【题目】The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the ________ and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up(折叠) so it is ________ to carry them.

However, the umbrella has not always been as ________ as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this ________—someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.

Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to________ umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas

________ to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, _______ wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.

England was ________ the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very ________ and umbrellas are very useful.

Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you ________ one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you’ll feel you are important people too.

1A. rain B. cloud C. air D. water

2A. lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy

3A. light B. heavy C. common D. special

4A. way B. size C. reason D. place

5A. discover B. use C. examine D. discuss

6A. walked B. travelled C. rode D. flew

7A. children B. parents C. men D. women

8A. probably(也许) B. already C. suddenly D. immediately(立刻)

9A. sunny B. rainy C. snowy D. windy

10A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry

【题目】What do you do when you begin to read an English newspaper?

You’d better know what sections(栏、版) there are. Usually, there is international news, business, science and technology, entertainment or lifestyle, sports and cartoons. You can choose your favorite section to read carefully.

Then, you come to the article itself. If you don’t have time to read the whole article, the headline(标题) and photo give you a general idea of the story.

Different kinds of articles

A news article includes body text and a photo with a short piece of text under it. It usually puts the most important information at the very beginning. If you don’t have much time to read the story, just have a look at the first paragraph.

A feature article is an in-depth(深度的) report on an event or person. It usually has an interesting opening. You get to know the idea of the article as you read.

Another kind of article is an opinion(评论) article. Usually, some famous people give their own opinions about an important issue(问题) in a fun way. Opinion is different from news stories that are all facts.

Be a critical(批判性的) reader

There are advertisements in newspapers. They can provide useful information about products, places, food or jobs. Remember that people make advertisements to sell you things. You don’t have to do everything advertisements tell you to do. You should be critical enough to judge which advertisements are useful and which are not.

1How many kinds of articles does the writer talk about in the passage? (1)

___________________________________________________________________________

2What is the passage mainly about? (2)

___________________________________________________________________________

3Would you like to be a critical reader? Why or why not? (3)

___________________________________________________________________________

【题目】New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback.The New York police have 170 horses working on certain parts of the city.The horses are expensive to feed(喂养), but it is even more expensive to look after them.Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horse shoes.In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each day.Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month.Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths(铁匠).There are only about thirty-five blacksmiths in the whole United States.

The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.

A blacksmiths job is not an easy one.He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit(安装) it to the horse foot.The blacksmith must bend over(弯腰) all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight(重量) of the horses leg while he works.Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong.But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses-for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift his leg.

One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin.He came to the country from Ireland in 1948.He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city.Corbin became interested in the job of blacksmiths because his father did it, and, as he puts it, Its a good way to make a living.

【1】According to the passage, a blacksmith must be a man.

A.clever B.rich C.strong D.lucky

【2】James Corbin became a blacksmith because he .

A.was interested in horses

B.was needed by the policemen

C.drew a picture of the horse shoes

D.had to make a living

【3】In the passage to shape a shoe is to .

A.fit it on the horses foot

B.use it for two or three hours

C.make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metal

D.draw a picture of the shoe

【4】The best title for the passage is .

A.Policemen on Horseback

B.Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing

C.James Corbin, a Blacksmith

D.Horseshoeing Is a Good Way to Make a Living

【5】Which of the following is true?

A.Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.

B.New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.

C.Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.

D.Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

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