10.Paracutin was born in Mexico in February,1943.At the end of one week Paracutin was 500feet high,and it is now over 9,000feet high.Today Paracutin is asleep.
Whatis Paracutin?It was the first volcano in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day.On February 20,1943,a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paracutin.They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet.Suddenly they heard noises deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field.In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air.The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch.They saw the birth of a volcano.
Large quantities of stone and lava broke out and a little hill began to form.By evening this hill was 100feet high and hot ashes were falling on the village.At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside.The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses.When the village was destroyed,its name was given to the volcano.The news quickly reached Mexico City,far to the east.Many people came to watch the scene.The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest were destroyed.Then Paracutin went to sleep.
51.Paracutin was once the name ofB.
A.a(chǎn) peasant
B.a(chǎn) village
C.a(chǎn)n old mountain
D.a(chǎn) Mexican
52.What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?C
A.The little hill of stone.
B.The villagers living close by.
C.The forests and fields round Paracutin.
D.The Mexican peasant and his wife.
53.In this passage the writer is trying toA.
A.tell us an interesting happening
B.explain a scientific theory
C.make us believe something
D.make up an interesting story
54.What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?A
A.New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to be.
B.Volcanoes are always growing.
C.Volcanoes are active from time to time.
D.New volcanoes are active for only ten years.
分析 本文介紹了墨西哥Paracutin火山的一些信息并描述了1943年2月20 日火山噴發(fā)的全過程.
解答 51.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段的 theMexican village of Paracutin 以及第三段的 When the village was destroyed,its namewas given to the volcano 可知Paracutin 曾經(jīng)是一個村子名.故選B.
52.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段的 Thevolcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest weredestroyed 火山生長了十年,數(shù)百平方英里的森林被毀,故選C.
53.A 推理判斷題.此題可用排除法做,本文描述了1943年2月20 日墨西哥Paracutin 火山噴發(fā)的全過程.不是科學(xué)理論,也不是編造的故事,目的不是讓我們相信什么,選項B、C、D顯然與原文不符,故選A.
54.A推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容和一般常識可以排除選項B、C和D,而且從文章中我們可以了解到那個村莊沒有人知道會有火山爆發(fā),所以答案應(yīng)為A.
點評 本文是故事類閱讀,主要考查細節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題.在做細節(jié)理解題時,首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語.認真比較選項和文中細節(jié)的區(qū)別,在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.