Cyril was a small town. The houses there were all made of wood; almost everything in the houses such as cupboards, tables and chairs were made of wood, too. And all the houses faced south. The town was never peaceful. Fire broke out once a week on summer afternoons. Residents were puzzled who the real firebug(纵火犯) was.

One day a big fire broke out. It was said that a Negro had jumped out of the house on fire, so the police arrested(逮捕) all the Negroes in the street. However, fire never stopped to breaking out when the Negroes were in prison.

Mauson, a physics teacher didn’t believe that the Negroes were the firebugs, for he really knew about those Negroes, He made up his mind to find out who the real firebug was.

One day he was invited to drink in a pub and happened to notice that many bottles and plastic plates were baked by the hot sunrays. Suddenly he realized what the actual fact was. He jumped with joy, saying, “I’ve got the answer!”

Mauson dashed out of the pub to his friend’s house nearby, which also faced south. He made an experiment there to confirm his idea.

The next Saturday afternoon, Mauson asked some policemen and newsmen to come to the house. They were told that the real firebug would be shown there. At that time the sun was shining full into the house and it became hotter and hotter inside the room.

Someone wanted to draw the curtains together, while another was going to use a bottle to drink water, but neither got permission from Mauson, who wanted to let the firebug in.

“Now,” said Mauson, “this house will soon catch fire.” People looked at each other in surprise. Mauson asked them to look at the bottles and focus on the table cloth. After a while the cloth gave off a burning smell and began to catch fire!

The mystery of fire was discovered, but the police wouldn’t believe him and insisted that Negroes had been the firebugs. Instead they arrested Mauson and put him into prison. But Mauson said he would never turn against science.

1.

The town was never peaceful, for fire broke out        .

2.

Why did the police arrest all the Negroes?

3.

Drinking in a pub, Mauson realized what the actual fact was         .

4.

By making an experiment, they knew the real firebug was        .

5.

Mauson was put into prison, because          .

Cyril was a small town. The houses there were all made of wood; almost everything in the houses such as cupboards, tables and chairs were made of wood, too. And all the houses faced south. The town was never peaceful. Fire broke out once a week on summer afternoons. Residents were puzzled who the real firebug(纵火犯) was.
One day a big fire broke out. It was said that a Negro had jumped out of the house on fire, so the police arrested(逮捕) all the Negroes in the street. However, fire never stopped to breaking out when the Negroes were in prison.
Mauson, a physics teacher didn’t believe that the Negroes were the firebugs, for he really knew about those Negroes, He made up his mind to find out who the real firebug was.
One day he was invited to drink in a pub and happened to notice that many bottles and plastic plates were baked by the hot sunrays. Suddenly he realized what the actual fact was. He jumped with joy, saying, “I’ve got the answer!”
Mauson dashed out of the pub to his friend’s house nearby, which also faced south. He made an experiment there to confirm his idea.
The next Saturday afternoon, Mauson asked some policemen and newsmen to come to the house. They were told that the real firebug would be shown there. At that time the sun was shining full into the house and it became hotter and hotter inside the room.
Someone wanted to draw the curtains together, while another was going to use a bottle to drink water, but neither got permission from Mauson, who wanted to let the firebug in.
“Now,” said Mauson, “this house will soon catch fire.” People looked at each other in surprise. Mauson asked them to look at the bottles and focus on the table cloth. After a while the cloth gave off a burning smell and began to catch fire!
The mystery of fire was discovered, but the police wouldn’t believe him and insisted that Negroes had been the firebugs. Instead they arrested Mauson and put him into prison. But Mauson said he would never turn against science.
【小题1】
The town was never peaceful, for fire broke out        .

单词填空

1.Everyone knows the i          of teamwork in a basketball game

2.Which do you think is more (宝贵的)____________，health or wealth?

3.Last night a big fire broke out and only a few people were able to_________ (逃离) from the burning building . 

4.The manager will go on a vacation for half a month and his secretary will be in charge during his a________. 

5.They ________(试图) to promote their new product but failed..

6.It was reported that three people were killed and seven were i ________ in the traffic accident. 

7.He wishes to be a singer and now his dream was turned into r       .

8.It is a pleasant thing to go            (观光) in this beautiful city.

9.Now many teenagers are concerned about some ___________ (社会的) problems.

10.We are c________ that Chinese athletes can perform well in the London Olympic Games.

Was it from the internet_____you learned the news _____a  big fire broke out in the firework factory ?

         A.that ;which        B.that ;that        C.where ;which       D.where ;that

单词填空
【小题1】Everyone knows the i          of teamwork in a basketball game
【小题2】Which do you think is more (宝贵的)____________，health or wealth?
【小题3】Last night a big fire broke out and only a few people were able to_________ (逃离) from the burning building . 
【小题4】The manager will go on a vacation for half a month and his secretary will be in charge during his a________. 
【小题5】They ________(试图) to promote their new product but failed..
【小题6】It was reported that three people were killed and seven were i ________ in the traffic accident. 
【小题7】He wishes to be a singer and now his dream was turned into r       .
【小题8】It is a pleasant thing to go            (观光) in this beautiful city.
【小题9】Now many teenagers are concerned about some ___________ (社会的) problems.
【小题10】We are c________ that Chinese athletes can perform well in the London Olympic Games.