“Get up, get up, Jim. It’s time to get up!” mother said while she was   1  me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh, dear! It’s a quarter to eight already. I’ll be late for school again,” I thought. I  2    out of the bed, washed my face, and then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I   3 the bus, it started running. “I’m sure I can get to school in time,” I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, “I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There’s   4 wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one. ” “I couldn’t wait. The school is not   5 . I’d better run to school,” I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to school, it began to   6    heavily.

When I  7    the classroom, I was wet shivering (发抖) with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and—so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door. “I’m very sorry, Mr Smith. I'm late again,” I said with a red face.

“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr Smith said  8  , “I’ve told you not to be late, but you... ” He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to   9  and said, “I’m very sorry, my boys and girls,”  With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now, take off your wet coat and put this one on, or you'll catch cold. ” he said kindly.

I went to my seat with Mr Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit larger for me but I felt very  10   in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!

1.                A．catching        B．touching        C．pushing   D．helping

2.                A．jumped         B．moved         C．got  D．ran

3.                A．got off         B．got on          C．got to    D．got in

4.                A．everything      B．nothing         C．anything  D．something

5.                A．far            B．near           C．big  D．small

6.                A．shine          B．snow           C．rain  D．blow

7.                A．entered        B．reached        C．saw  D．left

8.                A．slowly          B．quietly         C．happily   D．angrily

9.                A．me            B．the class        C．the boys  D．the girls

10.               A．cold           B．excited         C．warm D．nervous

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　　Fire can help people in many ways. Fire can heat (加热) water, warm your house, give light and 1 food. But fire can burn things, too. Sometimes 2 fire can burn all the trees in forests.

　　Nobody knows how people began to use fire. One 3 tells about a man a very long time ago. He went up to the 4 by a rope (绳子) and brought fire down.

　　Today people know how to 5 a fire. Children like to play with it. But it is not 6 for them. A fire can burn a piece of paper, and then a house. A small fire can become a big one very soon.

　　Fire 7 many people every year. We must be very careful with it. We must 8 how to put out fire. Fire need oxygen (氧气) when it is burning. It may die 9 oxygen. There is oxygen in the air. A fire can be put out if you 10 it with water, sand (沙) or even with your coat or clothes. This keeps oxygen in the air away from a fire and it will die soon.

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Fire can help people in many ways. But can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.
Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.
Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.
Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you. 
【小题1】Which is true?

Fire can help people in many ways. But can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.

Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.

Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.

Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.

Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you. 

1.Which is true?

A. We are not sure how people started to use fire.

B. It is an Australian who started a fire.

C. We know how people began to use fire.

D. Nobody knows how to make a fire.

2.Children mustn’t play with matches because ______.

A. matches burn paper

B. it is not interesting

C. matches can be dangerous

D. they don’t know how to make a fire with matches

3.If you are going to put out a fire, you ______.

A. must be careful with matches

B. ought to know it can be harmful

C. have to cover it with water only

D. should keep air away from it

4.We must be careful with fire, or it ______.

A. can be             B. warms our houses

C. might burn us      D. will help us

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Fire can help people in many ways.

B. Fire can be both helpful and harmful.

C. Fire can burn things and people

D. We must be careful with matches.