2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練 熱點31 森林火災的危害及防范(學生版+解析版)

2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練

熱點31森林火災的危害及防范

一、閱讀理解

1

Atabout6p.m.onSaturday,aforestfirebrokeoutinavillageinMuLi,Liangshan.Thelocalgovernment

actedquicklyand689peopleweresenttoputoutthefire.FiregroupswerefightingthefireonSundaywhena

suddenchangeofwinddirectioncaused“ahugefireball”.27firefightersand3localslosttheirlives.Mostof

thefirefighterswereintheirtwentiesandtwoofthemwerelessthantwenty,thoughseveralwereolder.Their

deathtouchedourheartsalloverChina.Thereisreasonenoughtoregardthemasheroes.PresidentXiJinping,

PremierLiKeqiangandmanyotherleaderscaredfbrtheheroesandexpressedcondolencetotheheroes'families

andfriends.

Weshouldrememberalltheheroesandtheirspirit,braveryshowedinfightingthefire.Astheoldsayinggoes:

anationisloslwiihoulilsmemories.Forestfiresarecommoninspring,ruleslopreventfireshavecomeoutin

Liangshan.Manyexpertsbelievetherearesomereasonsfbrforestfires.Thefirstreasonisweatherchange.Warmer

anddrierweatherleadstodangerousfireconditions.Next,lightningisanotherreason.Drygrassandtreeseasily

catchfire.Finally,hotwindsaddtoihepossibilityofforestfires.Thewindspreadsafirequickly.However,90%of

forestfiresarccausedbyhumans,accordingtoareport.Forestfirescanburnatover900℃andreachheightsof

morethan50meters.Forestfirescanmoveatspeedsofupto23kilometersanhour,burningeverything—trees,

brush,homes,evenpeople...ExpertsremindpeopletobecarefulduringtheholidayofQingming,knownasTomb

SweepingDay.Millionsofpeopletraveltotheirhomesduringtheholiday,sotherisksoffiresinmountainsare

high.

Inordertokeeptheheart-brokenlessoninmind,weshouldslopfiresfromhappeningagain.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Allthefirefighterswholosttheirliveswereintheirtwenties.

B.About700peopleweresenttoputoutthefire.

C.Asuddenchangeofwinddirectionledto“ahugefircbalT*.

D.ThedeathoftheheroestouchedourheartsaroundChina.

2.Allofthefollowingcancauseforestfiresexceptinthepassage.

A.weatherchangeB.lightningandhotwinds

C.humanbehaviorD.tombSweepingDay

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthispassage?

A.Weshouldrememberthereasonsforforestfires,includingtheconditionsfromnatureandhumans.

B.Weshouldremembertheheroesandtheirspirit,braveryshowedinfightingthefire.

C.Weshouldrememberthenumberoftheheroesthatlost(heirlivesinfightingthefire.

D.WeshouldremembertobecarefulduringiheholidayofQingming,knownasTombSweepingDay.

4.Whatis(hecharacterofforestfiresfromthepassage?

A.Forestfirescanbuma(morethan900℃andreachheightsofover50meters.

B.Forestfirescanrunatspeedsofupto23kilometersanhour.

C.Forestfirescanburneveiything—trees,brush,homes,evenpeople.

D.DothA,BandC.5.Youcanprobablyfindthispassage

A.inanewsreportB.inafairybook

C.inastory-bookD.inanovel

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Todaytherearemorefiresthaninthepast.OverI()(),()()()wildfiresburneachyearinAmerica.Russiahas

20,(M)0to35,000wildfireseveryyear.Australiahasonaverage60,0(X)eachyear.Thesefiresdestroyhugeareasof

forestsandburnhundredsofhomes.

Manyexpertsbelieve.Thefirstisclimatechange.Recentweatherhasbeenwarmeranddrier.This

leadstodangerousfireconditions.Whenlighteningstrikes,drygrasseasilycatchesfire.Hotwindsaddtothe

problem.Thewindspreadsafirequickly.In2010,Russiahadthehottestanddriestsummerinacentury.Injust

onemonth,500firesdestroyedover2,000homes.Somepeoplelosttheirlives.

