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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico stopped 　1 　for a moment and looked across his field of corn. 　2 　he saw a thin line of white smoke curling up (旋转) out of his field, about 200 feet 　3 　he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see 　4 　, he heard a strange 　5 　. The line of smoke 　6 　bigger. It looked 　7 　some great force were pushing it up into the sky.

　The farmer 　8 　home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife to hurry 　9 　the house, the earth 　10 　violently (剧烈地). When he stood up 　11 　the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field and saw that 　12 　flames (火焰) were rising from his cornfield. A volcano 　13 　.

　They hurried across 　14 　earth to the village of Paricutin, 　15 　was near their farm. They found the village in ruins (废墟) and the road from the village 16 frightened people 　17 　to safety.

　Paricutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up the sky for miles around. Flames rushed 　18 　the ground. The volcano hurled (喷出) hot stones a thousand feet 　19 　the air. Great explosions shook the earth and heavy black ashes (灰) fell from the sky.

　But that was not all. Next there was lava (熔岩). 　20 　the third evening a stream of lava began to boil up from the centre of the volcano. It 　21 　slowly across the valley, 　22 　certain death to everything that could not move from its path.

　Government officials, scientists, newspaper reporters and photographers rushed into the valley. They went as 　23 　to the fire 　24 　and stayed there for several days, 　25 　the new volcano which people now call Paricutin, after the village.

　　 Luckily he was flying at a good   7  when this misfortune happened, and he had time to look for a place to   8   . Below him he could see a number of fields which looked   9  enough to land on, and he succeeded in   10  his machine down on one of them. It was not as flat as it had looked from the   11   , but he landed safely and   12  out to look round, wondering where he was.

　　 He saw a few trees and one or two cows and horses   13  eating the grass in the fields. Along one of the   14  a man was walking, and this person stopped when he saw the plane.

　　 Hooker looked at him with   15   because he could   16  tell him where he was and how he could get back to London. He had the   17  of a farm-worker.

　　 He was wearing a dirty old hat and a coat that had seen   18  days. In his hand was a   19  made out of part of a tree, and in his mouth a long piece of grass. Hooker walked across the   20  towards this man.

1. A. cottage 　　　　   B. plane    　　　　　　C. house  　　 　　   D. ship

2. A. chief     　　　　   B. best     　　　　　　C. good  　　  　　   D. own

3. A. fun　　 　　   　　   B. pleasure 　　  　　　　C. pleasant     　　   D. comfortable

4. A. all right 　　　　   B. badly　　　　　　  C. good   　　 　　   D. well

5. A. plane   　　　　   B. water   　　  　　　　C. engine 　　  　　   D. wheels

6. A. failed    　　　　   B. worked   　　　　  　　C. disappeared         D. operated

7. A. speed　　 　　　　   B. height  　　   　　　　C. place  　　  　　   D. depth

8. A. stay 　　  　　　　   B. remain　　　　　　 C. live    　　　　   D. land

9. A. wide     　　　　   B. large　　 　　   　　 C. flat     　　   &

nbsp;   D. level

10. A. taking  　　　　　　     B. getting  　　　　    C. causing     　　   D. bringing

11. A. air    　　　　   B. sky     　　　　　　C. atmosphere        D. plane

12. A. walked　　　　    B. ran　　    　　   　　　　C. jumped     　　   D. stepped

13. A. silently 　　   　　   B. still      　　　　　　C. quietly    　　       D. carefully

14. A. fields  　　　　   B. lands    　　　　　　C. roads       　　   D. cattle

15. A. fun    　　   　　   B. interest　　      　　C. care    　　　　      D. pleasure

16. A. likely         　　  B. perhaps 　　　　    C. maybe      　　   D. probably

17. A. appearance   　　    B. look    　　　　　　C. expression 　　　　　　     D. clothes

18. A. better   　　 　　   B. good　　    　　　　C. worse 　　  　　   D. happy.

19. A. hammer　　　　   B. plough       　　　　C. stick　　 　　       D. branch

20. A. road　　　　　　  B. country　　　　　　 C. grass　　　　    D. field

　　Wilfred Hooker was a young Londoner who knew how to enjoy himself. He had a good flat; he often went to the theatre and to parties; his car was one of the best. He had plenty of money and one day bought a   1   . He learnt to fly, and flying became one of his   2  amusements. One day he set out in his small plane on a short   3  trip over England. At first everything went    4   , but when he was over the eastern part of the country the   5   of the little machine   6  .

