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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.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(面包师)in Pudding Lane.The baker, with his wife and family , was able to get out through a window into 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 , writer 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 fifty churches, among them the mew 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.

41.The fire began in_________ .

A.a hotel　　　　B.the palace　　　C.Pudding Lane　　　　D.Thames Street

42.The underlined word'family'in the second paragraph means_________ .

A.home　　 B.children　　 C.wife and husband　　 D.wife and children

43.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.many famous buildings were destroyed

D.the King's bakery was burned down

44.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 the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

45.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.

46.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)

B

During the summer holidays there will be a revised(修改过的)schedule(时刻表)of services for the students.Changes for dinning-room and library 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 every 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 hours are from noon to5:00 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 week's student newspaper.

47.The main purpose of this announcement is to_________ .

A.tell students of important schedule changes

B.tell students of new bus and library services

C.show the excellent services for students

D.ask students to renew their library cards

48.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, 11:30

C.8:30,9:00, 9:30,10:00　　　　　　　　D.8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30

49.Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because　　 .

A.they are not to be announced　　　　　B.they are hard to arrange

C.the full list is not ready　　　　　　　 D.the full list is too long

50.In the summer holidays,the library will have　　 .

A.no special hours　　　　　　　　　 B.special hours on weekdays

C.special hours on weekends D.special hours both on weekdays and weekends

Ⅳ.短文改错：

Dear Susan,

Fm very glad to hear you are coming to visit 51. _______

me the next Friday. Unfortunately, I won't be able to 52. _______

meet you at the airport although I have classes in the 53. _______

afternoon. You won't find difficult to get to the city 54. _______

center. The airport bus leaves every 30 minute and 55. _______

will take you rightly to the Friendship Hotel. My class 56. _______

will be over by then or I will pick you up there. I will 57. _______

take you together to a hot-pot restaurant for dinner 58. _______

and we'll talk with our plan for the weekend over 59. _______

dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you Friday. 60. _______

Yours,

Zhang Ming

Ⅴ书面表达：

请以Smoking cause a lot of troubles nowadays为主题句和以下提示写一个60个词左右的段落。

提示：

1.吸烟人患各种疾病;

2.乱扔烟蒂会使公共场所肮脏,甚至引起火灾;

3.吸烟经常使非吸烟者恼火;

4.早该采取措施来反对吸烟。