Traditionalfire-fightingpracticesareanotherreasonfortheincreaseinfires.InAmerica,firefightersused(o

quicklyputouteveryfire.Theydidn'tallowthegrassandtreestoburn.Asaresult,todaymanyforestshavethicker

vegetation(植被).Thickervegetationmeansmorefuelforfires,also,withoutfiresfromtimetotime,forests

becomeovercrowdedandunhealthy.Sometreesarcdead.Thedeadwoodtheneasilycatchesfire.Sosurprisingly,

Americahasmanymorefirestodaypartlybecauseofitspastfire-fightingpractices.

Scientistsnowunderstandthatafirecanbeanaturalpartofhealthyforest.Asaresult,countrieslikeAustralia

allowmorefirestoburnnaturally.Sometimes,firefightersevenstartfirestogetridofdeadwood.Ofcourse,they

carefullycontrolthefires.Thefirethinsoutoldtrees.Thisallowssunlighttoreachtheground.Asaresult,fires

helpnewtreestogrow.Therefore,ifafireisnotaseriousthreattopeople,firefightersmayletitburnnaturally.

6.Todayhasthemostwildfireseachyearaccordingtothepassage.

A.AustraliaB.AmericaC.RussiaD.China

7.Russiahadmanyfiresinonemonthin2010because.

A.lighteningspreadthefireB.therewasmuchfuelfbrfires

C.therewerenotenoughfirefightersD.itwasunusuallyhot,dryandwindy

8.WhatcanbefilledintheblankinParagraph2?

A.(herearcseveralreasonsfbrthissuddenincreaseinfires

B.peoplehavedonetoomanyterriblethingsinrecentyears

C.stoppingfiresisdifficultforpeople

D.carelesspeoplecausesomefires

9.Becauseofthetraditionalfire-fightingpracticesintheUS,.

A.therearefewerwildfires

B.treesandgrassbecomethicker

C.theweatherbecomeswarmeranddrier

D.sunlightreachesthegroundtohelpforests

10.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.Firesareseriousthreatstohumanbeings.

B.Australianfirefightersdon'tputoutfires.

C.Firescanplayanimportantroleinforests.

D.It'sdifficultforfirefighterstocontrolthefires.

11.Whichof(hefollowingisTRUEaccordingtopassage?

A.Notallthefiresintheforestsmustbeputout.

B.People'scarelessnessleadstodangerousfires.

C.Australiaallowsallthefirestoburnnaturally.

D.Therearc2000firesinRussiain2010.

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Everyyear,wildfires(野火)destroymuchforestland.Homesarebrokendown,andthousandsofpeopledie.

Smokejumpersarehelpingtostopthis.

Smokejunipersarcaspecialkindoffirefighters.Theyjumpfromplacesintoareasthatarcdifficulttoreach

bycaroronfoot.Thcyracetoputoutfiresasfastastheycan.

Atafiresite,smokejumpersfirstexaminethelandanddecidehowtofightthefire.Theirmaingoalistostop

firefromspreading.Usingbasictoolssuchasshovelsandaxes,smokejumpersclearlandofburnablemateriallike

plantsandotherdrymaterial.Theycarrywaterwiththemtoo.butnotmuch.

Althoughmostsmokejumpersaremen,morewomenarejoining.Mostimportantareyourweightandheight.

SmokejumpersintheU.S.,forexample,mustbe54to91kilograms,sotheydon'tgethurtwhentheyland,orget

blownbystrongwinds.

Smokejunipersmustbeabletcliveinthewilderness.Theyalsoknowhowtofindfoodintheforestandeven

makesimplefurniturefromtrees.

Theyworkisdangerous,thehoursarclong.Butforthesefirefighters,smokejunipersisn'tjustajob.They

lovebeingabletojumpoutofplanes,fightfires,andliveintheforest.Asa28-year-oldsmokejumperAlexi

Tishinsays,“Thisisthebestjobfbrthestrongandbrave.^^

12.Whatdosmokejumpersdofirstwhen(heycome(oafiresite?

