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1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl, 滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。课时巩固提升Seeing a volcano erupt is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the heat by climbing to the summit(山顶)of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua, giving trav
2、elers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful. 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 wont miss the Pacaya-tour companies.
3、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 dull sounds of eruptions high above. Steaming, hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path
4、 as you near the active summit: the McKenney Cone(火山锥). Just as though you are going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the relative 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 su
5、nset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava and the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is extremely 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
6、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. . Skim the passage and find the main purpose of this passage. _答案：The main purpose of this passage is to
7、attract tourists to Pacaya. . Skim the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1A. Antigua is the beginning of traveling to Pacaya. Para. 2B. Many tours are timed for tourists to enjoy the sunset and the eruption against the darkening sky. Para. 3C. The beauty of Pacaya attracts t
8、ourists there. Para. 4D. What tourists see on the Mckenney Cone. 答案: CADB. Read the passage again and choose the best answers. 1. Antigua is a city_. A. where people can enjoy cultural festivalsB. where the daring Pacaya tour startsC. that gives a close-up view of ParayaD. that is famous for its tou
9、r companies【解析】选B。细节推理题。从第一段的There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua可以推出答案为B。2. Climbing to the McKenney Cone, people will_. A. walk directly to the active summitB. hear the continuous loud noise from aboveC. make greater efforts than to other summitsD. see a path
10、 lined with remains of earlier eruptions【解析】选D。细节推理题。从第三段Steaming, hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit: the McKenney Cone可以判断出答案为D。3. Many tours are timed for people to_. A. get down the mountain in time when night fallsB. avoid the smell from the u
11、pwind direction of the coneC. enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening skyD. appreciate the scenery of the 2560-metre-high mountain【解析】选C。细节推理题。从第四段Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red
12、 lava and the darkening sky. 可以判断出答案为C。. Read the passage carefully and finish the following questions. 1. What can travelers see on the summit of Pacaya? _2. Why is climbing Pacaya difficult? _. 3. On what day can travelers get the wonderful view? _答案：1. They can see Mother Nature at her most powerful. 2. Because 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. 3. On a good day. 关闭Word文档返回原板块
