伦敦摩天大楼火灾 警犬参与救援
Police have confirmed that many people are dead after the west London tower block caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The blaze quickly burned the building, which housed some 600 people. More than 70 people are still missing and firefighters have said they believe no one on the top floors of the building survived.
The dogs will painstakingly cover upper floors of the building. For added protection the dogs wear special boots, which protect their paws from broken glass that litter the floor of the broken building.
Commander Cundy said police had received more than 6,000 calls and that the search is set to take weeks or longer. “It's important for families that we do absolutely everything in there to find their loved ones. We have gone to the top of the tower,” he added.
Trainers insist that the dogs' keen sense of smell is more accurate than technology. They are also much lighter than humans and can cover a large area quickly, reducing the amount of time other emergency services need to spend in the building.
London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said,“This is a large building. There will be a large amount of building work required. Before we do that, we are going to use some specialist dog training teams that we have, that will go through the building and the surrounding area looking for any identification of people.”
As the searches of the building continue with dogs, Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Cundy said," There was a risk that, sadly, we may not be able to identify everybody." The fate of the 600 residents of Grenfell Tower was decided shortly before 12:50 am, when a fridge on the fourth floor apparently exploded into flames. At 12:54 am, the fire bridge was called, and the first engines arrived within six minutes.
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1.What does the underlined word “blaze” mean in the first paragraph?
A Black.
B Morning.
C Fire.
D Building.
解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据文章第一段第一句的after the west London tower block caught fire 可以得知是一座楼“着火了”，大火很快烧毁了建筑，因此blaze的意思为fire。故选C。
2.How did the police protect the dogs?
A They gave them more than 6,000 calls.
B They were equipped with specific boots.
C They were reminded of broken glasses.
D They had learned advanced technology.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的For added protection the dogs wear special boots可以得知为了防止被碎玻璃割伤，小狗穿了特别的靴子，故选B。
3.What is the advantage of the dogs working in the emergency?
A They are able to work for weeks or longer.
B They can climb to the very top of the tower.
C They are able to tell the things by smelling.
D They have large bodies and can cover much area.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的Trainers insist that the dogs' keen sense of smell is more accurate than technology可以得知是小狗有灵敏的嗅觉才使得小狗在救援中被广泛使用。故选C。
4.What difficulty will the police face?
A Knowing the correct number of people who died.
B Investigating the real reason of the terrible fire.
C Recognizing bodies of people burned to death.
D Building another tower for the homeless people.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句的there was a risk that, sadly, we may not be able to identify everybody可以得知警察面临的问题是没法把所有死难者辨认出来。故选C。