A.Examine(helandanddecidehowtofightthefire.

B.Usebasictoolstocleartheplace.

C.stopfirefromspreading.

13.Themainpurposeofsmokejumpers'jobis.

A.(odestroymuchforestland

B.toclearlandofburnablematerial

C.topreventthefirefromspreading

14.Smokejumpersshouldhaveproperweightbecause.

A.(heycanrunfasterinthisway

B.theycanlandmoresafelyinthisway

C.tlicycanbemorehandsomeinthisway

15.SmokejumpersareabletodothefollowingthingsEXCEPT.

A.liveinthewilderness

B.makebeautifulfurniture

C.knowhowtofindfoodintheforest

16.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A.Smokejumpersalwayscarryalotofwaterwiththem.

B.Onlymencanbesmokejunipers.

C.Oneshouldbebraveandstrongenoughtobeasmokejuniper.

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Theworld'slargestrainforest,(neAmazon,growsovereightcountiesandcovers40percentofSouthAmerica.

Itmakesaboutone—fifthofEarth'soxygen.Peoplecallit"thelungsofourplanet.

However,therainforestisindangernow.AlargefirebrokeoutintheAmazonlastmoth.AsofAug27,ithad

lastedfor22days.

Infact,theAmazonhasseenalargenumberoffiresthisyear.BetweenJanuaryandAugust,therewereover74,

000fires—thehighestnumbersince2013,theBBCreported.

Mostofthefirescamefromhumanactivities'*CNNnoted.FarmersintheAmazonhavelongusedfireto

preparelandforplanting.Butthesefirescaneasilygeloutofhand.

TheBraziliangovernmenthassentsoldiers(ofight(hefires.Butscientistshavesaidthatitwilltakearound20

to4()yearstorebuildtheforest'secosystem.Theyhavealsosaidthatthefireshavedestroyed15to17percentofthe

rainforest,ChinaDailyreported.

TheAmazonishometoaround1millionindigenous(土著的)peoplefromupto500tribes(落).About

3millionspeciesofplantsandanimalsalsolivethere,includingjaguars,slothsandriverdolphins.Manyofthem

havelosttheirhomesbecauseofthefires.HereisthenumberoffiresthathavebrokenoutinBrazilovertheyears.

17.PeoplecalltheAmazonrainforest"thelungsofourplanet"because.

A.itliesalongtheAmazonriverB.it'stheworld'slargestrainforest

C.itmakesone—fifthofEarth'soxygenD.itgrowsovermanycountries

18.WeknowfromCNN'sreportthatthefire.

A.lastedfor22daysB.resultedfromhumanactivity

C.ishelpingfarmersplantcropsD.isoutofcontrol

19.Thechart（圖標）tellusthetotalnumbersoffiresbetweenJanitoAug20.

A.istheleastin2019B.isthemostin2016

C.isthesameeveryyearD.isthemostthisyear

20.Thelastparagraphwaswrittentoshow.

A.howmuchdamagethefirehasdone

B.whatweshoulddotorebuildtheforest

C.howtheBraziliangovernmentstoppedthefire

D.（heimportanceofprotectingtheecosystem

21.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.

A.farmersshouldn'tplantcropsnca:theAmazonrainforest

B.Amazonforest'secosystemwillrepairitself

C.itwilltakealongtimetorebuild（heAmazon

D.earthwillrunoutofoxygens（x）n

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Californiaisburning!WildfireshavespreadacrosstheUSstatesinceOct23andsmokehasfilleditsskies.

TaketheKincadeFireinnorthernCaliforniaforexample.Itforced200,000peopletoescape（逃跑）itspath

withinoneweek.Thestate'slargestpowercompanycutpowertoabout206,000homesinordertostopmorefires

frombreakingout,CBSNewsreported.

Californiahasseenmanywildfiresinrecentyears.Nineofthe10biggestfireshavehappenedsince2000.

includingfivesince2010,accordingtoTheNewYorkTimes.

