1.Paragraph 1 indicates which of the following about Roman pottery?
A.Roman amphorae were of much higher quality overall than other Roman pottery.
B.Roman pottery can best be appreciated when actual pieces are handled.
C.Roman pottery declined slightly in quality when the use of fast wheels and kilns was introduced.
D.Roman practical tableware spread more rapidly across the Mediterranean than amphorae did.
1.对应原文第二句。A原文并没有对amphorae和pottery的比较。C原文提到了快速转轮和烧窑的使用，但并没说因此陶器质量就下降了。D提到了陶器在Mediterranean的广泛使用，但是没有种类间的比较。
2.All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 1 as characteristics of Roman pottery EXCEPT
A.It was usually made with high-quality clay.
B.It generally did not weigh much.
C.It did not break as easily as other ancient pottery.
D.It sometimes had imperfections.
2.只有C和原文的描写冲突。
3.According to paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT true of Roman vessels?
A.They were good containers for liquids.
B.Their shapes allowed for easy stacking and storing.
C.They sometimes had shiny surfaces.
D.Their true age is immediately apparent.
3.四个选项分别对应红色标记部分。D选项对应的最后一句和原文矛盾，原文说一眼看上去这个pot是非常现代化的。但实际很古老了。因此its true age并不明显。D错误。
4.The author mentions the work of archaeologists in paragraph 3 in order to
A.support the idea that pottery was produced in large quantities by the Romans.
B.illustrate how hard it is for archaeologists to find complete pieces of Roman pottery.
C.contrast archaeological sites in Roman urban areas with other sites in the Mediterranean.
D.explain why the quantities of pottery found vary significantly from one site to another.
4.这一段的主题就是第一句，强调了massive quantity。因此后面提到work of archaelogists也是为了支持这个主题。因此选A。
5.The word "substantial" in the passage(paragraph 4)is closest in meaning to
A.protected.
B.man-made.
C.large.
D.famous.
5.Substantial是大量的，实质的等意。A是保护的;B是人工的;D是著名的。只有C是大的。所以选择C。而且这里也描述了50 meters high也是描述了它的大小。所以应选择与大小有关的。
6.According to paragraph 4, Monte Testaccio is particularly important forarchaeologists because archaeologists were able to
A.conclude how amphorae manufacturing increased rapidly after the second century A.D..
B.find the locations where most of the amphorae in the Roman Empire were produced.
C.obtain relatively accurate calculations of the quantities of amphorae used over time in that place.
D.discover that the Roman state had supported amphorae production.
6.这里介绍Monte Testaccil是在支持本段的论点。回到原文这段的第一句可以看到原文说"很难通过broken pot来确定那个时期的pot产量，而Monte Testaccil确实个例外。所以也就是说可以通过这个dump遗址得到当时的quantities。选C
7.The word "entirely" in the passage(paragraph 4)is closest in meaning to
A.apparently.
B.completely.
C.basically.
D.mostly.
7.Entirely是完全的，整个的。A是明显的，B是完全的，C是基本的，D是大部分的。这里B最符合。
8.Paragraph 4 indicates which of the following about the port on the Tiber River near Monte Testaccio?
A.It was built around the third century A.D..
B.It was close to areas where large quantities of oil were produced.
C.It was in use only for a very short period of time.
D.It had impressive level of commercial activity.
8.根据Tiber River定位，看到后面的描述说around 6000 million liters of oil were imported into city form oversea。那么也就是说当时的进出口贸易非常繁华。对应答案D。
9.The statement in paragraph 4 that amphorae delivered to the port near Monte Testaccio were occasionally discarded support which of the following?
A.Traders at the port were often careless.
B.The quality of the amphorae used at the port was not very good.
C.The scale of the trade made it possible to waste quality amphorae sometimes.
D.The importing of oil from overseas gradually declined, reducing the need for pottery containers.
9.根据原文discarded定位到原文最后一句。如同现代工业社会一样，大量生产和需求，但是背后的生产力并不能满足之类的。所以在运送的时候也是如此。有时大量运送就难免会有打碎的。因此选择C。A原文没提到;B原文也没说，而且前文一直在说pot都是high quality的。D这里也没说到oil和pottery的关系。
10.The statement that "maps show the various spots where Roman pottery of aparticular type has been found tell only part of the story" makes the point that
A.maps indicate where specific pottery styles have been found, but they do not indicate where these styles originated.
B.maps show the geographical spread of Roman pottery but not the people who had access to it.
C.maps do not usually include pottery styles found in the remotest regions the Roman Empire.
D.archaeologist studying Roman pottery need to use a range of techniques in their investigations.
10.这里说Map只是tell part of the story，那么证明能得到roman pottery的不仅是map描画的范围，应该会有更大的范围;从而来支持这一段的中心句，over substantial distances。A选项错误，styles是从罗马来的。C，D跟原文也没关系。而B符合，说maps在一定程度上说明了罗马陶器的地理散播，但并不是所有能得到陶器的人。
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