The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包師)in Pudding Lane, The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
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, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑師), 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 fifiy churches, among them new St Paul's.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
【小題1】The fire began in_______.

A．a(chǎn) hotel.

B．the palace.

C．Pudding Lane.

D．Thames Street.

【小題2】The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means_______.

A．home.	B．children.
C．wife and husband.	D．wife and children.

【小題3】It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.

A．some people lost their lives.

B．the birds in the sky were killed by the fire.

C．many famous buildings were destroyed.

D．the King's bakery was burned down.

【小題4】Why did writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?

A．Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B．Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C．To show that poor people suffered most.

D．To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

【小題5】How was the fire put out according to the test?

A．The king and his soldiers came to help.

B．All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C．People managed to get enough water from the river.

D．Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

Katharine Hepburn was one of America’s great actresses. In her life she made more than fifty films and won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.

Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford in 1907. Her parents made sure to educate their children about social subjects and sports. She rode horses, swam and played golf and tennis.

Katharine graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1928. She soon started appearing in small roles in plays. After a few successful plays in New York, Hollywood filmmakers became interested in her. Her first movie came out in 1932. The next year she made the film "Morning Glory." This movie earned Hepburn her first Oscar for Best Actress. She became a star.

　 During the 1930s, critics either loved or hated Katharine Hepburn. But Hepburn wanted to do things in her own way. She did not want to be like other actresses. She did not wear make-up on her face. She would not let photographers take sexy(性惑的) pictures of her. She became unpopular with the public. But Hepburn wouldn’t give up easily. She starred in "The Philadelphia Story" and it became a great success. Hepburn received another Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She took control of her career once again.

　 In 1967, she starred in the movie "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" with Spencer Tracy. For this movie, she won her second Oscar. She won her third Oscar the next year for "A Lion in Winter." And, in her mid-seventies she won her last Oscar for "On Golden Pond."

Even into her eighties, Katharine kept working. She also wrote several books. In 2003, Katharine Hepburn died. As part of her last wishes, she helped create the Katharine Hepburn Center. This program helps support the things that were important to her; film and theater, women’s rights, and civic responsibility (公民責(zé)任)．

62. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　 A. Morning Glory was Katharine’s first movie.

　 B. Katharine was a very traditional girl in her time.

　 C. People all loved Katharine because she worked hard.

D. Katharine was not only interested in making films.

63. The following movies all won Katharine Hepburn an Oscar EXCEPT

　 A. Morning Glory　　　　　　　　　 B. A Lion in Winter

　 C. The Philadelphia Story　　 　　　　D. Guess Who’ s Coming to Dinner

64. For a time, Katharine Hepburn became unpopular because ______.

　 A. her behaviour was different from others’　 B. she stopped acting in films

　 C. she didn’t let others take her pictures　　 D. she was too proud of herself

65. Which words can best describe Katharine Hepburn according to the passage?

　 A. Attractive but selfish.　　　　　　　 　B. Hard-working and successful.

　 C. Elegant but jealous.　　　　　　　 　　D. Talented and easygoing.

Where does she come ________.

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We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain.
I took my 6-year-old daughter’s hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.
“Buy for me?” she asked.
“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing (踢踏舞) shoes. You aren’t taking tap dance.”
“Buy for me?” she repeated.
“Well, let’s try them on.”
She sat on the floor and took off her bright pink rain boots . When she stood up we heard “click”. She took a step, “click, click, click.”
The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store(雜貨店).
“Click, click, click…” people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their ?daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store .
“Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here?  They make such a noise.”
“Isn’t it wonderful?”
“Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes.”
“You don’t understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the ‘click, click, click’ says that she can walk,” I said.
My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile (值得做的). She has taught me that it doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.

【小題1】Why did the mother and daughter go to the secondhand shop?

A．They just went window shopping.

B．The daughter loved the place.

C．They just found the place to hide from the rain.

D．The mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter.

【小題2】People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store
because _________.

A．they make noise	B．they are expensive
C．they are dirty	D．it is not allowed

【小題3】 According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The mother didn’t buy the tap dancing shoes for her daughter.

B．The mother allowed her daughter to do anything she wanted.

C．The mother had once thought of giving her daughter up.

D．For the mother, the “click” noise sounded beautiful.

【小題4】What does the sentence “They don’t walk in your shoes” mean? __________.

A．They don’t have the same shoes as yours.

B．They don’t know how you feel.

C．They don’t walk the same way as you.

D．They don’t know the size of your shoes.

【小題5】 The story wants to tell us ______.

A．the love between mother and daughter is strong

B．sometimes you shouldn’t care what others say

C．you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet

D．wearing your own shoes helps you walk faster

It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (憂慮) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some
specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.
【小題1】 The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______.

A．贈(zèng)品

B．奢侈品

C．特價(jià)商品

D．圣誕禮品

【小題2】We can have more choices to get a good deal ______.

A．on the Internet

B．in specialty stores

C．from salesmen

D．from retailers

【小題3】In this passage the writer wants to ______.

A．tell us to shop online

B．tell us the best way to do shopping

C．show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping

D．give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time

【小題4】 From the passage we can infer (推斷) that ______.

A．people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday

B．it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money

C．retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts

D．with traditional Christmas shopping, people can’t buy the perfect gifts