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 volcano
B．where the daring Pacaya tour starts
C．that lies on the summit of Pacaya
D．that is famous for its tour companies小题3:Climbing to the McKenney Cone, people will .
A．walk down to the active summit
B．hear the continuous loud screams from above
C．make greater efforts than to other summits
D．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 falls
B．avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the cone
C．enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening sky
D．appreciate the scenery of the 2560-metre-high mountain小题5:The short passage probably comes from___________.
A．a travel journal
B．a popular science magazine
C．A novel
D．an advertisement
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
题目分析：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。