When the world was very young, people lived in hot places .They didn’t live in cold places because they could not keep warm there.
At first men didn’t know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning .Then a fire was started .People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild animals were frightened when they saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better.
But men didn’t know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they didn’t let it stop burning. If it went out, they couldn't start it again. They had to wait for lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years.
Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy to make something burn . Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to.
【小题1】Millions of years ago people didn’t live in cold places because________.

A．they were afraid of cold

B．they didn’t know how to keep warm

C．they couldn’t make a fire

D．they couldn’t find cold places

【小题2】People found that _______.

A．wild animals enjoyed fire very much

B．the cooked food tasted better than uncooked food

C．the uncooked food tasted much better

D．wild animals needed fire to keep them warm

【小题3】Now we can make a fire___________.

A．in cold places	B．in our pockets
C．if it is necessary	D．in the forest

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage.

A．People are much cleverer now than they were long before.

B．A fire could be made by lightning.

C．We can make a fire with matches

D．After man knew how to make a fire, it became very easy to burn something .

When the world was very young, people lived in hot places .They didn’t live in cold places because they could not keep warm there.

At first men didn’t know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning .Then a fire was started .People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild animals were frightened when they saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better.

But men didn’t know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they didn’t let it stop burning. If it went out, they couldn't start it again. They had to wait for lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years.

Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy to make something burn . Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to.

1.Millions of years ago people didn’t live in cold places because________.

A．they were afraid of cold

B．they didn’t know how to keep warm

C．they couldn’t make a fire

D．they couldn’t find cold places

2.People found that _______.

A．wild animals enjoyed fire very much

B．the cooked food tasted better than uncooked food

C．the uncooked food tasted much better

D．wild animals needed fire to keep them warm

3.Now we can make a fire___________.

A．in cold places                          B．in our pockets

C．if it is necessary                         D．in the forest

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage.

A．People are much cleverer now than they were long before.

B．A fire could be made by lightning.

C．We can make a fire with matches

D．After man knew how to make a fire, it became very easy to burn something .

 

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Thousands of years ago, people didn’t live in cold places because they didn’t know how to keep（1）_____warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was (2) _____, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies. The skins kept them warm.

     Nature is people’s good friend. It once helped people (3) ___ fire. When lightning hit a forest and started a fire, People took some of this fire to their (4) ____.The fire kept them warm and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much （5）_____,so they began to use the fire to cook food .

     But people still didn’t know (6) _____to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest, they (7) _____ to keep it burning. If it went out, they had to wait for years. Later they found different (8) ______ to make fire. For example, they made fire by burning wood or knocking two pieces of stones.

     Today it’s easy (9) _____ people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters. They can make fire（10）___any time they need .

    (1)______ (2)______(3)_____(4)______(5)_______

(6)______(7)______(8)______(9)_____(10)_______

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　　We hardly know how important a fire is. When the world was very young, people did not live in ___1___ places because they could not keep warm there. At first men did not know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning. Then a fire was started. People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very ____2____ for three reasons. It kept them warm. The animals were ___3____ when they saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better.

　　But men did not know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they did not let it stop burning. If it went out, they could not start it again. They had to wait for years.

　　Later on they learned how to make a fire. ____4____ it was difficult to make something burn.

　　Now we have matches. We can carry them in our ____5____ and make a fire when we want to.

(1)A．hot	B．cold	C．warm	D．cool
(2)A．dangerous	B．safe	C．strange	D．important
(3)A．happy	B．afraid	C．angry	D．sorry
(4)A．And	B．But	C．If	D．Or
(5)A．hands	B．shoes	C．pockets	D．arms