Whyisthis?Californiahastheperfectwildfireconditions,ParkWilliams,aUSclimateexpert（氣候專家）,

toldTheNewYorkTimes.Ithasdryairandhightemperaturesfromspringthroughlatefall.Atthesametime,

seasonalwindsblowacrossthestateeveryyear,causingthewildfirestospreadquicklyandlastforweeks.

Globalwarminghasalsomadethefiresworseinrecentyears.Ithasdriedoutthestate'streesandotherplant

life,causingthemtoburnmoreeasily.

Humanshaveplayedaroleaswell.Burningcampfires,garbagedebris（垃圾碎片），andcigaretteendscan

easilycausewildfires.Forexample,onefirestartedlastyearwhenacargotaflattire（漏了氣的輪胎）.Thecar's

bodymettheroadandsentoutsparks（火花）,startingafire.

Lightningstrikes（雷擊）andvolcaniceruptions（火山爆發(fā)）canalsocausewildfires.However,humanshave

caused90percentofCalifornia'swildfires,accordingtotheUSNationalParkService.

WildfiresoftenhappeninwoodedareasintheUS,CanadaandAustralia.Theyarealsoknownasforestfires

orgrassfires,orasbushHres（森林火災）inAustralia.

Wildfirescanburnatover900Candreachheightsofmorethan50meters.Theycanmoveatspeedsofupto

23kilometersanhour,burningeverything—trees,brush,homes,evenpeople—intheirpath.

22.AccordingtoCBSNews,thefiresinCalifornia.

A.haveinfluencedmanypeople'slivesB.havegottensmallerinrecentyears

C.causednodeathsD.areundercontrol

23.Paragraph4explains.

A.howglobalwarminghasmadefiresworse

B.howtocutoffthepowerduringawildfire

C.whypeopleareafraidofwildfires

D.whywildfiresoftenhappeninCalifornia

24.Theexampleofthecaraccidentwithaflattiretellsusthat.

A.peoplesetforestsonfireonpurposeB.caraccidentsdon'tcausewildfires

C.wildfirescanstartfromsmalleventsD.peopleshouldn'tdrivenearforests

25.Accordingtothestory,whathave/hascausedmostwildfiresinCalifornia?

A.Lightningstrikes.B.Volcaniceruptions.

C.Dryandhotweather.D.Humanactivities.

二、短文填空

根據下面短文內容，在短文的空格處填上一個恰當?shù)脑~，使短文完整、通順。

Recently,thefiredisastershavebeenfrequently（頻繁地）reportedonTV.Lastmonth,aterriblefireaccident

26.toNotreDameCathedral（巴黎圣母院），oneofthemostfamouschurchesintheworld.Lotsoflocalpeople

andtouristsgottogetheraroundthecathedralandprayed（祈禱）forit.Theroofandthespire（1苔尖）wereburnt.

But27..themainbuildingandtheculturalrelics（文物）remained（俁存）.

InLiangshan,SichuanProvince,aforest28.brokeoutonMarch30th.Atotalof252firefightersandabout

450localpeopletriedtoputoutthefire.Itwas29.aseriousfirethat27firefightersand4localofficialslosttheir

lives.

Everyyear,manypeopledieorgetinjuredinthefireaccidents.So,itisnecessaryforustoknowhowto

protect30.fromafire.

Themostimportantthingisto31.calm.Ithelpsustothinkclearly.Second,weshouldcutofftheelectricity

inthehousebecausewemightgethurtbyit.Next,weshouldcoverournosesandmouths32.apieceofwetcloth

orawettowel（毛巾）.Becausethefirewillburnsomethingandrelease（釋放）akindofpoison（有毒的）gas.

Finally,weshouldtryourbesttogeloutofthebuilding.However,wemustn'ttake（heliftorjump33.froma

window,itisreallydangerous.

三、完型填空

Manbegantomakeuseoffirelonglongago.Fireisusefulinmanyways,butsometimesitisdangerous.If

youarcnot34withit,itcanburnthingsorevenhurtyou.Abigfirecan35forestsandtallbuildings.

Sometimesapieceofthinpapercancause（弓|起）abigfire.Sopleaseremembernottosmokeinthedryplaceslike

woodsandforests.Whenyouusecandlesathome,youshould36yourlonghairawayfromthefire.

