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高三英语练习11ATokyo:Threesnakes,whosepoisoncouldkillapersonintenminutes,areguardingabluestarsapphire(蓝宝石)worthnearlysixhundredthousanddollarsataJapaneseexhibitionofjewelssentfromanIndianmuseum.Normallyitwouldbeforbiddentoletthesepoisonoussnakesguardexhibitionobjects,butit'sdiferentthistimebecausethejewelsarebeingeshibitedatahotel,apoliceofficialsaid.Exhibitionofficialssaidthatapersonbitten(咬)byoneofthesesnakeswouldneedatleast80mlofananti-poisonmedicinetobesaved.Medicinewasbeingkeptreadyatanearbyhospital.Starsapphiresandothervaluablejewelsworthatotalofonemilliondollarsareonshowbehindglass.Hundredsofvisitorscametoseethespecialbluestarsapphireandweresurprisedwhentheysawthesixty-centimetrelongbrownguards.61.Usingsnakesatexhibitionsofvaluableobjectsis.A.quitenormalB.neverallowedC.oftennecessaryD.usuallyforbidden62.Thejewelswerebeingshownin.A.anIndianhotelB.anIndianmuseumC.aJapanesehotelD.aJapanesemuseum63.Whywerethesnakesandjewelsatthesameexhibition?A.TheywerebothspecialthingsfromIndia.B.Thesnakesweretheretokeepthejewelssafe.C.Theorganizerswantedtodosomethingunusual.D.Peoplelikedtovisitanexhibitionguardedbysnakes.64.Manyvisitorscametotheexhibitionbecause.A.thesnakeswereonshowB.somanyjewelswerebeingexhibitedC.exhibitionofficialssaiditwasspecialD.theywereinterestedinseeingafamousjewel95BFrankSmithsonwokeupandleanedovertoturnoffthealarmclock.Ohno!hethoughttohimself.Anotherdayatthatoffice;abosswhoshoutsatmeallthetime.AsFrankwentdownstairshiseyesfellonalargebrownenvelopebythedoor.Hewasoverjoyedwhenheopeneditandreadtheletterinside.BigwoodsFootballPools(足球赌博公司)wouldliketocongratulateyou.Youhavewonhalfamillionpounds.Franksuddenlycametolife.Thecigarette(香烟)fellfromhislipsasheletoutashoutthatcouldbeheardhalfwaydownthestreet.At11:30Frankarrivedatwork.Pleaseexplainwhyyou'resolate,hisbosssaid.Goandjumpinthelake,repliedFrank.I'vejustcomeintoalittlemoneysothisisgood-bye.Findyourselfsomeoneelsetoshoutat.ThateveningFrankwassmokingaveryexpensiveHavanacigar(雪茄)whenaknockwasheardonthedoor.Herushedtothedoor.Outsideweretwomen,neatlydressedingreysuits.MrSmithson,oneofthemsaid,we'refromBigwoodsPools.I'mafraidthere'sbeenaterriblemistake…64.WhatdoweknowaboutFrank?A.Hewasalazyman.B.Hewasaluckyperson.C.Hedidn'tmakealotofmoney.D.Hedidn'tgetonwellwithhisboss.65.Whenheheardtheknockatthedoor,Frankprobablythought.A.someonehadcometomakeanaplogyB.someonehadcometogivehimthemoneyC.hisfriendshadcometoaskaboutthefootballpoolsD.hisfriendshadcometocongratulatehimonhisluck66.Onhearing…there'sbeenaterriblemistake…Frankwasmostlikelytobe.A.disappointedB.worriedC.nervousD.curious95DTheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcity,wheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomeless,butonlyafewlosttheirlives.ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'sbaker(面包师)inPuddingLane.Thebaker,withhiswifeandfamily,wasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.Astrongwindblewthefirefromthebakery(面包房)intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.Byeighto'clockthreehundredhouseswereonfire.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywellk-nownbuildings,oldStPaul'sandtheGuildhallamongthem.SamuelPepys,thefamouswriter,wroteaboutthefire.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedinthierhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.Withnothinglefttoburn,thefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.Afterthefire,ChristopherWren,thearchitect(建筑师),wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstone.Infact,thestreetsarestillnarrow;buthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurches,amongthemnewStPaul's.Thefirecausedgreatpainandloss,butafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.70.Thefirebeganin.A.ahotelB.thepalaceC.PuddingLaneD.ThamesStreet71.Theunderlinedwordfamilyinthesecondparagraphmeans.A.homeB.childrenC.wifeandhusbandD.wifeandchildren72.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat.A.somepeoplelosttheirlivesB.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefireC.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyedD.theKing'sbakerywasburneddown73.Whydidthewritercite(引用)SamuelPepys?A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefire.B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefire.C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.D.Togivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefire.74.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?A.Thekingandhissoldierscametohelp.B.Allthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyed.C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.D.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.75.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspreadofthebigfire?(a)Therewasastrongwind.(b)Thestreetswereverynarrow.(c)Manyhousesweremadeofwood.(d)Therewasnotenoughwaterinthecity.(e)Peopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier.A.(a)and(b)B.(a),(b)and(c)C.(a),(b),(c)and(d)D.(a),(b),(c)(d)and(e)97AJINTAN,JIANGSU:The20students—18boysand2girls—hadathousandreasonstobeproud