Passage 2( 2015 天津，C) 

     Vanuatu is an island nation in the South Pacific.lt is one of the smallest countries in the world. But for those who are interested in adventure and sport,there is a lot to do. Vanuatu's islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano (火山) surfing and land diving.

     Volcano Surfing 

     On Tanna Island,Mount Yasur rises 300 meters into the sky.Yasur is an active volcano,and it erupts almost every day,some?times several times a day. For centuries,people have climbed this mountain to visit the top.Recently,people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano.In some ways,volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea,but in other ways it’s very different.Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano—without getting hit by flying rocks It's fast,fun and dangerous—the perfect extreme sport (極I限運(yùn)動(dòng)) . 

     Land Diving 

     Most people are familiar with bungee jumping,but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island inVanuatuand is almost fifteen centuries old? The activity,first called land diving,is part of a religious ceremony (宗教儀式) .A man ties tree vines (樹藤) to his legs. He then jumps head-first from a high tower to touch the earth with the top of his head—without breaking the vine.Every spring,is?land natives (men only) still take part in this amazing activity.

1. In Line 2 ,what does the word “those” mean?

   A. People.      B. Animals.

   C. Activities.   D. Islands.

2. According to the passage,Mount Yasur  .

  A. is no longer active 

  B. is on Pentecost Island 

  C.erupts almost every day 

  D .rises 800 meters into the sky 

3. Why have people recently started climbing Mount Yasur?

  A. People can climb it easily.

  B. People can make money.

  C. People can watch snow on it.

  D. People can surf the volcano.

4. Which of the following about land diving is true?

  A. It is not dangerous at all.

  B. It was first called “bungee jumping”.

  C. It is a traditional activity inVanuatu.

  D. It came loVanuatufrom another country.

5. What is the purpose of the passage?

  A.To tell people not to do dangerous sports.

  B. To explain what volcano surfing and land diving are.

  C. To talk about the worUPs best volcano surfer and land diver.

  D.To compare activities inVanuatuwith sports in New     Zealand. 
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B

Passage 2

[語篇解讀]瓦努阿圖是南太平洋上的一個(gè)島國，它有兩個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目 吸引著游客。

1. A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)句意“但對于那些對冒險(xiǎn)和運(yùn)動(dòng)有興趣的人 們來說，有很多事情可以做”可知。

2. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段第二句可知。

3. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段第四句可知。

4. C推理判斷題。由文章最后一段第一、二句可知。

5. B主旨大意題。文章的目的是介紹兩種活動(dòng)。

題目來源：2016年5年中考3年模擬中考英語江蘇專用 > 專題十五 閱讀理解

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