阅读理解ParacutinwasborninMexicoinFebruar

阅读理解 Paracutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high. Today Paracutin is asleep.
What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano(火山) 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（岩浆）broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes（灰烬）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 sleep1.Paracutin was once the name of______.A.a peasantB.a villageC.an old mountainD.a Mexican2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Paracutin is not active nowB.Paracutin is the first volcano in the worldC.Paracutin did not exist until the early 1940sD.It took Paracutin 10 years to grow to its present size3.What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?A.The little hill of stoneB.The villagers living close byC.The forest and fields round ParacutinD.The Mexican peasant and his wife4.In this passage the writer is trying to______.A.tell us an interesting happeningB.explain a scientific theoryC.make us believe somethingD.make up an interesting story5.What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?A.New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to beB.Volcanoes are always growingC.Volcanoes are active from time to timeD.New volcanoes are active for only ten years

BBCAA解析试题分析：本文介绍了墨西哥Paracutin一些信息并描述了1943年2月20 日火山喷发的全过程。
1.细节题。从第2段第3句话中的 the Mexican village of Paracutin 以及第3段中的 When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano 可知Paracutin 曾经是一个村子名。选B
2.细节题;从第二段的句子：It was the first volcano(火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day.可知Paracutin 是从出现到现在一直被看见的第一个火山，B表达信息不全。
3.细节题。根据第3段倒数第2句 The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest were destroyed 可得

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