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________.

Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and  56  in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday,   57   she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional  58  before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel   59   a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months  60  from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling  61  easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her   62  her stories. They were   63   interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was   64  that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped  65  .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.
【小题1】A.death             B.die                  C.died
【小题2】A.but               B.and                  C.or
【小题3】A.singer             B.teacher              C.manager
【小题4】A.on                B.at                   C.by
【小题5】A.to sail             B.sailing               C.to fly
【小题6】A.too               B.much                C.more
【小题7】A.talk to             B.talk with             C.talk about
【小题8】A.so                B.such                 C.very
【小题9】A.boring             B.relaxing              C.amazing
【小题10】A.work and think      B.working and thinking   C.to work and think

从方框内选择适当的句子补全短文．使短文意思通顺．结构完整。
 
I met Rose, my new classmate, on the first day of college. To my surprise, she was already 87 years old. "Why are you in college at such a young age?" I joked. " I ’ m here to meet a rich man, get married, have two children, and then retire and travel. " She answered.(1)                     
Like young students, Rose was outgoing, kind and helpful, (2)            Soon, she became a superstar in our college.
At the end of the term, Rose wes invited to give us a speech. I will never forget what she said to us," There are only four secrets to staying young and achieving success. "
“First, you have to laugh and find humor(幽默)every day. Then， you need to have a dream. ( 3 )                  Next， find any chance to change yourself. Finally， people shouldn’t have regrets(遗憾) for things they didn’t do. ”
(4)                Over 2000 students went to her funeral(葬礼) to express their love to the wonderful woman.
The great woman didn’t live in this world any longer, but she gave us an unforgettable lesson in life. That is -- (5)                  Don’t you think so?

Thousands of years ago，human(人类)didn’t live in towns．Sometimes they would live in caves(洞穴)or build camps in the forest．

    Only about thirty people  1    in each camp．The men would go hunting while the woman and children  2  food from trees around the camp．All the food was  3  among people in the group．Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food．It was a simple life，but people had to be  4．They had to make everything that they needed，and they had to know a lot about plants and animals．

    Nowadays most people live in towns and cities，and they work in offices and factories．Life is 5  than in the old days．There are fewer  6  ，but there is less excitement．Some people go  7  excitement  sailing round the world．climbing mountains，or exploring(探测)caves．

Most people look forward to the  8 ,a time when they can enjoy a change from the normal life．For some this means going camping．But camping today is  9  from camping in the past．Gas cookers，ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more  10  than they did in the old times．

1．A．lived         B．talked       C．came        D．danced

2．A．planted       B．collected     C．watched     D．bought

3．A．found        B．used         C．shared      D．sold

4．A．polite        B．kind         C．calm        D．clever

5．A．worse        B．faster        C．easier       D．harder

6．A．dangers       B．stories       C．people      D．animals

7．A．waiting for    B．looking for    C．turning on   D．putting on

8．A．dreams       B．gifts         C．meals       D．holidays

9．A．away        B．different       C．free        D．far

10．A．slowly       B．terribly        C．comfortably  D．hopefully

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 .