The Republic of Vanuatu is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. It was one of the poorest nations in the region. Within the last five years, however, it has become a hot spot for adventure travelers. In 2006 it was voted the happiest place on Earth. The reason is not that Vanuatu are the richest but that Vanuatu has white-sand islands, clear waters, the world’s most accessible live volcano, great diving and food that grows faster than it can be picked.
With a population of about 221,000, Vanuatu has 113 languages, which is a result of 3,000 years of immigration from many Pacific countries. There are three official languages: English, French, and Bislama. Bislama developed from South Pacific English, a simplified language that traders and other foreigners used it to communicate with speakers of the many local languages.
Most of the islands are mountainous and of volcanic origin. There are several active volcanoes in Vanuatu, including Yasur on the island of Tanna, one of the world’s most accessible volcanoes. If you’ve ever fancied getting close to a volcano, here’s your chance.

Vanuatu Post’s Underwater Post Office has quickly become one of the busiest post offices for postcards in the world! Visitors from around the world want to experience the world’s first underwater post office. The Post Office is only 50 meters offshore and at just three meters below the surface, very appealing to the young and young at heart. Since opening in 2003, the underwater post office has received about 100,000 visitors. They have posted one of the waterproof（防水的）postcards available in Vanuatu; these cards are collected regularly by one of Vanuatu Post’s four trained divers. The underwater branch is manned daily for usually about an hour, longer with demand.
小題1:Vanuatu was voted the happiest place on Earth because _______.
A．it’s the poorest nation in the region
B．it’s Vanuatu that are the richest
C．it’s a favorite place for adventurers
D．it’s blessed with abundant nature
小題2: From the text, _______ led to over one hundred languages spoken in Vanuatu.
A．immigrationB．location C．dialectsD．foreigners
小題3:Which of the following is true about Vanuatu? 
A．Bislama developed from local Pacific French.
B．Yasur is one of the live volcanoes in Vanuatu.
C．Vanuatu has more than 113 official languages.
D．Underwater Post Office has opened for 5 years.
小題4:Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?      
A．Working at the underwater branchB．Great diving in amazing Vanuatu
C．A hot spot for adventure travelersD．The busiest post office on Earth
小題5:What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?
A．Various languages.B．Underwater diving.
C．Food in Vanuatu. D．History of Vanuatu.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了現(xiàn)在非常熱門的旅游勝地瓦努阿圖的自然景觀、旅游特色、語言及風土人情等。
小題1:根據(jù)In 2006 it was voted the happiest place on Earth. The reason is not that Vanuatu are the richest but that Vanuatu has white-sand islands, clear waters, the world’s most accessible live volcano, great diving and food that grows faster than it can be picked,故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)With a population of about 221,000, Vanuatu has 113 languages, which is a result of 3,000 years of immigration from many Pacific countries，故答案應為A。
小題3:根據(jù)There are several active volcanoes in Vanuatu, including Yasur on the island of Tanna, one of the world’s most accessible volcanoes.故選B。
小題4:根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容以及Within the last five years, however, it has become a hot spot for adventure travelers.可知這篇文章主要講了冒險旅行者最喜歡去的地方，故選C。
小題5:這道題目問接下來的自然段最可能寫什么，A、B和D前面文章已經(jīng)講過了，故選C。
點評：本題型考查了對文章段落或某一板塊的理解概括能力。先閱讀問題，然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。在詞義與句義理解的基礎上，結(jié)合上下文總結(jié)歸納某一段或幾段的大意，對于把握文章主旨，分析全文結(jié)構(gòu)都是至關重要的。對文章有了詳細而全面的理解之后，就要按照文章內(nèi)容、上下文的邏輯關系，作出推理判斷。閱讀理解涉及詞匯、語法、句型、段落結(jié)構(gòu)、文化背景等各方面知識。答題時，領會句子之間的邏輯關系，特別是相鄰句子之間的關系，這樣有利于理解全文。表示邏輯關系的標志詞是連接詞、副詞、代詞、介詞短語、關系詞、插入語等，通讀時應特別注意。如：if, because, though, as, which, it, and, but, however, therefore, so, for example, so that, so...that, on one hand...on the other hand... 等詞語。它們在上下文中具有條件、原因、讓步、指代、遞進、對比、列舉、結(jié)果、目的、承上啟下等作用，正確理解并掌握這些詞匯的作用，對做閱讀理解是大有好處的。
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