高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀班級：____________學號：____________姓名：____________外刊精選｜全球最大活火山突然噴發(fā)，“末日”景象降臨夏威夷從上周開始，美國冒納羅亞火山已連續(xù)噴發(fā)長達一周時間，至今仍未有減弱跡象。冒納羅亞位于夏威夷群島，是世界上最大的活火山，而它上一次噴發(fā)還是在1984年。目前冒納羅亞火山情況如何？此次噴發(fā)會帶來哪些影響？MaunaLoaeruption:What'shappeninginsidetheworld'sbiggestvolcano?MaunaLoa-theworld'slargestactivevolcano-iseruptingforthefirsttimesince1984.Lavaisflowingdownthesideofthevolcanoatatemperatureof1,000C,butexpertssaythisdoesnotyetposeabigthreattolocalinhabitants.MaunaLoa,whichmeans"longmountain"inHawaiian,isthelargestactivevolcanointheworld.Itcovers5,271sqkm,andisoneofachainoffivevolcanoeswhichformHawaii'sBigIsland.Thisonevolcanoalonecompriseshalfofthewholeisland.MaunaLoa'ssummitis4,170mabovesealevel,butitsbaseisontheseafloor.Fromtheretothesummitis9,170m.Plumesofsuper-heatedmaterialcalledmagmahavebeenwellingupunderneathMaunaLoaandneighbouringvolcanoesfroma"hotspot"deepwithintheEarth.MaunaLoahaserupted33timessince1843,thedateofthefirstrecordederuption.Onaverage,thatitisoneeruptioneveryfiveandahalfyears.However,thelasteruptionwasalmost40yearsago.ThecurrenteruptiononMaunaLoaisgivinganewgenerationofscientiststhechancetostudyhowthevolcanoworks.【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.erupt[??r?pt]v.__________________________________2.flow[fl??]v.__________________________________3.inhabitant[?n?h?b?tnt]n.__________________________________4.alone[??l??n]adv.__________________________________5.comprise[k?m?pra?z]v.__________________________________6.super-heatedadj.__________________________________7.neighbouring[?ne?b??]adj.__________________________________【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.__________________________________構成巨大威脅2.__________________________________一連串的3.__________________________________冒出;流出;溢出;（某種情感）迸發(fā)，涌起拓展練習閱讀理解SixpeopleareabouttofindoutwhatitwouldbeliketoliveonMars—withouteverleavingtheEarth.ThreemenandthreewomenwillspendeightmonthslivinginaspecialhabitatonthesideofavolcanoinHawaii.TheyarepartofanexperimentbeingdonebyNASA(NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration)thatisdesignedtomimic(模仿)lifeonMars.Somepeoplemaybecomeunhappyorboredlivingunderthoseconditions.Certainpersonalitytypesmaynotgetalong,andlivingtogetherforalongtimecouldcausethemtoargue.BystudyingpeoplelivinginsimilarconditionshereonEarth,NASAhopestolearnhowtochoosethebestpeopleforaspacemission,andhowtohelpthemgetalong.Thecrew(全體工作人員)willliveinatwo-storydome-shaped(圓頂形)building.Thedomeislocatedinanareaabout2,400metresupthesideofMaunaLoa,thesecondbiggestvolcanointheworld.MaunaLoaisanactivevolcano,butithasnoteruptedsince1984.Itismonitoredallthetimeforsignsofvolcanicactivity.NASAchosethelocationbecausetheenvironmenttherelooksverysimilartoMars.Duringtheexperiment,thecrewwillonlybeabletocommunicatebyemail.TomakeitmorelikebeingonMars,therewillbea20-minutewaitingtimebetweenthetimeamessageissentandwhenitisreceived.Thatmeansitwilltake40minutestogetareplytoanemail.Thecrewwillbeperformingscientificworkwhiletheyarethere,includingsometripsoutsidethedome.Whentheygooutside,theywillhavetowearspacesuits,justasiftheywereonMars.ThecommanderofthecrewisMarthaLenio,a34-year-oldCanadian.Leniostudiedengineeringandisinterestedinspaceexplorationandenvironmentalproblems.Duringthemission,shewillrunexperimentsongrowingfoodandmakingcompost(堆肥)insidethedome.Theothercrewmembershavebackgroundsinphysicsandastronomy.Theywerechosenfromabout150peoplewhoappliedtotakepartintheexperiment.Noneofthemareastronauts.15.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheexperiment?A.Tostudypeople’sbehavior.B.Tocompleteachallengingtask.C.Togetfamiliarwithournaturalworld.D.TopreparevolunteersforlifeonMars.16.Whenlivinginagroup,volunteersshould_________.A.trytoshowtheirownpersonalityB.learntogetalongwitheachotherC.havenochancetogooutsideD.communicatebyphone17.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.MarthaLeniousedtobeanastronaut.B.Theexperimentwilltakeabouttwoyears.C.Allsixmembershaveprofessionalbackgrounds.D.Allmemberswillrunexperimentsongrowingfood.18.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A.Atravelmagazine.B.AsciencemagazineC.Abiologytextbook.D.Ageographytextbook.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.erupt[??r?pt]v.爆發(fā);噴出;突然發(fā)生;突然發(fā)出;突然（在皮膚上）出現2.flow[fl??]v.流;流動;涌流;流暢3.inhabitant[?n?h?b?tnt]n.居民4.alone[??l??n]adv.單獨地;單獨;獨自;孤獨;獨力5.comprise[k?m?pra?z]v.包含;包括;組成;構成;由…組成;6.super-heatedadj.過熱的7.neighbouring[?ne?b??]adj.鄰近的;附近的;毗鄰的【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.poseabigthreat構成巨大威脅2.achainof一連串的3.wellup冒出;流出;溢出;（某種情感）迸發(fā)，涌起【全文翻譯】冒納羅亞火山噴發(fā)：這座世界上最大的火山現在內部怎么樣了？世界上最大的活火山冒納羅亞火山正在噴發(fā)中，這是自1984年以來的第一次。熔巖沿著火山向外涌出，溫度高達1000攝氏度。但專家表示，當前態(tài)勢還不會對當地居民構成威脅?！懊凹{羅亞”在夏威夷語中意為“綿延的山脈”。這座火山是世界上最大的活火山，覆蓋