Long, long ago people made fires from lightening (閃電). But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightening. Later, they found out hitting two pieces 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 (摩擦). They made a hole on a 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.
A years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from the 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. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. 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 very useful.
小題1: From the text we know that a spark can _______.
A．fire any leavesB．burn anything
C．burn dry leavesD．keep fire burning
小題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．a(chǎn)ll above together
小題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
小題4: From the text, we know that _______.
A．electric fire starters are widely used
B．people haven’t used matches since they had electric fire starters
C．today there are only two ways to make fire
D．some forest fires happen from lightening
小題5: Which of the following is the right order of the ways to make fires that people got to know?
a. with a match              b. from the sun
c. from lightening            d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire starter
A．a(chǎn), b, c, d, eB．b, c, a, e, d
C．c, d, b, a, eD．d, a, c, b, e

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了火的發(fā)明，人們從原始社會從自然雷電獲得火，再到摩擦生火，再到發(fā)明火柴和打火機，都說明了人類的進步。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段The spark could fire dry leaves�？芍xC。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知有很多得到多的方法，如 making a hole on a big piece of wood
；putting a smaller stick into the hole ；turning the stick hard for a while。可知應選D。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段可知About two centuries ago, people began to make matches火柴已經(jīng)用了大約200多年。故選B。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知電已經(jīng)被廣泛的使用。故選A。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。人們逐漸認識火的順序是從閃電；靠摩擦；從太陽那；用火柴；用打火機，故選C。
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