Butifthereisafireinourbuilding,37shouldwedo?Poursomewater38yourclothes.What's

more,puta39towel（毛巾）overyourmouthandyournosetokeepthe40out.You'dbetterrunaway

fromthefireas41asyoucan.Butyoumustn'trush!Oryoumayfalloverandhurtyourselforothers.Of

courseyoushouldalsocal142Onthephoneyoushouldclearlytellthefiremenwhere（hefireistohelpthem

gettherewithoutdifficulty.Bytheway.Donot43outofthewindow.Jumpingmaybemoredangerousthan

thefire.

Keepourselvesawayfromfireandsafetyisaboveall!

34.A.carefulB.happyC.goodD.kicky

35.A.washB.blowC.burnD.hit

36.A.makeB.putC.keepD.take

37.A.whatB.whereC.whyD.how

38.A.aboveB.belowC.overD.under

39.A.dryB.bigC.smallD.wet

40.A.airB.smokeC.waterD.fire

41.A.slowlyB.quicklyC.suddenlyD.early

42.A.120B.110C.114D.119

43.A.runB.rushC.getD.Jump

2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練

熱點31森林火災的危害及防范

一、閱讀理解

1

Atabout6p.m.onSaturday,aforestfirebrokeoutinavillageinMuLi,Liangshan.Thelocalgovernment

actedquicklyand689peopleweresenttopuloutthefire.Firegroupswerefighting(hefireonSundaywhena

suddenchangeofwinddirectioncaused“ahugefireball”.27firefightersand3localslosttheirlives.Mostof

thefirefighterswereintheirtwentiesandtwoofthemwerelessthantwenty,thoughseveralwereolder.Their

deathtouchedourheartsalloverChina.Thereisreasonenoughtoregardthemasheroes.PresidentXiJinping,

PremierLiKeqiangandmanyotherleadersearedfortheheroesandexpressedcondolencetotheheroes'families

andfriends.

Weshouldrememberalltheheroesandtheirspirit,braveryshowedinfightingthefire.Astheoldsayinggoes:

anationiswithoulilsmemories.Forestfiresarecommoninspring,ruleslopreventfireshavecomeoutin

Liangshan.Manyexpertsbelievetherearesomereasonsfbrforestfires.Thefirstreasonisweatherchange.Warmer

anddrierweatherleadstodangerousfireconditions.Next,lightningisanotherreason.Drygrassandtreeseasily

catchfire.Finally,hotwindsaddtoihepossibilityofforestfires.Thewindspreadsafirequickly.However,90%of

forestfiresarccausedbyhumans,accordingtoareport.Forestfirescanburnatover900℃andreachheightsof

morethan50meters.Forestfirescanmoveatspeedsofupto23kilometersanhour,burningeverything-trees,

brush,homes,evenpeople...ExpertsremindpeopletobecarefulduringtheholidayofQingming,knownasTomb

SweepingDay.Millionsofpeopletraveltotheirhomesduringtheholiday,sotherisksoffiresinmountainsare

high.

Inordertokeeptheheart-brokenlessoninmind,weshouldslopfiresfromhappeningagain.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichof(hefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Allthefirefighterswholosttheirliveswereintheirtwenties.

B.About700peopleweresenttoputoutthefire.

C.Asuddenchangeofwinddirectionledto“ahugefireball”.

D.ThedeathoftheheroestouchedourheartsaroundChina.

2.Allofthefollowingcancauseforestfiresexceptinthepassage.

A.weatherchangeB.lightningandhotwinds

C.humanbehaviorD.tombSweepingDay

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthispassage?

A.Weshouldrememberthereasonsforforestfires,includingtheconditionsfromnatureandhumans.

B.Weshouldremembertheheroesandtheirspirit,braveryshowedinfightingthefire.

C.Weshouldrememberthenumberoftheheroesthatlosttheirlivesinfightingthefire.

D.WeshouldremembertobecarefulduringiheholidayofQingming,knownasTombSweepingDay.

4.Whatis(hecharacterofforestfiresfrom(hepassage?

