2022年自考《综合英语（一）》练习试题1.5

21.The fire began in ____.

A.a hotel B.the palace

C.Pudding Lane D.Thames Street

22.The underlined word“family”in the second paragraph means _____.

A.home B.children

C.wife and husband D.wife and children

23.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

24.Why did the 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.

25.How was the fire put out according to the text?

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.