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A New Zealand volcano dormant for more than a century has erupted，sending up ash clouds，disturbing flights and closing roads．
Mount Tongariro, one of three volcanoes in the centre of the North Island, became active just before midnight local time, with reports of loud explosions，pouting rocks and steam.
The 1, 978m peak is in a national park popular with hikers. No damages have been reported after the eruption.
Witnesses described a dramatic scene as the volcano erupted.
“I saw this beautiful. big cloud and I thought: ‘Gee that looks like a volcanic plume’. Just as I thought that there was a great big orange flash,” truck driver Bryn Rodda told New Zealand National Radio. “It was quite impressive.”
Mount Tongariro last erupted 115 years ago. And scientists said they did not yet know if this eruption was a single event.
Experts said they were caught by surprise—they had recorded some activity like an earthquake in recent weeks but were not expecting an eruption．
“This might just be a quiet period and we should expect it to start again at any time. So we are watching things Very closely,” volcanologist Michael Rosenberg told TVNZ.
Eruption activity has currently reduced, New Zealand media said．Meteorologists(气象学家)said the ash was blowing east towards the Pacific Ocean.
A number of inland flights from the North Island to the South Island had been affected by the volcanic activity, Air New Zealand said.
Police said highways that had been closed because visibility was affected after the eruption are now open.
Some residents in the nearby areas had temporarily left their homes. Officials have not ordered an evacuation(撤离), but advised those affected by the ash cloud to stay indoors and close their doors and windows

1.
What effect did the eruption cause?
1. A.
  Flood
2. B.
  Road block
3. C.
  Strong wind
4. D.
  Air crash
2.
What does the underlined word“dormant”in the first paragraph probably mean?
1. A.
  Inactive
2. B.
  Movable
3. C.
  Silent
4. D.
  Covered
3.
Which of the following is true of the passage?
1. A.
  Some international flights were cancelled after the eruption
2. B.
  All residents had to move away from their homes after the eruption
3. C.
  Some witnesses thought it was very interesting and attractive
4. D.
  Loud explosions caused great damage to the highways and airports
4.
What do the experts expect might happen next?
1. A.
  Another eruption
2. B.
  An earthquake
3. C.
  Diseases caused by the ashes
4. D.
  An overall evacuation
5.
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
1. A.
  National Park in New Zealand Damaged
2. B.
  Nothing Is Impossible
3. C.
  Volcano or Earthquake?
4. D.
  Sudden Eruption of a Volcano in New Zealand

BACAD
试题分析：本文报道了新西兰Tongariro火山爆发的情况，这个火山在沉睡了115年以后，再次爆发，当时的火山专家认为是一次地震，在火山爆发后，引起了飞机场的关闭和道路的封闭。
1.细节理解题。根据disturbing flights and closing roads道路封闭，故选B。
2.词义猜测题。根据for more than a century has erupted可知它是一个活火山，故选A。
3.细节理解题。根据“I saw this beautiful. big cloud and I thought: ‘Gee that looks like a volcanic plume’. Just as I thought that there was a great big orange flash,” truck driver Bryn Rodda told New Zealand National Radio. “It was quite impressive.”一些目击者认为这次火山爆发是非常有趣的和吸引人的，故选C。
4.细节理解题。根据Experts said they were caught by surprise—they had recorded some activity like an earthquake in recent weeks but were not expecting an eruption专家预测是一次地震，故选A。
5.标题归纳题。根据纵观全文本文介绍了火山爆发的情况，故选D。
考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。
点评：阅读理解题中所设置的词义猜测类题多是对生词、短语、指示代词的猜测。一方面，命题者要求考生所猜测的单词或短语可能是已学过的或是考生较熟悉的，但高考所考查的是不太常见的意思；另一方面命题者要求考生所猜测的单词或短语可能是考生没有学过的。此时，对单词或短语的猜测不要停留在字面上,要根据语境来判断。

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　　One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward．“What can I do for you, sir? ” “I wish to buy a pair of socks．” His eyes glowed．There was a note of passion in his voice．“Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks? ” I had not been aware of that, as my entrance had been accidental．“Come with me, ” said the boy．I followed him to the rear of the shop, and he began to take down from the shelves box after box, displaying their contents．

　　“Hold on, lad, I am going to buy only one pair! ” “I know that, ” said he, “but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful? ” I became far more interested in him than in the socks．I looked at him in amazement．“My friend, ” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not merely the enthusiasm that comes from novelty(新奇性), from having a new job, if you can keep up this zeal and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every sock in the United States．”

　　My amazement at his pride and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to wait upon him．And when finally some clerk does deign to notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him．Either he is absorbed in profound(深刻的)thought in which he hates to be disturbed or he is skylarking with a girl clerk and you feel like apologizing for thrusting yourself into such intimacy．

　　He displays no interest either in you or in the goods he is paid to sell．Yet possibly that very clerk who is now so cold began his career with hope and enthusiasm．The daily grind(苦差事)was too much for him; the novelty wore off; his only pleasures were found outside of working hours．He became a mechanical salesman．After being mechanical, he became incompetent(不称职的); then he saw younger clerks who had more enthusiasm in their work, promoted over him．He became sour．That was the last stage．His usefulness was over．

　　I have observed this sad decline in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I have come to the conclusion that the surest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

(1)

What does the underlined word “that” in the first paragraph probably refer to?
[　　]
A．	I turned into the first sock shop．
B．	The boy's shop was the finest to buy socks．
C．	The boy led me to the rear of the shop．
D．	The boy displayed socks to me enthusiastically．

(2)

What can be inferred from the third paragraph?
[　　]
A．	The salesmen are often interrupted by customers．
B．	Customers should wait to be waited upon．
C．	The salesmen are good at profound thought．
D．	In many shops customers are treated coldly．

(3)

Which of the following is NOT the reason for clerks’ lack of passion?
[　　]
A．	Daily affairs are too much for them．
B．	Their novelty gradually wear off．
C．	They have fallen in love with others．
D．	They can't find pleasures in work．

(4)

Which of the following summarizes the text best?
[　　]
A．	A boy full of passion．
B．	A fine sock shop．
C．	A way to keep enthusiastic．
D．	A secret of success-the essential passion．

What effect did the eruption cause?

What does the underlined word“dormant”in the first paragraph probably mean?

Which of the following is true of the passage?

What do the experts expect might happen next?

Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

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