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Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth of this island .It began at 7:30 a.m on 14th November . A fishing boat was near Iceland . The boat moved under the captain's feet .He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke .A volcano was breaking out .Red-hot rocks,dire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom of the sea .The island grew quiskly .It was 10 meters high the next daysand 60 meters high on 18th November .Scientists flew there to watch .It was exciting .Smoke and fire were still rushing up . Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea .The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky .Surtsey grew and grew .Then it stopped in June 1967 .It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long .And life was already comeing to Surtsey .Plants grew .Birds came . Some scientists built a house .They want to learn about this young island Anew island is like a new world .

1.Surtsey is _____.
A.an island not far from Iceland
B.a new volcano
C.a fishing boat
D.a place in Iceland

2.Scientist flew there _____.
A.to watch the birth of the island
B.to save the fishing boat
C.to learn about the island
D.to build a house

3.When did scientist fly there to watch ?
A.Before the volcaneo broke out .
B.As soon as the volcano broke out .
C.About four days after the volcano broke

out .
D.After the volcano stopped rushing up.

4.Put the following sentences in correct

order.
a.The captain found the boat was moving .
b.A new island appeared in the sea .
c.Fire ,smoke and rocks were seen rushing up.
d.A fishing boat was near Iceland .
e.The island grew quickly .
A.d-a-c-b-e
B.a-b-c-d-e
C.a-b-e-c-d
D.b-e-d-a-c

5.The best title of this article is _____.
A.A new island
B.The birth of an island
C.A new world
D.Scientists discovered Surtsey

Answer 1

这篇文章主要是说一个叫Surtsey的岛屿因为冰岛附近的海底火山喷发而形成的过程，形成后生命在岛屿上繁衍，科学家搬到岛屿居住去研究这个新世界一般的岛。

1。A Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth of this island ，知道SURTSEY是岛且near Iceland

2。 A Scientists flew there to watch

3。 C .It began at 7:30 a.m on 14th November .到on 18th November .Scientists flew there to watch

4。 A

5。 B 从句首推测 B好一些，D有迷惑性，科学家并不是经过后期搜寻发现了这座岛

Answer 2

1。A
Scientists saw the birth of this island "this island"就是Surtsey

2。C
They want to learn about this young island Anew island is like a new world .

3。C
It began at 7:30 a.m on 14th November. on 18th November Scientists flew there to watch .It was exciting .Smoke and fire were still rushing up .

4.A

5.B
因为岛屿的生成对研究意义重大，所以

Answer 3

accab