You can't always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyacv doesn't think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. That's why he created lampbrella,a lamp post with its own rain-sensing umbrella.

  The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. "Once,I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy (伞蓬) built into a street lamp," he said.

  The lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors (传感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.

  In addition to the rain sensor,there's also a 360°motion sensor on the fi-breglass street lamp which detects whether anyone's using the lampbrella. Af?ter three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.  

  According to the designer,the lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed,so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides,it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strikes. Each lampbrella would of?fer enough shelter for several people. Being installed at 2 metres off the ground,it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.

  While there are no plans to take lampbrella into production,Belyacv says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department,and insists his creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.

5. For what purpose did Belyacv create the lampbrella?

   A. To predict a heavy rain.

   B. To check the weather forecast.

   C. To protect people from the rain.

   D. To remind people to take an umbrella.

6. What do we know from Belyacv's words in Paragraph 2 ?

   A. His creation was inspired by an experience.

   B. It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.

   C. Street lamps are protected by canopies.

   D. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.

7. Which of the following shows how the lampbrella works?

   A. motor—canopy—sensor

   B. sensor-^motor—*-canopy

   C. motor—sensor—canopy

   D. canopy-*-motor-* sensor

8. What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the lampbrella?

   A. Its moving speed.

   B. Its appearance.

   C. Its installation.

   D. Its safety.

9. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

   A. The designer will open a company to promote his product.

   B. The lampbrella could be put into immediate production.

   C. The designer is confident that his creation is practical.

   D. The lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.

  The 1990s saw great changes in the waypeople communicate. People could send mail without going to the 1        and go shopping without leaving home.

2     like "e-mail" and "download" became part of people's vocabulary. The Cciusc of this great change was the 3     . The idea for the Internet began in the early 1960s in 4     . The Depart?ment of Defense wanted to 5        their computers together in order to 6        private information. In 1969,the ARPANET (an early form of the Internet) first connected the 7        at four American universities. One computer suc?cessfully 8        information to another. In 1972,scientists shared ARPANET 9        the world. They created a 10 to send person-to-person messages using ARPANET. This was the 11        of e-mail.

  Over the next few years,there was a lot of progress made in the world of computing,12        most people were not using the Internet. Then,in the 1980 s,personal computers became more 13    .In the early 1990s,14        important things happened:the birth of the World Wide Weh in 1991,and the creation of the 15     Web browser (浏览器) in 1993. The web made it 16     to find informalion on the Internet,and to move from place to place 17     links. The Web browser made it possible to see information as a website with pictures,sound,and words.

  Today, 18     of people connect to the Internet to send emails,visit web?sites,or store information on servers. 19     are now an important part of our lives and are changing 20        we learn,work,shop,and communicate.

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  C. department store   D. the office

2. A. Expressions   B. Phrases   C. Letters   D. Words

3. A. computer H. Internet   C. server   D. browser

4. A. America   B. England   C. China   D. Canada

5. A. put   B. get   C. connect   D. leave

6. A. have   B. take   C. reach   D. share

7. A. computers   B. colleges   C. telephones I) , lines

8. A. worked R found   C. posted   D. sent

9. A. to   B. in   C. with   D. for

10. A. place   B. way   C. path   D. direction

11. A. beginning   B. finding   C. creating   D. using

12. A. but   B. and   C. or   D. because

13. A. practical   B. familiar   C. expensive   D. common

14. A. two   B. three   C. four   D. five

15. A. new   B. first   C. advanced   D. modern

16. A. easier   B. harder   C. slower   D. cheaper

17. A. circling   B. seeking   C. sending   D. using

18. A. tens   B. hundreds   C. thousands   D. millions

19. A. E-mails   B. Messages   C. Computers   D. Websites

20. A. how   B. what   C. when   D. why

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