英语六级考试阅读提高练习题及答案(17)
<p> <span word="Fire">Fire</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="myth">myth</span>, <span word="Prometheus">Prometheus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="Epimetheus">Epimetheus</span>, <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Titans">Titans</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="Epimetheus">Epimetheus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="courage">courage</span>, <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="claws">claws</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="nimble">nimble</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="lavish">lavish</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="Prometheus">Prometheus</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="neglected">neglected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="myth">myth</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lighted">lighted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chariot">chariot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="Returning">Returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="dominion">dominion</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span>, <span word="herbs">herbs</span>, <span word="fruit">fruit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="Cooking">Cooking</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="captured">captured</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="savage">savage</span> <span word="tore">tore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunter">hunter</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="tramp">tramp</span>, <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smoldering">smoldering</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span>. <span word="Throwing">Throwing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="log">log</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="awoke">awoke</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="savage">savage</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="juice">juice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roasted">roasted</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="pleasing">pleasing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>.</p>
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