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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 was 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】It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ______.

A．many famous buildings were destroyed

B．the birds in the sky were killed by the fire

C．some people lost their lives

D．the King's bakery was burned down

【小题2】Why did the writer cite (引用)Samuel Pepys’ words?

A．Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B．Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C．To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

D．To show that poor people suffered most.

【小题3】How was the fire put out according to the text?

A．Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

B．All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

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

D．The king and his soldiers came to help.

【小题4】Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread (扩散)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), (c), (d) and (e)

C．(a), (b), (c) and (d)

D．(a), (b) and (c)

答案：【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D

试题分析：本文主要讲的是发生在伦敦的一场大火给人们带来的悲痛和伤害。大火烧毁了伦敦的古建筑和房子，让很多人无家可归，还让无数的人失去生命。作者再现大火场景说明大火的可怕，最后也说道大火后的伦敦变得更好了。
【小题1】作者观点题。整篇文章写得是伦敦大火带给人们的伤害，而作者着重强调大火造成了很多建筑的破坏。从In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together.大火烧掉了四分之三的古城，这些古城是用木头筑成，而且仅仅相连； By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. 三百座房子被烧；The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them. 大火烧了著名建筑。这些都可以看出作者对于大火烧掉很多著名建筑而感到遗憾。故选A。
【小题2】推理判断题。Samuel Pepys的话是对伦敦大火之时，人们面对大火时场面的再现，使读者更能清晰的感受到这一场面，而是文章更具真实性，带动读者的感情，故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题。由文章第五段The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire可知，当国王下令推毁路边沿火烧的几百所建筑后，大火才停止。故选A。
【小题4】细节理解题。由文章第二段第3、4句A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street.可知强风将火从烧烤店引入旁边的小旅馆，又蔓延到泰晤士街，可知（a）对；由第一段In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together.可知房子都是木头做成的，而木头做的房子更容易被燃烧，所以容易蔓延，（c）对；文章倒数第二段提到In fact, the streets are still narrow，说现在的街道仍然很窄，说明以前的街道也很窄，从而导致大火容易蔓延，所以（b）对。综合以上答案，故选D。
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