题文

阅读短文，选择正确答案。

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 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 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.

1. The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means _______.

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

2. How was the fire put out according to the text?

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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.

3. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that _______.

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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

4. Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys?

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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.

5. 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.

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A. (a) and (b) B. (a), (b) and (c) 　 C. (a), (b), (c) and (d) D. (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

题型：阅读理解  难度：偏难

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据专家权威分析，试题“阅读短文，选择正确答案。 The Great Fire of London started in..”主要考查你对  故事类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

故事类阅读

考点名称：故事类阅读

• 故事类阅读：
  文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。
  命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
  阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。

• 故事类阅读注意：
  初中生接触到的阅读材料大都是故事类。
  阅读故事类的材料，应该抓住人物线索、地点线索、时间线索和情节发展线索。
  
  特别注意的是，以上线索往往是并存的。因为情节的发展总是涉及到人物的变化、时间的推移、场景的变换等。
  而阅读材料后的阅读理解往往会围绕这些内容设计一些事实类的理解题。
  
  凡事实类的理解题都可以从阅读材料的表层文字中找到答案。
  
  在阅读故事类短文时，应理解文章的深层含义，也就是它的主题。在此需要注意的是，现在的阅读理解题在测试事实类的理解题的同时，往往有一道推理类理解测试题．