题目内容
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(权力). 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. 中产阶级的 D. 贫穷的
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
书面表达(10分)
假设你有位朋友叫Daniel,下面表格中列出了他的一些情况,请据此写一篇英语短文,
字数100左右,文章的开头已经给出,不计入总词数。特别提醒:注意动词形式。
特点 | 我们班最高的男生;总是面带笑容,看上去很高兴;最有趣,经常讲笑话让我们开怀大笑。 |
品行 | 愿意和朋友分享东西;对人友善;时刻准备帮助别人,比如总是帮同学解决难题。 |
爱好 | 喜欢下棋和打棒球。每天花在爱好上的时间一小时。他比我用在爱好上的时间多。 |
未来计划 | 长大想当一名社会工作者,帮助更多的人。 |
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