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1、阅读训练题 7AThe 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 sta
2、rted on Sunday morning in the house of the Kings baker(面包师) 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(面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the b
3、eginning.By eight oclock 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 building, old St Pauls and the Guildhall among them.Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the
4、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 building in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn,
5、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 fire new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the new St Pauls.The fire caused great pain and
6、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 Street2. The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means _.A. home B. children C. wife and husband D. wife and children3.
7、It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that _.A. some people lost their lives B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fireC. many famous buildings were destroyed D. the Kings bakery was burned down4. Why did the writer cite(引用) Samuel Pepys?A. Because Pepys was among tho
8、se 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 destr
9、oyed.C. People managed to get enough water from the river.D. Houses standing in 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
10、was not enough water in the city.(e) People did not discover the fire earlier.A. (a) and (b) B. (a), (b) and (c) C. (a), (b), (c) and (d) D. (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)BDuring the summer holidays there will be a revised(修改过的) schedule(时刻表) of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and lib
11、rary service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged(安排), will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall e
12、very hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hour
13、s are from noon to 5:00 pm.All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next weeks student newspaper.1. The main purpose of this announcement is to _.A. tell students of important schedule changes B. tell students
14、of new bus and library servicesC. show the excellent services for students D. ask students to renew their library cards2. At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?A. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 B. 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30C. 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 D. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:303. T
15、imes for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because _.A. they are not be announced B. they are hard to arrangeC. the full list is not ready D. the full list is too long4. In the summer holidays, the library will have _.A. no special hours B. special hours on weekdaysC. special hours on weekends D. special hours on weekdays and weekends5. We may infer that during the summer holidays _.A. the student newspaper will sell more copiesB. there will be a concert or a film once a weekC. many students will stay in the universityD. no breakfast
