1．To Rampino, being close to active volcanoes is ________ .

　　A．adventurous but meaningful

　　B．scary but necessary

　　C．impossible and unnecessary

　　D．dangerous but urgent

　　答案：A　推理推断题。根据第一段可知这样的工作很具有冒险性；再根据文章第三段最后一句可知这样的工作也很有意义。

　　2．The underlined word "hooked" in Paragraph 2 probably means "________ "．

　　A．trapped B．touched

　　C．frightened D．attracted

　　答案：D　词义猜测题。根据上一句中的"became interested in the subject"可知，Rampino一旦开始火山研究工作时，就会入迷、被吸引，故这里是被"吸引"的意思。故选D项。

　　3．Rampino's study on volcanoes might help ________ .

　　A．warn people to protect the environment

　　B．support the study of Earth's future climate

　　C．tell the future eruption time of the volcanoes

　　D．reduce the possibility of the volcanoes' eruptions

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句"It may also help scientists predict what could happen to Earth's climate in the future."以及第四段最后一句可知，他的工作有助于研究地球未来的气候。故选B项。

　　4．In which part of a newspaper could we find this text?

　　A．Climate. B．History.

C．People. D．Business.