单选题 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(船长) feet. He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano(火山) was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom(底部)of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 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 rocks 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 coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world.

单选题 Surtsey is ______.

A. an island not far from Iceland
B. a new volcano
C. a place in Iceland

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。绪尔特塞是冰岛附近一座新形成的火山岛。

单选题 Scientists flew there ______.

A. to watch the birth of the island
B. to save the fishing boat
C. to learn about the island

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。科学家们赶到那儿去观察小岛的诞生过程。C选项中去研究小岛只是一部分科学家的事，他们在岛上建房子准备居住。研究新生的小岛而不是观察诞生过程。

单选题 When did scientists fly there to watch?

A. Before the volcano broke out.
B. As soon as the volcano broke out.
C. About four days after the volcano broke out.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。小岛开始喷发是14号，18号长到一定高度后，科学家们才赶过去。

单选题 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

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 归纳题。文中提到了从渔船偶然发现小岛诞生到小岛长大的过程。

单选题 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

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 主旨题。文章主要讲述了绪尔特塞的形成过程。