7VanuatuisanislandnationintheSouthPacific.Itisoneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld.Butforthosewhoareinterestedinadventureandsportthereisalottodo.Vanuatu'sislandsoffervisitorstwoofthemostexcitinganddangero

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　　VanuatuisanislandnationintheSouthPacific.Itisoneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld.Butforthosewhoareinterestedinadventureandsportthereisalottodo.Vanuatu'sislandsoffervisitorstwoofthemostexcitinganddangerousactivitiesintheworld:volcano(火山)surfingandlanddiving.

　　VolcanoSurfingOnTannaIslandMountYasurrises300metersintothesky.Yasurisanactivevolcanoanditerupts(爆发)almosteverydaysometimesseveraltimesaday.Forcenturiespeoplehaveclimbedthismountaintovisitthetop.RecentlypeoplehavealsostartedclimbingYasurtosurfthevolcano.Insomewaysvolcanosurfingislikesurfingintheseabutinotherwaysifsverydifferent.Volcanosurferstrytoescapetheeruptingvolcano——withoutgettinghitbyflyingrocks!It'sfastfunanddangerous—theperfectextremesport(极限运动)LandDivingMostpeoplearefamiliarwithbungeejumpingbutdoyouknowbungeejumpingstartedonPentecostIslandinVanuatuandisalmostfifteencenturiesold?Theactivityfirstcalledlanddivingispartofareligiousceremony(宗教仪式).Amantiestreevines(树藤)tohislegs.Hethenjumpshead-firstfromahightowertotouchtheearthwiththetopofhishead——withoutbreakingthevine.Everyspringislandnatives(menonly)stilltakepartinthisamazingactivity.

　　()1.Inthefirstparagraphwhatdoestheword“those”mean?

　　   A.People.B.Animals.

　　   C.Activities.D.Islands.

　　()2.AccordingtothepassageMountYasur.

　　   A.isnolongeractive

　　   B.isonPentecostIsland

　　   C.eruptsalmosteveryday

　　   D.rises800metersintothesky

　　()3.WhyhavepeoplerecentlystartedclimbingMountYasur?

　　   A.Peoplecanclimbiteasily.

　　   B.Peoplecanmakemoney.

　　   C.Peoplecanwatchsnowonit.

　　   D.Peoplecansurfthevolcano.

　　()4.Whichofthefollowingaboutlanddivingistrue?

　　   A.Itisnotdangerousatall.

　　   B.Itwasfirstcalled“bungeejumping”.

　　   C.ItisatraditionalactivityinVanuatu. 

　　  D.ItcametoVanuatufromanothercountry.

　　()5.Whatisthepurpose ofthepassage?

　　   A.Totellpeoplenottododangeroussports.