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 sleep.
【小题1】Paracutin was once the name of ________.

A.a peasantB.a villageC.an old mountainD.a Mexican
【小题2】What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?
A.The little hill of stone.B.The villagers living close by.
C.The forests and fields round Paracutin.D.The Mexican peasant and his wife.
【小题3】In this passage the writer is trying to ________.
A.tell us an interesting happeningB.explain a scientific theory
C.make us believe somethingD.make up an interesting story
【小题4】What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?
A.New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to be.
B.Volcanoes are always growing.
C.Volcanoes are active from time to time.
D.New volcanoes are active for only ten years.

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Ⅲ.完形填空(20分)

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  36  .

What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano in the world which was  37  from its eruption right up  38  the present day. On February 20th, 1943, a peasant and his wife set  39  to work in their own fields in the Mexican village of Paracutin. They were  40  to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noise  41  in the earth and a small hole  42  in their fields. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were  43  high in the air. The peasants ran from the fields and turned to watch. They saw the  44  of a volcano.

Large quantities of stones and lava  45  out and a little hill began to  46 . By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot  47  were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava  48  up the countryside. The trees near the village were  49  and the villagers had to leave their houses.  50  the village was destroyed, its  51  was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City,  52  to the east. Many people came to watch the  53 . The volcano grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of  54  were destroyed. The Paracutin had gone to sleep  55 .

36.A. asleep                   B. active             C. silent              D. terrible

37.A. changed            B. raised             C. seen               D. grown

38.A. on                    B. to                    C. from              D. by

39.A. about                B. on                 C. up                  D. out

40.A. frightened         B. surprised         C. worried          D. disappointed

41.A. deep                 B. nearby              C. outside           D. from far

42.A. erupted             B. appeared         C. remained               D. rose

43.A. thrown              B. drawn             C. pushed            D. flown

44.A. access               B. shape              C. birth               D. crash

45.A. wiped                      B. broke             C. made             D. stood

46.A. rise                   B. fall                 C. form              D. spread

47.A. mud                 B. ashes              C. virus              D. powders

48.A. called                      B. added             C. filled              D. lit

49.A. cut                   B. killed             C. lacked            D. buried

50.A. Before              B. Since              C. When             D. If

51.A. name                B. place              C. address           D. spot

52.A. away                B. far                 C. off                 D. back

53.A. nature                      B. wonder           C. scene              D. sign

54.A. forest                B. houses            C. land                      D. villages

55.A. from now on     B. by now           C. just now         D. until now

 

 

第三部分    完整句子(共两节,满分25分)

第一节  单词拼写(根据题中所给的汉语提示或首字母完整句子,每空一词)(共15小题,满分15分)

51.Undoubtedly, a good teacher has a good i           on his or her students.

52.During the talks in Copenhagen, all the 192 nations agree on the fact that climate  change is posing a threat to the           (生存) of human beings.

53.Social life in a village cannot c           with that of a large city.

54.Don’t worry;everything has been a          (安排) perfectly.

55.Building Wuhan-Guangzhou high speed railway is not an easy job; we must have enough           (专业的) engineers.

56.He is in good health both physically and m          .

57.You should follow your           (治疗) with plenty of rest in bed.

58.The three college students were highly praised for having the b          to jump into the Yangtze River to save the two boys.

59.There are so many graduates every year that it is hard to find a suitable o          .

60.Decide which of these            (陈述) are true and which are false.61.In these rows of houses live the peasants who           (提供) us with grain and vegetables.

61.The teacher           (责备) me for my carelessness yesterday.

62.What will you do if you find your house            (被闯入) into?

63.            (观看) from the top of the Lotus Mountain, Shenzhen looks more beautiful to us.

64.Being             (疲倦), I stopped to take a rest and drink some water.

65.I bought a great many books, on which I spent all my money that I        (积攒)。

 

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