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Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. The mountain has been in a state of near-continuous eruption for half of a million years. Exploring the Etna geographical area reveals a history written in fire. Before the eruptions, it was covered by forests of pine trees. Located in southern Italy, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. However, its height often changes when volcanic material accumulates during eruptions and subsequently collapses. Few volcanoes in the world have an eruption history so thoroughly documented by historical records. Etna's eruption history dates back as far as 1500 BC. Some two hundred eruptions have been recorded down through the centuries, but compared with other volcanoes, most of its eruptions have so far been fairly light in terms of death and destruction. Only about one hundred deaths have been attributed to the volcano. The mountain hasn't been entirely harmless, however. In 1928, it destroyed the town of Mascali. Over the centuries, Etna's lowest slopes have been shaped by human hands to take advantage of rich soils for growing grapes, apples and nuts. Local people have also carved out over two hundred caves in the soft rock, and use them for everything from sacred burial places to food storage. Large mammals once wandered the volcano slopes, but today, foxes, wild cats, rabbits, and mice are more common. Some of those small mammals help to sustain such big birds as golden eagles.

埃特納火山是地球上最活躍的火山之一。這座山近50萬年來一直處于幾乎連續(xù)噴發(fā)的狀態(tài)。探索埃特納的地理區(qū)域揭示了火山的歷史。在火山爆發(fā)之前，它被松樹林覆蓋著。埃特納火山位于意大利南部，是歐洲最高的活火山。然而，當(dāng)火山物質(zhì)在噴發(fā)期間積累并隨后崩塌時，其海拔高度經(jīng)常改變。世界上很少有關(guān)于火山如此詳盡的歷史記載。埃特納火山噴發(fā)的歷史可以追溯到公元前1500年。幾個世紀以來記錄了大約200次火山噴發(fā)，但與其他火山相比，到目前為止，就造成的傷亡和破壞程度而言，大多數(shù)火山噴發(fā)造成的影響都相當(dāng)輕微。只有大約100人死于火山爆發(fā)。然而，這座山并非完全無害的。1928年，它摧毀了馬斯卡利鎮(zhèn)。幾個世紀以來，埃特納的低山坡都是人為開墾的，利用肥沃的土壤種植葡萄、蘋果和堅果。當(dāng)?shù)鼐用褚苍谲泿r中挖出了200多個洞穴，并將它們用于各種用途。從神圣的墓地到食物儲藏地。大型哺乳動物曾經(jīng)在火山山坡上出沒，但今天，狐貍、野貓、兔子和老鼠更常見。在這些小哺乳動物中，有的是被捕食者，使像金雕這樣的大鳥得以生存。

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

請根據(jù)剛才所聽的文章回答16-18題。

Question 16 What does the speakers say about Mount Etna?

問題16：關(guān)于埃特納火山，他們談到了哪些？

Question 17 What do we learn about the lower slopes of Mount Etna?

問題17：關(guān)于埃特納火山的低斜坡，我們了解到哪些？

Question 18 What does the speaker say about big birds like golden eagles at Mount Etna?

問題18：關(guān)于像埃特納山的金雕這樣的大鳥，他們說了些什么？

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