C. Numerous animals might have lost their lives.

D. A large area of Britain has been badly damaged by the fire.

25. What did Dr. Scott do after returning to his homeland?

A. He was rushed to the field hospital to receive treatment.

B. He assisted to rescue the wildlife on Kangaroo Island.

C. He hosted the ITV’S This Morning.

D. He fed the underweight baby koala.

26. What does the underlined word in paragraph 5 probably mean?

A. Separately

B. Seriously

C. Successfully

D. Sympathetically

27. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A big Australian fire

B. People’s generous donation

C. Koalas’ recovery

D. Rescuing koalas

【答案】24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了在澳大利亚森林大火后受伤的考拉得到人们尤其是Dr. Scott救助的故事。【24题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“A billion animals are feared to have died, including 25,000 koalas..”可知，有十亿动物恐怕已经被烧死了，包括了两万五千只考拉；由此可知，大量动物可能因为火灾失去了生命。故选C。

【25题详解】

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