One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico stopped working for a moment and looked across his fields of corn. Suddenly he saw a thin line of white smoke curling up out of his field, about 200 feet from where he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see what it was, he heard a strange noise. The line of smoke became bigger. It looked as if some great force were pushing it up into the sky.
The farmer rushed home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife to hurry from the house, the earth shook violently. When he stood up after the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field and saw that great flames were rising from his cornfield. A volcano was being born!
They hurried across the shaking earth to the village of Particutin, which was toward their farm. They found the village was seriously destroyed and the road from the village was filled with frightened people hurrying to safety.
Particutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up the sky for miles around. Flames rushed out of the ground. The volcano threw hot stones a thousand feet through the air. Great explosion shook the earth and heavy black ashes fell from the sky, covering the roofs in Mexico city, 180 miles away.
But that was not all. On the third evening a float of lava（火山岩）began to boil up from the centre of the volcano. It came over the edge in a heavy flow, 2,000 feet wide, and travelled slowly across the valley, bringing certain death to everything that could not move from its path.
【小题1】.
. From the passage we can conclude EXCEPT that         .

One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico stopped working for a moment and looked across his fields of corn. Suddenly he saw a thin line of white smoke curling up out of his field, about 200 feet from where he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see what it was, he heard a strange noise. The line of smoke became bigger. It looked as if some great force were pushing it up into the sky.

The farmer rushed home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife to hurry from the house, the earth shook violently. When he stood up after the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field and saw that great flames were rising from his cornfield. A volcano was being born!

They hurried across the shaking earth to the village of Particutin, which was toward their farm. They found the village was seriously destroyed and the road from the village was filled with frightened people hurrying to safety.

Particutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up the sky for miles around. Flames rushed out of the ground. The volcano threw hot stones a thousand feet through the air. Great explosion shook the earth and heavy black ashes fell from the sky, covering the roofs in Mexico city, 180 miles away.

But that was not all. On the third evening a float of lava（火山岩）began to boil up from the centre of the volcano. It came over the edge in a heavy flow, 2,000 feet wide, and travelled slowly across the valley, bringing certain death to everything that could not move from its path.

1..

. From the passage we can conclude EXCEPT that         .

A. the volcano threw out a lot of ashes and hot stones  

B. the volcano lasted several days 

C. many people had to escape from the village  

D. it caused many deaths and great loss 

2..

. You can find the passage in a         .

A. newspaper                             B. government report

C. leaflet for travellers                       D. handbook 

3..

. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. At the beginning the farmer heard a strange cry. 

B. The farmer was working in the field when the disaster happened.  

C. The farmer’s wife was working in the field at that moment. 

D. The village was badly damaged. 

4..

 What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. The damage of a volcano.         B. A terrible volcano.

C. An unforgettable memory.          D. A farmer’s experience.

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一　　 个最佳答案。

    One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico　　 stopped 1for a moment and looked across his field of corn. 2 he　　 saw a thin line of white smoke curling up (旋转)out of his field, about　　 200 feet 3 he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see 4, he　　 heard a strange 5. The line of smoke 6 bigger. It looked 7　　 some great force were pushing it up into the sky.

    The farmer 8 home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife　　 to hurry 9 the house, the earth 10 violently(剧烈地). When he　　 stood up 11 the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field　　 and saw that 12 flames(火焰)were rising from his cornfield. A　　 volcano 13.

    They hurried across 　　 14 earth to the village of Paricutin, 15 was near their farm. They found the village in ruins(废墟)and the　　 road from the village 16 frightened people 　　 17 to safety.

    Paricutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up　　 the sky for miles around. Flames rushed 18 the ground. The volcano　　 hurled(喷出)hot stones a thousand feet 19 the air. Great explosions　　 shook the earth and heavy black ashes(灰)fell from the sky.

    But that was mot all. Next there was lava(熔岩). 　　 20 the third evening a stream of lava began to boil up from the centre of the　　 volcano. It 21 slowly across the valley, 22 certain death to　　 everything that could not move from its path.

    Government officials, scientists, newspaper reporters and　　 photographers rushed into the valley. They went as 　　 23 to the fire 24 and stayed there for several days, 　　 25 the new volcano which people now call Paricutin, after the village.

