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【題目】 The shock of the earthquake in Pakistan has brought another shock: the rise of a mysterious island, coming out from the water.

In the aftershock of the earthquake, people living in Grabian Sea and saw a mountain-like shape coming out of the water. “It looked like a huge whale,” Bahram Baloch, a local reporter, told the BBC. “Lots of people gathered to watch it. ”

So what happened? The force of the earthquake was so strong that it moved the sea floor, releasing gas(釋放氣體). This gas pushed the seabed, mostly rock and sand, out of the water. This was how the mud volcano (泥火山) was formed. The island which is about 20 meters high, 30 meters long and 90 meters wide is actually the top of the mud volcano.

Is it safe? Although people have visited this new island, scientists have found dangerous gas coming from the newly formed island. “It will catch fire, when a match was lit,” said Mohammad Danish, a scientist, to Universe Today.

The mud volcano is strange because mud volcanoes seldom appeared in an area where people often live, and not far out in the sea. It is a special one. However, it’s not expected to last very long. Most of these mud volcanoes are swept back under the sea within one year.

【1】What does the island look like ?

A.A dogB.A catC.A whaleD.A dolphin

【2】Which of the following can be filled in the box to show how mud volcanoes are formed?

A.The sea floor was moved.

B.Rock and sand were mixed.

C.The storm blew up the sea.

D.A huge mountain appeared.

【3】According to Mohammad Danish, _______.

A.it is safe to visit mud volcanoes

B.it is a bad time to do research

C.some places on the island were on fire

D.gas from the newly formed island was dangerous.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

文章大意：巴基斯坦西南部地區(qū)在發(fā)生7. 7級(jí)地震后，在瓜德達(dá)港附近海域冒出一座小島，引起當(dāng)?shù)鼐用駠�觀。地震專家普遍猜測(cè)，這座小島很可能是海底泥火山噴發(fā)造成的，應(yīng)該過一段時(shí)間就會(huì)在海浪的沖擊下消失。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“It looked like a huge whale,” Bahram Baloch, a local reporter, told the BBC. 當(dāng)?shù)赜浾甙秃绽��?/span>·巴洛赫對(duì)BBC說：“它看起來像一頭巨大的鯨魚。”可知，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)This gas pushed the seabed, mostly rock and sand, out of the water. 氣體推動(dòng)海床（大多數(shù)是巖石和沙子）露出水面。可知第一步是地震發(fā)生；第二步是氣體釋放；第三步是推升海床；第四步是露出海面。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)科學(xué)家說的話“It will catch fire, when a match was lit,” said Mohammad Danish, a scientist, to Universe Today.它（危險(xiǎn)氣體）會(huì)引起火災(zāi)當(dāng)火柴點(diǎn)燃的時(shí)候�？芍�這個(gè)島嶼上的氣體是危險(xiǎn)的，故選D。