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long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。 But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.
As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is more useful.
小题1: A spark can _________.
A.fire any leavesB.burn anything
C.burn dry leavesD.keep fires burning
小题2: We can also get a fire by _________.
A.making a hole on a big piece of wood
B.putting a smaller stick into the hole
C.turning the stick hard for a while
D.doing all the above together
小题3: Matches have been used _________.
A.for about two thousand years
B.for about two hundred years
C.since people began to use fire for cooking
D.since people used the heat from the sun.
小题4:From this passage we know _______.
A.using matches is the easiest and most useful way to make fires
B.people don’t use matches any more since they had electric fire starters
C.today there are only two ways to make fires
D.some forest fires happen from lightning
小题5: Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know _________.
a. with a match
b. from the sun
c. from lightning
d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire starter.
A.d ,b, c, a, e B.d, c, b, a, e
C.c, d, b, a, e D.c, b, d, a, e

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C

试题分析:古代的人们经常利用闪电来取火,但那时必须让火一直燃烧,否则没有了雷电就没有了火源.后来人们学会了火石打火,钻木取火聚焦取火等.后来又发明了火柴.当今世界最流行的就是电子打火.
小题1:细节理解题,根据文中语句“Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves.”理解可知。火花可以点燃干枯的树叶,故选C.
小题2:细节理解题,根据文中语句They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.理解可知,钻木取火的过程,故选D。
小题3:细节理解题,根据文中语句“About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴).”理解可知。火柴的应用出现在聚焦取火以后,已有200多年的历史了,故选B
小题4:理解归纳题,根据文中语句理解可知,现在很多的森林火灾都是雷电引起的,故选D。
小题5:理解总结题,根据文中语句理解可知人类取火的大致过程是雷电取火,火石取火,钻木取火,聚焦取火,火柴和电子打火器,故选C。
点评:首先要要读懂全文,弄清文章要表达的思想,注意文中前后段落之间的关系。答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的关系,与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯。
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