Paricutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At that time, Paricutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high. Today Paricutin is asleep.
What is Paricutin? It was the first volcano (火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paricutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noise deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano.
Large quantities of stone and lava broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes (灰烬) were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forests were destroyed. Then Paricutin went to sleep.
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What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?

A．The little hill of stone.	B．The villagers living close by.
C．The forests and fields around Paricutin.	D．The Mexican peasant and his wife.

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Put the following sentences into the right order according to the birth of Paricutin:
①they heard noise deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field
②there was a sudden noise
③A peasant and his wife set out to work in their field
④they found the earth warm under their feet
⑤stones were thrown high in the air
⑥the peasants ran from the field and turned to watch the birth of a volcano.

A．①⑤②③④⑥

B．③①⑤②④⑥

C．③④①②⑤⑥

D．③②④①⑤⑥

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We can infer that after around____ the volcano began to go to sleep.

A．1943

B．1953

C．1963

D．Not known

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In this passage the writer is trying to _________.

A．tell us an interesting happening

B．explain a scientific theory

C．make us believe something

D．make up an interesting lie

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. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?

A．New volcanoes may appear in place where people do not expect them to be.

B．Volcanoes are always growing.

C．Volcanoes are active from time to time.

D．New volcanoes are active for only ten years.

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