火山噴發逃生

江西 侯昌瑋

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1I am a scientist and I decided to study Mount Roderigo,in Italy.It is a beautiful place with wonderful views from the top of the mountain.But it hides a terrible secret,for Mount Roderigo is a volcano.

2I was staying with a family who owned a farm not far from the volcano.The Piazzo family lived there because Piazzo's eldest son,Jon Piazzo,worked as a guide for the tourists who visited the volcano.Anyway,I was staying with them because they lived so close to the volcano,making it easy to study.

3It happened very early in the morning.The ground shook so violently that I fell out of bed.I pulled myself to my feet.Then it occurred to me to get to safety.I knocked loudly on the door of Mr and Mrs Piazzo's room.We woke all of the five children.Down in the kitchen Mrs Piazzo insisted on packing us all food.She argued that we were far enough from the volcano to be safe for the time being.

4Jon had a car and we all piled into it.We sped down the road.Suddenly we were jolted forward.It was a volcanic bomb.Jon swerved off the road into a wood that lined the road.Then we crashed into a tree.

5Looking back I saw lava (熔巖).It was the flow,and it was coming closer.I tried to run faster,but I knew that,truly,there was no hope.I was going to die a very horrible death.

6Above the flow,I saw the foothills ahead of me.I began to make my way up the hill.I was unbelievably lucky.I thought of all the people who hadn't been as lucky as me,maybe including the Piazzo family.I thought I fell asleep,because the next thing I knew was that the sun was making its way up the sky.And there were more survivors with me on the top of the mountain.To my great relief,the Piazzos were there too.I smiled at them.Three days after the eruption,I was in a hostel in a nearby city that had agreed to house the survivors of the eruption.

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1.Why was the scientist staying with the Piazzo family?

A.They were relatives of the scientist.

B.They had the best facilities for tourists in the area.

C.They offered a convenient location for the scientist.

D.They provided the cheapest accommodation in the area.

2.What prompted the scientist to think of getting to safety?

A.A warning from Jon Piazzo.

B.The eruption of the volcano.

C.A violent shaking of the ground.

D.Loud noises coming from the volcano.

3.How did the Piazzo family and the scientist try to escape the volcanic danger?

A.On foot.

B.By driving Jon's car.

C.By bicycle.

D.By bus.

4.How did the scientist and the Piazzos ultimately find safety?

A.They reached the top of a mountain.

B.They found a cave to hide in.

C.They were rescued by a helicopter.

D.They found a house on the top of the hill.

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Ⅰ.Difficult sentence in the text

The Piazzo family lived there because Piazzo's eldest son,Jon Piazzo,worked as a guide for the tourists who visited the volcano.皮亞佐一家人之所以住在那里，是因為皮亞佐的長子喬恩·皮亞佐是參觀火山的游客的導游。

【點石成金】本句中，because 引導原因狀語從句；who 引導定語從句，在從句中作主語；as在句中作介詞。

Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks.

Our vacation on the tropical island was 1.________(wonder) until a terrible reality struck.The ground shook 2.________(violent),and a local screamed,“Volcano!” The peaceful paradise was now a scene of chaos.Ash filled the sky,and the earth roared wildly,3.________ I had only read about in books.

The eruption 4.________(occur) with little warning.Our guide yelled for us to follow him to 5.________(safe).We ran,unbelievably fast,lungs bursting as we gasped for air through the thickening haze.6.________(glance) back,I saw the once peaceful peak now spitting fire.

We reached the evacuation zone just in time,7.________(board) the last boat as molten rock flowed down to the ocean behind us,sizzling and steaming as it met the cool water.8.________(relieve) washed over everyone's face as the shore became a distant outline.

As I looked around at the frightened 9.________ safe faces,my heart calmed down.We escaped nature's terrible anger.That day,we all knew the power and 10.________(predictable) of Earth we call home.