A forest fire that burned 55 square kilometers was finally brought under control on Wednesday morning.The fire started on Sunday in Black Bear State Park and quickly spread to nearby areas. On Monday.police evacuatedthe small town of Lawson and ordered the people to leave their homes.The fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 0thers. Nobody was hurt.Officials said the damage to homes and cars was betwcen$1 million and$2 million.The government declared the town a disasterarea, The fire spread quickly in the hot.dry weather.Fire fighting was difficult because of strong winds.Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National Fire Service to put out the fire.Some kept fighting for 24 hours.Fire engines and helicopters dropped water onto the fire.In order to control the fire.firemen cleared a way around the fire. Police closed King Road to traffic on Tuesday because of heavy smoke.Thousands of tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen Road to pass the fire area, Some people did not follow the police order.Paul Grayson sent his wife and two children to safety.but he stayed.As the fire came within 50 feet of his house.he started thinking.“Am I foolish? Did I stay here too long.just for a house? Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题.每题所填单词不超过l0个):1.What did the police order the people to do? The police ordered the people to . 查看更多

 

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  A forest fire that burned 55 square kilometers was finally brought under control on Wednesday morning.The fire started on Sunday in Black Bear State Park and quickly spread to nearby areas.

  On Monday, the police evacuated(疏散)the people in the small town of Lawson and ordered them to leave their homes.The fire destroyed 20 houses in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 others.

  Nobody was hurt.Officials(官员)said the damage of houses and cars was between $1 million and $2 million.The government declared(宣称)the town a disaster(灾难)area.

  The fire spread quickly in the hot, dry weather.Fire fighting was difficult because of strong winds.Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National Fire Service to put out the fire.Some kept fighting for 24 hours.Fire engines and helicopters dropped water onto the fire.In order to control the fire, firemen cleared a way around the fire.

  The police closed King Road to traffic on Tuesday because of heavy smoke.Thousands of tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen Road to pass the fire area.

  Some people did not follow the police's order.Paul Grayson sent his wife and two children to safety, but he stayed.As the fire came within 50 feet of his house, he started thinking,“Am I foolish? Did I stay here too long, just for a house?”

1.When and where did the forest fire start?

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2.What did the police order people to do?

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3.Why was the fire fighting difficult?

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4.How did the firemen drop water onto the fire?

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5.How long did the tourists have to drive north to Queen Road to pass the fire area?

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