一．短语互译
1.leave an impression on sb. _____________2.block off ________________
3.block out _____________ 4.as if / as though _____________
5.in this(that) way ______________
6.be/get caught in __________________7.in a wa y ______________
8.dig out _________________ 9.fe el sympathy for sb.___________
二 .课文理解
阅读本单元Lesson 1课文，选择正确答案。
1．Why is Pompeii like a “ti me capsule”？
A．Because the ci ty is a monument to human history.
B．Because the city can keep the moment frozen.
C．Because the volcanic eruption preserved buildings，objects and even impression of people from the time.
D．Because the booming city was destroyed by the volcanic eruption.
2．Which statement is RIGHT according to the passage?
A．Before the eruption occurred，Pompeii had been an ordinary Roman city.
B．1,600 years later，some scientists found the lost Roman town.
C．Pliny witnessed the volcani c eruption as a child.
