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篇目一
Sydney bush
fires combine to form
“mega
-
fire”
悉尼丛林大火已成
“
特大火灾
”
Firefighters in the
Australian state of New South Wales are battling
what
is
being
called
the
worst
fire
ever
seen
in
the
region.
Eight
different
bushfires have combined north of the
city of Sydney to form what people
have
named a
The gigantic fire is just an
hour's drive from Sydney. Tens of thousands of
homes, businesses and other properties
are in its path. The giant inferno
is
burning
across
a
swath
of
land
covering
over
300,000
hectares.
The
front of the mega-fire
is nearly 60km wide. Authorities say it is burning
out
of
control
and
is
too
vast
to control.
Fire
Service
Deputy
Commissioner
Rob
Rogers
said:
cannot
stop
these
fires.
They
will
just keep burning until
conditions ease.
The
ease
with
which
over
100
separate
fires
are
spreading
across
the state
has
got
worse by
a
longtime drought.
This
is
concerning
authorities who
say it is very early in the season for the ground
to be so
dry.
A
spokesman
said:
a
tough
couple
of
months
ahead
and
we've
already seen the terrible effects of fire so far
this season.
People in Sydney are
suffering from dangerous and toxic smoke from the
fire.
The
city
is
covered in
the
choking
smoke.
Residents
have
received
1
advisories about exercising outside.
Locals say it is the
and
is
An
official
said:
emotions
are
very,
very
tested and frail at the
moment.
生词表
combine
使结合
gigantic
巨大的，庞大的
property
财产
inferno
地狱
swath
一大片（列）
hectares
公顷
vast
广阔的
drought
干旱（时期）
，旱季
toxic
有毒的
choking
窒息的，憋闷的
resident
居民
Unprecedented
史无前例的
frail
脆弱的，虚弱的
译文
悉尼丛林大火已成
“
特大火灾
”
澳大利亚新南威尔士州的消防队员正在与当地有史以来最严重
的火
灾作斗争。
八种不同的森林大火合并在悉尼市北部，
形成了人们所称
2
的
“
特大火灾
”
。
这场大火距离悉尼只有一个小时的车程。
数以万计的家庭、
企业和其
他财产都在这条路上。这
座巨大的地狱正在一片面积超过
30
万公顷
的土地上燃烧。这场特大火灾的正面大约
60
公里宽。当局
说，火势
已经失控，无法控制。消防局副局长罗布
·
罗杰斯说：
“
我们无法阻止
这些火灾。它们只会一直燃烧，直到情况缓解。
”
100
多个独立的火灾蔓延到长期干旱使这个州更加恶化。这是有关当<
/p>
局的说法，他们说，现在是非常早的季节，地面是如此干燥。一位发
言人说：
“
接下来的几个月很艰难，
我们已经看到了火灾的可怕后果。
”
悉尼的人们正遭受火灾带来的有害和有毒烟雾的折磨。
这座城市笼罩
在呛人的烟雾中。居民们收到了关于外出锻炼的忠告。当地人说，这
是
“
有史以来最严重的
”
火灾
，
是
“
史无前例的
”
。
一位官员说：
“
目前人
们的情绪是非常、非常考验和脆弱的。
”
EXERCISE
I TRUE / FALSE
判断正误
1.
Firefighters
in
Australia
say
a
bushfire
is
one
of
the
worst
they've
seen.
2.
The bushfire is a combination of eight different
fires.
3. The bushfire left a path of
tens of thousands destroyed homes.
4.
A firefighter boss said they cannot stop the
fires.
5. A long drought has made the
fires worse.
3
6. Authorities say the ground was too
damp for fires to spread.
7. A
spokesperson said there was a tough few years
ahead.
8. Residents in Sydney have
received no advice about exercising outside.
II MULTIPLE CHOICE
阅读理解
1) In what
state in Australia are the fires burning out of
control?
A Queensland
B New
South Wales
C Tasmania
D
Victoria
2) How many different
bushfires combined to make the
A 5
B 6
C 7
D 8
3) How far north of Sydney by car are
the fires?
A an hour
B a
quarter of an hour
C 90 minutes
D a few minutes
4) How wide
is the front face of the fire?
A 40 km,
give or take a kilometre
4
B around 50kn
C roughly 60km
D about 90km
5) What did a
firefighter say is the only way the fires could be
stopped?
A if Mother Nature acted
B if conditions eased
C if a
tropical cyclone came
D if the weather
turned
6) What has exacerbated the
fires?
A a prolonged drought
B camp fires
C permafrost
D CO2
7) What did
authorities say was a concern so early in the
season?
A exploding gas tanks
B koalas
C dry ground
D trash in forests
8) What
kind of smoke did the article say was in Sydney?
A hazardous and toxic smoke
B wafting smoke
C noxious
smoke
5
D thick,
black smoke
9) What did the article say
Sydney was shrouded in?
A choking smoke
B worry
C fear
D
secrecy
10) What did an official say
people's emotions were besides tested?
A free
B fragile
C fraught
D frail
III CLOZE
完形填空
Firefighters
in the Australian (1) ____ of New South Wales are
battling
what is being called the worst
fire ever seen in the region. Eight different
bushfires have (2) ____ north of the
city of Sydney to form what people
have
(3) ____ a
The gigantic blaze is just
an hour's drive from Sydney. Tens of thousands
of homes, businesses and other
properties are in its (4) ____. The giant
inferno is burning across a swath of
land covering over 300,000 hectares.
The
front
of
the
mega-fire
is
(5)
____
60km
wide.
Authorities
say
it
is
burning out of control and is too (6)
____ to contain. Fire Service Deputy
6
Commissioner
Rob
Rogers
said:
cannot
stop
these
fires.
They
will
just keep burning until
conditions ease.
The
ease
with
which
over
100
separate
fires
are
spreading
across
the
state
has got
(7)
____
by
a
prolonged
drought.
This
is
concerning
authorities who
say it is very early (8) ____ the season for the
ground to
be so dry. A spokesman
said:
and
we've
already
seen
the
terrible effects of
fire
so
(10)
____
this
season.
People in Sydney are
suffering from dangerous and toxic smoke from the
fire. The city is (11) ____ in the
choking smoke. Residents have received
advisories about exercising outside.
Locals say it is the
and
is
An
official
said:
emotions
are
very,
very
tested and (12) ____ at the moment.
1.
(a) hemisphere (b) zone (c) state (d) pact
2. (a) combined (b) conspired
(c) condoned
(d) convened
3. (a) named (b) found (c)
got (d) described
4. (a) path (b) short
cut (c) road (d) street
5. (a) near (b)
nearly (c) close (d) closed
6. (a) vest
(b) bust (c) baste (d) vast
7. (a) bad
(b)badly (c) worse (d) worst
8. (a) by
(b) of (c) at (d) in
7
9. (a) ahead (b) forward
(c) future (d) advance
10. (a) few (b) far (c) many (d) much
11. (a) covering (b) covered
(c) dressing (d) dressed
12.
(a) happy (b) strong (c) frail (d) calm
习题答案
I
判断正误
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T
5. T 6.
F 7. F 8. F
II
阅读理解
1. B 2. D
3. A
4. C 5. B
6. A
7. C 8. A 9. A 10.
D
III
完形填空
1.C
2.A
3.A
4.A
5.B
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.A
10.B
11.B 12.C
译文
悉尼丛林大火已成
“
特大火灾
”
澳大利亚新南威尔士州的消防队员正在与当地有史以来最严重
的火
灾作斗争。
八种不同的森林大火合并在悉尼市北部，
形成了人们所称
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