英语六级阅读理解精炼:盖伊·福克斯节之夜
<p> <span word="Guy">Guy</span> <span word="Fawkes">Fawkes</span> <span word="Night">Night</span> 1</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="November">November</span> 5 <span word="th">th</span> <span word="comes">comes</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sedative">sedative</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="bangs">bangs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guy">Guy</span> <span word="Fawkes">Fawkes</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="noisy">noisy</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p> <span word="November">November</span> 5 <span word="th">th</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bonfire">bonfire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ragged">ragged</span> <span word="dummy">dummy</span> ( <span word="aguy">aguy</span>2 ) <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="straw">straw</span>, <span word="and">and</span><span word="if">if</span> <span word="possible">possible</span><span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="hats">hats</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rockets">rockets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shower">shower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span>-<span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="sparks">sparks</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gunpowder">Gunpowder</span> <span word="Plot">Plot</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1605 . <span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="I">I</span>3 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> . <span word="Harsh">Harsh</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> <span word="plotted">plotted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houses">Houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>4 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> , <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> , <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="present">present</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plotters">plotters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="premises">premises</span> <span word="adjoining">adjoining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lords">Lords</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vault">vault</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="barrels">barrels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gunpowder">gunpowder</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="came">came</span> , <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="brave">brave</span>, <span word="cool">cool</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="Guy">Guy</span> <span word="Fawkes">Fawkes</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plotters">plotters</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relation">relation</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="November">November</span> 4 <span word="th">th</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vaults">vaults</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Guy">Guy</span> <span word="Fawkes">Fawkes</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gallantly">gallantly</span> <span word="persisted">persisted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> 5 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span>6 <span word="men">men</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hanged">hanged</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="conspirators">conspirators</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="fortitude">fortitude</span> .</p>
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