Question

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(氣象學(xué)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(撤離), but advised those affected by the ash cloud to stay indoors and close their doors and windows.

1.What effect did the eruption cause?

A．Flood.            B．Road block.        C．Strong wind.       D．Air crash.

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

A．Inactive.                              B．Movable.

C．Silent.                                D．Covered.

3.Which of the following is true of the passage?

A．Some international flights were cancelled after the eruption.

B．All residents had to move away from their homes after the eruption.

C．Some witnesses thought it was very interesting and attractive.

D．Loud explosions caused great damage to the highways and airports.

4.What do the experts expect might happen next?

A．Another eruption.

B．An earthquake.

C．Diseases caused by the ashes.

D．An overall evacuation.

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

A．National Park in New Zealand Damaged

B．Nothing Is Impossible.

C．Volcano or Earthquake?

D．Sudden Eruption of a Volcano in New Zealand.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文報(bào)道了新西蘭Tongariro火山爆發(fā)的情況，這個(gè)火山在沉睡了115年以后，再次爆發(fā)，當(dāng)時(shí)的火山專家認(rèn)為是一次地震，在火山爆發(fā)后，引起了飛機(jī)場的關(guān)閉和道路的封閉。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)disturbing flights and closing roads道路封閉，故選B。

2.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)for more than a century has erupted可知它是一個(gè)活火山，故選A。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“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.”一些目擊者認(rèn)為這次火山爆發(fā)是非常有趣的和吸引人的，故選C。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Experts said they were caught by surprise—they had recorded some activity like an earthquake in recent weeks but were not expecting an eruption專家預(yù)測是一次地震，故選A。

5.標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)縱觀全文本文介紹了火山爆發(fā)的情況，故選D。

考點(diǎn)：新聞報(bào)道類短文閱讀。

點(diǎn)評：閱讀理解題中所設(shè)置的詞義猜測類題多是對生詞、短語、指示代詞的猜測。一方面，命題者要求考生所猜測的單詞或短語可能是已學(xué)過的或是考生較熟悉的，但高考所考查的是不太常見的意思；另一方面命題者要求考生所猜測的單詞或短語可能是考生沒有學(xué)過的。此時(shí)，對單詞或短語的猜測不要停留在字面上,要根據(jù)語境來判斷。