27. Xiao Li has made quite a few friends in Australia.

A. several　　 　B. much　　　　　 C. a lot of　　　　 D. a lot

第一节，单项选择(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

A)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能代替的那一项。

26. Did you travel to the places all over the world?

　　 A. around　　　　　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　　　 C. every　　　　　　　　 D. each

"Forgive me, please." cried the little mouse. "I may be able to help you someday." The lion was tickled(逗笑) at these words.

He thought, “How could this little mouse help me?” ( 12 ) However he lifted up his paws and let him go.

( 13 ) A few days later, the lion was caught in a trap.

　( 15 ) The hunters wanted to take him alive to the king, so they tied him to a tree, and went away to look for a wagon.(马车)

　( 16 ) Just then the little mouse passed by, and saw the sad lion.

　He went up to him, and soon gnawed away(咬去)the ropes. "Was I not right?" asked the little mouse.

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10.What kind of person do you think Paul Grayson was?

9. How did the firemen drop water onto the fire?

They ________________________to drop water onto the fire.

8. Why was fire fighting difficult?

Because ________________________.

7. What did the police order the people to do?

The police ordered the people to ________________________

　　 A forest fire that burned 55 square kilometres was finally brought under control on Wednesday morning. The fire started on Sunday in Black Bear State Park and quickly spread to nearby areas.

　　 On Monday, police evacuated (疏散) the small town of Lawson and ordered the people to leave their homes. The fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 others.

　　 Nobody was hurt. Officials said the damage to homes and cars was between $l million and $2 million. The government declared the town a disaster (灾难) area.

　　 The fire spread quickly in the hot, dry weather. Fire fighting was difficult because of strong winds. Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National Fire Service to put out the fire. Some kept fighting for 24 hours. Fire engines and helicopters dropped water onto the fire. In order to control the fire, firemen cleared a way around the fire.

Police closed King Road to traffic on Tuesday because of heavy smoke. Thousands of tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen Road to pass the fire area.

　　 Some people did not follow the police order. Paul Grayson sent his wife and two children to safety, but he stayed. As the fire came within 50 feet of his house, he started thinking, “Am I foolish? Did I stay here too long, just for a house?”

Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题，每题所填单词不超过10个):

6. When and where did the forest fire start?

The fire started ________________________.