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Do you have an umbrella? Someone invented the umbrella about 4,000 years ago. People used umbrellas in Egypt, Assyria, Greece, and China in ancient times. We use our umbrella for protection from the rain. However, people first used umbrellas for protection from the sun. People in China were the first ones to use their umbrellas for rain. They put wax(蜡纸) on paper umbrellas.
European women used umbrellas before European men used them. Jonas Hanway was the first man to carry one in England. He made umbrellas popular for men and women. Some people called the umbrella a Hanway because of him.
We make umbrellas from many different things. The first ones were wood and cloth. Now many are plastic(塑料). Today umbrellas are easy to carry. They fold up into a small package(包). The umbrella is a great invention. Don’t forget yours the next time when it rains.
根据文章内容判断正误,正确的写“A”,错误的写“B”。
小题1:The umbrella was invented about 2,000 years ago.
小题2:The first umbrellas were used for protection from sun.
小题3:People in Europe were the first ones to use their umbrellas for rain.
小题4:Some people called the umbrella a Hanway because he made umbrellas popular for people.
小题5:The first umbrellas were made from plastic.
答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B
解析

试题分析:短文大意:这篇短文主要讲述了雨伞的发明历史,根据描述可知雨伞是4000多年前发明的,一开始雨伞是用来访日晒的,后来用来防雨。最初的雨伞用木头和布料制成的,但是现在的雨伞用塑料做。
小题1:细节理解题。本句话是说伞是2000年前发明的。根据Someone invented the umbrella about 4,000 years ago.描述,可知伞是在4000多年前发明的,故本句描述错误。
小题2:细节理解题。本句话是说第一把伞是用来防日晒的。根据However, people first used umbrellas for protection from the sun.描述,可知本句话描述正确。
小题3:细节理解题。本句话是说是欧洲人首先要用伞防雨的。根据People in China were the first ones to use their umbrellas for rain.描述,可知是中国人首先要用伞防雨的。故本句话描述错误。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文第二段描述,可知人们把雨伞叫做汉威是因为他让雨伞在人们当中流行起来。本句描述正确。
小题5:细节理解题。本句话是说雨伞一开始是用塑料做的。根据最后一段The first ones were wood and cloth.描述,可知雨伞一开始是用木头和布做的。故本句描述错误。
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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King"s baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane, The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o"clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul"s and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifiy churches, among them new St Paul"s.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
小题1:The fire began in_______.
A.a hotel.B.the palace.C.Pudding Lane.D.Thames Street.
小题2:The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means_______.
A.home.B.children.
C.wife and husband.D.wife and children.
小题3:It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.
A.some people lost their lives.
B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire.
C.many famous buildings were destroyed.
D.the King"s bakery was burned down.
小题4:Why did writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?
A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C.To show that poor people suffered most.
D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
小题5:How was the fire put out according to the test?
A.The king and his soldiers came to help.
B.All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
C.People managed to get enough water from the river.
D.Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

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Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.
小题1:From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.
A.have dinner with their friendsB.go shopping
C.watch a football gameD.enjoy themselves
小题2:Which of the following is true?
A.About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years.
B.Children have to finish middle school in one place.
C.People go to the nearest college.
D.When people begin to work, they don’t move any more.
小题3:Job-hopping means “_______________”.
A.looking for a jobB.having a job
C.changing jobs oftenD.losing a job
小题4:In the USA job-hopping _______________.
A.is very popular
B.helps young people go to college
C.helps workers in traveling
D.helps students begin to work
小题5:The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.
A.does good only to the workersB.does good only to the boss
C.must be stoppedD.is helpful

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园)

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the 7th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location.
In the 7th century BC a king named Nebudchadnezzar II created the gardens as a sign of love for his wife, Amyitis. According to legend, Amyitis, the daughter of the king of the Medes, was homesick. She missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.
Upon marrying Nebudchadnezzar II, Amyitis moved to the ancient chief city of Babylon. The area was in the Mesopotamian desert, and the climate there was totally different from where she had left. So the new queen was very sad about the flat and the sun-baked desert. To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable the king decided to build her a series of magnificent gardens.
Many think of the gardens as an otherworldly creation that hung in the air somehow. But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside, rather than actually “hanging”.
The hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous. Stories of them spread throughout the ancient world, and ancient writers recorded a large number of descriptions of the gardens, but some wonder whether this paradise of the past ever existed. There are no historical records of it except stories. Whatever may happen, even the idea of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is amazing. They were essentially impossible to create because of the climate, but they were kept in the minds of many as a botanical beauty created in the middle of unattractive desert scenery.
小题1:Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, aren’t they?
小题2:What makes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon so amazing and famous?
小题3:Why did the king Nebudchadnezzar II create Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
小题4:What made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon essentially impossible to create?
小题5:According to the experts, were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really hanging or built on a mountainside?
小题6:Did Hanging Gardens of Babylon really exist? What makes you think so? (In no more than THREE sentences)
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All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep _____, happy and to live long.
People play ___ games in winter and summer.    is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating.
Some sports are very _____ and people everywhere like them For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, ______, boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it.
Running and jumping began long, long ago, But basketball and volleyball are very     . People began to play ____ not long ago. And people are ____ new sports or games all the time. Water skiing(滑水)is one of the newest.
People______ different countries may not understand each other, ___ after a game they often become friends.
小题1:A. health         B. busy             C. healthy      
小题2:A. different       B. same             C. the same     
小题3:A. Winter        B. Summer          C .Autumn         
小题4:A. boring        B. dangerous         C. interesting
小题5:A. woman        B. women           C. old         
小题6:A new           B. interesting         C. popular     
小题7:A. it            B. them            C. its       
小题8:A. start          B. play              C. starting
小题9:A. in            B. of                C. from         
小题10:A so            B. but               C. and          
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Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland(瑞士) is famous for its watches. ___ , the watch was not _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went     a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage(马车) inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the __ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s(铁匠) assistant hoped to see the watch. He __ what it was. __ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the ___ but now it isn’t working.”
At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to __ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very __. So it was not surprising that he was __ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.
So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.
小题1:
A.SoB.AndC.HoweverD.For
小题2:
A.broughtB.inventedC.cameD.appeared
小题3:
A.onB.atC.inD.through
小题4:
A.earliestB.latestC.nicestD.cheapest
小题5:
A.knewB.wondered C.thoughtD.wrote
小题6:
A.BecauseB.AfterC.SoD.Since
小题7:
A.timeB.priceC.addressD.number
小题8:
A.repairB.stealC.makeD.buy
小题9:
A.hardworking B.strongC.forgetfulD.clever
小题10:
A.difficultB.hardC.gladD.successful

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