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Fire was discovered many thousands of years ago. The first time humans saw fire was probably when a tree was destroyed by lightning (闪电).

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 dangerous 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(灯), 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 counting the number of parts left 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.

A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.How did Indians in America use fire?

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2.What happened to the candle if there was a wind blowing on it?

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B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3._________________________________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________________

C. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

5._________________________________________

Answer

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

2.It burned too quickly.

3.他们用火把敌人和野生动物赶走。

4.火也被用来照明。

5.Fire./ The use of the fire.

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文介绍了火的发现于数千年前，人类很快学会了生活。火对人是非常重要的，可以用来取暖、做饭、赶跑敌人和动物、照明等。

1.根据第三段" The Indians in America, for example, used fire to make smoke as a message，可知美洲的印第安人他们用火来制造烟雾传递信息。所以答案是They used fire to make smoke as a message.。

2.根据文中的最后一句If there was a wind blowing on the candle, it burned too quickly.可知如果有风吹蜡烛，蜡烛就会燃烧的太快。所以答案是It burned too quickly.

3.根据keep away使……离开与use sth. to do用某物做某事，可知该划线句子的意思是他们用火把敌人和野生动物赶走。

4.根据be used to do被用于做……与give light给予光明，可知该划线句子的意思是火也被用来照明

5.火对人是非常重要的，可以用来取暖、做饭、赶跑敌人和动物、照明等。所以本文的题目是Fire./ The use of the fire.

考点：任务型阅读。