Question

    Every year, wildfires destroy much forest land. Homes are broken down, and thousands of people die. Smokejumpers are helping to stop this.

Smokejumpers are a special kind of firefight. They jump from planes into areas that difficult to reach by car or on foot, such as the middle of a mountain forest. They race to put out fires as fast as they can.

At a fire site, smokejumpers first examine the land and decide how to fight the fire. Their main goal is to stop fire from spreading. Using basic tools such as shovels and axes, smokejumpers clear land of burnable material like plants and other dry material. They carry water with them too, but only a limited amount.

Although most smokejumpers are men, more women are joining. Most important are your weight and height. Smokejumpers employed in the U. S. For example, must be 54 to 91 kilograms, so they don't get blown by the strong winds or get hurt when they land.

Smokejumpers must own necessary qualities to survive in the wilderness. In Russia, many smokejumpers know how to find food in the forest and even make simple furniture from trees.

The work is dangerous, the hours are long. But for these firefighters, smokejumpers isn't just a job. They love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires and live in the forest. As 28-year-old Russian smokejumpers Alexi Tishin says, “This is the best job for tough guys.”

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词。

1.What are smokejumpers? 

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2.Where do they jump from? 

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3.What's their main goal?

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4.Why should they have proper weight?

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5.What do you think of working as a smokejumpers?

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Answer

1.A special kind of firefight.

2.(From) planes.

3.To stop fire from spreading.

4.Because they won't get blown/hurt.

5.It's exciting./…

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了空降森林消防队员，他们的出现是防止森林野火造成更大的伤害。但是森林消防员的要求很高，有体重限制和较强的心理和生理素质。

1.

题干“什么是smokejumpers”根据文中“Smokejumpers are a special kind of firefight.” Smokejumpers就是空降消防员。故答案为：A special kind of firefight.

2.

题干“他们从哪里跳出来的？”根据“They jump from planes into areas that difficult to reach by car or on foot, such as the middle of a mountain forest. They race to put out fires as fast as they can.” 它们从飞机上跳到汽车或步行难以到达的地区，例如山林中央。他们争先恐后地把火扑灭。这里是从飞机上跳下来。故答案为：(From) planes.

3.

题干“他们的主要目标是什么？”根据“Their main goal is to stop fire from spreading.” 他们的主要目标是阻止火势蔓延。故答案为：To stop fire from spreading.

4.

题干“他们为什么要有适当的体重？”根据文中“Most important are your weight and height. Smokejumpers employed in the U. S. For example, must be 54 to 91 kilograms, so they don't get blown by the strong winds or get hurt when they land.”最重要的是你的体重和身高。例如，美国雇佣的跳烟者体重必须在54到91公斤之间，这样他们才不会被强风吹到，也不会在着陆时受伤。可知，因为他们不会被吹到或受伤。故答案为：Because they don't get blown/hurt.

5.

题干“你觉得当一名空降森林消防队员怎么样？” 根据文中“They love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires and live in the forest. As 28-year-old Russian smokejumpers Alexi Tishin says, “This is the best job for tough guys.” 他们喜欢能从飞机上跳下来，救火，住在森林里。正如28岁的俄罗斯空降森林灭火员亚历克西·蒂申所说，“这是硬汉们最好的工作。”可知，我认为这样的工作是令人兴奋。这是开放性试题，给出其他答案，合乎情理也可。故答案为：It's exciting./...