A.Forestfirescanbumatmorethan900℃andreachheightsofover50meters.

B.Forestfirescanrunatspeedsofupto23kilometersanhour.

C.Forestfirescanburneveiything—trees,brush,homes,evenpeople.

D.BothA,DandC.5.Youcanprobablyfindthispassage.

A.inanewsreportB.inafairybook

C.inastory-bookD.inanovel

【答案】1.A2.D3.B4.D5.A

【解析】本篇文章難度適中，主要講述涼山森林大火中犧牲了27個消防員和當?shù)鼐用?，我們應該銘記英雄?/p>

并且講述森林大火出現(xiàn)的原因以及森林大火的特征。最后告訴我們銘記教訓，防止此類事故再次發(fā)生。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據Thelocalgovernmentactedquicklyand689peopleweresenttoputoutthefire可知,當?shù)?/p>

政府行動迅速并且派遣689個人去滅火,所以大約700個人，排除B：根據Firegroupswerefightingthefire

onSundaywhenasuddenchangeofwinddirectioncaused"ahugefirebaH”可知，風向的突然改變形成了大的火

球，排除C；TheirdeathtouchedourheartsalloverChinaRT^0,英雄的犧牲觸動了所有中國人的心,排

除D；根據Mostofthefirefighterswereintheirtwentiesandtwoofthemwerelessthantwenty,thoughseveral

wereolder可知，大部分是20多歲，而不是所有的都是二十多歲，故選A。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據Manyexpertsbelievetherearesomereasonsforforestfires.Thefirstreasonisweather

change、Next,lighteningisanotherreason>Finally,hotwindsaddtothepossibilityofforestfires以及However,

90%offorestfiresarecausedbyhumans,according(oareport可知，造成森林火災的原因包括天氣改變、閃電、

熱風以及人類行為等，根據ExpertsremindpeopletobecarefulduringtheholidayofQingming,knownasTomb

SweepingDay可知，科學家只是提醒人們清明節(jié)注意，而不是原因，故選D。

3.推理判斷題。根據Weshouldrememberalltheheroesandtheirspirit,braveryshowedinfightingthefire.As

theoldsayinggoes:anationislostwithoutitsmemories可知,一個沒有記憶的民族是迷失的民族。所以我們

應該記住所有的英雄以及他們在火災中的勇氣和勇敢的表現(xiàn)。故選Bo

4.細I節(jié)理解題。根據Forestfirescanburnatover900℃andreachheightsofmorethan50meters.Forestfirescan

moveatspeedsofupto23kilometersanhour,burningeverything-trees,brush,homes,evenpeople可知，森林火

災可以在超過9(X)攝氏度的溫度下燃燒，并達到5()多米的高度。森林火災的蔓延速度可達每小時23公里，

燒毀所有樹木、灌木叢、房屋，甚至人。故選D。

5.推理判斷題。A.新聞報道；B.童話書；C.故事書；D.小說。杈據全文可知，主要講述涼山森林大火以及

犧牲人員，并且還向我們科普了火災發(fā)生的原因以及森林大火的特點。所以可以在新聞報道上看到，故選A。

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Todaytherearemorefiresthaninthepast.Over100.000wildfiresburneachyearinAmerica.Russiahas

20.000to35,000wildfireseveryyear.Australiahasonaverage60,000eachyear.Thesefiresdestroyhugeareasof

forestsandbumhundredsofhomes.

Manyexpertsbelieve.Thefirstisclimatechange.Recentweatherhasbeenwarmeranddrier.This

leadstodangerousfireconditions.Whenlighteningstrikes,drygrasseasilycatchesfire.Hotwindsaddtothe

problem.Thewindspreadsafirequickly.In2010,Russiahadthehottestanddriestsummerinacentury.Injust

onemonth,50()firesdestroyedover2,000homes.Somepeoplelosttlieirlives.

