四、接着，李明介绍了与火有关的节日，讲述了人类发展与火的历史渊源。阅读他的介绍，完成文章后面的问题。
Dancing and singing, the Yi people and visitors had fun around the fire during the Torch(火把) Festival in Bijie, Guizhou Province. Every year, the Yi ethnic group(彝族) lights torches to show they look up to fire.
The early Yi people lived in high and cold places in the mountains. They used fire for light, to stay warm, and cook food. One Yi ethnic old saying goes, “Everything you eat must ‘see’ fire.”
In the old days, people lit a small fire outside the door before they took animal meat into the home. They put the meat over the fire to drive away bad luck. Fire was also used to light leaves on the ground to make the land rich.
But the festival is more of a social event now. During the festival, both the Yi people and visitors come together. They show and spread their happiness and thanks for a good life. The Yi people also want to get more people to learn about their life.
Looking up to fire
Many other ethnic groups also look up to fire. Take the Naxi people for example. They also have a torch festival. During the festival, each family has a big torch. But the children have their own small torches. They even go out in different groups to pick flowers and bamboo branches(竹枝) to make their torches beautiful. To the Naxi children, this festival means good food and a good time to stay with family.
Fire in the West
In Western culture, fire comes from heaven(天堂). They think fire is a living thing. It moves and becomes hungrier; it is red like people’s blood(血液) and warm like their bodies. For example, in Greek mythology(希腊神话), Prometheus(普罗米修斯) is the god of fire. He stole(偷) fire from Zeus and gave it to people.
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B
)1. What do people in Bijie do during the Yi Torch Festival?
A. They go and visit other places in Guizhou.
B. They light torches, sing and dance together.
C. They stay in the mountains for some days.
D. They light leaves to cook food for visitors.
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D
)2. Why did the early Yi people put meat over the fire before taking it into their homes?
A. To show their happiness.
B. To keep the meat warm.
C. To make animals stay away.
D. To make bad luck go away.
(
C
)3. What is the passage mainly about?
A. What visitors can do in Guizhou during the Yi Torch Festival.
B. How people are learning to use fire.
C. How important fire is to people.
D. Why there are many old sayings about fire.
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根据文章内容补全下面的信息。(每空不限一词)
The Yi people
look up
1
to fire. In the past, they used
fire
2
for light, to stay warm and to
cook
3
food. They also used fire to
drive away
4
bad luck and make the land
rich
5
.
Now they have the Yi Torch Festival. Every year, the Yi people
light
6
torches, dance and sing on that day. It's their way to show their
happiness
7
and thanks for a good life.
1.
look up
2.
fire
3.
cook
4.
drive away
5.
rich
6.
light
7.
happiness
