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. Over 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 into 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 Pauls and the Guildhall among them.

  Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, write 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 path 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 Pauls.

  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. the palace   C. Pudding Lane    D. Thames Street

2.The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means_________ .

A. home       B. children     C. wife and husband    D. wife and children

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

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?

A. The 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 path of the fire were destroyed according to the King’s order.

 

 

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1.If you want to join Live Card to save money on tickets, you can call________.

A.0844 847 2484                         B.0800 587 5007

C.0844 499 6699                         D.0161 245 6609

2.How can you pay for a ticket when you book by post?

A.By visiting the website of a post office.

B.By going to your local bank in person.

C.By enclosing your Live Card in an envelope.

D.By providing your credit card information.

3.What benefit can group bookers enjoy according to the text?

A.Delayed payment for tickets.               B.Invitations to opening nights.

C.Reduced booking fees by phone            D.Generous discounts on tickets.

 

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many years ago, there was a king in China. He  36  a beautiful girl named Chang Er and made her stay in the palace so that he could see her  37  he wanted. However, the girl did not like the frightened figure of the king. She.  38  spoke a word in the palace. Each time the king went to her place, he  39  show her some treasures and brough some gifts to  40  her.

On every full moon, the girl would light candles to worship the moon. People believed that there was a god living in the moon that made the moon  41 .

One day, the full moon of the eighth month, the king  42  three pills to show her. “ This is from the priest(道士) of the palace. If  we eat them up, we can live forever.” He  43 .

Because the king was afraid that the pills would have side effects. He forced the girs to take the  44  first. If nothing wrong with her after taking the pill, he would take it immediately.  45,  the girl recognized that if she took all three of them, the king would  46  her eventually. Therefore, she  47  the king for the first time, “ Let me have a look at the pills first. Otherwise, I will not try at all.”

The king was  48  that the girl talked to him. So he  49  the pills to the girl. She did not say  50  but eat all of them. The king was extremely angry. He wanted to kill her.

At this moment, the girl started to  51 . She could fly for the sake of the  52  of the pills. The king could not catch her but had to watch her fly  53  the moon and disappear.

After that, people  54 . that there was a beautiful girl stay in the moon with a little old man and a bunny. The old man was believed to be the god inside the moon and bunny was his 55 . Day after day, Chinese believed that there were people lived in the moon.   

36.A.met B.married       C.inspected    D.loved

37.A.wherever       B.however      C.whatever    D.whenever

38.A.seldom B.never   C.ever     D.always

39.A.should   B.might      C.would  D.could

40.A.satisfy    B.show    C.guarantee    D.please

41.A.shine      B.light    C.appear        D.hide

42.A.took       B.brought       C.carried D.fetched

43.A. answered      B.responded    C.exclaimed    D.forecasted

44.A.palace    B.pill      C.moon   D.bunny

45.A.Therefore      B.Moreover    C.Besides       D.However

46.A.forgive   B.give up       C.leave    D.give away

47.A.turned to       B.talked with          C.depended on      D.spoke to

48.A.surprised       B.confused     C.angry D.scared

49.A.donated  B.returned      C.awarded      D.handed

50.A.something   B.nothing       C.anything      D.everything

51.A.fly        B.rise      C.develop       D.strike

52.A.quality   B.variety C.intake D.instructions

53.A.into B.toward             C.onto    D.within

54.A.argued    B.estimated     C.guessed       D.believed

55.A.companion     B.guide C.pet      D.choice

 

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