My name is Sam. I joined a club called “passing help” last month . Now let me tell you why I joined it .

One evening this May , on my way home my old car broke down . It was 25 miles from my home . I wanted to get a ride (搭便车),but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi . I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.

After a while, a bus came, but it did not go to my town, the bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.

“When I reached the bus station, I got to know that the bus to your town couldn’t come, so I returned here. I just can’t leave you here,” she said, “Get in my car and I will take you back to your home.”

“It is a long way,” I said.

“Come on ,sir,” she said , “Let’s go.”

On the way she told me a story. A few days ago, there wasn’t gas(汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.

When we got to my home, I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn’t accept. “I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” She said.

1.What happened to Sam one evening this May ?

A. He lost his way.

B. His car broke down.

C. He was hurt in an accident.

D. He couldn’t reach the gas station

2.Sam didn’t think of going home__________ that evening.

A. by train B. by bus

C. by car D. by taxi

3.From the passage ,we know that the young woman was __________.

A. a club boss B. a taxi driver

C. a bus driver D. a gas station worker

4.The young woman wanted Sam to ____________.

A. give her some money

B. get on her bus

C. take her to her house

D. help others just as she did

5.The best title(题目) of the passage is ______________.

A.A kind old man B. Getting a ride

C. Passing help D. A broken car

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. 皇室的 B. 富裕的 C. 中产的 D. 平民的

4.According to the passage, the following is true except _________.

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.What’s the best title for the passage?

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

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