Question

【題目】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（面包師）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 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(建筑師), 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 were 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】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. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down

D. People managed to get enough water from the river.

【2】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 fire

C．the King’s bakery was burned down

D．many famous buildings were destroyed

【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 readers a clearer picture of the fire.

【4】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.

A．(a) and (b)

B．(a), (b) and (c)

C．(a), (b), (c) and (d)

D．(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析: 文章主要講的是發(fā)生在1666年一個星期天上午的倫敦大火的情況。在四天內(nèi)有超過四分之三的古老的城市被毀，大多數(shù)的房子是木制的而且緊密相連。大火導(dǎo)致一百多人無家可歸，但只有幾個人喪生。

【1】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path(路線) of the fire及With nothing left to burn可知，由于國王命令人們毀壞火源路線上的建筑物從而切斷了火源，以致于沒有東西可燒了，故選C。

【2】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul’s and the Guildhall among them.可知，作者覺得很惋惜是因為許多著名的建筑被毀了。

【3】D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段說，作者引用著名的作家Samuel Pepys的話，是要告訴讀者一個更清晰的大火的情況。

【4】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，大火蔓延的原因有1.A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next door . 2. …most of the houses were wooden and close together… 3. n fact, the streets are still narrow,故選B。