我的暑假第二十天：(5)ParacutinwasborninMexicoinFebruary,1943.AttheendofoneweekParacutinwas500feethigh,anditisnowover9,000feethigh.TodayParacutinisasleep.WhatisParacutin?Itwasthefirstvolcano(火山)intheworldwhichwasseenfromitsbirthrightuptothepresentday.OnFebruary20,1943,apeasantandhiswifesetouttoworkintheircornfieldsfromtheMexicanvillageofParacutin.Theyweresurprisedtofindtheearthwarmundertheirfeet.Suddenlytheyheardnoisesdeepintheearthandasmallholeappearedintheirfield.Intheafternoontherewasasuddenloudnoiseandstoneswerethrownhighintheair.Thepeasantsranfromthefieldandturnedtowatch.Theysawthebirthofavolcano.Largequantitiesofstoneandlava(岩浆)brokeoutandalittlehillbegantoform.Byeveningthishillwas100feethighandhotashes(灰烬)werefallingonthevillage.Atnightthestronglightofthehotlavalitupthecountryside.Thetreesnearthevillagewerekilledandthevillagershadtoleavetheirhouses.Whenthevillagewasdestroyed,itsnamewasgiventothevolcano.ThenewsquicklyreachedMexicoCity,fartotheeast.Manypeoplecametowatchthescene.Thevolcanogrewandgrewfortenyearsandhundredsofsquaremilesofforestweredestroyed.ThenParacutinwenttosleep.1.Paracutinwasoncethenameof________.A.apeasantB.avillageC.anoldmountainD.aMexican2.Whatwasdestroyedinthegrowingupofthevolcano?A.Thelittlehillofstone.B.Thevillagerslivingcloseby.C.TheforestsandfieldsroundParacutin.D.TheMexicanpeasantandhiswife.3.Inthispassagethewriteristryingto________.A.tellusaninterestinghappeningB.explainascientifictheoryC.makeusbelievesomethingD.makeupaninterestingstory4.Whatcanwelearnaboutvolcanoesfromthispassage？用心爱心专心1A.Newvolcanoesmayappearinplaceswherepeopledonotexpectthemtobe.B.Volcanoesarealwaysgrowing.C.Volcanoesareactivefromtimetotime.D.Newvolcanoesareactiveforonlytenyears.用心爱心专心2
