10．On 2September，1666，the citizens of London woke to see the city's crowded wooden houses on fire．The fire started in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane in the early hours of the morning． By the time it burned Alit Otis 5September around 13，000buildings had been destroyed，including the original St Paul's Cathedral，87churches and 52company halls．Between 65，000and 80，000people lost their homes，although thankfully only a handful wcrc recorded as having been killed． The estimated cost of the fire was around 10million pounds．
Soon after the fire，several designs work put forward for the redevelopment of London，among them once from Wren，a favorite or King Charles TI．A common theme was streets spreading out from the river and crossing with others running parallel to it．However，a lack of money to buy the land and the need to rebuild the city quickly ruined all his grand ideas．
Instead，nearly 3，000houses were built within the first three years，mostly back on the original layout．
The task of getting London rebuilt was given to a commits of six men，including Wren．Their role was to manage surveys of ruined properties and consider the fun and scald of new buildings，and any adjustments to the streets．
The major roads were widened to reduce the risk of fires spreading in futile．For the same reason，buildings were constructed largely from brick and stunk instead of wood．Guidelines were also made for the height of houses and about how much woo could be used on the outside． There was even a new rule insisting on the use of downpipes，to stop problems with rainwater flowing down from gutters（拌水沟）．
Although others designed and rebuilt many properties in Lincoln after the Great Fir，Wren was the most product．vie architect．In total，he designed and supervised the construction of 52churches，36company halls，two great hospitals and St Paul's Cathedral，aim or which took 35years to complete． Many of'these still stand today． Wren was also one of the architects of the 62meter-tall Monument，a memorial to the Great Fir which stands close to the sit where it started．
31．According to the passage，the fire in LondonA
A． lasted four days before it was out
B． started in the wealthy neighborhood
C． broke out in the afternoon
D． caused thousands deaths
32． Wren's grand ideas to rebuild the city were ruined partly becauseD．
A． King Charles II didn't approve obit
B． they were short of money to pay workers
C． houses should be rebuilt in their fencer place
D． his design required more time than needled
33． Which of the following measures helped prevent fires？C
A． All newly-built roads were widened．
B． All new buildings were of the same height．
C． A limited amount of wood was used．
D． A large number of downpipes were used．
34． What can be learned from the last paragraph？C
A． Wren designed most of the new buildings．
B． It took 35years to build St Paul's Cathedral．
C． Today we can see some buildings lessened by Wren．
D． Two architects designed the 62-metcr tall Monument．
35．Which is the best title for the passage？B
A． Works oaf Great Architect
C． The Great Fire of London
B． Reconstruction of London
D． Measures against Great Fir．
分析 本文是一篇记叙文，说明了伦敦遭遇大火后的城市重建时所遇到的问题，如重建要快速，时间要短，并且重新建造的建筑要防火等．讲述了建筑设计师们克服了一系列的困难最终把城市设计完美的故事．
解答 31．A 由第一段的"On 2September，1666，the citizens of London woke to see the city's crowded wooden houses on fire．The fir started in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane in the early hours of the morning． By the time it burned Alit Otis 5September"可知大火从九月二日早上持续到了九月五日，持续了四天，故选A．
32．D 由"However，a lack of money to buy the land and the need to rebuild the city quickly ruined all his grand ideas"可知他的设计不使用的原因是城市的重建要快速，所以他的设计需要更多的时间，故选C．
33．C 由第三段的"For the same reason，buildings were constructed largely from brick and stunk instead of wood．Guidelines were also made for the height of houses and about how much woo could be used on the outside．"可知改造后的建筑主要构造的来源不是木头，因此木材的使用有助于防止火灾．
34．C 最后一段中的"In total，he designed and supervised the construction of 52churches，36company halls，two great hospitals and St Paul's Cathedral，aim or which took 35years to complete．"可知他设计了很多建筑，所以现在我们仍能看到很多来自于他的建筑，故选C．
35．B 文章主要讲述了大火后的伦敦的重建，所以最好的标题应该是伦敦的重建，故选B．
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