Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

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

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

  By eight o'clock 300 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 wellknown 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 paths(小路) 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 50 churches, among them the new 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.

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案,用A、B、C或D表示)

1.The fire began in ________.

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

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

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A.some people lost their lives

B.the birds in the sky 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?

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

B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C.To show that poor people suffered most.

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

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

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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.

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

6.The fire was not all bad, because ________.

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A.the fire caused great pain and loss

B.after the fire, London became a better city, a city of the future

C.after the fire, London became a city with wider streets

D.St Paul's became more famous since it was the only building that was not destroyed in the fire

阅读下面短文,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空(必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

Tom worked in the office of Mr Bates.

One day, when Tom got to the office, a letter1._________(wait) for him. He opened it.

“Dear Tom,” the letter said, “I2.________(write) to thank you for your help. You3._________(help) me so much when I came to your office. Here’s a ticket for the big football match.”

Tom looked at the ticket. He could not believe that he had it. Everyone looked forward to4.__________(watch) the match!

“ I must watch the match,” he though. “ I must. I5._______(expect) the big match for 4 year.”

Tom thought and though. He6.________(not put) his heart into any work. Then at twelve o’clock he knew what 7.__________(do).

He went out of the office and called his sister, Jean.

At one o’clock Mr Bates came up to him. “I have bad news for you, Tom. Your sister telephoned just now. Your mother8._______(send) to hospital a moment ago.”

“Thank you,” Tom said. “I will go to the hospital. I 9.________(come) back as soon as possible.”

In fact, Tom 10._________(leave) the office quickly for the football ground. Tom’s ticket was a good one. He could stand near the front.

The next morning, when Tom got to the office, Mr Bates came up to him. “You’re fired(解雇), Tom.” Then he walked away angrily.

“But why?” Tom asked.

Then a girl said, “We saw the match on TV here yesterday! You were on TV! Tom, you had such a good ticket!”

 

动词填空

阅读下面短文,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情 态动词或助动词)。

That cold February afternoon, I was walking back to my home-stay, feeling a bit sad. I had studied English at the language school for 3 months. Now it 1.________ (be) all over. The time for me to say goodbye to my hostess(女房东) was coming.

“How was your day, Kim?” My hostess 2.________ (greet) me as I opened the door. “Not too bad.” I answered.

She 3.________ (prepare) supper for me in the kitchen. “I am coming to help you.” I said to her — she had some trouble4.________ (walk) because she had her foot hurt the other day.

“No help 5.________ (need) now. Just 6.________ (have) a rest. Supper is soon ready.” I helped her 7.________ (take) the dishes to the dining room and set the knife and fork on the table.

“Well, Kim, this is the last supper together. It has been nice to have you in my family. You have been so kind and helpful.”

“Miss Foster,” I said with tears in my eyes. “Thank you so much for looking after me so well. I 8.________ (not forget) what you have done for me. “It’s nice of you to say so. I think we can talk on the phone or chat on the Internet if we 9.________ (miss)each other. Well, It’s a pity I can’t see you off at the airport. But I 10.________ (call) a taxi for you already. It will come to pick you up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. The taxi will be paid by the school. So enjoy a good dinner and have a good sleep. You’ll see your family when you get up tomorrow.”

 

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