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Firefighters on Tuesday had put out a blaze high in the rugged forested mountains of western China that claimed the lives of 30 of their colleagues, in one of the worst disasters for the emergency services in recent years. The fire high in the mountains of western China’s Sichuan Province has killed over two dozen firefighters and others, the government said Monday.
Smoke can be seen from a forest fire in Yalongjiang township of Muli County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, April 1, 2019. State media say open flames had been extinguished and only a few areas continued to give out smoke with no further threat of the fire spreading. The bodies of the dead firefighters were brought to the town of Xichang in Sichuan province, while three helicopters had brought in reinforcements to extinguish the blaze.
Changing winds Sunday apparently trapped the 27 firefighters and three helpers who were battling the blaze in a remote area at an altitude of 3,800 meters (12,500 feet), according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. Despite attempts at a rescue, all 30 were confirmed dead on Monday afternoon. Most of the dead were in their 20s, although at least two were teenagers, according to state media reports. One had recently married.
China has been battling forest fires in recent weeks in various parts of the vast country, including on the outskirts of Beijing, fed by dry weather and high winds across many northern areas. The number of death appeared to be the worst among Chinese firefighters since 2015, when an explosion at a chemical warehouse in the port of Tianjin killed 173 people, most of them firefighters and other first responders.

1.Which can best explain the underlined word “blaze” in the first paragraph?

A “Disaster” .

B “Fire”.

C “Smoke”.

D “Wind”.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句The fire high in the mountains of western China’s Sichuan province has killed over two dozen firefighters and others, the government said Monday.可知四川西部的森林大火夺走了消防人员和其他救援者的生命，结合画线单词所在的语境可知，blaze即指代后面的fire。故选B。

2.How is the current fire situation?

A The fire is still burning heavily.

B The fire is too serious to control.

C The fire has been completely extinguished.

D The fire has been basically under control.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第二段第二句State media say open flames had been extinguished and only a few areas continued to give out smoke with no further threat of the fire spreading.可知明火已经熄灭，只有几个地区继续冒烟，没有进一步的火灾蔓延的威胁，由此可推知目前的火势应是基本得到了控制。故选D。

3.What caused the deaths of these fire rescuers?

A The high temperature.

B The high altitude.

C The changing winds.

D The dry weather.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句Changing winds Sunday apparently trapped the 27 firefighters and three helpers who were battling the blaze in a remote area at an altitude of 3,800 meters (12,500 feet), according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. 可知是不断变换的风困住了那些火灾救援人员，导致了他们的死亡。故选C。

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A The forest fire happened in Sichuan Province.

B The forest fire was started by a long drought.

C A total of 27 firefighters died in the blaze.

D Forest fires have also broken out in other parts of China recently.

解析：选B。细节理解题。通读全文可知，文中并未提到此次森林火灾是由什么原因导致的。故选B。