专题04 完形填空（一） 冲刺2022年中考英语重难题型好题集锦（上海专用）

专题04 完形填空（一） （一）（2022·上海徐汇·二模） London’s burning The Great Fire of London started at around 1:00 a.m. on 2nd September, 1666. The fire started in the home of a baker named Thomas Farynor (Farriner), located on London’s Pudding Lane. Thomas wasn’t an ____13____ baker. Actually, he was King Charles II’s baker. The fire brought complete damage to the city of London. In 17th century London, not only were buildings made from wood and straw, but they stood very close together, making it easy for fire to ____14____. Warehouses (仓库) around Pudding Lane contained materials such as oil and rope which soon caught fire! Within just a few hours, London Bridge by the River Thames was burning. For the next four days, almost the whole city was on fire. Instead of fighting the fire, people’s first reaction was to get away as quickly as possible. In a state of great ____15____, they collected all the belongings they could carry and ran. Back then, there was no fire station in London. Local soldiers as well as local people did the best they could with the limited equipment they had. It wasn’t until Tuesday, 4th September that the fire was brought under control. And by Thursday the fire was finally put out. Most of what we know about the Great Fire of London came from the ____16____ of two men called Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, who both left detailed descriptions of this famous tragedy (悲剧). A third of the city had been destroyed! About 13,200 houses and 87 churches were burned to the ground. ____17____, only six official deaths were recorded, but the actual figure is likely to be much higher. With 70,000 people left homeless, theft and other crimes swept what was left of the city, as well as sickness and disease. There is no doubt that the Great Fire was an awful tragedy–but it did lead to some nice changes to London. The city was rebuilt in a safer and more organized way, ____18____ such a disaster would not happen again. Streets were made wider, and buildings were made from brick