An Early Cultural Tourist

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题目与答案

1. 1 Cyriacus was unable to research his journeys before he left.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：lacked these advantages when, in the first half of the 15th century, he sailed around the Mediterranean in search of the remains of Greek and Roman civilisations

2. ·10 The city was destroyed by a powerful _____ in AD 123

   答案：earthquake

   原文定位：Unfortunately, the area was highly seismic and in AD 123 the city was so devastated by a major earthquake that

3. ·11 A year later Emperor Hadrian supported a _____ to rebuild the city

   答案：campaign

   原文定位：he was so saddened that he decided to subsidise a campaign to reconstruct Cyzicus

4. ·12 Cyriacus found part of the temple, which was built in the time of Emperor Hadrian, and made drawings of the _____ temple and its decorative carvings

   答案：doorway

   原文定位：He sketched the great doorway adorned with carved foliage and mythological characters

5. The sanctuary of Delphi

   13 By the 15th century Delphi had almost disappeared due to natural disasters and _____ .

   答案：war

   原文定位：When Cyriacus arrived at the site of Delphi, however, he found war, earthquakes and avalanches had all but obliterated its ruins

6. 2 The Roman Emperor Trajan built the city of Ancona.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Cyriacus first became fascinated by ancient monuments while walking in his home city Ancona and looking at the marble arch, erected in AD 115, to the Roman Emperor Trajan

7. 3 Respect for ancient architecture was widespread in the 15th century.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：Not many people of Cyriacus's time were interested in historical travel, they generally ignored old buildings and structures, or worse, dismantled them for their building materials

8. 4 Cyriacus's experience as a merchant gave him skills he needed to investigate the ancient world.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：His training as a merchant did not prepare him for this vocation; he did not know ancient languages, history or art

9. 5 Before leaving on his journey, Cyriacus studied ancient languages.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：However, he set out to solve these failings, first by learning Latin at the age of 30 and then adding ancient Greek. Having done this, he then set off on voyages around the Mediterranean

10. 6 Travelling by sea in the 15th century was easier than travelling on land.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：FALSE

    原文定位：Overland journeys by foot or mule along bad roads, under constant threat from bandits, were bad; voyages by seas were even worse

11. 7 Cyriacus tried to make his fellow sea travelers more comfortable.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN

12. Ancient Roman and Greek sites visited by Cyriacus

    The city of Cyriacus

    ·8 The wealth of the city had come from _____ .

    答案：commerce

    原文定位：the remains of Cyzicus, an ancient Roman city that had relied on commerce for its financial success

13. ·9_____ to the ancient city ruins not available when visited by Cyriacus

    答案：guidebook

    原文定位：When he later returned to Rome, he used his own money to fund a travel book