阅读理解Nooneknowsyettheaccuratenumberof

阅读理解 No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire .But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred .
A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria . Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes . People are rushing excitedly into the streets . The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so .
The cause of the fire is unknown . No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months , and the hot , north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour .
The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road , rail and air . But it is not easy to get there . Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines . The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飞机跑道).
It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War .1.By the time the article was written , the fire .A.had just broken outB.had been put outC.was spreading violentlyD.was coming to an end2.The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people .A.the fire was terrible and dangerousB.it was impossible to put out the fireC.more than one hundred people died of the fireD.to join in the fight against the fire3.In the 4th paragraph , the writer suggested that .A.the fire would soon be controlled by the firefightersB.it would be very difficult to put out the fireC.the government was paying great attention to the fireD.the fire had caused great losses and the airport was in ganger4.The underlined word “ accurate” in the first sentence has the same meaning as .A.recentB.wholeC.roughD.exact

CABD解析1.推理题：从文章第二段的句子A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria .可知大火正在蔓延。选C
2.写作意图题：从全文和最后一句话：It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War .说明作者写文章是告诉人们大火很危险。选A。
3.推理题：从第四段的句子：But it is not easy to get there .说明大火很难扑灭。选B
4.猜词题：从第二句话But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred .说明是很难准确的估计损失。选D
考点; 考查新闻报道类短文
点评：这是一篇新闻报道的短文，讲述的澳大利亚发生的一场大火和它的危害，其中有很多描写的细节，考试应该从中去揣摩作者的写作意图。

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