Question

【题目】任务型阅读

Fire was discovered thousands of years ago. The first time humans saw fire was probably when a tree was destroyed by lightning(闪电). Humans soon learned how to make fire. They probably made the first fire by rubbing（摩擦）two sticks together.

Fire was very important to humans. They needed to keep warm at night. They used fire to cook food.They used fire to keep enemies and wild animals away. In some parts of the world, fire was used to send messages. The Indians in America, for example, used fire to make smoke as a message. In some other countries people lit fires to warn their friends of danger.

Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of the oil lamp（灯），humans burned sticks to get light.

One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal(相等的)parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by 4 the number of left parts of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, it burned too quickly.

1—2题简略回答问题; 3题将短文中画线的句子译成汉语; 4题填入所缺单词; 5题写出文章标题

【1】What did Indians in America use fire for？

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【2】What happened to the candle if there was a windblowing on it？

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【4】___________________________________________

【5】___________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】They used fire to make smoke as a message.

【2】It burned too quickly.

【3】他们用火来防范敌人和野生动物。

【4】counting

【5】Fire(能概括出本文大意即可)

【解析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述火的用途。

【1】根据第二段倒数第二句The Indians in America, for example, used fire to make smoke as a message可知，故填They used fire to make smoke as a message。

【2】根据第四段最后一句If there was a wind blowing on the candle, it burned too quickly可知，故填It burned too quickly。

【3】keep...away防范，to do表目的，为了。故填他们用火来防范敌人和野生动物。

【4】句意“他点燃蜡烛，通过数燃烧的蜡烛剩下的部分来分辨时间”。count数，且空前有介词by，故填counting。

【5】本题属于开放性问题，言之有理即可。本篇文章主要讲述火的相关内容，故填Fire。