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12．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 against the sun．
Nobody known 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 uses：it became a symbol of honor and power．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．
29．Ancient people first used umbrellas asB．
A．a symbol of honor
B a symbol of power
C．protection against the sun
D．protection against the rain
30．According to the passage，the umbrella was probably first used in accidentC
A．Babylon
B．China
C．Egypt
D．Rome
31．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？B
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 woman were made colorful in ancient times．
D．The style of the umbrella hasn't changed a lot since it was invented
32．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．The sales of the umbrella．
B．The history and the use of the umbrella．
C．The invention of the umbrella．
D．The differences among umbrellas．

11．There have been a lot of castles built in Britain over the centuries．They range from the more famous and better preserved castles such as Windsor Castle and the Tower of London，to those less famous and a little less well looked after，such as a personal favourite of mine Peveril Castle，that can be found in the village of Castleton in Derbyshire．
Although the Romans brought stone working skills with them to Britain when they invaded （入侵） and built stone forts（堡垒） across the country，the Anglo-Saxon people，who settled in what is now England after the Romans left，largely dismissed their style of building in favour of wooden structures．It is not until the Norman conquest of 1066that castles in the truest sense of the word began to appear in Britain，when they were built as places of refuge（避难所）for what was an invading force，a strategy used again in later centuries during England's invasions of Wales and Scotland．
Some of the best castles to visit in Britain are built on the borderlands where England meets with Wales or Scotland，a memento （纪念品） of the English--Norman expansionist policy of the middle age．These are some of the most remarkable looking castles to be found in the country，dominating the landscapes they inhabit（栖息）．
Entry to most of the castles run by English Heritage，Historic Scotland and Cadw is reasonably priced，but if you are intending to visit lots of castles it might be worth your while joining one of the heritage groups，which one would depend on which area you will be in．It is worth bearing in mind that if you join any of these three groups you will be able to get half priced entry into any of the properties run by the other two．Needless to say not all castles are run by heritage （遗产） trusts，some of the better preserved are still in use and are either owned privately or by the State，many of these are still open to visitors，but they may be a bit more expensive．
Further information on the heritage trusts mentioned earlier，including the properties they run，you can click the following websites：
www．cadw．wales．gov．uk            www．historic-scotland．gov．uk
www engLish-heritage．org．uk         www．nationaltrust．org．uk
25．This text is most probably aB．
A．history story about the British Castles
B．guide to visiting British Castles
C．report about how to protect English Heritages
D．notice in British Castles
26．The underline word"dismissed"（paragraph 2）probably meansC．
A．developed
B．seized
C．refused
D．continued
27．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？C
A．Visiting the castles owned by the private is cheaper by the state
B．Preferring living in a wooden house to the modern building to the Romans．
C．If you join English Heritage group，you can also visit any sites of Historic Scotland and Cadw at half price．
D．Most of the best castles to visit in Britain are built in the centers of Wales or Scotland．

10．When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation （基金会），nobody understood what she was talking about．But Sophia knew just how important Make-A-Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one her best friends．We were interested in finding out more，so we went along to meet Sophia listen to what she had to say．
Sophia told us that Make-A-Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980．"It's a charity（慈善机构）that helps children who have got very serious illnesses．Make-A-Wish help children feel happy even though they are sick，by making their wishes and dreams come true，"Sophia explained．
We asked Sophia how Make-A-Wish had first started．She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris，who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman．Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris's dream come true----so，with everybody's help，Chris，only seven years old at the time，had been a"policeman"for a day．"when people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true，they decided to try and help other sick children too，and that was the beginning of Make-A-Wish，"explained Sophia
Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special，happy time．A Make-A-Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world．Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true．They do this either by providing things that are necessary，or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can．
49．Sophia found out about Make-A-Wish because her best friend had．A
A．benefited from it
B．volunteered to help it
C．dreamed about it
D．told the author about it
50．According to Sophia，Make-A-Wish．A
A．is an international charity
B．was understood by nobody at first
C．raises money for very poor families
D．started by drawing the interest of the public
51．What is said about Chris in Paragraph3？B
A．He has been a policeman since he was seven．
B．He gave people the idea of starting Make-A-Wish
C．He wanted people to help make his dream come true．
D．He was the first child Make-A-Wish helped after it had been set up．
52．Which of the following is true about Make-A-Wish volunteers？A
A．They are important for making wishes come true．
B．They try to help children get over their illnesses．
C．They visit sick children to make them feel special．
D．They provide what is necessary to make Make-A-Wish popular．

9．The days we have been looking forward to ____ soon．（　　）

8．We were in _____ when we left that we forgot the airline tickets．（　　）

	A．	a rush so anxious		B．	a such anxious rush
	C．	so an anxious rush		D．	such an anxious rush

7．So quickly_______is a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow．（　　）

	A．	are science and technology advancing that
	B．	science and technology advancing are that
	C．	are science and technology advancing that what
	D．	science and technology are advancing what that

6．Written in great haste（匆忙），____________．（　　）

	A．	the secretary made a lot of mistakes in the report
	B．	there were a lot of mistakes in the report
	C．	we found a lot of mistakes in the report
	D．	the report was full of mistakes

5．-Mom's gift？She _____ have chosen a better one for me．
-She ____ be very happy to know it．（　　）

4．Since young I______about all the suffering in the world，and wondering why this is so．（　　）

	A．	have thought		B．	.thought
	C．	.was thinking		D．	.have been thinking

3．Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch？Have，you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores？What cant you he bothered to do？
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so idle that theyd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs．
Just over 2000people were interviewed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health，Britain's largest health charity．The results，were surprising．；
About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken，they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up．
More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to．catch a bus．Worryingly，of the 654respondents with children，64% said they were often too tired to play with them．
This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese before they start school．Dr．Sarah Dauncey，medical director of Nuffield Health，said，"People need to get fitter，not just for their own sake，but for the sake of their families，．friends and evidently their pets too．If we don't start to take control of this problem，a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the simple tasks．"
And Scotland's largest city，Glasgow，was shamed as the．most indolent city in the UK with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise，followed closely by．Birmingham and Southampton，both with 67%．
"The results pose serious challenges for the National．Health Service，where obesity related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40years and are costing billions of pounds every year．
28．What do lazy British people probably choose to do？B
A．Go to stores．
B．Catch the lift．
C．Cook from scratch．
D．Climb flights of stairs．
29．How many people surveyed don't play with children because of tiredness？B
A．About 333．
B．About 419．
C．About 654．
D．About 1280．
30．What is the potential result of more and more people，including children，getting obese？C
A．People will not get enough exercise．
B．People will not have enough money．
C．People will not be able to do the easy job．
D．People will not cure themselves of heart disease．
31．What is the author's attitude towards the finding of the study？D
A．Indifferent．
B．Doubtful．
C．Negative．
D．Supportive．

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