四、阅读理解。(本题共30 分，每小题2分)

阅读下面的三篇短文，阅读后做每篇短文后的题目，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

【2011河源】A

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.

56.What day die the Great Fire happen in London?

A.Sunday.          B.Monday.         C.Tuesday.         D.Wednesday.

57.The Great Fire of London destroyed more than ________ of the old city.

A.25 percent        B.30 percent       D.75 percent

58.What were most of the houses made of?

A.Plastic.          B.Wood.            C.Stones.          D.Bricks.

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

g,the fire                      ng,the city

ng,the path of the fire             ing,the streets

60.How long did the fire last?

A.Two days.                         B.Three days.

C.More than four days.                 D.Half a month.

56—60 ADBCC

B

Emma and Hannah are 13–year–old school girls from Minnesota,USA.They are good at making new thing s and both of them are also good at sales.They are selling charms(小装饰物) made out of bottle caps.

The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids.

They talked with their parents about the idea.Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.

The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them.They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper,and then glue them onto the inside of the caps.There are different kinds of pictures,“Peace signs are popular with girls,and single–letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters,”Emma and Hannah said.

Now,charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan.“Students put charms on purses,backpacks ,and their lunchboxes,”said Emma.Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet.They hope they can sell their charms to more kids.They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.

Their business is not only for getting money.At their Valentine’s sale,20%of the income( 收入) went to charity.

61.What are Emma and Hannah?

A.They’re waiters.                    B.They’re sellers.

C.They’re students.                   D.They’re charm makers.

62.When did the girls begin to sell the charms?

A.About a year ago.                 B.About two months ago.

C.Nearly fifty days ago.              D.Nearly five weeks ago.

63.Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?

A.Pictures.          B.Signs.        C.Letters.          D.Numbers.

64.What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?

A.They hope to become rich people.      B.They hope to give money to charity.

C.They hope to sell more charms.        C.They hope to sell charms in every school.

65.Which of th following is TRUE?

A.The two girls love their parents and money.

B.Boys like charms with signs.

C.They won’t sell charms next smmer.

D.The charms are popular with students.

61—65 CADCD