Question

【题目】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 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 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 which were 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】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. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down

D. People managed to get enough water from the 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 in the sky were killed by the fire

C．the King’s bakery was burned down

D．many famous buildings were destroyed

【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 readers a clearer picture of the fire.

【4】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) and (b)

B．(a), (b) and (c)

C．(a), (b), (c) and (d)

D．(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析: 文章主要讲的是发生在1666年一个星期天上午的伦敦大火的情况。在四天内有超过四分之三的古老的城市被毁，大多数的房子是木制的而且紧密相连。大火导致一百多人无家可归，但只有几个人丧生。

【1】C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path(路线) of the fire及With nothing left to burn可知，由于国王命令人们毁坏火源路线上的建筑物从而切断了火源，以致于没有东西可烧了，故选C。

【2】D 细节理解题。根据第三段Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul’s and the Guildhall among them.可知，作者觉得很惋惜是因为许多著名的建筑被毁了。

【3】D 推理判断题。根据第四段说，作者引用著名的作家Samuel Pepys的话，是要告诉读者一个更清晰的大火的情况。

【4】B 细节理解题，大火蔓延的原因有1.A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next door . 2. …most of the houses were wooden and close together… 3. n fact, the streets are still narrow,故选B。