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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

 

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 【解析】 试题分析:本文主要讲述的是雨伞的历史和人们对雨伞的使用。 1.1】B细节理解题。根据Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.可知,伞的最早用途是遮蔽阳光。故选B。 2.2】D细节理解题。根据Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century BC.可知,伞的首次使用是在中国,早在公元前十一世纪,故选D。 3.3】A词语猜测题。根据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.可知,在远古时代,这把伞是被允许使用的,只有那些在高级办公室或由国王或王后使用的。故选A。 4.4】C细节理解题。根据It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.可知直到第二十世纪,女士们的雨伞开始出现五颜六色的颜色。其他三个都是正确的,故应该选C。 5.5】D主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是雨伞的历史和人们对雨伞的使用情况的介绍,故D正确。 考点:考查历史文化类阅读。
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