When the world was very young, people lived in hot places .They didn’t live in cold places because they could not keep warm there.
At first men didn’t know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning .Then a fire was started .People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild animals were frightened when they saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better.
But men didn’t know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they didn’t let it stop burning. If it went out, they couldn't start it again. They had to wait for lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years.
Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy to make something burn . Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to.
小題1:Millions of years ago people didn’t live in cold places because________.
A．they were afraid of cold
B．they didn’t know how to keep warm
C．they couldn’t make a fire
D．they couldn’t find cold places
小題2:People found that _______.
A．wild animals enjoyed fire very much
B．the cooked food tasted better than uncooked food
C．the uncooked food tasted much better
D．wild animals needed fire to keep them warm
小題3:Now we can make a fire___________.
A．in cold placesB．in our pockets
C．if it is necessaryD．in the forest
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage.
A．People are much cleverer now than they were long before.
B．A fire could be made by lightning.
C．We can make a fire with matches
D．After man knew how to make a fire, it became very easy to burn something .

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇文章講述了在原始社會的時候，人們是生活在溫暖的地方，因為他們不會生火，后來，他們學(xué)會了生火，但是點燃一些東西仍然是不容易的。但是，現(xiàn)在只要我們有需要，隨時都可以生火。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)文章They didn’t live in cold places because they could not keep warm there.可知，因為在寒冷的地方他們不能保持溫暖，所以，他們就不住在那里。故選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)文章when food was cooked, it tasted much better.可知，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)被煮熟的食物更好吃。故選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)文We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to.可知，我們能夠隨身帶著火柴，當(dāng)我們需要火的時候，就可以生火。故選C
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)文章可知，現(xiàn)在的人們比以前的人們要更聰明；閃電可以生出火；我們可以用火柴生火；當(dāng)他們知道了如何生火的時候，要想點燃一些東西還是很困難的。故選D
點評：本文的文章短小精煉，對于此類文章首先必須對每句話都要認(rèn)真地閱讀理解。初二的閱讀絕大多數(shù)是細(xì)節(jié)題，考察學(xué)生信息的把握能力。對于細(xì)節(jié)題，學(xué)生在理解全文的基礎(chǔ)上要對題目中關(guān)鍵字在文章中迅速定位，找到相對應(yīng)的出處，再仔細(xì)對比找出答案。對于推斷題要結(jié)合題目在文段中前后句的意思，把握作者所講的中心思想，再進(jìn)行作答。
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