Traditionalfire-fightingpracticesarcanotherreasonfortheincreaseinfires.InAmerica,firefightersusedto

quicklyputouteveryfire.Theydidn'tallowthegrassandtreestoburn.Asaresult,todaymanyforestshavethicker

vegetalion(M?).Thickervegetationmeansmorefuelforfires,also,withoutfiresfrom(imetotime,forests

becomeovercrowdedandunhealthy.Sometreesaredead.Thedeadwoodtheneasilycatchesfire.Sosurprisingly,

Americahasmanymorefirestodaypartlybecauseofitspastfire-fightingpractices.

Scientistsnowunderstandthatafirecanbeanaturalpartofhealthyforest.Asaresult,countrieslikeAustralia

allowmorefirestoburnnaturally.Sometimes,firefightersevenstartfirestogetridofdeadwood.Ofcourse,they

carefullycontrolthefires.Thefirethinsoutoldtrees.Thisallowssunlighttoreachtheground.Asaresult,fires

helpnewtreestogrow.Therefore,ifafireisnotaseriousthreattopeople,firefightersmayletitburnnaturally.

6.Todayhasthemostwildfireseachyearaccordingtothepassage.

A.AustraliaB.AmericaC.RussiaD.China

7.Russiahadmanyfiresinonemonthin2010because.

A.lighteningspreadthefireB.therewasmuchfuelforfires

C.therewerenotenoughfirefightersD.itwasunusuallyhot,dryandwindy

8.WhatcanbefilledintheblankinParagraph2?

A.(hereareseveralreasonsforthissuddenincreaseinfires

B.peoplehavedonetoomanyterriblethingsinrecentyears

C.stoppingfiresisdifficultforpeople

D.carelesspeoplecausesomefires

9.Becauseofthetraditionalfire-fightingpracticesintheUS,.

A.therearcfewerwildfires

B.treesandgrassbecomethicker

C.theweatherbecomeswarmeranddrier

D.sunlightreachesthegroundtohelpforests

10.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.Firesareseriousthreatstohumanbeings.

B.Australianfirefightersdon'tputOMfires.

C.Firescanplayanimportantroleinforests.

D.It'sdifficultforfirefighterstocontrolthefires.

11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtopassage?

A.Notallthefiresintheforestsmustbeputout.

B.People'scarelessnessleadstodangerousfires.

C.Australiaallowsallthefirestoburnnaturally.

D.Thereare2000firesinRussiain2010.

【答案】6.B7.DS.A9.B10.C11.A

【解析】文章大意：本文講現(xiàn)在的火災比過去更多了，分析了引發(fā)火災的原因，并指出火災可能是健康森

林的一部分，只要大火不對人類構成嚴重威脅，并非所有的或都要撲滅。

6.細節(jié)理解題。根據第1段中“Over100,000wildfiresburneachyearinAmerica.Russiahas20,000to35,000

wildfireseveryyear.Australiahasonaverage60,000eachyear."“『知未提及中國的情況，文中提至l］的幾個國家中

美國的野火最多。故選B。

7.推理判斷題。根據第2段中“In2010,Russiahadthehottestanddriestsummerinacentury.Injustonemonth.

500firesdestroyedover2,000homes.”結合上文內容可推出2010年俄羅斯有許多火災是因為天氣異常炎熱干

燥，再加上風的作用。故選D

8.推理判斷題。根據設空處下文中"Thefirstisclimatechange.”及“Traditionalfire-fightingpracticesareanother

reasonfbrtheincreaseinfires.”可推出此處應是說許多專家堅信火災突然增多是有一此原因的。故選A。

9.細節(jié)理解題。根據第3段中“InAmerica,firefightersusedtoquicklyputouteveryfire.Theydidn'tallowthe

grassandtreestoburn.Asaresult,:odaymanyforestshavethickervegetation（植被）.”可知因為美國的傳統(tǒng)消防

實踐，植被（即樹木和草）變得更厚。故選B。

10.段落大意題。第四段描述的例子論證了科學家對?大火可能是平衡森林的一個自然部分的觀點，說明火在

森林里有重要作用。故選C。

11.細節(jié)理解題。根據第4段中“Therefore,ifafireisnotaseriousthreattopeople,firefightersmayletitburn

naturally”可知如果火災沒有嚴重威脅到人們，消防員可能回任其自然燃燒，并不是森林中