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

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文。用A、B、C或D表示)

　　School may be frightening to young children. They are new in their school. Before that they stayed at home. At home children may have been able to do what they wanted when they wanted to do it. But in school they are 　　1　　 time for talking, working, playing and eating. At home children are scolded in private(私下责备), but in school children will be scolded in front of their classmates.

　　“Bob,” the teacher 　　2　　 say, “why are you the only one in class who 　　3　　 do your yesterday's homework?” or, “David, why are you the only one who can't work quietly at your desk?”

　　In school the child may not be noticed very much by the teacher or the teacher is too busy to 　　4　　 him or her. But at home the parents will treat(对待) their son or daughter carefully. For these and other reasons, it is not 　　5　　 that children may not like to stay at school.

　　Though it is much 　　6　　 in school, children can learn a lot. They can't learn so much out of school.

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阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

It was another hot, dry day in the forest…

A little ant was thirsty. So he went to a river 1.______ (get) a drink. But the ant got too close to the river. He2.______ (carry) away by the flow (流动) of the river.

“Help! Help!” cried the little ant.

A dove (鸽子)3.______ (sit) on a tree nearby. She saw what happened to the ant. She pulled a leaf from the tree and held it in her mouth. Then she flew over to the little ant. She dropped the leaf into the water. The ant 4.______(climb) onto the leaf and got to safety.

“Thank you for saving me,” said the ant to the dove. “One day, I 5.______ (do) something to help you.”

“That is very kind,” said the dove. “But I 6.______ (not, think) a little ant like you could ever help me.”

A few days later, the ant saw a bird catcher 7.______ (stand) under a tree. He was waiting

to catch the dove with a net.

“Oh, no! My friend Dove 8.______ (sleep). She is in danger! I9.______ (help) her.”

So, he ran over to the bird catcher and stung (刺痛) him in the foot. The bird catcher cried and threw down his net in pain. The dove was able to fly away.

“Thank you, my dear friend. You10.______ (save) my life. Now I come to see I was wrong. I am sorry for what I said.” the dove said to the ant.

阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。

Clean water is not only important for people to produce food, but necessary for our life. However, many people in Asia and Africa don't have enough clean water to use. The World Health Organization reports that almost 4,000 children die each day of dirty water or lack (缺乏) of water.

Farmers use 70-85% of the world fresh water to produce food. People usually don't pay much attention to how much water industry(工业) uses, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries.

Home use takes up(占据) only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, more water will be used. The local government has to try to make people use less water.

In 60% of European cities, people are saving water by using less. They even keep waste wafer for other use.

In Australia, the government has encouraged people to collect rainwater and recycle water from showers for a second use.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a water saving program to encourage families and businesses to check their water use and save more water. Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem. We can all work together to protect our fresh water in our daily life.

1. In developed countries, most water is used by industry.  

2.People in Asia have enough clean water to use.  

3.To save water, Australians and Europeans both choose to recycle water for a second use.

4. According to the passage, scientists have found good ways to deal with water problems.  

5.Home use of water will increase because of the growing of cities.