26．全部焚毁burn to the ground

27．亮如白昼as bright as day

28．前往make one's way

29．靠近get close to

30．做研究do research

Ⅳ.完成句子(共5小题；每题7分，满分35分)

31．Yet，however weak we are，we are not completely powerless.

然而，不论我们多么脆弱，我们并不是完全没有力量。

32．However，the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people from one of the most powerful forces on earth-the volcano.

然而，最重要的是，通过我的工作我能帮助保护普通百姓免遭火山的威胁--这是世界上最大的自然威力之一。

33．The lava that flows slowly like a wave down the mountain causes far more damage because it buries everything in its path under the molten rock.

而像波浪一样顺着山坡缓缓流下的火山熔岩所造成的损失却大得多，这是因为火山岩浆所流经的地方，一切东西都被掩埋在熔岩下面了。

34．I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.

我刚要回去睡，这时突然我的卧室亮如白昼。

35．The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study，but this being my first experience，I stayed at the top and watched them.

另外两人攀下火山口去收集供日后研究用的岩浆，但我是第一次经历这样的事，所以留在山顶上观察他们。

重点词汇

Sometimes working outdoors，sometimes in an office，sometimes using scientific equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists，I am never bored.

(我)有时在户外工作，有时在办公室里，有时使用科学仪器，有时会见当地百姓和游客，我从不感到厌烦。

(equipment n．[U]设备；装备

※a piece of equipment一件设备

※equip vt.装备，配备；使有能力

equip...with...用......装备......

equip sb.for (doing) sth.使某人为(做)某事而准备，使某人具备做某事的条件