Mr. Brown first went to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. “Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so hot,” said Mr. Brown. In 1898,he saw the fire once more.
Now, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact ,there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?
Scientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to speed up the fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.
【小题1】Mr Brown said that we had to take a fast look at the fire because_________.

--- What's one fourth and a half, do you know?

--- Yes, it's _________.

Mr. Brown first went to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. “Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so hot,” said Mr. Brown. In 1898,he saw the fire once more.

Now, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact ,there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?

Scientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to speed up the fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.

1.Mr Brown said that we had to take a fast look at the fire because_________.

2.How many coal fires are there in the world?

3.What’s one of the best ways to put out the underground fire?

4.What is the best title for the article?

 (衡阳市八中2008届高三模拟试题A篇)

Sacagawea, the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition into the American West, was the daughter of a Shoshone chief. Around the age of 12, Sacagawea was captured by Hidatsa Indians, an enemy of the Shoshones. She was then sold to a French-Canadian trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau and became one of his wives.

In November 1804, an expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark arrived there. Often called the Corps of Discovery, the expedition planned to explore newly acquired western lands and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clark hired Charbonneau to serve as interpreter on their expedition. Even though she was pregnant with her first child, Sacagawea was chosen to accompany them.

She was killed at finding eatable plants. When a boat she was riding on turned over, she was able to save some of its goods, including important documents and supplies. She also served as a symbol of peace---a group traveling with a woman and a child were treated with less suspicion than a group of men alone.

Sacagawea also made a miraculous discovery of her own during the trip west. When they met a group of Shoshone Indians, she soon realized that its leader was actually her brother Cameahwait. It was through her that the expedition was able to buy horses from the Shoshone to cross the Rocky Mountains.

After reaching the Pacific coast in November 1805, they remained there until March of the following year. Sacagawea, her husband, and her son remained with the expedition on the return trip east until they reached the Mandan villages. And for her contribution to the Crops of Discovery, she was even featured on a dollar coin issued in 2000 by the US Mint.

56.The text is mainly about_______.

  A. the whole life of Sacagawea          B. the difficulties the Corps of Discovery met

  C. American history in exploration       D. Sacagawea’s contribution to the Corps of Discovery

57.What’s one of the purposes of the Corps of Discovery?

  A. To drive the Indians away                 B. To explore the Rocky Mountains

  C. To find how to reach the Pacific            D. To look for Sacagawea for help

58.During the expedition, what excited Sacagawea most was that she______.

  A.bought horses for Lewis and Clark           B. saved important documents and supplies

  C.was considered as a symbol of peace         D. reunited with her brother Cameahwait

59.What can be inferred from the text?

  A.Sacagawea is still highly honored by Americans

  B.Sacagawea’s husband was unfamiliar with the West

  C.Sacagawea stayed on the Pacific coast for half a year

  D.Sacagawea’s husband did little for the expedition