B(2015.天津)VanuatuisanislandnationintheSouthPacific.Itisoneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld.Butforthosewhoareinterestedinadventureandsportthereisalottodo.Vanuatu'sislandsoffervisitorstwoofthemostexcit
B(2015 .天津)
VanuatuisanislandnationintheSouthPacific.Itisoneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld.Butforthosewhoareinterestedinadventureandsportthereisalottodo.Vanuatu'sislandsoffervisitorstwoofthemostexcitinganddangerousactivitiesintheworld:volcano(火山)surfingandlanddiving.
VolcanoSurfing
OnTannaIslandMountYasurrises300metresintothesky.Yasurisanactivevolcanoanditerupts(爆发)almosteverydaysometimesseveraltimesaday.Forcenturiespeoplehaveclimbedthismountaintovisitthetop. RecentlypeoplehavealsostartedclimbingYasurtosurfthevolcano.Insomewaysvolcanosurfingislikesurfingintheseabutinotherwaysit'sverydifferent.Volcanosurferstrytoescapetheeruptingvolcano—withoutgettinghitbyflyingrocks!It'sfastfunanddangerous—theperfectextremesport(极限运动).
LandDiving
MostpeoplearefamiliarwithbungeejumpingbutdoyouknowbungeejumpingstartedonPentecostIslandinVanuatuandisalmostfifteencenturiesold?Theactivityfirstcalledlanddivingispartofareligiousceremony(宗教仪式).Amantiestreevines(树藤)tohislegs.Hethenjumpshead-firstfromahightowertotouchtheearthwiththetopofhishead—withoutbreakingthevine.Everyspringislandnatives(menonly)stilltakepartinthisamazingactivity.
6.InLine2whatdoestheword“those”mean?
A.People.B.Animals.C.Activities.D.Islands.
7.AccordingtothepassageMountYasur.
A.isnolongeractive B.isonPentecostIsland
C.eruptsalmosteveryday D.rises800metersintothesky
8.WhyhavepeoplerecentlystartedclimbingMountYasur?
A.Peoplecanclimbiteasily.B.Peoplecanmakemoney.
C.Peoplecanwatchsnowonit.D.Peoplecansurfthevolcano.
9.Whichofthefollowingaboutlanddivingistrue?
A.Itisnotdangerousatall.B.Itwasfirstcalled “bungeejumping”
C.ItisatraditionalactivityinVanuatu.D.ItcametoVanuatufromanothercountry.
10.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Totellpeoplenottododangeroussports.
B.Toexplainwhatvolcanosurfingandlanddivingare.
C.