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At least 44 people have died in the Camp fire in northern California, making it the deadliest blaze in the state’s history. The number of death rose after five bodies were found inside houses in the burned-out town of Paradise, while another was discovered in a nearby car. But about 200 people are still not found, meaning the number of death could rise.
Butte County Sheriff Cory Honea said the fire was so terrible in some neighborhoods that it was very difficult to determine whether there may be human remains or not there. “In some cases, the only remains we are able to recover are bones,” Honea said.
One of the fire’s victims was a woman whose body was found in bed in a burned-out house in Concow, near Paradise. Ellen Walker, who was in her early 70s, was home alone when the fire struck on Thursday, according to Nancy Breeding, a family friend.
The 44 deaths matched the deadliest single fire on record, a 1933 blaze in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Forty-four people were killed last year after flames struck northern Californian wine country, though that was in several different fires. More than 5,000 homes were destroyed.
“This weighs heavy on all of us,” Honea said. “Myself and especially those staff members who are out there doing what is important work but certainly difficult work.” Ten search and recovery teams are working in Paradise—a town of 27,000 that was largely burned to the ground on Thursday. Authorities called in a mobile DNA lab to help identify victims of the most destructive wildfire.
People looking for friends or relatives called evacuation centers, hospitals, police and the coroner’s office. Officials and relatives held out hope that many of those were safe and simply had no cellphones or other ways to contact loved ones. The government set up some missing-persons call centers to help connect people.

1.The underlined word “blaze” in the first paragraph may mean _____.

A death

B house

C town

D fire

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句的At least 44 people have died in the Camp fire in northern California可知44人在山火中丧生，接下来的it即指代上文的Camp fire，所以该词的意思应为fire，故选D。

2.How did people identify the victims through their remains?

A They could examine their houses.

B They could check their bones in the DNA lab.

C They could ask for help from their relatives.

D They could search the Camp fire.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“In some cases, the only remains we are able to recover are bones,” Honea said.以及第五段最后一句Authorities called in a mobile DNA lab to help identify victims of the most destructive wildfire.可知只有在DNA实验室检测死者的骨头才确认遇难者的身份，故选B。

3.What made Honea and the staff members feel heavy?

A The number of death.

B The tough search and recovery work.

C The burned ground.

D The treatment of the injured.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第五段第二句的Myself and especially those staff members who are out there doing what is important work but certainly difficult work.可知是那里艰难的救援工作让Honea和他的同事们感觉到压力巨大，故选B。

4.What did the officials do to help people look for friends or relatives?

A They called evacuation centers.

B They visited the coroner’s office.

C They offered people cellphones.

D They built some call centers.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第六段最后一句The government set up some missing-persons call centers to help connect people.可知政府建立了呼叫中心来帮助这些人和朋友、亲人取得联系，故选D。