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课件网) Mountain of Fire A Native American Myth 2025年完胜高考语法填空 (2篇) Indian Use of Fire in Early Oregon Long ago when the world was new, there was one land and one people. All lived together by the great river in peace, worked well, 1._____ were happy. Into this world 2._____(bear) two brothers who grew up 3._____(quarrel). They argued over who was stronger and who had better land to work. Soon all the people had taken sides. The Great Spirit, Sahale, saw this quarreling and decided to end 4._____. Mountain of Fire A Native American Myth and 一 were born quarreling it In a voice like low, rumbling thunder, Sahale called the brothers together and gave each one an arrow for his bow. He said, “Wherever your arrow 5._____(fall), that will be your land, and there you will be a chief.” The first brother shot his arrow high in the air, and it landed to 6._____ south of the great river. He went there with his people, and they became known 7._____ the Multnomahs. The second brother shot his arrow into the air and it landed north of the river. There he went with his people, 8._____ became known as the Klickitats. falls the as who The brothers lived with their people in peace for some time. As time passed though, envy began to cause quarrels. “The Klickitats have better land,” some said. “The Multnomahs have more beautiful land,” others cried. Sahale heard this bickering that seemed 9._____(grow) like a storm and was 10._____(happy) with the two tribes. When violence threatened, Sahale stopped it by taking away all fire, even the sun, just as the autumn winds, cold, and snow were beginning. unhappy to grow Only one in all the land still had fire. She was Loo-Wit, 1._____ old, wrinkled woman with gray hair and quiet ways. She had stayed apart from all the quarrels. After the people had suffered and seemed to have mended their ways, Sahale asked Loo-Wit 2._____ she would like to share her fire with them. “For doing this,” he told her, “you may have anything you wish.” an if / whether 二 “I wish to be young and beautiful,” she said. “Then that is what you will be,” Sahale said. Sahale led Loo-Wit to a great stone bridge over the river that joined the two lands. The people arrived at the bridge, 3._____(lead) by their 4._____(chief), to find the most beautiful woman they had ever seen. She began to give them fire. Loo-Wit kept the fire 5._____(burn) all day 6._____ fire was restored to all the people. until led chiefs burning This was not to be the end of the quarreling. During this day the two chiefs had both fallen 7._____ love with Loo-Wit and wanted her for a wife. Loo-Wit could not choose between them, and once again, fighting erupted. in The two brothers refused 8._____( compromise) or work on a solution. Because the brothers were unyielding in their positions, Sahale 9._____(angry) changed the brothers into mountains. The chief of the Klickitats was turned into the mountain kn ... ...