(1)   A. to work    B. worked    C. working    D. work       

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(2)   A. Quietly    B. Just now  C. For        D. Suddenly   

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(3)   A. from where B. where     C. that 　　  D. in front of

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(4)   A. it was what    B. what it was     C. where it was   D. how it was  

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(5 )   A. cry 　　   B. shout        C. voice 　　   D. noise

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(6)   A. was 　　   B. became       C. seemed 　　  D. looked

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(7)   A. as if 　　 B. like         C. as 　　　　  D. if    

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(8)   A. walked 　　B. moved        C. travelled    D. rushed

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(9)   A. in 　　　　B. away         C. from 　　　　D. to    

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(10 )   A. shook 　　 B. moved        C. tremble 　　 D. waved

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(11 )   A. after 　　 B. since        C. before 　　  D. for   

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(12)   A. much 　　  B. great        C. a great deal D. a little

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(13)   A. was being born     B. was born 　　

C. was over there     D. was there

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(14)   A. shaking    B. a shaking    C. the shaking  D. the   

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(15)  A. from where B. that         C. where 　　   D. which

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(16)  A. filled by  B. filled with  C. filling in   D. filling with

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(17)   A. hurrying   B. to hurry     C. hurried 　　 D. in hurry

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(18)  A. out 　　   B. through      C. across 　　  D. out of

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(19)   A. out 　　   B. through      C. from 　　　　D. out of

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(20)  A. On 　　　　B. In           C. At 　　　　  D. For   

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(21 )  A. shook 　　 B. travelled    C. covered 　　 D. turned

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(22)   A. carrying   B. taking       C. bringing 　　D. fetching

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(23)  A. close 　　 B. closely      C. nearby 　　  D. nearly

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(24)  A. possibly 　　　　   B. so as possible

C. as possibly         D. as possible

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(25)  A. studying    B. watching     C. checking 　　D. looking at

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    阅读后面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。　　 　　

    One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico　　 stopped 1 for a moment and looked across his field of corn. 　　 2 he saw a thin line of white smoke curling up (旋转) out of his field,　　 about 200 feet 3 he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see 　　 4 , he heard a strange 5 . The line of smoke 　　 6 bigger. It looked 7 some great force were pushing it up into the sky.

　　     The farmer 8 home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife　　 to hurry 9 the house, the earth 10 violently(剧烈地). When he　　 stood up 11 the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field　　 and saw that 12 flames (火焰) were rising from his cornfield. A　　 volcano 13 .

　　     They hurried across 　　 14 earth to the village of Paricutin, 15 was near their farm. They found the village in ruins (废墟) and the　　 road from the village 17 frightened people 　　 16 to safety.

　　     Paricutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up　　 the sky for miles around. Flames rushed 18 the ground. The volcano　　 hurled (喷出) hot stones a thousand feet 19 the air. Great　　 explosions shook the earth and heavy black ashes (灰) fell from the sky. But that was not all. Next, there was lava(熔岩). 　　 20 the third evening a stream of lava began to boil up from the center of the　　 volcano. It 21 slowly across the valley, 　　 22 certain death to everything that could not move from its path.　　 　　Government officials, scientists, newspaper reporters and　　 photographers rushed into the valley. They went as 　　 23 to the fire 24 and stayed there for several days, 　　 25 the new volcano which people now call Paricutin, after the village.

(1) A. to work 　　 B.　　 worked C. working 　　 D.　　 work

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(2) A. Quietly 　　 B. Just now C. For 　　　　 D. Suddenly

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(3) A. from where 　　B. where C. that 　　　　 D. in front of

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(4) A. it was what B. what it was C. where it was D. how it was

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(5) A. cry 　　　　 B. shout C. voice 　　　　 D. noise

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(6) A. was 　　　　 B. became C. seemed 　　　　D. looked

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(7) A. as if 　　　　 B. like C. as 　　　　　　D. if

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(8) A. walked 　　　　B. moved C. traveled 　　 D. rushed

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(9) A. in 　　　　　　B. away C. from 　　　　 D. to

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(10) A. shook 　　　　 B. moved C. tremble 　　 D. waved

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(11) A. after 　　　　 B. since C. before 　　　　D. for

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(12) A. much 　　　　 B. great C. a great deal D. a little

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(13) A. was being born B. was born C. was over there D. was there

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(14) A. shaking 　　 B. a shaking C. the shaking D. the

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(15) A. from where 　　B. that C. where 　　　　 D. which

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(16) A. filled by 　　 B. filled with C. filling in D. filling with

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(17) A. hurrying 　　 B. to hurry C. hurried 　　 D. in hurry

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(18) A. out 　　　　 B. through C. across 　　　　D. out of

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(19) A. out 　　　　 B. through C. from 　　　　 D. out of

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(20) A. On 　　　　　　B. In C. At 　　　　　　D. For

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(21) A. shook 　　　　 B. traveled C. covered 　　 D. turned

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(22) A. carrying 　　 B. taking C. bringing 　　 D. fetching

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(23) A. close 　　　　 B. closely C. nearby 　　　　D. nearly

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(24) A. possibly 　　 B. so as possible C. as possibly D. as possible

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(25) A. studying 　　 B. watching C. checking 　　 D. looking at

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