Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6,1962. Her father had 1 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water 2 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports 3 if she made it.

　　In gay spirits Trudy 4 out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and trainer were 5 along in a boat beside her.

　　At ten o'clock, rain began falling. At midday, Trudy trod (踩) water while 6 and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming again. The wind was 7 and the sea became rougher.

　　Late 8 the wind became even worse. The trainer decided it was 9 trying to finish. He called to Trudy to 10 .“No human being could do it in this 11 ,” he said,“It's stupid to go on.”

　　However, her father shouted,“Don't grab (抓住) her. Let her 12 .”

　　At seven o'clock the tides turned 13 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She 14 victory was possible now, for the 15 coast was in sight.

　　It was getting dark. A sound could be heard over the 16 ; hundreds of car horns (喇叭) were cheering her on. With the remaining 17 , she finished the last 200 yards. At 18 p.m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in 19 the 21-mile-wide Channel, 20 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.

　　“Well, Pop,” she said to her father,“I guess I get my car this time, don't I?”

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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．house

B．children

C．wife and husband

D．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.

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.

 

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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　　Having passed what I considered the worst obstacle （障碍） , our spirits 1 . We made our way towards the left cliff （悬崖） . Where the going was better, though 2 steeper （steep陡峭） . Here we found 3 snow, as most of it seemed 4 blown off the mountain. We could see 5 mountains in the distance because 6 were forming all round us.

　　About one o'clock a storm 7 suddenly. We should have noticed its coming but we were concentrating on cutting steps and before we had time to do anything, we were 8 by snow. We could not move up or down and had to wait motionless , getting colder and colder. 9 my hood （兜帽） , my nose and cheeks were nearly frozen but I dare not 10 a hand out of my glove to 11 them.

　　After two hours of this, I realized we would have to do something to 12 being frozen to death. We stood up from time to time through the snow. I had 13 the outline of a buttress （扶垛）just above us. Our only 14 was to climb up to the buttress, and dig out a platform at the foot of it on which we could put up our 15 . We climbed to this place and started to cut away the ice. At first my companion seemed to regard this situation as 16 but gradually the wind died away and he 17 up. At last we made a platform big enough to pitch the tent , and we did this as best as we could. We 18 into our sleeping bags and fell asleep , 19 that we were lucky to be still 20 .

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