Whentheworldwasveryyoungpeoplelivedonlyinhotplaces.Theydidnotliveincoldplacesbecausetheycouldnotkeepwarmthere.
Atfirstmendidnotknowhowtomakeafire.Sometimestreeswerehitbylightning(闪电).Thenafirewasstarted.Peopletooksomeofthefireneartheirhomes.Afirewasveryimportantforthreereasons.Itkeptthemwarm.Wildanimalswerefrightenedwhentheysawit.Andwhenfoodwascookedittastedmuchbetter.
Butmendidnotknowhowtomakeafire.Whentheyhadafiretheydidnotletitstopburning.Ifitwentout(熄灭)Theycouldnotstartitagain.Theyhadtowaitforlightningtostartanotherfire.Sometimestheyhadtowaitforyears.
Latertheylearnedhowtomakeafire.Butitwasnoteasytomakesomethingburn.
Nowwehavematches.Wecancarrytheminourpocketsandmakeafirewhenwewantto.
58.“Whentheworldwasveryyoung”means________.
A.beforeliberation(解放) B.inthefollowingyears
C.Longlongago D.twentyyearsago
59.Peoplefoundthat__________.
A.thecookedfoodtastedbetterthantheuncookedfood
B.theuncookedfoodtastedmuchbetterthanthecookedfood
C.wildanimalsenjoyedthecookedfood
D.wildanimalskeptwarmnearthetrees
60.Peopledidn’tletafirestopburningbecause_________.
A.theywerenotabletomakeafire B.theylikedtowaitforlightning
C.itrainednowandthen D.theydidn’tliketomakeafire
61.Nowwecanmakeafire__________.
A.bylightning B.ifitisnecessary C.forthreereasons D.inourpockets