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第五单元检测 (时间:90分钟　满分:120分) 第一部分　阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A Paricutin(帕里库廷火山) was born in Mexico in February,1943.At that time,Paricutin was 500 feet high,and it is now over 9,000 feet high.Today Paricutin is asleep. What is Paricutin?It is the first volcano in the world which is seen from its birth right up to the present day.On February 20,1943,a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paricutin.They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet.Suddenly they heard a noise deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field.In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air.The peasants ran away from the field and turned back to watch.They saw the birth of a volcano. Large quantities of stones and lava broke out and a little hill began to form.By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes were falling on the village.At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside.The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses.When the village was destroyed,its name was given to the volcano.The news quickly reached Mexico City,far to the east.Many people came to watch the scene.The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forests were destroyed.Then Paricutin went to sleep. 1What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano? A.The little hill of stone. B.The villagers living close by. C.The forests and fields around Paricutin. D.The Mexican peasant and his wife. 答案:C 解析:细节理解题。从第三段中的“Thetreesnearthevillagewerekilledandthevillagershadtoleavetheirhouses.”看出,村子周围的树木和田野都被毁了。 2In this passage the writer is trying to 　　　.? A.tell us an interesting happening B.explain a scientific theory C.make us believe something D.make up an interesting lie 答案:A 解析:主旨大意题。这是一道概括题,作者要告诉我们一个有趣的故事,一座火山竟然从脚底下冒出来。 3What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage? A.New volcano