Question

【题目】 Thousands of years ago, people didn’t live in cold places because they didn’t know how to keep themselves warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies. 【1】

Nature is people’s good friend. It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire. 【2】 The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.

But people still didn’t know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest, they tried to keep it burning. 【3】.

But later they found different ways to make fire. For example, they made fire by burning wood or knocking two pieces of stones.

Today it’s easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters. 【4】

A.If it went out, they had to wait for years.

B.The skins keep them warm.

C.They can make fire at any time they need.

D.People took some of this fire to their homes.

E.People didn’t know how to use fire.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲了是人类从认识火到用火以及会取火的过程。

【1】句意：兽皮可以保暖。

根据句意理解及前句When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies.当一只动物被杀死时，他们用它的皮来盖住自己的身体。可知这里应该是说动物的皮可以让他们暖和，综合所给选项可知，B选项比较符合，故选B。

【2】句意：人们把一些火带到了家里。

根据后文The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.火使他们暖和，也使野兽害怕。不久，人们发现煮熟的食物味道更好，所以他们开始用火做饭。可知这里是说人们在家使用火的情况，综合所给选项可知，D选项比较符合，故选D。

【3】句意：如果它熄灭了，他们就得等上好几年。

根据前文But people still didn’t know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest, they tried to keep it burning.但是人们仍然不知道如何生火。当他们从森林里得到火的时候，他们试图让它继续燃烧。可知这里说的是如果火灭了就无法生火，故选A。

【4】句意：他们可以在任何需要的时候生火。

根据文中Today it’s easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters.今天，人们很容易生火，因为他们有火柴、打火机和各种各样的加热器。可知这里说的是人们可以随时生火，故选C。