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What does the underlined word in the second paragraph probably mean?B.Warm.C.Still.D.Dynamic.26.Why did some flowers in the north of England blossom into October?A.For dry summer.B.For a series of deep low pressure.C.For unseasonal weather.D.For air frost in autumn.27.What is the author's attitude towards "the second spring"?☑：A.Favorable,B.Critical.C.Objective.D.Concerned.CA flock of lawn-mowing sheep have been mobilized to trim(unruly grass surroundingthe 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 munching away inan unexcavated section of Regio V,a vast area to the north of the archaeological park.In a nine-month experiment,the flock will also be deployed to trim other grassy areas aswell as maintain ancient and new vineyards as park authorities seek to boost the production ofPompeii wine,which used to be exported across the Mediterranean."They entered the site with great enthusiasm and got to work straight away,"said GabrielZuchtriegel,the director of the Pompeii archaeological park."Maintenance is a huge cost,soinstead of paying someone to cut the grass we have sheep eating it,fertilizing it and creating apastoral 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 muchmore than this,"added Zuchtriegel."There are huge areas of trees,grass,olive groves andvineyards.And if you look back at photos from 100 years ago in southern Italy,or even in the1950s,it's astonishing to see the walls around Pompeii,Paestum and other sites-they didn'thave these problems with growing vegetation because every square metre was productively usedby these peasant communities."Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.The city's ruins werediscovered in the 16th century,with the first excavations beginning in 1748.In the late 1800s,the archeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli first excavated some of Pompeii'svineyards,which had been beneath 3 metres of ash.Many were found in the less denselypopulated eastern side,where people produced wine in their gardens.28.Who are arranged to shave grassy ruins in Pompeii?A.A school of sheep.B.A group of workers.C.The archeologist.D.The peasants in the community.【高考冲刺试卷（五）·英语第6页（共12页）】