The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means　　.

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• 1The fire began in　　.

  A.a hotel

  B.the palace

  C.Pudding Lane

  D.Thames Street

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• 2The noise-killing system is not yet popular mainly because　　.

  A.it increases the cost of car production

  B.carmakers are not sure if it is necessary

  C.it is still being tried out

  D.people still have their doubts

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• 3Besides its main function(功能)the noise-killing system can　　.

  A.make a car lighter

  B.make a car quieter

  C.reduce the cost of a silencer

  D.improve the performance of a silencer

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• 4Which of the following gives a general idea of how the noise-killing system works、

  A.By producing pressure waves going in the opposite direction.

  B.By mixing high frequency sound waves with low frequency sound waves.

  C.By making copies of the unwanted sound waves and letting them out a little later.

  D.By mixing new sound waves with the noise and sending them out together.

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• 5On hearing "…there's been a terrible mistake…" Frank was most likely to be　　.

  A.disappointed

  B.worried

  C.nervous

  D.curious

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• 6It 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

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• 7Why 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 fir

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• 8How 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.

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• 9Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire、(a)There was a strong wind.(b)The streets were very narrow.(c)Many houses were made of wood.(d)There was not enough water in the city.(e)People did not discover the fire earlier.

  A.(a)and(b)

  B.(a),(b)and(c)

  C.(a),(b),(c)and(d)

  D.(a),(b),(c)(d)and(e)

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• 10The main purpose of this announcement is to　　.

  A.tell students of important schedule changes

  B.tell students of new bus and library services

  C.show the excellent services for students

  D.ask students to renew their library cards

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