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 sunshade(遮阳伞).

Nobody knows who first invented it,but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it,back in the 11th century BC.

We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing that connected with its use:it was a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times,the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in the upper class or by royal people such as 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 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power.

The umbrella has not changed much in style during all the time,though it has become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the 20th 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. 富裕的 C. 中产的 D. 平民的

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 time.

D. The style of the umbrella hasn't changed a lot during all the time.

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 use of the umbrella

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 【解析】 本文主要讲述的是雨伞的历史和人们对雨伞的使用. 1.根据第一段Its first use was as a shade(遮蔽) against the sun.可知雨伞开始使是用来遮阳的,故选B。 2.根据根据文章第二段Nobody knows who first invented it,but th...

根据短文内容, 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

(2018·山东临沂)Campbell Remess is a teenager from Australia. He has been sewing (缝制) teddy bears for sick children for several years.

The story1. (begin) in 2013 when Campbell was nine years old. He told his parents that he wanted to give Christmas gifts to children in hospitals. But his parents said no, because with nine children of their own, buying presents for sick children would just cost too much. The little boy didn’t give up, however. He decided2.(make) their presents by himself.

Campbell made his first teddy bear with his mother’s sewing machine in his bedroom. It was hard for him as he had never done this before. He downloaded (下载) patterns from the Internet and learned how to make a teddy bear by3.(watch) videos online. It took him five hours to finish his first teddy bear. He can now make a teddy bear in an hour. He has also started a project called “Project 365 by Campbell” in which he4.(try) to make a teddy bear every day.

Young Campbell uses his pocket money to buy materials for making teddy bears. To make more pocket money, he helps his parents with housework whenever he is free. Sometimes, he also sells his teddy bears online5.(raise) money for sick children. Many people 6. (encourage) by Campbell’s story and they give away free materials to him.

Campbell7. (give) away about 1,300 teddy bears so far. He is now busy making this year’s teddy bears. He said that he had never thought of stopping and he would keep putting smiles on people’s faces.

1.began 2.to make 3.watching 4.tries 5.to raise 6.are encouraged 7.has given 【解析】 短文大意:本文讲述了澳洲少年坎贝尔缝制泰迪熊玩偶做公益而引起全世界关注的故事。坎贝尔启动了一个名为“坎贝尔365计划”的项目,通过网售自己缝制的泰迪熊为生病的孩子筹集资金,人们被他的故事所...

(2018·山东临沂) Did you read your favorite books _____ April 23? It was World Book Day.

A. for B. at

C. on D. in

C 【解析】 句意:4月23日你读过你最喜欢的书吗?那天是世界读书日。考查介词的用法。in泛指一般意义的上午、下午或晚上以及月或年等较长的时间;on表示星期几或某一特定的日期;at表示时间的某一点、某一时刻或年龄等;for用于表示一段时间。April 23四月二十三日,具体到某月某日需用介词on,故选C。

When I was in high school, I wasn't good at my schoolwork at the beginning. ______ I really wanted to go college. I went to talk with my teacher. He told ______ that there might be no chance for me to go to college. It made me very ______ .

But I still did my best. I might not be able to get into ______ , but I wouldn't stop ______ . Then I found that my problem in the past was spending too much time ______ science. I was not good at my schoolwork, because I wasn't working hard on all ______ .

So in the next term I ______ my plan. I spent more time in studying English, geography and other subjects. I worked hard by listening to the teachers _____in class and doing more exercises after class. Now I am studying at college.

If you are not good at schoolwork at the moment, don't ______ . Forget the past years and restart now! I believe all your dreams can come true.

1.A. Or B. And C. But D. So

2.A. I B. me C. my D. mine

3.A. upset B. tired C. glad D. relaxed

4.A. hospital B. college C. trouble D. water

5.A. speaking B. spending C. paying D. trying

6.A. on B. in C. at D. by

7.A. sports B. subjects C. dreams D. chances

8.A. changed B. kept C. followed D. realized

9.A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly

10.A. keep up B. pick up C. look up D. give up

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.D 【解析】 本篇文章难度适中,主要讲述我在高中时成绩不好,老师断定我没有机会上大学,但我没有放弃,最后取得成功,并告诉我们遇到困难不要放弃,坚持就是胜利。 1.句意“但是我真的想上大学”。本题考查连词辨析。A.否则;B.和;C.但是;D.所以。根据...

Carol’s uncle has ______ egg and some bread for his breakfast every morning.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. /

B 【解析】 句意“卡罗尔的叔叔每天早餐吃一个鸡蛋和一些面包”。本题考查冠词辨析。A. a不定冠词,“一个”;B.不定冠词“一个”,用于元音因素前;C.the,定冠词。根据句意可知,表示“一个鸡蛋”,且egg为元音因素开头,故选B。

One day, the students of Class 6 were reading in the classroom.Mrs. Brown came in and toldthe whole class they would have to change the__________ the next week. All of the studentsdisagreed ___________Mrs. Brown, so they shouted when Mrs. Brown said it was because a new student would ____ the class.“Why must we move to another classroom just because someone new is coming?” One of them asked

________ . Mrs. Brown stood there without saying anything. After a few minutes, she told them to be___________ to their new classmate and then she left.

The following week, the head teacher, Mr.White himself brought the new student

to theirclass. ___________ he pushed the new student to the class because the student was in a wheelchair(轮椅). Mr. White introduced the new student Jeff to the class. He said that Jeff now was a ____________ of the class and they should work together. He added, “Helping each other is very important.” __________ could fully understand what Mr. White meant at first.

Over time, they began to understand the reason. Jeff was a_______student and often helpedthe students who didn’t understand their work. The c lass felt very thankful to him. They took care of him because they knew that when someone did something for you, you should do something ___________ in return.

1.A. classmates B. lessons C. teacher D. classroom

2.A. for B. of C. with D. from

3.A. leave B. join C. help D. visit

4.A. politely B. terribly C. angrily D. happily

5.A. kind B. useful C. honest D. careful

6.A. So far B. Above all C. As usual D. In fact

7.A. hope B. member C. monitor D. symbol

8.A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody

9.A. lucky B. funny C. clever D. strict

10.A. out B. down C. off D. back

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D 【解析】 本文介绍了六班的学生因为得知下周要换教室而生布朗老师的气。布朗老师没有说什么,只是说让同学们善待新来的同学。然后就离开了。一周后,校长怀特先生亲自带着新生来到了他们的班里,原来新来的学生是坐轮椅来的。这时学生们才明白了换教室的真正原因。短文最...

___ the morning of November 20, 1915, the workers came to Chicago to show their mourning of Joe Hill.

A. On B. In C. Of D. At

A 【解析】 句意:1915年11月20日上午,工人们来到芝加哥向Joe Hill表示哀悼。考查介词辨析题。in泛指一般意义的上午、下午或晚上以及月或年等较长的时间;on表示星期几或某一特定的日期;at表示时间的某一点、某一时刻或年龄等;of表示所有关系,用以构成名词的所有格,不表示时间。the morning of November 20, 1915(1915年11月20日早上),具...

—_______ your parents eat meat every day?

—Yes. But my brother only _______ vegetables.

A. Does; eat B. Do; eats C. Does; eats D. Do; eat

B 【解析】 试题考查动词时态。句意:你的父母每天吃肉吗?是的,但我的哥哥只吃蔬菜。Your parents做主语时谓语动词用复数形式,故排除AC,得知时态是一般现在时,第二句话主语是my brother,第三人称单数,故选B项。

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