Nooneknowsyettheaccuratenumberofliveswhichhavebeenlostinthisterriblefire.Butreportssuggestthatitismorethanonehundred.Awallofflamesfiftyfeethighandatleastonehundredandfiftymileswideisnowracingtoward

　　Nooneknowsyettheaccuratenumberofliveswhichhavebeenlostinthisterriblefire.Butreportssuggestthatitismorethanonehundred.

　　AwallofflamesfiftyfeethighandatleastonehundredandfiftymileswideisnowracingtowardstheforestsandrichfarmlandsofsouthernVictoria.TownslessthanonehundredmilesfromMelbournewillbeindangerunlessthewindchanges.Peoplearerushingexcitedlyintothestreets.Thepolicehavewarnedthemnottoseethefirebutmanypeoplearedoingso.

　　Thecauseofthefireisunknown.NorainhasfalleninthispartofAustraliaforthreemonths,andthehot,north-westwindfromthegreatcentraldesertisblowingatmorethanthirtymilesanhour.

　　Thefirefightersaretravellingtothefirebyroad,railandair.Butitisnoteasytogetthere.Flamesandfallentreeshavecutofforblockedroadsandrailwaylines.Thethicksmokeoftenpreventsthemfromfindingtheairstrips(飞机跑道).

　　ItissaidthatthefirehasbroughtthegreaterdangertothecountrysincetheSecondWorldWar.

　　小题1:Bythetimethearticlewaswritten,thefire .A．hadjustbrokenoutB．hadbeenputoutC．wasspreadingviolentlyD．wascomingtoanend小题2:Thewriterwrotethisarticlemainlytotellpeople .A．thefirewasterribleanddangerousB．itwasimpossibletoputoutthefireC．morethanonehundredpeoplediedofthefireD．tojoininthefightagainstthefire小题3:Inthe4thparagraph,thewritersuggestedthat .A．thefirewouldsoonbecontrolledbythefirefightersB．itwouldbeverydifficulttoputoutthefireC．thegovernmentwaspayinggreatattentiontothefireD．thefirehadcausedgreatlossesandtheairportwasinganger小题4:Theunderlinedword“accurate”inthefirstsentencehasthesamemeaningas .A．recentB．wholeC．roughD．exact