On April 10, 1815, Mount Tambora in Indonesia erupted with great force. Fifty cubic kilometers of magma (岩浆) flew from its peak (山顶) and a blanket of ash as thick as one centimeter fell over more than 500,000 square kilometers of Indonesia and the Java Sea. The eruption destroyed Tambora’s peak and formed a hole six by seven kilometers wide. The eruption and resulting tsunamis killed 10,000 people. The agricultural loss and disease brought about by the thick ash caused the deaths of 82,000 more.
Indonesia was rocked again in 1883. On August 26, a small volcano on an uninhabited island between Sumatra and Java, erupted. The eruption produced an ash cloud 80 kilometers high and was heard in Australia—4,800 kilometers away. The eruption also caused a tsunami, which pounded (击打) the shores of Java and Sumatra—killing 36,000 people.
In 1902, St. Pierre was a thriving (兴盛的) community and the largest town on the French colony of Martinique in the Caribbean Sea. Mont Pelee cast a shadow over the town from where it stood, eight kilometers to the north. The townspeople were used to the light continuous sounds of the mountain, but in May, 1902 Pelee started to get really unstable. Clouds of steam and ash poured from the volcano and on May 8, Pelee erupted. Superheated gas and steaming volcanic ash flew out, pouring down the mountain at high speed. Within seconds, the deadly gas cloud had destroyed the town of St. Pierre and incinerated everyone in it — except one prisoner in a basement cell. It was the worst volcano disaster of the 20th century.
1.How many people died because of the eruption on April 10, 1815 ?
| A．About 10,000. | B．More than 82,000. |
| C．About 36,000. | D．More than 92,000. |
2.The underlined word “incinerated” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_____”.
| A．brought up | B．burned up | C．woke up | D．shut up |
3.Only one prisoner survived the volcano eruption of Mont Pelee on May 8 because _____.
| A．he was on a ship then |
| B．he was kept underground |
| C．he stayed in the water |
| D．he was hidden in a well |
4. We can know from this article that _____.
| A．no measures can be taken to protect people from a volcano eruption |
| B．volcanoes usually caused a series of earthquakes |
| C．sometimes a volcano can completely destroy a city |
| D．volcanoes are much more violent than the earthquakes |
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On April 10, 1815, Mount Tambora in Indonesia erupted with great force. Fifty cubic kilometers of magma (岩浆) flew from its peak (山顶) and a blanket of ash as thick as one centimeter fell over more than 500,000 square kilometers of Indonesia and the Java Sea. The eruption destroyed Tambora’s peak and formed a hole six by seven kilometers wide. The eruption and resulting tsunamis killed 10,000 people. The agricultural loss and disease brought about by the thick ash caused the deaths of 82,000 more.
Indonesia was rocked again in 1883. On August 26, a small volcano on an uninhabited island between Sumatra and Java, erupted. The eruption produced an ash cloud 80 kilometers high and was heard in Australia—4,800 kilometers away. The eruption also caused a tsunami, which pounded (击打) the shores of Java and Sumatra—killing 36,000 people.
In 1902, St. Pierre was a thriving (兴盛的) community and the largest town on the French colony of Martinique in the Caribbean Sea. Mont Pelee cast a shadow over the town from where it stood, eight kilometers to the north. The townspeople were used to the light continuous sounds of the mountain, but in May, 1902 Pelee started to get really unstable. Clouds of steam and ash poured from the volcano and on May 8, Pelee erupted. Superheated gas and steaming volcanic ash flew out, pouring down the mountain at high speed. Within seconds, the deadly gas cloud had destroyed the town of St. Pierre and incinerated everyone in it — except one prisoner in a basement cell. It was the worst volcano disaster of the 20th century.
1.How many people died because of the eruption on April 10, 1815 ?
| A．About 10,000. | B．More than 82,000. |
| C．About 36,000. | D．More than 92,000. |
2.The underlined word “incinerated” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_____”.
| A．brought up | B．burned up | C．woke up | D．shut up |
3.Only one prisoner survived the volcano eruption of Mont Pelee on May 8 because _____.
| A．he was on a ship then |
| B．he was kept underground |
| C．he stayed in the water |
| D．he was hidden in a well |
4. We can know from this article that _____.
| A．no measures can be taken to protect people from a volcano eruption |
| B．volcanoes usually caused a series of earthquakes |
| C．sometimes a volcano can completely destroy a city |
| D．volcanoes are much more violent than the earthquakes |
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A volcano in Indonesia erupted on November the 16th, 2013, and _____, hundreds of people were killed.
A. consequently B. continuously C. constantly D. consistently
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Please don't make so loud noise．The news of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia ____and I want to listen．
A．is broadcast B．is being broadcast
C．has been broadcast D．had been broadcast
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______ Air Asia aircraft of Indonesia, with 162 people on _____board, is reported to have crashed into the sea.
