Rampino doesn’t work alone. He works with a team of scientists who use computers to stimulate (模拟) the effects volcanoes have on Earth’s atmosphere.

　　Being a volcanologist may be hard work, but it’s also fun. “It’s cool traveling the world studying volcanoes,” Rampino says. When he talks to students about his work, he tells them that his goal is “to understand the events that have shaped Earth’s history.”

　　44. To Rampino, being close to active volcanoes is _____.

　　A. adventurous but meaningful B. scary but necessary

　　C. impossible and unnecessary D. dangerous but urgent

　　45. The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_____”.

　　A. trapped

　　B. touched

　　C. frightened D. attracted

　　46. 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

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

　　A. Climate.

　　B. History.

　　C. People.

　　D. Business.

　　D

　　Today, over six billion people live on the planet. This means that there are very few places on Earth with no people. One place that has very few people is at the bottom of the Earth. In Antarctica, the icy continent surrounding the South Pole, you will not find anyone who lives there all the time.

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