4.How long did the tourists have to drive north to Queen Road to pass the fire area? 查看更多

 

题目列表(包括答案和解析)

根据短文内容回答问题。(Answer the questions according to the passage.)

  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?

______________________________

2.What did the police order people to do?

______________________________

3.Why was the fire fighting difficult?

______________________________

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

______________________________

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

______________________________

查看答案和解析>>

阅读理解。
     A forest fire 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 evacuated (疏散) the 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 others. Nobody
was hurt. Officials said the damage to homes and cars was between $I million and 2 million. The
government declared 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. Police closed King road to traffic on Tuesday because
of the 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?
    The fire started ______
2. What did the police order the people to do?
     The police ordered the people to ______.
3. How did the firemen drop water onto the fire?
    They ______ to drop water onto the fire.
4. How long did the tourists have to drive north to Queen road to pass the fire area?
                                                                              
5. What kind of person do you think Paul Grayson was? 
                                                                            

查看答案和解析>>


同步练习册答案