

22. A. protect B. sharpen C. obtain D. applaud

23. A. eighteenth B. eight C. eighteen D. eighth

24. A. practically B. finally C. successfully D. specially

25. A. a few B. few C. little D. less

26. A. disadvantage B. advantage C. analysis D. revision

27. A. preserved B. accelerated C. assumed D. faded

28. A. Affectionate B. Formal C. Archaeological D. Dizzy

29. A. information B. botany C. category D. significance

30. A. London B. Pompeii C. New York D. Egypt

31. A. in Europe B. in Asia C. in Africa D. in America

32. A. overlooked B. sobbed C. interrupted D. arrested

33. A. skilful B. ancient C. patient D. effective

四、单句语法填空（每小题2分，共24分）