Question

【題目】 Thousands of years ago, people didn’t live in cold places because they didn’t know how to keep themselves warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies. 【1】

Nature is people’s good friend. It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire. 【2】 The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.

But people still didn’t know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest, they tried to keep it burning. 【3】.

But later they found different ways to make fire. For example, they made fire by burning wood or knocking two pieces of stones.

Today it’s easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters. 【4】

A.If it went out, they had to wait for years.

B.The skins keep them warm.

C.They can make fire at any time they need.

D.People took some of this fire to their homes.

E.People didn’t know how to use fire.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

這篇短文主要講了是人類從認識火到用火以及會取火的過程。

【1】句意：獸皮可以保暖。

根據(jù)句意理解及前句When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies.當(dāng)一只動物被殺死時，他們用它的皮來蓋住自己的身體�？芍�這里應(yīng)該是說動物的皮可以讓他們暖和，綜合所給選項可知，B選項比較符合，故選B。

【2】句意：人們把一些火帶到了家里。

根據(jù)后文The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.火使他們暖和，也使野獸害怕。不久，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)煮熟的食物味道更好，所以他們開始用火做飯。可知這里是說人們在家使用火的情況，綜合所給選項可知，D選項比較符合，故選D。

【3】句意：如果它熄滅了，他們就得等上好幾年。

根據(jù)前文But people still didn’t know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest, they tried to keep it burning.但是人們?nèi)匀徊恢�道如何生火。�?dāng)他們從森林里得到火的時候，他們試圖讓它繼續(xù)燃燒。可知這里說的是如果火滅了就無法生火，故選A。

【4】句意：他們可以在任何需要的時候生火。

根據(jù)文中Today it’s easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters.今天，人們很容易生火，因為他們有火柴、打火機和各種各樣的加熱器。可知這里說的是人們可以隨時生火，故選C。