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中考最新阅读16篇 1 The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2September 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 thousand people became homeless , but only a few lost their lives . The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker（面包师）in Pudding Lane . The baker, with his wife and family , was able to get out through a window in the roof . A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next boor . Then it spread quickly into Thames Street . T