持续近三个月！西班牙拉帕尔马岛火山终于停止喷发

After 85 days and eight hours of destruction, the Cumbre Vieja volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands has actually ended completely, scientists announced Saturday. The volcanic eruption was the island of La Palma’s longest active eruption on record, according to Canary Island government officials. 

“I have searched for the exact word to define our state of mind. It isn’t joy. I can’t say that we are happy, and it isn’t satisfaction either,” Julio Pérez, the Canary Islands’ minister of public administration, justice and security, said in Spanish on Saturday. “Today we feel relief. We can also add the word emotion, although we should also add the word hope. This unbearable destruction has ended and now it’s time to rebuild, improve, remake and replace.”

The island’s volcanic emergency committee, PEVOLCA, said Cumbre Vieja first began erupting on September 19 and that it concluded on December 13 at 10:21 p.m. local time, with no more seismic(地震的) activity detected since then.
      Approximately 7,000 people were evacuated, hundreds of acres were impacted, the island’s airport was closed for nearly 10 days, and over 1,000 houses and other buildings were affected by the months-long eruption. Pérez said his teams are working to gradually rehouse the affected families.

       The impact of the eruption could also be seen in the surrounding water where aquatic(水生的) life and habitats were coated in ash. Residents on the island faced earthquakes, lava flows, toxic gases, volcanic ash and acid rain. Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain, called the conclusion of Cumbre Vieja’s eruption “the best Christmas present.” “All my appreciation to the La Palma people,” Sánchez wrote on Twitter in Spanish. “We will continue working together, all institutions, to relaunch the marvelous island of La Palma and repair the damage.”

1.What happened to the Cumbre Vieja volcano according to Paragraph One?

A It stopped erupting.

B It became active.

C It was destructed.

D It caused heavy rain.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句the Cumbre Vieja volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands has actually ended completely可以得知该火山现在已经没有喷发了。故选A。

2.Why did Julio Pérez use different words to describe his state of mind?

A He was in charge of the justice and security in Spain.

B He was trying to measure the destruction of eruption.

C He wanted to remember the longest active eruption.

D He had complicated feelings towards the end of the eruption.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段的It isn’t joy. I can’t say that we are happy, and it isn’t satisfaction either和Today we feel relief. We can also add the word emotion, although we should also add the word hope.可以得知他对火山停止喷发有很复杂的感受，所以用了不同的词语来表达自己的心态。故选D。

3.What will Pérez and his teams do?

A They will evacuate the affected people.

B They will try to build the houses again.

C They will judge the damage of the volcano.

D They will detect the wildlife on the island.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句的Pérez said his teams are working to gradually rehouse the affected families可以得知他们下一步要做的事情就是做好房屋重建的工作。故选B。

4.How did Pedro Sánchez think of the end of eruption?

A It was a great thing.

B It was a severe damage.

C It was a clear thing.

D It was a sweet dream.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句的Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain, called the conclusion of Cumbre Vieja’s eruption “the best Christmas present”可以得知他认为这是最好的圣诞礼物，因此他认为这是很好的事情。故选A。