　　 Luckily he was flying at a good   7  when this misfortune happened, and he had time to look for a place to   8   . Below him he could see a number of fields which looked   9  enough to land on, and he succeeded in   10  his machine down on one of them. It was not as flat as it had looked from the   11   , but he landed safely and   12  out to look round, wondering where he was.

　　 He saw a few trees and one or two cows and horses   13  eating the grass in the fields. Along one of the   14  a man was walking, and this person stopped when he saw the plane.

　　 Hooker looked at him with   15   because he could   16  tell him where he was and how he could get back to London. He had the   17  of a farm-worker.

　　 He was wearing a dirty old hat and a coat that had seen   18  days. In his hand was a   19  made out of part of a tree, and in his mouth a long piece of grass. Hooker walked across the   20  towards this man.

1. A. cottage 　　　　   B. plane    　　　　　　C. house  　　 　　   D. ship

2. A. chief     　　　　   B. best     　　　　　　C. good  　　  　　   D. own

3. A. fun　　 　　   　　   B. pleasure 　　  　　　　C. pleasant     　　   D. comfortable

4. A. all right 　　　　   B. badly　　　　　　  C. good   　　 　　   D. well

5. A. plane   　　　　   B. water   　　  　　　　C. engine 　　  　　   D. wheels

6. A. failed    　　　　   B. worked   　　　　  　　C. disappeared         D. operated

7. A. speed　　 　　　　   B. height  　　   　　　　C. place  　　  　　   D. depth

8. A. stay 　　  　　　　   B. remain　　　　　　 C. live    　　　　   D. land

9. A. wide     　　　　   B. large　　 　　   　　 C. flat     　　　　   D. level

10. A. taking  　　　　　　     B. getting  　　　　    C. causing     　　   D. bringing

11. A. air    　　　　   B. sky     　　　　　　C. atmosphere        D. plane

12. A. walked　　　　    B. ran　　    　　   　　　　C. jumped     　　   D. stepped

13. A. silently 　　   　　   B. still      　　　　　　C. quietly    　　       D. carefully

14. A. fields  　　　　   B. lands    　　　　　　C. roads       　　   D. cattle

15. A. fun    　　   　　   B. interest　　      　　C. care    　　　　      D. pleasure

16. A. likely         　　  B. perhaps 　　　　    C. maybe      　　   D. probably

17. A. appearance   　　    B. look    　　　　　　C. expression 　　　　　　     D. clothes

18. A. better   　　 　　   B. good　　    　　　　C. worse 　　  　　   D. happy.

19. A. hammer　　　　   B. plough       　　　　C. stick　　 　　       D. branch

20. A. road　　　　　　  B. country　　　　　　 C. grass　　　　    D. field

One August afternoon, Richard Allen dropped off his last passenger, Mrs. Carey. Lifting two grocery bags, he followed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. Glancing up, he saw a large wasp（黄蜂）nest under the roof. Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting（sting, stung, stung蜇）in summer. He mentioned this to Mrs. Carey, who had opened the door.
“Oh, they don’t bother me,” she said lightly. “I go in and out all the time.”
Anxiously, Allen looked at the nest again-to see the wasps flying straight at him. “Hurry!” he shouted to Mrs. Carey. “Get in!”
She stepped quickly inside. Allen ran for his mini-bus. Too late; they were upon him. Just as he jumped aboard, half a dozen red spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders.
As he was driving down the road, Allen felt as if something was burning at the back of his neck, and the “fire” was spreading forward toward his face. An immediate anxiety took hold of him. Allen knew that stings could cause some persons to die. But he had been stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. However, what he didn’t know was that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion.
Miles from the nearest medical assistance, Allen began to feel his tongue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder. Most frightening, he felt his breathing more and more difficult. He reached for the radio mike（话筒）,trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable. Signals were also poor that far out. He knew a rescue team was on 24-hour duty at the Amherst Fire Department’s north station. So his best chance was to make a run for it.
Rushing down the mountain, Allen tried not to panic, focusing his mind on each sharp turn. He was almost through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock（休克）.Just then he reached for the radio mike again.
“Call fire station,” he shouted, concentrating to form the words. “Emergency. Bee sting. Emergency. There in ten minutes.”
“Five-ten,” the center replied.
Hold on, Allen thought. Keep your eyes open. Breathe. Keep awake.
At last he reached the station. Two firemen ran out. Allen felt their hands grasp him before he hit the ground. You made it, he thought.
【小题1】It is mentioned in the passage that wasps are more likely to attack when_____.
A. there are huge noises
　　B. strangers are approaching
　　C. the hottest season comes around
D the air is filled with food smell
【小题2】Allen didn’t know that if stung by wasps again, he would______.