1. (2020·上虞模拟) 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

There's a place in Venezuela where lightning strikes about 200 days a year.<br />Are you serious?<br />Yep, locals call it the never-ending storm of Catatumbo, because the area is near the Catatumbo River.<br />Scientists found that most of the lightning strikes between April and November.<br />NASA named the area the lightning capital of the world.<br />Why does the area get so many storms?<br />The Andes Mountains are on one side of the river, and the Caribbean Sea is on the other side.<br />Cool mountain winds move into the valley and hit warm sea air, creating the perfect conditions for lightning.<br />Are the people there afraid of getting hit?<br />Most people stay inside at night, but they don't really worry about it.<br />The chances of being struck by lightning are pretty slim.<br />In the US, about one out of every 12,000 people gets hit in their lifetime.<br />Yeah, but we're talking about an area that gets struck by lightning about 80% of the time.<br />True, this article says that near the Catatumbo River, one in three people gets struck every year.<br />Wow, that's really scary. I would never go outside if I lived there.<br />There's a place in Venezuela where lightning strikes about 200 days a year.<br />Are you serious?<br />Yep, locals call it the never-ending storm of Catatumbo, because the area is near the Catatumbo River.<br />Scientists found that most of the lightning strikes between April and November.<br />NASA named the area the lightning capital of the world.<br />Why does the area get so many storms?<br />The Andes Mountains are on one side of the river, and the Caribbean Sea is on the other side.<br />Cool mountain winds move into the valley and hit warm sea air, creating the perfect conditions for lightning.<br />Are the people there afraid of getting hit?<br />Most people stay inside at night, but they don't really worry about it.<br />The chances of being struck by lightning are pretty slim.<br />In the US, about one out of every 12,000 people gets hit in their lifetime.<br />Yeah, but we're talking about an area that gets struck by lightning about 80% of the time.<br />True, this article says that near the Catatumbo River, one in three people gets struck every year.<br />Wow, that's really scary. I would never go outside if I lived there.

1. （1） What do we know about the area?

   A . Lightning strikes mostly in December. B . The people there worry about getting hit. C . The area is near the Andes Mountains.
3. （2） What did NASA call the area?

   A . The Never-Ending Storm of Catatumbo. B . The Lightning Capital of the World. C . The Light of Venezuela.
5. （3） How many people are struck by lightning near the Catatumbo River?

   A . One in three per year. B . One in 12,000 per year. C . 80% of people who live there.
7. （4） What does the man say in the end?

   A . He's scared of storms. B . He'll never visit Venezuela. C . He'd be careful if he lived in the area.