4．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 the houses were made of wood and close together．Over one hundred people became homeless，but only a few lost their lives．
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker （面包师） in Pudding Lane．The baker，with his wife and family，was able to get out through a window into the roof．A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery 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 （建筑师），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 fifty churches，among them the 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．
33．It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact thatC
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
34．Why did the writer cite （引用） Samuel Pepys？A
A．To give th e reader a clearer picture of the fire．
B．Because Pepys also wrote about the fire．
C．To show that poor people suffered most．
D．Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire．
35．How was the fire put out according to the text？D
A．The King and his soldiers came to help．
B．All the houses made of wood 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．
分析 这篇短文中作者主要介绍了1666年发生在英国伦敦的大火，火灾的严重性在历史上是极其罕见的，给人的启迪是深刻的．
解答 33．C 细节理解题．根据短文第三段The fire destroyed many well-known buildings，old St Paul"s and the Guildhall among them．可知，本句暗示着伦敦的许多著名建筑在大火中都被烧毁了；故选C．
34．A 推理判断题．根据短文第四段内容可知，作者引用Samuel Pepys的描述是为了向读者描绘一个清晰、形象的大火场景；故选A．
35．D 细节理解题．根据短文第五段The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire．可知，在大火沿途的建筑被推倒而且没有可烧的东西后大火才最终得以平息；故选D．
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