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  Here is some information about several famous local bakeries(面包烤房)in Indiana, the US.They serve as a social gathering place for locals.

Maple Lane Bakery

  At 8260 S.State Rd.Claypool, IN.(574)566-2917, it offers a variety of cooked pies, cookies, and bread.With 20 years' experience Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the making of pies.The menu includes peach pie $7.19, berry pie $7.70, apple pie $7.19 and banana pie $6.99.Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advance.

Betty's Cakes & Candy Shop

  At 816 E.Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN.(574)269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offers cookies and candies.The chocolate cookies are sold at $8.99 a dozen.Betty's Cakes & Candy Shop, started half a century ago, specializes in wedding cakes and birthday cakes.Buying a cake from Betty's will not disappoint you as they are always excellent.

Crepes' Quality Bakery

  At 217 S.Cavin Street Ligonier, IN.(260)894-3024, this third generation bakery is located downtown Ligonier.It offers cookies and cupcakes, and specializes in rolls and bread.If you plan to buy cookies for the office or work area, you had better get there early as the building workers arrive just before 5:00 am waiting for the doors to open.

Olympia Candy Kitchen

  At 136 N.Main Street Goshen, IN.(574)533-5040, it has been welcoming visitors for almost a century in its unchanged location in downtown Goshen, Indiana.Its tradition began in 1912 when Greek Nicholas began making his own chocolates.Today this family-owned operation offers all kinds candies and boxed candies.

  If you need an order, you should call ahead of time to see if they can meet your request.

(1)

Which of the following pies is the most expensive?

[  ]

A.

Peach pie.

B.

Banana pie.

C.

Apple pie.

D.

Berry pie.

(2)

If you want to order a birthday cake, you are advised to call ________.

[  ]

A.

(574)533-5040

B.

(574)269-1231

C.

(260)894-3024

D.

(574)566-2917

(3)

Which of the following bakeries has the shortest history?

[  ]

A.

Crepes' Quality Bakery

B.

Betty's Cakes & Candy Shop

C.

Olympia Candy Kitchen

D.

Maple Lane Bakery

(4)

The author wrote this passage mainly to ________.

[  ]

A.

tell readers some travel information

B.

persuade more people to eat pies

C.

make the bakeries better known to readers

D.

warn customers to order bakeries in advance

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  Miss White was the owner of a little bakery.She was forty years old,and she was not married.

  A customer who came to Miss White's bakery two or three times a week had never asked for any good bread,but,strangely enough,he wanted only two pieces of old and dry bread each time.

  One day Miss White found on the customer's finger red and brown dirt.

  She guessed that the customer probably was a poor artist.He lived in an old house,where he painted pictures and ate dry bread.Miss White,a woman with a kind heart,noticed that the customer began to look thinner and very sad,so she wanted to do something for him.

  As usual the customer came again and ordered two pieces of dry bread.Suddenly a fire car came by with a great sound.When the customer hurried to the door to look,Miss White quickly cut the bread with a knife and put a lot of butter into it.She covered the bread with paper before the customer turned back to the counter(柜台).Not long after,the customer returned and shouted angry words with Miss White.“I'll kill you.You have made my picture waste.I have been working hard for three months drawing a picture for a new city hall.I always make my drawing in pencil first,and when it's done,I cleaned the pencil lines with dry and hard bread pieces.”

  Hearing that,Miss White knew how foolish her kind heart was.

1.A bakery was a place where ________.

[  ]

A.paper was made

B.pictures were painted

C.colors were sold

D.bread was made and sold

2.The customer only bought hard and dry bread because ________.

[  ]

A.he cleaned the pencil lines with it

B.he liked to eat it

C.Miss White only sold it

D.he was very poor

3.In the end,we know that the artist's drawing must be ________.

[  ]

A.beautiful
B.expensive
C.useless
D.useful

4.The story shows that Miss White was ________.

[  ]

A.kind
B.serious
C.clever
D.careless
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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.
【小题1】The underlined word‘family’in the second paragraph probably means____.

A.houseB.childrenC.wife and husbandD.wife and children
【小题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
【小题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.
【小题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.

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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.

 

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