The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2,1666.In

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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2,1666.In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city,where most of those houses were built out of wood and close together.One hundred thousand people became homeless but only few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday moring.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.
The fire stopped only when the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path(路线) of the fire.With nothing left to burn,the fire became weak and finally died out.
小题1:What day die the Great Fire happen in London?

A．Sunday.

B．Monday.

C．Tuesday.

D．Wednesday.

小题2:The Great Fire of London destroyed more than ________ of the old city.

A．25 percent

B．30 percent

C．half

D．75 percent

小题3:What were most of the houses made of?

A．Plastic.

B．Wood.

C．Stones.

D．Bricks.

小题4:Finally,the fire was out because there wasn’t ________ left to burn it ________.

A．nothing,the fire	B．anything,the city
C．anything,the path of the fire	D．something,the streets

小题5:How long did the fire last?

A．Two days.	B．Three days.
C．More than four days.	D．Half a month.

答案

小题1:A           
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:C

解析

文章主要讲的是发生在星期天的伦敦大火的情况。
1. A 细节题。根据The fire started on Sunday moring（大火开始于星期天的上午）可知发生在星期天，故选A。
2. D 此题考查分数的用法。根据文章In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city可知破坏了四分之三，换成百分数为75%，故选D。
3. B 根据where most of those houses were built out of wood可知大部分是朩制的，故选B。
4. C 此题答案出自文章最后一段。根据the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path(路线) of the fire及With nothing left to burn可知，由于国王命令人们毁坏火源路线上的建筑物从而切断了火源，以致于没有东西可烧了，故选C。
5. C 细节题的考查。根据In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city及下文可知，大火至少烧了四天，并没有说到半个月，选C。