On August 17,2013,a hunter made a campfire. He just wanted to 41 some soup. But he 42 started the third-largest wildfire in California's history.
The 43 carried sparks(火花） from the hunter's campfire into the woods. Soon,a wildfire was burning 44 . It spread with 45 speed. For a while,it doubled in size every day.
The blaze(烈火) became known as the Rim Fire. It lasted for two months. Thousands of 46 worked to stop it. When they finally did,400 square miles of forest had 47 . That's an area larger than Dallas,Texas.
Wildfires have always been 48 in the western U.S. In recent years,they have been getting bigger and harder to control. That's partly because the weather has been 49 and drier than in the past. Forest plants have dried out. That makes the plants bum very 50 . The average fire is three times larger than it was in the 1980s.
The Rim Fire started in a remote area. Fighting such a fire can be a big 51 . Firefighters often use planes to 52 the fire. Then they dwmp (倾倒) huge loads of water from these planes. Sometimes that is not 53 to stop a wildfire,so firefighters jump down.
After they jump onto the 54 ,these firefighters use axes to 55 plants. They create a line of bare soil near the edge of the fire. When the fire reaches this line,there is 56 to bum. The fire stops spreading.
In the past,people often 57 in wildfires. Today,wildfires are 58 deadly. Early warnings usually help people get to safety before it's too 59 . Even though the Rim Fire 60 11 homes and caused millions of dollars in damage,no one was killed.
41. A. heat up B. drink up C. give up D. store up
42. A. quickly B. secretly C. accidentally D. gradually
43. A. rain B. snow C. light D. wind
44. A. out of mind B. out of time C. out of date D. out of control
45. A. exciting B. terrifying C. constant D. average
46. A. firefighters B. doctors C. policemen D. campers
47. A. broken B. disappeared C. dropped D. developed
48. A. distant B. similar C. common D. strange
49. A. warmer B. hotter C. colder D. cooler
50. A. gently B. easily C. quietly D. brightly
51. A. success B. mistake C. challenge D. opportunity
52. A. make B. fuel C. reach D. cause
53. A. enough B. valuable C. necessary D. helpful
54. A. building B. platform C. street D. ground
55. A. protect B. water C. grow D. remove
56. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
57. A. died B. hurt C. shouted D. cried
58. A. always B. rarely C. sometimes D. never
59. A. soon B. late C. much D. long
60. A. replaced B. repaired C. destroyed D. occupied
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本文是说明文。文章介绍了发生在加利福尼亚州的一场森林火灾。
41. A. 由上文的 a hunter made a campfire 可推测， 猎人只是想“加热(heat up) ”一些汤。
42. C. 由上文的 He just wanted to …some soup 可 推测，猎人“意外地(accidentally) ”引起了一场 大火，而非故意。
43. D. 由下文的 carried ... into the woods 可知，“风 (wind) ”将火花吹到了树林里。
44. D. 由下文的 For a while,it doubled in size every day可推测，一场大火“失控(out of control) ”了。
45. B. 由下文的 For a while,it doubled in size every day可知，大火以“可怕的(terrifying) ”速 度蔓延。
46. A. 由下文的worked to stop it可知，此处是指 “消防队员(firefighters ) ”。
47. B 。由上文的 It lasted for two months 可推测，当 消防队员最终灭掉火时，四百平方英里的森林 已经“消失了( disappeared) ”。
48. C. 由下文的 In recent years,they have been getting bigger and harder to control 可知，在美国 西部大火一直很“普遍(common) ”。
49. B 。 由下文的—Forest plants have dried out 可"推 测，近年来天气比以往更加“炎热(hotter) ”。
50. B. 千热的天气使植物很“容易(easily) ”燃烧。
51. C。灭边远地区的火可谓一大4‘挑战(challenge) ”。
52. D. 由下文的 Then they dump huge loads of water from these planes可推断，消防队员们经常 得开飞机“到达(reach) ”着火的地方。
53. A. 由下文的 so firefighters jump down 可推断， 有时从空中倒水并不“足(enough) ”以灭掉大 火。
54. D. 由下文的 these firefighters use a^ces tQ-... plants可推断，此处是说消防队员降落到“地面 (ground) ”上之后。
55. D. 由上文的axes及下文的They create a line of bare soi可推断，消防队员们用斧子“清除 (remove) ”植物。
56. B 。 由上文的 bare soil near the edge of the fire 及 下文的The fire stops spreading可推断，大火到 达隔离带时就“没有什么(nothing) ”可烧的了。
57. A.
58. B. 由下文的 Early warnings' usually help people get to safety可推测，过去人们常“死 (died) ”于大火，如今大火“很少(rarely) ”致命。
59. B. 早期警报通常会帮助人们在为时己“晚 (late) ”之前到达安全区域。
60. C. 大火“毁坏了(destroyed) ”ll 座房屋。
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