7VanuatuisanislandnationintheSouthPacific.Itisoneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld.Butforthosewhoareinterestedinadventureandsportthereisalottodo.Vanuatu'sislandsoffervisitorstwoofthemostexcitinganddangero
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VanuatuisanislandnationintheSouthPacific.Itisoneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld.Butforthosewhoareinterestedinadventureandsportthereisalottodo.Vanuatu'sislandsoffervisitorstwoofthemostexcitinganddangerousactivitiesintheworld:volcano(火山)surfingandlanddiving.
VolcanoSurfingOnTannaIslandMountYasurrises300metersintothesky.Yasurisanactivevolcanoanditerupts(爆发)almosteverydaysometimesseveraltimesaday.Forcenturiespeoplehaveclimbedthismountaintovisitthetop.RecentlypeoplehavealsostartedclimbingYasurtosurfthevolcano.Insomewaysvolcanosurfingislikesurfingintheseabutinotherwaysifsverydifferent.Volcanosurferstrytoescapetheeruptingvolcano——withoutgettinghitbyflyingrocks!It'sfastfunanddangerous—theperfectextremesport(极限运动)LandDivingMostpeoplearefamiliarwithbungeejumpingbutdoyouknowbungeejumpingstartedonPentecostIslandinVanuatuandisalmostfifteencenturiesold?Theactivityfirstcalledlanddivingispartofareligiousceremony(宗教仪式).Amantiestreevines(树藤)tohislegs.Hethenjumpshead-firstfromahightowertotouchtheearthwiththetopofhishead——withoutbreakingthevine.Everyspringislandnatives(menonly)stilltakepartinthisamazingactivity.
()1.Inthefirstparagraphwhatdoestheword“those”mean?
A.People.B.Animals.
C.Activities.D.Islands.
()2.AccordingtothepassageMountYasur.
A.isnolongeractive
B.isonPentecostIsland
C.eruptsalmosteveryday
D.rises800metersintothesky
()3.WhyhavepeoplerecentlystartedclimbingMountYasur?
A.Peoplecanclimbiteasily.
B.Peoplecanmakemoney.
C.Peoplecanwatchsnowonit.
D.Peoplecansurfthevolcano.
()4.Whichofthefollowingaboutlanddivingistrue?
A.Itisnotdangerousatall.
B.Itwasfirstcalled“bungeejumping”.
C.ItisatraditionalactivityinVanuatu.
D.ItcametoVanuatufromanothercountry.
()5.Whatisthepurpose ofthepassage?
A.Totellpeoplenottododangeroussports.