【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]26-28
Bushfires in southeastern Australia have killed 108 people and the authorities are warning that the number of victims could increase as outbreaks continue to burn out of control. Giant walls of flame have destroyed hundreds of homes, forests and farmland in the country's worst ever wildfire disaster. Witnesses recount seeing trees explode and the sky raining ash as temperatures reach 47 degrees Celsius.
Up to 400 fires raged around the southern city of Melbourne, devouring hundreds of homes and vast areas of forest and farmland. There are concerns that entire towns may have been lost. Charred bodies have been found in cars. It is thought many of the victims had tried to escape the attack only to be overcome by its sheer speed. Many communities have seen whole streets reduced to smoking ruins, with piles of blackened bricks and iron roofing sheets twisted in the heat, while burned-out cars littered the roadside.
Touring the devastated region, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he was "absolutely horrified" by the disaster. Thousands of exhausted volunteer firefighters are still battling dozens of uncontrolled outbreaks in Victoria, although conditions have eased considerably in the past 18 hours. (26)Australian government officials said the army would be deployed to help out, and officials have announced immediate emergency aid of seven million dollars.
(27) Australia's deadliest fires were in 1983, when blazes killed 75 people and destroyed more than 3 000 homes in Victoria and South Australia.
The continent's southeastern corner is one of the world's most fire-prone regions. (28)Police have said that half of all bushfires are set deliberately. Others are started by lightning strikes, sparks from trains or accidentally by discarded cigarettes.
26．According to the passage, who haven't been at the devastated region yet?
[听前预测] 通过预览所有题目的选项，可以推测这则报道与火灾有关，而本题选项均为可能会到火灾现场的人。听录音时要注意听他们出现的时间及目的。
[答案详解] 细节判断题【考频：14】。本题关键句为"Australian government officials said the army would be deployed to help out"即军队将会去帮助灭火，而不是已经到达火灾现场。故正确答案为D)。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What was the loss in Australia's worst fires?
[听前预测] 既然是灾难报道，必不可少的是人员伤亡和财产损失的数字。考生需要做的是边听录音边做简单记录，弄清这些数字各自指的是什么。
[答案详解] 细节辨认题【考频：16】。本题关键句为"Australia's deadliest fires were in 1983, when blazes killed 75 people and destroyed more than 3 000 homes in Victoria and South Australia" 澳大利亚最致命的火灾发生在 1983年，共导致75人死亡并破坏了3 000多所房屋。故正确答案为D)。