Question

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. .

2. . It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire. 3. 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. 4.

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. 5.

根据短文内容，把A-E五个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

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. Nature is people's good friend..

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.E

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：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.

2.可知上文应该填E，指自然是人类的好朋友。

3.上文讲到闪电击中了一片森林产生了火，所以此空是人们把一些火带回家中，故选D。

4.此段落讲的是当时人们还不会生火，所以他们必须不能让取回来的火灭掉，否则他们就得再等一年，所以选A。

5.根据上文的描述现在人们取火非常容易，因为有了火柴，打火机以及不同种类的加热器等，故选C。

考点：社会历史类短文阅读