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高二英语第一轮复习课堂练习（二） 郭利霞 一 阅读理解 A It was Jimmy’s birthday, and he was six years old. He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum(鼓).“Who gave him that thing?” Jimmy’s father said when he saw it.“His grandfather did,” answered Jimmy’s mother.“Oh,”said his father.Of course, Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it, but his mother did not mind. His father was working during the day,and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he didn’t hear the noise.But Mrs.Jones, one of the neighbours, did not like the noise at all. So one morning a few days later, she took a sharp knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was beating his drum.She said to him, “hello, Jimmy, do you know, there’s something very nice inside your drum. Here’s a knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.”1. When did Jimmy get the drum? A. At Christmas B.Six years before C.On his birthday D.Shortly after he was born2.Why did Jimmy’s father not stop him making a noise with the drum? A. Because he didn’t mind B. Because he was not at home C.Because he liked to listen to the noise D. Because Jimmy only played it in the evening. 1．C.　文中开头交待了．B 　文中由 “His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when got home in the evening,so he didn’t hear the noise. ”这一句可知答案The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. 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 in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to go out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spre