题文
Seeing a volcano erupt is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the beat by climbing to the summit(山顶) of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua, giving travelers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful.Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colorful houses along its old streets that are turned into art-works during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won’t miss the Pacaya-tour companies.
But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2560 metres high, and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements. As you climb, you hear the dull sounds of eruptions high above steaming. Hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you are near the active summit; the McKenney Cone(火山锥).
Many tours are timed so when you arrive at the cone of the volcano there is plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava and the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is extremely exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night, the burning lava quietly falls down the side of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down .
小题1:What is the main purpose of this passage?A．To attract tourists to Pacaya.B．To describe the beauty of Pacaya.C．To introduce guided tours to Pacaya.D．To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.小题2:Antigua is a city .A．where people can have a close-up view of the volcanoB．where the daring Pacaya tour startsC．that lies on the summit of PacayaD．that is famous for its tour companies小题3:Climbing to the McKenney Cone, people will.A．walk down to the active summitB．hear the continuous loud screams from aboveC．make greater efforts than to other summitsD．see a path lined with remains of earlier eruptions小题4:Many tours are timed for people to .A．get down the mountain in time when night fallsB．avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the coneC．enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening skyD．appreciate the scenery of the 2560-metre-high mountain小题5:The short passage probably comes from___________.A．a travel journalB．a popular science magazineC．A novelD．an advertisement 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
本文描写了Pacaya帕卡亚火山的壮美景色，及其旅行的一些相关事宜。
小题1:推断题。通过第一段可知，这篇文章写作的目的是吸引很多的旅行者去参观Pacaya帕卡亚火山，故选 A
小题2:细节题。从文章第二段Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua,可知大胆的Pacaya 之旅应该从这个城市开始。故选B
小题3:细节题。从Hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you are near the active summit 可知，当你接近顶峰时，你会看到熔岩顺着之前喷发的路径而流淌，故选D
小题4:细节题。从第四段Many tours are timed so when you arrive at the cone of the volcano there is plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava and the darkening sky.许多的旅游线路都安排好了时间是为了让你能够欣赏到熔岩喷向暗黑的天空的壮美景象，故选C
小题5:推断题。从全文来看，这是一篇介绍Pacaya帕卡亚火山的文章，所以本文很有可能出自旅行日志，故选A
点评：文章文脉清晰，生单词不多。对于此类比较短的文章，所给的信息量比较精炼，要求学生仔细认真的读懂文章，不能走马观花的看，要根据题目中的内容对比文章的上下，综合作答，尤其对于推断题，要准确理会作者的写作情感，事情发展的逻辑关系都需要特别注意。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Seeing a volcano eru.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
