Question

    On a rainy day, the raincoat and the umbrella have been necessary for people to protect themselves from the rain for decades, probably even centuries. However, Chinese designers are trying to challenge a new product called an umbrella raincoat.

As the name suggests, this wonderful invention combines the raincoat and the umbrella. First, it looks kind of strange, which is the only disadvantage listed by sellers on Chinese Websites. They actually describe it a little differently---"You will get a 100% rate of second look"--- you actually know what it means.

Like the umbrella, it only protects your upper(上面的) body from the rain, with the lower part being almost completely exposed(暴露). Besides, it frees up both your hands, which is obviously the main advantage of it. But isn't the classic raincoat just better? I hear you asking. Well, it is not if you want to show off your clothes while still enjoying some protection from the rain. Though those clear raincoats become foggy (模糊的) in the rain, making it hard for passers-by to look at your fancy dresses, the umbrella raincoats still have a clear view. Other advantages include a lightweight, foldable design and two belts that keep it from being blown away by strong winds.

The umbrella raincoat comes in all kinds of sizes and colors, and as the Chinese online stores show, it will soon take the place of the traditional umbrella, and go into the houses of hundreds of millions of people. I think such a kind of raincoat will play a key role in peoples everyday life in the future.

1.The underlined word decades means________.

A.dozens of years B.ten years C.many centuries

2.Which of the following best explains the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?

A.It makes you famous to everyone.

B.You may draw tons of attention because of its strange design

C.The umbrella raincoat is a great tool and you will make 100% use of it

3.The writer thinks the umbrella raincoat is

A.strange but useful B.ugly and useless C.interesting but stupid

4.From the passage, we can know that________.

A.it is hard for people to look at your fancy dresses by wearing the umbrella raincoat

B.the umbrella raincoat protects not only your upper body but also the lower part

C.in the writer's opinion, the umbrella raincoat has a wonderful design

5.About the umbrella raincoat, which of the following is NOT true?

A.There are two belts that make it stronger.

B.It can't be seen clearly in the rain

C.It can free up both your hands

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍了一种新的发明“an umbrella raincoat”，这种发明物结合了雨伞和雨衣的功能。作者分别介绍了这种新型挡雨工具的缺点和优点。

1.词义猜测题。通过下文的“probably even centuries甚至可能几个世纪了”，可推测出前面的decades也是表示时间并且是一个模糊数字；ten years十年，是一个具体数字，不合理；many centuries很多世纪，跟后面的几个世纪语义重复，不合理；所以应该是dozens of years几十年，这样跟后面几个世纪就很好搭配起来了。故选A。

2.语句猜测题。划线句子"You will get a 100% rate of second look"意思是你会得到100%的回头率，说明这种新的挡雨工具的奇怪模样会让人受到很多人的关注，故选B。

3.态度观点题。文章第二段提到了这种新型挡雨工具看起来有些奇怪，这是唯一的缺点；第三段对比传统雨伞和雨衣，介绍了新型挡雨工具的好处。所以作者认为这种具体既奇怪又有用。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据第三段“the umbrella raincoats still have a clear view雨伞型雨衣仍然有清晰的视野”，选项A意思是穿着雨伞型雨衣很难让人看到漂亮裙子，所以A不对；根据第三段第一句 “Like the umbrella…with the lower part being almost completely exposed(暴露).像雨伞一样……下半部分几乎是完全暴露的”，选项B意思是雨伞型雨衣既能保护上半身也能保护下半身，所以选项B不正确；根据第二段第一句“As the name suggests, this wonderful invention…顾名思义，这项很棒的发明……”可知作者认为这是一项很好的设计，所以C正确，故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据第三段two belts that keep it from being blown away by strong winds可知有两根带子防止它被强风刮跑，所以选项A正确；根据第三段the umbrella raincoats still have a clear view 可知雨伞型雨衣仍然有清晰的视野，所以选项B不正确；根据第三段it frees up both your hands可知它（雨伞型雨衣）能解放你的双手，所以选项C正确；故选B。