字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 HaveyoueverheardofthelostcontinentofAtlantis?WherewasthelostcontinentofAtlantis?In1956aGreekseismologist(地震学家)suggestedthatthegreatcontinentlayintheeasternMediterraneanSea.MorespecificallysouthofGreece
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HaveyoueverheardofthelostcontinentofAtlantis?WherewasthelostcontinentofAtlantis?In1956aGreekseismologist(地震学家)suggestedthatthegreatcontinentlayintheeasternMediterraneanSea.MorespecificallysouthofGreece
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Haveyoueverheardofthelostcontinentof Atlantis?WherewasthelostcontinentofAtlantis?In1956aGreekseismologist(地震学家)suggestedthatthegreatcontinentlayintheeasternMediterraneanSea.MorespecificallysouthofGreeceontheislandofSantorini,whichwascalledTherain1650BC.

Plato,agreatGreekpoetandhistorian,wasinterestedinanancientEgyptianstoryofacivilization,whichPlatocalledAtlantis.HedescribedAtlantisasthegreatestcivilizationofitstime.Thepeoplewerefamousfortheirbeautyandtheirculture.Platowroteaboutthisbeautifulplaceonethousandyearsafteritwasdestroyed.HistranslationofthelanguageofthoseancientEgyptianwritingswasquestionable.Healsoputthetimeofthedisastertobeabout9000years,about10timesearlierthanitcouldhavereallyoccurredaccordingtomosthistorians.

WhathappenedtowipethisgreatcivilizationoffthefaceoftheEarth?Agreatvolcaniceruptionwasthecause.AvolcanonamedSantoriniexplodedanditblewmostoftheislandintotheheavens.Whenthecaldera(火山口)formed,thetsunamis(海啸) producedbythecrashingofthetopofthevolcanowipedoutmanycitiesandtownsintheeasternMediterranean.Thistsunamiwasreportedtohavereachedthe height of over 300 feet.Theearthquakesproducedknockeddownwalls100milesaway!HistoriansbelievetheseseawaveswerewhatcausedtheendofthegreatcivilizationintheMediterranean.

Archaeologistshaverecoveredartifacts(史前古器)fromtheislandlatelythatshowagreatancientcivilizationwaspresentonTheraabout3800yearsago.IthelpsustobelievethatSantorinimaybethe“LostContinentofAtlantis”!

1.WhenwasAtlantisdestroyedbymosthistorians?

A.2000yearsago.

B.9000yearsago.

C.900yearsago.

D.3800yearsago.

2.Whatcausedtheproductionofahugetsunamiover300feettall?

A.Theformofcaldera.

B.Thecrashingofthetopofthevolcano.

C.Thegreatearthquake.

D.Thegreatseawaves.

3.Inthelastparagraph,“it”probablyrefersto________.

A.theislandofSantorini

B.theancientEgyptianhistory

C.Plato'sdescription

D.thediscoveryoft

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