Question

【題目】任務型閱讀

Fire was discovered thousands of years ago. The first time humans saw fire was probably when a tree was destroyed by lightning(閃電). Humans soon learned how to make fire. They probably made the first fire by rubbing（摩擦）two sticks together.

Fire was very important to humans. They needed to keep warm at night. They used fire to cook food.They used fire to keep enemies and wild animals away. In some parts of the world, fire was used to send messages. The Indians in America, for example, used fire to make smoke as a message. In some other countries people lit fires to warn their friends of danger.

Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of the oil lamp（燈），humans burned sticks to get light.

One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal(相等的)parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by 4 the number of left parts of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, it burned too quickly.

1—2題簡略回答問題; 3題將短文中畫線的句子譯成漢語; 4題填入所缺單詞; 5題寫出文章標題

【1】What did Indians in America use fire for？

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【2】What happened to the candle if there was a windblowing on it？

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【5】___________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】They used fire to make smoke as a message.

【2】It burned too quickly.

【3】他們用火來防范敵人和野生動物。

【4】counting

【5】Fire(能概括出本文大意即可)

【解析】本篇文章難度適中，主要講述火的用途。

【1】根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句The Indians in America, for example, used fire to make smoke as a message可知，故填They used fire to make smoke as a message。

【2】根據(jù)第四段最后一句If there was a wind blowing on the candle, it burned too quickly可知，故填It burned too quickly。

【3】keep...away防范，to do表目的，為了。故填他們用火來防范敵人和野生動物。

【4】句意“他點燃蠟燭，通過數(shù)燃燒的蠟燭剩下的部分來分辨時間”。count數(shù)，且空前有介詞by，故填counting。

【5】本題屬于開放性問題，言之有理即可。本篇文章主要講述火的相關(guān)內(nèi)容，故填Fire。