2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练41
<p> 、阅读理解（本大题共5小题，共0分）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="September">September</span> 1666. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="hundered">hundered</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="baker">baker</span>(面包师) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pudding">Pudding</span> <span word="Lane">Lane</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="baker">baker</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span></p><p> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span> (面包房) <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="o">o</span>'<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span>. <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guildhall">Guildhall</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Peyps">Peyps</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="Birds">Birds</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burn">burn</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>fter 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 new St Paul's.</p>
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