loss 损失 at a loss of 以-损失 at a loss 茫然不知所措 I am at a loss for words. cause heavy losses 造成巨大损失 ——青夏教育精英家教网—

摘要： loss 损失 at a loss of 以-损失 at a loss 茫然不知所措 I am at a loss for words. cause heavy losses 造成巨大损失 share a loss with sb 与-分担损失

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　　Buying insurance(保险)is a way in which people can protect themselves against large losses(损失)．Protection against fire is one kind of insurance．Large numbers of people pay small sums of money to an insurance company(公司)．Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only a few will lose their homes by fire．The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the small sums of money it has collected．

　　The first modern fire insurance company was formed in London, England, in the 1740s．A great fire had just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted protection against further losses．The first company grew rapidly．Some other companies were founded in other areas．

　　Benjamin Franklin helped form the fist fire insurance company in America in 1752, and then a new kind of insurance for farmers was suggested．The new insurance would provide protection against the loss of crops from storms．

　　Later on another new insurance company was started in America．This company, which offered(办理)life insurance, collected small sums of money regularly from many different men．If a man died, his family was given a large sum of money．

　　Over the years, insurance companies have offered new kinds of insurance protection．The new kinds of insurance cover losses from such accidents as car and plane crashes(坠毁)．Today, most people have some kind of insurance．

(1)

The first fire insurance company was founded ________．
[　　]
A．	in 1740
B．	by Benjamin Franklin
C．	in America
D．	in London, England

(2)

Which of the following statements is correct?
[　　]
A．	The first modem fire insurance company was founded before a great fire in London．
B．	In America, farmers have protection against the loss of crops from storms if they buy insurance．
C．	Fire insurance will prevent people's homes from burning．
D．	Life insurance was started in London, England．

(3)

Insurance means protection against ________．
[　　]
A．	the loss of fire
B．	the loss of life
C．	the loss of car and plane crashes
D．	losses of many kinds of accidents

(4)

Which of the following statement is not correct?
[　　]
A．	Only a few people buy some kind of insurance．
B．	Benjamin Franklin helped set up the first American fire insurance company．
C．	Many insurance companies were founded after the first insurance company．
D．	If a man buys life insurance, he has to pay small sums of money regularly．

(5)

A good title for this passage is ________．
[　　]
A．	The First Fire Insurance Company
B．	Franklin, the Founder of the First American Insurance Company
C．	Protection for Everyone
D．	Life Insurance

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　　You get a terrible feeling when you find you've had a (burglar). It isn't only anger against the thief and at your loss (损失). It's much more. For months after my burglar came one night, I hated my house, though I knew it wasn't my house's fault. Poor Jack suffered more: he lived only a month after his “burglars” came, so they were, in a way, his murderers.

　　Jack and I lived opposite each other on the edge of a village. It so happened that July, I had to go into hospital for a week. At the same time, Jack heard from Norway that his sister had died. So we were both away from our houses for about a week. He was going back the day before I was.

　　When Jack returned, his house was gone. All that remained was the hard base on which the house had stood. He went to the police, of course, and the slow questioning began. When I returned, he came to stay with me. We soon found out from many people what had happened. On the third day of our absence, some “workmen” in a truck arrived at Jack's house. They declared that they were there on the orders of the police. They said that the house was an illegal (非法) building and had to be removed before the owner returned. They even said that the police knew all about it. It was all over in less than two days.

　　Jack went out of his mind. As I said, he didn't live long. It is January now, and so far the police haven't found the house or anything else.

1．In Paragraph 1, the word “burglar” most closely means a ________.

[　　]

2．Jack had all that he owned stolen ________ before he returned.

[　　]

A．about two days

B．a week

C．only the night