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The Gunpowder Plot was a conspiracy(阴谋) to kill King James Ⅰ，as well as the members of the Hou of Lords and Commons at the reopening of Parliament.It was designed by a group of Catholics in protest against the antiCatholic laws that were being introduced by the king.
Robert Catesby was the leader of the group.It was he and his cousin，Thomas Wintour，and two other friends，Thomas Percy and John Wright，眼睛的英语怎么说who formed the center of the group.They were joined by nine more men；among them was Guy Fawkes，from the city of York in the north of England.
Fawkes found a store room directly under the Hou of Lords and rented it out under the fal name of John Johnson.The conspirators stored thirtysix barrels of gunpowder there，
and Fawkes，who was an explosives expert，was to light the fus(引信) on 5th November 1605.
The plot failed becau one of the conspirators，Francis Tresham，nt a letter to his relative，who was a member of the Hou of Lords.The letter warned him not to attend the opening ceremony of Parliament.The letter was pasd on to the authorities，who took action.
Guy Fawkes was found in the cellar on the night of 4th November with the thirtysix barrels and a number of fus.He was imprisoned and illtreated，eventually giving away the names of the conspirators.
Soldiers of the king surrounded Holbeach Hou，in the Midlands，where they knew the conspirators to be hiding.In the fight that followed，four of them were shot dead，including Catesby and Percy，who were actually killed by the same bullet.The others were imprisoned and hanged along with Guy Fawkes on 31st January 1606.
The days，on 5th November，children all over Britain celebrate Guy Fawkes Night by building huge bonfires and lighting fireworks.It’s a family tradition and an occasion to eat potatoes baked by the flames.There is always a “guy” on top of the fire，a model of Guy Fawkes，dresd in the clothes of the 17th century.
语篇解读 本文讲述的是英国历史上著名的the Gunpowder Plot，并详细介绍这一事件的前因后果。 |
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1．Francis Tresham wrote the letter to his relative to .
A．warn him of the danger of being killed
B．reveal the names of the conspirators
C．protect the Hou of Lords
D．report the plot to the authorities
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“The letter warned him not to attend the opening ceremony of Parliament.”可知，Francis Tresham写信给亲戚是警告对方不要去参加开幕式，因为有丧命的危险。故A正确。
2．According to the passage，the total number of people involved in the plot is .
A．40 B．4
C．36 D．13
答案 D
解析 数字计算题。根据第二段第二、三句“It was he and his cousin，Thomas Wintour，and two other friends，Thomas Percy and John Wright，who formed the center of the group.They were joined by nine more men；among them was Guy Fawkes，from the city of York in the north of England.”可知，Robert Catesby，Thomas Wintour，Thomas Percy，John Wright再加上另外9个人，所以一共是13人。故D正确。
3．What can we learn about Robert Catesby?
身心健康的重要性
A．He wrote a letter to his relative in the authorities.
山杏B．He was imprisoned and hanged.
C．He was responsible for lighting the fus.
D．He was shot dead in the fight.合合乐
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“In the fight that followed，four of them were shot dead，including Catesby and Percy，五子棋阵法who were actually killed by the same bullet.”可知，Robert Catesby是在战斗中被射死的。故D项正确。
4．What is the right order of the event described in the passage?
a．A cellar(地窖) was found.
b．Four conspirators were shot.
c．The letter was pasd on to the authorities.
d．The rest of the conspirators were hanged.
e．Some gunpowder was prepared.
f．The authorities took action.
A．c→a→怎么合并表格e→f→b→d B．e→a→c→f→b→f
C．a→e→c→f→b→d D．c→f→a→e→b→d
答案 C
解析 事件排序题。根据第三段第一句“木只念什么Fawkes found a store room directly under the Hou of Lords”可知首先他们找到了一个地窖；根据第二句“The conspirators stored thirtysix barrels of gunpowder there”可知他们准备了炸药。根据第四段最后一句“The letter was pasd on to the authorities，who took action.”可知信件被当局知道了，并采取了行动。根据倒数第二段可知四人被射杀，其余人被绞死。故C项顺序正确。
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After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program，her mother recalled(回忆)，Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices.“Everyone el was already admitted to college，” her mother，Romarie Colvin，said from the family home.“So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said，‘You have to let me in.’”
“Impresd—she was a National Merit(全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portugue in Brazil—Yale did，admitting her to the class of 1978，where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist，” her mother said.
On Wednesday，Marie Colvin,56，an experienced journalist for The Sundayti7决赛 Times of London，was killed as Syrian forces shelled(炮击) the city of Homs.She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
