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(1)段落大意题。由本文第一段By June 7,winds had blown the wildfire east﹣northeast into the Pinal Mountains,in the Tonto's southern reaches.The fire rose quickly,climbing over cliffs (悬崖) and sweeping across vast jungles.When the fire hit the tops of mountains with pine forests,it consumed them as well.(到6月7日,大风将野火吹向东北偏东的皮纳尔山脉,位于通托的南部地区。火势迅速蔓延,越过悬崖,横扫大片丛林。当大火蔓延到松树林的山顶时,松树林也被烧毁。)可知,本段主要描述了这场野火蔓延的范围非常大。故选A项。
(2)词句猜测题。由本文划线词上文But the fire would not swallow Globe.Instead,on a ridge,the Telegraph Fire encountered (但大火不会吞噬格洛布。相反,在山脊上,"电报"火遇到了)和下文remains of a previous great fire (前一场大火的遗迹)可知,由于"电报"火遇到了前一场大火的遗迹,它的火势变小了,没有吞噬格洛布城市地区,由此推知,这一遗迹起到了"防御"的作用,划线词意思是"防御墙"。A.A water source.水源;B.A defensive wall.防御墙;C.A type of vegetation.一种植被;D.A fire﹣fighting technique.一种灭火技术。故选B项。
(3)观点态度题。由本文第三段中"Ultimately,the fire stopped approximately a kilometer away from a residential area on the outskirts of Globe," said Lata,a wildfire management expert.She notes that without the Pinal Fire,the Telegraph Fire would have likely spread into the town and that they would have no means to prevent it.(野火管理专家Lata说:"最终,大火在距离格洛布郊区一个居民区大约一公里的地方停止了。"她指出,如果没有皮纳尔大火,"电报"火很可能会蔓延到镇上,而他们没有办法阻止它。)可知,Lata认为皮纳尔大火帮助人们抑制了"电报"火的蔓延。由此推知,她的态度是支持肯定的。故选D项。
(4)细节理解题。由本文最后一段中The goal is that,if subsequent fires break out under extreme conditions,there will be fewer bushes available to feed their great power. (这样做的目的是,如果在极端条件下发生后续火灾,可以提供巨大能量的灌木丛就会减少。)可知,野火管理中的这种方法的主要目的在于减少未来供野火燃烧的燃料。故选B项。