UNIT 3 课时跟踪检测（四） 重点题型强化练（word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修3 （人教版）

课时跟踪检测（四）　重点题型强化练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A flock of lawn­mowing sheep have been sent to trim wild grass surrounding the ruins of Pompeii as part of an initiative that also includes plans to revive ancient vineyards. The 150 sheep arrived in Pompeii yesterday and immediately got to work eating up the grass in an unexcavated section of Regio V, a vast area to the north of the archaeological park. In a nine­month experiment, the flock will also be appointed to trim other grassy areas as well as maintain ancient and new vineyards as park authorities seek to boost the production of Pompeii wine, which used to be exported across the Mediterranean. “They entered the site with great enthusiasm and got to work straightaway，” said Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of the Pompeii archaeological park. “Maintenance is a huge cost, so instead of paying someone to cut the grass, we have sheep eating it, fertilizing it and creating a pastoral landscape that is much more resistant to dry seasons and heavy rainfall.” “Many people think of Pompeii as an ancient city with lots of houses, but it's actually much more than this，” added Zuchtriegel. “There are huge areas of trees, grass, olive groves and vineyards. And if you look back at photos from 100 years ago in southern Italy, or even in the 1950s, it's astonishing to see the walls around Pompeii, Paestum and other sites — they didn't have these problems with growing vegetation because every square metre was productively used by these peasant communities.” Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.The city's ruins were discovered in the 16th century, with the first excavations beginning in 1748. In the late 1800s, the archeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli first excavated some of Pompeii's vineyards, which had been beneath 3 metres of ash. Many were found in the less densely populated eastern side, where people produced wine in their gardens. 语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍一群“割草的羊被派去修剪”庞贝遗址周围的野草的举措。 1．What's the meaning of the underlined word