高中英语人教版选修六课文阅读导学案unit 5

【自主学习】------大胆试

Task I：Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.

1. We can know from the passage that _______.

A. the writer likes his job because it is challenging

B. after studying volcanoes for 20 years, the writer finds it very boring

C. nobody dare get close to the volcano after it erupted

D. it is easy for the writer to get close to the crater

2. The wr iter doesn’t mind the occasional danger of his job because _______.

A. He travels to unusual places and meets interesting people from all over the world.

B. He likes the different ways of working.

C. He thinks his job the most important.

D. He is excited about dangers and feels alive.

3. How many years has the author worked as a volcanologist? _______.

A. 10 years

B. 20 years

C. 30 years

D. 40 years

4. Why did the volcanologists run out of the house into the back garden?

A. Because his bed began shaking.

B. Because his bedroom suddenly became as bright as day.

C. Because he thought there was an earthquake in Hawaii.

D. Because he wanted to collect information about the eruption.

5. Why did the writer put on special clothes to look at the crater?

A. Because he wanted to take some special photos.

B. Because the other two scientists asked him to.

C. Because he was concerned about his safety.

D. Because he wanted to climb down into the crater.

6. What does the writer mean by using lucky in the sentence I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it?

A. He left much safer on the top while the other two scientists climbed down into the crater.

B. It was his first sight of an eruption.

C. It was the first time for him to watch the crater.

D. both B and C

Judge True or False

1. The writer works for HVO, and his main job is collecting information about Mount Kilauea. ( )

2. The writer doesn’t mind the occasional danger of his job because he travels to