Question

Seeing a volcano erupt (喷发) is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the heat by climbing to the summit of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua. Giving travelers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful (强大的).

Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colorful houses along its old streets that are turned into art-works during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won’t miss the Pacaya-tour companies.

But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2,560 metres high and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements. As you climb, you hear the sounds of eruptions high above. Smoke, hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit: the McKenney Cone (火山锥). Just as though you were going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the safety of the old, inactive summit.

Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for sunset and the full scene of the erupting red lava (熔岩) in the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is really exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night, the burning lava quietly falls down the side of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down.

1.Many tours are timed for people to _____.

A. get down the mountain in time when night falls

B. avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the cone

C. enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening sky

D. appreciate the beauty of the 2,560-metre-high mountain

2.The word “summit” appears several times in the passage. It means _____.

A. remained, cooled rocks along the path

B. loud sound and terrible smell in the air

C. the most exciting happening in a place

D. the top point of a mountain or hill

3.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To have more tourists come to Pacaya.

B. To describe the beauty of Pacaya.

C. To introduce guided tours to Pacaya.

D. To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了看火山喷发是极好的经历。很多游客到Pacaya山顶去观看活火山。游客有机会看到大自然的强大。

1.细节理解题。根据Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for sunset and the full scene of the erupting red lava (熔岩) in the darkening sky.句意：很多游客计算好时间，这样你可以到达火山锥，有足够的时间看日落以及红色熔岩在黑色天空下喷发的全景。故选C。

2.词义判断题。根据But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2,560 metres high and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements.句意：但是爬Pacaya不是一件容易的事，它有2，560米高，到达顶部要花2至3个小时，似乎走一步，退两步。可知应选D。

3.推理判断题。这篇文章主要告诉我们参观Pacaya是一次极好的经历，能够看到火山喷发的壮丽景色，是为了吸引更多人去参观此地。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。