A. An; a B. The; a
C. An; 不填 D.不填; 不填
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
I took a trip to a big lake in Indonesia with my family two years before. It was really huge lake with beautiful scenery all around. People were amazed by the endless view in front of our eye. Later on, unlike other girls, I was volunteered to go waterskiing alone. I took on the life jacket, got off the motorboat immediately and started my engine as soon as possibly.
The lake seemed broad and endless. I was so exciting to appreciate the beauty of the mountains and waters that I speed my motorboat. Then, after some time, I found me in the middle of the endless lake. I really enjoyed the unforgettable experience!
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On April 14, 2010, many people dressed in black with white flowers ______ their chests observed three minutes of silence in memory of the victims in Yushu Earthquake .
A. pinned in B. pinned to C. being pinned in D. to be pinned to
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The annual Dongyue Temple Fair of Mount Tai will be held during April 29-May 6 at Dai Temple in Tai’an. Here are some items visitors may love.
Performances
From April 29 to May 6, performances of martial arts (武术), traditional music, Chinese folk art forms and local operas will be put on stage. Visitors can lift their spirits by watching long boxing and nunchakus (双节棍) performances or listening to the music played by guqin, a seven-stringed zither, and the bamboo flute.
Folk-custom activities
Visitors to the temple fair can also enjoy themselves by admiring folk-custom activities held from April 29 to May 6.
There will be exhibitions of traditional handicrafts and paper cutting works that were collected and selected by non-governmental organizations. Performers will also show traditional Chinese costumes at a garden party.
Cultural activities
If the visitors want to enjoy the cultural atmosphere at the temple fair, they can get a close look at bamboo engraving art at Peitian Gate where more than 70 pieces of engraving art are exhibited from April 28 to May 22.
Trade activities
If people want to buy Mount Tai specialties, they won’t be disappointed, for trade shows will be held during the temple fair. Tea, tourism products, donkey-hide-gelatin, rare stones and root carvings will be showed and on sale.
1.How many days will bamboo engraving art be exhibited?
A.6. B.8.
C.22. D.25.
2.What can visitors enjoy in folk-custom activities?
A.Martial arts. B.Local opera.
C.Paper-cutting works. D.Chinese paintings.
3.What does the part of “Trade activities” tell us?
A.The products are for display only.
B.You can get to know many new products.
C.Visitors can purchase some local products on the shows.
D.Don’t buy products on show, or you will be disappointed.
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The news said that the death toll in the tsunami in Indonesia had climbed over 400, with a lot more reported _________.
A. to miss B. to have been missing C. having missed D. missing
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The news said that the death toll in the tsunami in Indonesia had climbed over 400, with a lot more reported _________.
A.to miss B.to have been missing C.having missed D.missing
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A new restaurant in Indonesia is on a mission (使命) to support locals trapped in poverty, many of whom are earning less than $25 a month, by providing them with an alternative way to pay for their food.
The Methane Gas Canteen, run by husband and wife team Sarimin and Suyatmi, is located in an unexpected place for an eatery — Jatibarang Landfill. The landfill is a mountain of purifying waste, where poor locals spend their days collecting plastic and glass to sell. Meanwhile, the couple, who spent 40 years collecting waste before opening the restaurant, is busy cooking.
What makes the restaurant unusual, aside from its location, is that no cash is required to pay for meals. Poor people have the option to pay for their food with recyclable waste instead of cash. Sarimin weighs the plastic customers bring in, calculates its worth, and then deduct that value from the cost of the meal, giving any extra value back to the customer. The scheme is part of the community’s solution to reduce waste in the landfill and recycle non-degradable plastics.
“I think we recycle 1 tonne of plastic waste a day, which is a lot. This way, the plastic waste doesn’t pile up, drift down the river and cause flooding,” said Saimin. “It benefits everyone.”
The restaurant seats about 30 people and serves meals that cost between $0.40 and $0.80 each. Since opening the canteen Sarimin and Suyatmi have seen their daily income more than double to $15 a day.
“I’m happy to see our customers enjoying their meals,” Sarimin told NHK World. “The poor must also have the right to enjoy healthy eating. I want to give them that chance as much as possible.”
1.What do we know about Jatibarang Landfill?
A. It is a good place for people to eat meals
B. It is a place where locals collect plastic and glass to sell
C. It is a mountain which attracts many tourists
D. It is a modem plastic recycling plant.
2.What makes the Methane Gas Canteen different?
A. Its location and the way to pay for meals.
B. The delicious food and the kind-hearted owner.
C. Its location and those strange customers.
D. Its customers and the way to pay for meal.
3.What does the underlined word mean?
A. Increase B. Replace
C. Remove D. Equal
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Sarimin and Suyatmi recycle plastic waste only to make money.
B. The plastic waste may cause flooding.
C. The restaurant seats around 30 people at present.
D. Sarimin and Suyatmi have seen an increase in their income.
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