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The roof of our house had a part missing since the day we moved in. now, Carl, the carpenter (木匠), would 36 it. Soon he had filled a huge bag with all the dead leaves and grass that animals had used to make their 37 over the years.
Carl spent the whole afternoon 38 the old wood, cutting new pieces to fit, and nailing everything together. As he was leaving, Carl said, “There was a squirrel(松鼠) up there that was 39 with me. It sat on the 40 and scolded me nonstop. I guess it didn’t want to move out.”
That evening, my sister heard a strange 41 . she yelled, “Mom, Dad—there’s a squirrel out there chewing (嚼) on the new 42 !”
We all went upstairs and tried to 43 it. We started striking the 44 inside. That stopped the squirrel 45 , but as soon as we stopped striking, it went right back to chewing. Mom put a radio right next to the wall and turned up the volume (音量), but the squirrel went right on 46 . All the shout and noise we made didn’t stop that squirrel. 47 , the squirrel stopped chewing, 48 not until it had opened up a big hole in the wood Carl had just 49 .
I went outside, shone a flashlight up at the roof and watched the squirrel squeeze into (挤进) the 50 and come out with something in its mouth. It climbed down the side of the house, disappearing up a tree. In a few minutes, it 51 and disappeared into the hole again, then reappeared holding something in its mouth.
I ran inside and announced, “Guess what! The squirrel has babies in there!”
We all 52 and watched the squirrel climb down the side of the house carrying another baby to 53 . “And to think we were angry at the squirrel for 54 Carl’s nice work,” said Mom, squeezing me and my sister. “Of course it had to 55 her babies. I understand just how it feels.”
36. A. change B. remove C. reflect D. fix
37. A. marks B. nests C. ambition D. records
38. A. being occupied with B. making use of
C. getting rid of D. taking advantage of
39. A. angry B. patient C. bored D. disappointed
40. A. floor B. box C. fence D. roof
41. A. crash B. click C. noise D. call
42. A. cage B. bench C. wood D. tree
43. A. help B. stop C. comfort D. conduct
44. A. table B. bed C. door D. wall
45. A. temporarily B occasionally C. naturally D. generally
46. A. biting B. shouting C. digging D. jumping
47. A. Hopefully B. Thoughtfully C. Uncomfortably D. Finally
48. A. for B. or C. but D. and
49. A. replaced B. struck C. chosen D. bought
50. A. cave B. hole C. bag D. window
51. A. interrupted B. dropped C. paused D. returned
52. A. went out B. got up C. rushed in D. look ahead
53. A. hole B. safety C. angle D. treatment
54. A. delaying B. substituting C. ruining D. threatening
55. A. scan B. associate C. support D. rescue
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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2, 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 Paul’s and the Guildhall among them .
Samuel Pepys , the famous writer, writer 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(路径) 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 which was 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.
1.The underlined word‘family’in the second paragraph probably means____.
A.house |
B.children |
C.wife and husband |
D.wife and children |
2.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that .
A.many 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?
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 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 path of the fire were destroyed. |