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John Thomson was born in 1827 in Norway and moved to the United States with his parents when he was ten years old. In 1851, John Thomson went west to California to try his luck at finding gold. However, he had very little success, so he decided to give up mining and buy a small farm. His new farm was high on the western side of the Rocky Mountains. In winter, deep snow closed the pass from the eastern to the western side of the mountains, sometimes for weeks at a time. No one could enter or leave; not even the mail(邮件)could be delivered(投递).
Thomson was an imaginative man. He made himself a pair of skis(滑雪板)and practiced on the snowy fields near his house. In January 1856, he went to the post office and told the postmaster that he would carry the mail over the closed pass. It took Thomson almost four days to travel the 90 miles from the post office to the small town near his farm where he delivered the mail. His pack of mail often weighed 80 pounds, so he carried little food and no blankets. When he stopped to rest, he made a small fire and put his feet near it to keep them warm.
After a dozen years of delivering the mail in this way, a railroad was completed over the pass, and Thomson's mail service was no longer needed. He retired(退职)with the thanks of his grateful neighbors and returned to being a farmer. He continued skiing for pleasure in his spare time.
1．John Thomson went west to California in ________.
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2．Thomson bought a farm because ________.
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A．he wanted a place where he could ski
B．he wanted to live in the mountains
C．he was an imaginative man
D．he had little success as a gold miner
3．Thomson thought he could deliver the mail by ________.
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A．walking the 90 miles over the pass
B．going to the post office by train
C．skiing over the snowy pass
D．practicing on the snowy fields
4．Thomson carried little food and no blankets because ________.
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A．he skied for pleasure in his free time
B．he stopped at a nearby town to rest
C．the pack of mail was very heavy
D．the trip took only four days
5．Thomson stopped delivering the mail when ________.
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A．the post office closed
B．a railroad was built through the mountains
C．his neighbors asked him to retire
D．deep snow closed the pass
6．After Thomson retired, he ________.
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A．made skis for his friends and neighbors
B．tried his luck at finding gold
C．gave away his skis
D．continued to ski in his spare time
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Thousands of years ago, people did not know 1 to make a fire. When it was very 2 at night, they could not sleep well. Sometimes lightening(闪电) hit a 3 and started a fire. At first people were both surprised and 4 to see the fire. They were afraid to go up. Later a 5 brave men took some of this fire and made a fire near their homes. They used the fire to keep them warm, to frighten wild animals and to cook food.
When they had a fire, they did not let it 6 burning. If it stopped, they could not start it 7 . Maybe they had to wait for a long time, sometimes for 4 . Later they 9 how to make a fire with pieces of wood and stone.
Now we have matches, we can put them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to make it. But we have to be 10 with fire.
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根据短文内容在空白处填写一个适当的单词。
Fire can be very useful, but it can also be very (1) _____. Be careful when you start a fire.
Millions of years ago, early men used a stick, a large (2) ____ of wood and dry leaves to make a fire. Early men found fire very (3) ____. At first, they ate raw meat. Then they discovered fire and started eating (4) ____ food. At night, they used fire to (5) _____their families from wild animals. They also used fire to give them light and keep them warm in winter.
Nowadays, people do not only use fire to (6) _____ food or boil water. In factories, workers use it to melt metals. Metals are melted so that they can be made (7) ____ different shapes.
Factory workers also use fire to make glass. Have you ever seen workers blowing glass? They make bottles and vases of different sizes and shapes by (8) ____ glass. First, the workers put some hot glass onto one end of a long metal pipe. Then they start blowing from the other end of the pipe.
In some places of the world, people use fire to (9) _____ rubbish. Every day, they collect and burn a huge amount of rubbish. Fire can (10) ____ everything. We have to be careful when we use fire. People may lose their lives and homes or they may be seriously injured in a fire.
Every year, hill fires burn a lot of trees. This is because there are many (11) ____and thoughtless people. Careless people forget to put out their barbecue fires. (12) ____ people drop burning cigarette ends everywhere.
短文填空：根据短文内容在空白处填写一个适当的单词。
Fire can be very useful, but it can also be very(1)________．Be careful when you start a fire．
Millions of years ago, early men used a stick, a large(2)________ of wood and dry leaves to make a fire．Early men found fire very(3)________．At first, they ate raw meat．Then they discovered fire and started eating(4)________ food．At night, they used fire to(5)________ their families from wild animals．They also used fire to give them light and keep them warm in winter．
Nowadays, people do not only use fire to(6)________ food or boil water．In factories, workers use it to melt metals．Metals are melted so that they can be made(7)________ different shapes．
Factory workers also use fire to make glass．Have you ever seen workers blowing glass? They make bottles and vases of different sizes and shapes by(8)________ hot glass．First, the workers put some hot glass onto one end of a long metal pipe．Then they start blowing from the other end of the pipe．
In some places of the world, people use fire to(9)________ rubbish．Every day, they collect and burn a huge amount of rubbish．
Fire can(10)________ everything．We have to be careful when we use fire．People may lose their lives and homes or they may be seriously injured in a fire．
Every year, hill fires burn a lot of trees．This is because there are many(11)________ and thoughtless people．Careless people forget to put out their barbecue fires．(12)________ people drop burning cigarette ends everywhere．
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