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【題目】To us， it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.

Nobody knows who first invented it， but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese， back in the eleventh century BC.

We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there

was a strange thing connected with its use : it became a symbol of honor and power(權(quán)力). In the

Far East in ancient times， the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by

royal people such as the kings or queens.

In Europe， the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in

common use in ancient Greece， but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe， the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power.

Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time， though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.

【1】Ancient people first used umbrellas as ____.

A. a symbol of honor

B. protection against the sun

C. a symbol of power

D. protection against the rain

【2】According to the passage， the umbrella was probably first used in ancient ______.

A. Egypt . B. Babylon C. Rome D. China

【3】The underlined word royal might mean _ in Chinese.

A. 王室的 B. 富有的

C. 中產(chǎn)階級的 D. 貧窮的

【4】 According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？

A. The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life.

B. Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages.

C. The umbrellas for women were made colorful in ancient times.

D. The style of the umbrella hasn't changed a lot since it was invented

【5】This passage is mainly about ___________.

A. the sales of the umbrella

B. the differences among umbrellas

C. the invention of the umbrella

D. the history and the use of the umbrella

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是雨傘的歷史和人們對雨傘的使用。

【1】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.可知，傘的最早用途是遮蔽陽光。故選B。

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Probably the first to use it were the Chinese， back in the eleventh century BC.可知，傘的首次使用是在中國，早在公元前十一世紀，故選D。

【3】A詞語猜測題。根據(jù)In the Far East in ancient times， the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.可知，在遠古時代，這把傘是被允許使用的，只有那些在高級辦公室或由國王或王后使用的。故選A。

【4】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.可知直到第二十世紀，女士們的雨傘開始出現(xiàn)五顏六色的顏色。其他三個都是正確的，故應(yīng)該選C。

【5】D主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是雨傘的歷史和人們對雨傘的使用情況的介紹，故D正確。