公共英语二级考试阅读理解练习

公共英语二级考试阅读理解练习PepysandhiswifeJanehadaskedsomefriendstodinneronSunday,September2nd,1666.TheywereupverylateontheSaturdayevening,gettingeverythingreadyforthenextday,andwhiletheywerebusytheysawtheglow微弱的光）ofafirestartinthesky.By3o'clockontheSundaymoning,itsglowhadbecomesobrightthatJanewokeherhusbandtowatch.it.Pepysslippedonhisdressing-gownandwenttothewindowtowatchit.Itseemedfairlyfaraway,andafteratimehewentbacktobed.Whenhegotupinthemorning,itlooked,thoughthefirewasdyingdown,asthoughhecouldstillseesomeflames.Sohesettoworktotidyhisroomandputhisthingsbackwherehewantedthem.Whilehewasdoingthis,Janecameintosaythatshehadheardthefirewasabadone;hundredsofhouseshadbeenburneddowninthenightandthefirewasstillburning.Pepyswentouttoseeforhimself.HewenttotheTowerofLondonandclimbeduponahighpartofthebuild-ingsothathecouldseewhatwashappening.Fromthere,Pepyscouldseethatitwas,indeed,abadfireandthateventhehousesonLondonBridgewereburning.ThemanoftheTowertoldhimthatthefirehadstartedinabaker'sshopinPuddingLane小巷）；thebaker'shousehadcaughtfirefromtheover-beatedoven烤箱）andthentheflameshadquicklyspreadtotheotherhousesinthenarrowlane.SotheGreatFireofLondon,afirethatlastednearlyfivedays,destroyedmostoftheoldcityandended,asitissaid,atPieCorner.Whatisthepassageabout?TheGreatFireofLondon.Whowasthefirsttodiscoverthefire.WhatPepyswasdoingduringthefire.Thelossescausedbythefire.Theywereupverylatebecause .itwasSundaymorningtheywerenotverysleepytheywerepreparingforthedinnertheysawthegreatfirestartInthesentence"Pepysslippedonhisdressing-gown.""slip〃on"means .tobewearingtobepushingtotakeofftoputonWhydidtheflamesspreadquickly?Theovenbecameveryhot.Thehouseswereclosetogether.Thebakerdidnothingtostopit.Thebaker'shousewasburningquickly.篇章分析本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了1666年在伦敦发生的一场大火。文章从一对夫妇Pepys和Jane的经历写这场大火。由于这对夫妇家离大火发生处很远，因此开始时只能看到微弱的火光。第二天早上妻子Jane告诉丈夫发生了大火，并且烧毁了很多房子•而大火还在燃烧。Pepys于是找一个高点观望，看到很多房子被烧毁。大火是由一个面包师的烤箱起火引起的Ot答案及解析A【题型】主旨题【解析】通过对文章的分析，可知本文记叙了伦敦的大火。而B、C、D三项文中只是提到，而非文章主旨，故不能选择。C题型】细节题【解析】题干问“他们晚上待到很晚是为了 ”。由第一段第二句TheywereupverylateontheSaturdayevening，gettingeverythingreadyforthenextday…可知是为第二天的’宴会做准备。D【题型】语义题【解析】由下文…•andwenttothewindowtowatchit.可知要去窗户那儿看火光，要穿上睡衣才行。tobewearing表示穿着的状态;totakeoff"脱下"；tobepushing"正在推"，均不符合文义。B【题型】推断题【解析】题干问“大火