题目列表(包括答案和解析)
Reading comprehension(阅读理解)
The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September, 1666. In four days it destroyed(破坏) more than three quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of King's Baker in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind flew the fire from the bakery(面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread(展开) quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock 300 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 wellknown 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 paths(小路) 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 50 churches, among them 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.
Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示)
1．The fire began in ________.
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2．It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.
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A．some 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?
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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?
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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 direction of the fire were pulled down.
5．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.
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6．The fire was not all bad, because ________.
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A．the fire caused great pain and loss
B．after the fire, London became a better city, a city of the future
C．after the fire, London became a city with wider streets
D．St Paul's became more famous since it was the only building that was not destroyed in the fire
In these years, northern China is often hit by sandstorms. One of the reasons is that people are still cutting down more and more trees. As a result, a lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand.
People suffered
（遭受）a lot from sandstorms. When they came, car and bus drivers had to drive slowly：they could hardly see the road in front of them even during the day-time. In the year 2000, a very strong sandstorm happened in a certain city. It was one of the worst sandstorms that lasted nearly 2 hours. People couldn't see their hands before them. The streets were almost empty. The smell from the sandstorm was very bad. Some people disappeared in the sandstorm.Luckily, people in China begin to understand the terrible result. The Chinese government and people are trying their best to fight against sandstorms. They not only stop the people from cutting down trees, but plant more and more trees everywhere.
Now, China has built the Great Wall across the northern part of the country. It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away. It will stop the sand form moving towards the rich farmland in the south. It has already saved a lot of land. But more
“Great Green Walls” are still needed. They hope in a few years' time the whole country will be covered by forests.(1) In 2000, there was a strong sandstorm in a town.
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(2) People can't do anything to do with the sandstorm.
( )
(3) In ten years' time, China will may be covered by forests.
( )
(4) Sandstorms may be caused by people.
( )
(5) Chinese build the Great Wall across the western part.
( )
短文填空 阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的词并用其适当形式填空。
Mary was in the house with 1 , but I saw her only 2 before．At that time, I saw her walking slowly from one room to 3 ．I never talked to her．
Her brother and I read a book together, and he told me about his 4 health．She had been ill since she 5 to the house three days ago． 6 she would sit for 7 , looking at 8 , and then she became very strange to us．
His brother said to me,“One night there was a strong wind．The wind blew 9 and made terrible noise．But every time when the wind stopped, Mary said she could still hear 10 ．I did not know what they were, but I was afraid．Mary became ill since then．”
1．________ 2．________ 3．________ 4．________ 5．________
6．________ 7．________ 8．________ 9．________ 10．________
阅读理解
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. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker 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 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; 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 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 fire began in ________.
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2．The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means ________.
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3．It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.
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A．some 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
4．Why did the writer cite(引用) Samuel Pepys?
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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.
5．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 direction of the fire were pulled down.
6．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.
[ ]
完形填空
London in the seventeenth century was one of the most beautiful cities in Europe of the time. There 1 many important buildings and one or two famous theatres (剧院). There was also one large bridge 2 the river Thames. 3 , most of Londoners lived in 4 wood houses in the streets. There were 5 drains (下水道), so people 6 their dirty water and rubbish into the streets. It was 7 8 September 2nd 1666, at about three o'clock in the morning, a 9 suddenly started in a shop. There was a strong 10 and the fire went 11 from one street to 12 . The fire lasted for three 13 and destroyed 13,200 homes and many other important 14 . This was the 15 of the old city of London.
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