三、阅读理解  阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳选项。(每小题2分，共26分)

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An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle (奇迹)can save him now，”the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore (药店)with the money in her hand.“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother，” the girl answered. “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.“My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But m y daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11，but I can try and get some more，” she answered.

“Well，what luck，”smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andre w was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

(    )25. In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be ______________.

A. something interesting           B. something beautiful

C. some wonderful medicine        D. some good food

(    )26. What made the miracle happen?

A. The girl‘s love for her brother.            B. The girl’s money.

C. The medicine from the drugstore.           D. Nobody can tell.

(    )27. From the passage we can infer (推断)that _______________.

A. the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C. the little girl is lovely but not so generous

D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

B

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 (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 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 d estroy 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 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.

(    )28. 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

(    )29. 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.

(    )30. 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.