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Passage One
On the night of September 2, 1666, a fire broke out in a baker’s shop near Fish Street Hill in Lon- don. Before the flames were finally extinguished (扑灭), nearly the entire cid, had been reduced to ashes. Over thir thousand homes, fifty churches, and numerous public buildings and hospitals were lost in the fire. For all practical purposes, London was destroyed.
The Great Fire was not seen as a total tragedy, however. The deplorable (糟糕)conditions of the city had been attacked by physicians and humanitarians for years before the fire; thus, with the opportunity clearly presented to create a shining new city, artists and craftsmen from all over England hurried to submit their designs for the rebuilding of London.
Among those who submitted plans was Sir Christopher Wren, one of England’s leading architects and the Surveyor General of London. The task of rebuilding the city was given to him. Wren realized that the Great Fire would not have been so damaging if the city bad been better laid out: broader streets were needed to replace the twisted, narrow alleys overhung with disrepaired wooden houses and shops. He also felt that redesigning the main thoroughfares (大街) of London would result in increased and more effective transportation within the city.
Shortly after Wren began working on his first drafts for the rebuilding, King Charles I issued a statement prohibiting the construction of any house or shop within the city limits until after the plans were completed. When the plans were known to the citizens of London, however, they were overwhelmingly rejected. The most vocal leaders of the opposition were the landlords, who feared that such a drastic widening of the streets would reduce the amount of land available for development.
Winter was approaching; consequently, it was necessary for the rebuilding to proceed at once. Per- mission was, therefore, granted for the townspeople and landlords to commence reconstruction of their houses and shops at the sites where they had been before the fire. Had the need for immediate action not been so pressing, some kind of compromise could likely have been reached. This was not to be, however, and the ideas that could have made London one of the world’s most beautiful cities never came to pass.
Which of the following would be an appropriate title for the passage

A.
"The Life and Times of Sir Christopher Wren"
B.
"The Rebuilding of London’
C.
"The Holocaust (大规模的毁灭) of Fish Street Hill"
D.
"The London That Might Have Been"
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【单选题】第五大街

A.
Five Street
B.
Fifteen Road
C.
Fifty Way
D.
Fifth Avenue

【单选题】Passage One On the night of September 2, 1666, a fire broke out in a baker’s shop near Fish Street Hill in Lon- don. Before the flames were finally extinguished (扑灭), nearly the entire c...

A.
He feels it would have been a mistake to rebuild London according to Wren’s designs.
B.
He feels it was a mistake for London not to have been rebuilt according to Wren’s designs.
C.
He feels that someone other than Wren should have been chosen to plan the rebuilding.
D.
He feels that Wren’s ideas had much more influence than is commonly acknowledged.

【单选题】On the night of September 2, 1666, a fire broke out in a baker’s shop near Fish Street Hill in Lon- don. Before the flames were finally extinguished (扑灭), nearly the entire cid, had been reduced to as...

A.
"The Life and Times of Sir Christopher Wren"
B.
"The Rebuilding of London’
C.
"The Holocaust (大规模的毁灭) of Fish Street Hill"
D.
"The London That Might Have Been"

【单选题】On the night of September 2, 1666, a fire broke out in a baker’s shop near Fish Street Hill in Lon- don. Before the flames were finally extinguished (扑灭), nearly the entire cid, had been reduced to as...

A.
He feels it would have been a mistake to rebuild London according to Wren’s designs.
B.
He feels it was a mistake for London not to have been rebuilt according to Wren’s designs.
C.
He feels that someone other than Wren should have been chosen to plan the rebuilding.
D.
He feels that Wren’s ideas had much more influence than is commonly acknowledged.