The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three- quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred people became homeless but only a few lost their lives.

The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker (面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.

By eight o’clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul’s and the Guildhall among them.

Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.

The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the direction of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the mew St Paul’s.

The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

1.The fire began in ________.

A.a hotel B.Pudding Lane C.the palace D.Thames River

2.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.

A.some people lost their lives B.the birds were killed by the fire

C.many famous buildings were destroyed D.the King’s bakery was burned down

3.Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys?

A.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

B.To show that poor people suffered most.

C.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

D.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

4.How was the fire put out according to the text?

A.The King and his soldiers came to help.

B.all the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C.People managed to get enough water from the river.

D.Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

5.Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire?

a. there was a strong wind.

b. the streets were very narrow.

c. Many houses were made of wood.

d. there was not enough water in the city.

e. People did not discover the fire earlier.

A.a, b and c B.a and b C.a, b, c and d D.a, b, c, d and e

The advice to"let go"of negative (消极的) feelings is repeated in yoga classes and self-help books. Now a new study suggests it really brings lasting health advantages. Those who had a hard time getting over daily troubles had more physical health problems ten years later.

If you are likely to think over daily troubles--running through every "what if" and "if only"-- it makes you feel that's a big deal. Maddux said, “You probably find you feel even worse after a night of thinking. If that cycle is repeated over time, it will wear you down."

The study results are based on 1,155 people who took in a national health study. Each day, the people described their feeling changes over the past 24 hours. During the 10-year mark, only 17 percent of the people have no physical health problems, and only 20 percent are satisfied with their physical strength. But those who always say they have negative feelings because of daily troubles are more likely to have the physical problems, the finding showed.

People can be likely to have bad feelings for a longer time for many reasons. For some people, worries or anger could drive it. Many others naturally have a more nervous feeling or are likely to think over and over again. But even if you are born to be negative, that can be changed.

"Yes, it's hard to 'let go'," Leger said. But people can develop that skill through practice, in which you train the mind to pay attention to the present, rather than worries about the past.

"Paying attention to the present, especially on things you are grateful for, has been shown to have several advantages, "Leger said.

1.What does the study result show us?'

A.1, 155 people say they have physical health problems.

B.During 24 hours, people never change their feelings

C.Only 17% of the people have no physical health problems.

D.Only 20% don’t feel quite good about their physical strength.

2.The underlined expression "that skill" in Paragraph 5 refers to _______.

A.asking "what if” B.letting it go

C.caring about the past D.thinking over and over

3.The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A.introduce different kinds of negative feelings.

B.help people know about the national health study

C.teach readers the ways to let the negative feelings go

D.ask people not to think over too much about the daily troubles

4.Which part of the magazine is the passage most probably from ?

A.Technology Part B.Advertisement Part.

C.Health Study Part D.Chemical Research Part.

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