Question

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 .

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述了在原始社會的時候，人們是生活在溫暖的地方，因為他們不會生火，后來，他們學會了生火，但是點燃一些東西仍然是不容易的。但是，現在只要我們有需要，隨時都可以生火。

1.細節題，根據文章They didn’t live in cold places because they could not keep warm there.可知，因為在寒冷的地方他們不能保持溫暖，所以，他們就不住在那里。故選B

2.細節題，根據文章when food was cooked, it tasted much better.可知，人們發現被煮熟的食物更好吃。故選B

3.細節題，根據文We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to.可知，我們能夠隨身帶著火柴，當我們需要火的時候，就可以生火。故選C

4.細節判斷題。根據文章可知，現在的人們比以前的人們要更聰明；閃電可以生出火；我們可以用火柴生火；當他們知道了如何生火的時候，要想點燃一些東西還是很困難的。故選D

考點：社會歷史類說明文

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