Mount Etna is a volcano(火山) in Sicily, Italy. It is the tallest volcano in Europe. It is 3,357 meters tall. Mount Etna is very active(活跃的). It is active almost all the time. Only sometimes, the volcano stops.

Mount Etna is near the city of Catania. The volcano was very dangerous in the past. People wrote about it 3,500 years ago. It erupted a lot. To erupt means that lava(熔岩) and smoke come out of it.

Etna was very active in 2021. It erupted 11 times in three weeks. The volcano got 30 meters higher. Etna erupted this February. People could see an orange river of lava at night. And even some planes couldn’t fly because of it. Last week, the volcano erupted again. Luckily, no one was hurt and no house was destroyed(毁坏).

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1.Which is NOT true about Mount Etna?

A It’s in Sicily.

B It’s in Italy.

C It’s in Catania.

D It’s in Europe.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段第一、二句“Mount Etna is a volcano in Sicily, Italy. It is the tallest volcano in Europe.”可知，埃特纳火山位于欧洲的意大利西西里岛；根据第二段第一句“Mount Etna is near the city of Catania”可知埃特纳火山不在卡塔尼亚市里。故选C。

2.Mount Etna is _______ active.

A never

B hardly

C always

D sometimes

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段的“It is active almost all the time.”可知，埃特纳火山几乎一直处于活动状态。故选C。

3.The underlined word “it” refers to(指) _______.

A the city

B the past

C the lava

D the volcano

解析：选D。D词意指代题。结合语境可知，3500多年前，人们在书中记录过埃特纳火山。故选D。

4.What happened(发生) this February?

A Mount Etna got 30 meters higher.

B The volcano erupted 11 times.

C Some planes stopped flying.

D People saw an orange river.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段的“Etna erupted this February...And even some planes couldn’t fly because of it”可知，今年二月的时候，埃特纳火山爆发了，甚至导致一些飞机停飞。故选C。

5.Mount Etna erupted _______ times this year.

A 2

B 3

C 4

D 11

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Etna erupted this February.”以及“Last week, the volcano erupted again.”可知，埃特纳火山今年内已经喷发两次了。故选A。