Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the  36  . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and  37  wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike  38  an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company spend 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella.  39  , they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button（按鈕），and the Nubrella will open  40 With the help of its “shoulder support（支持）”,the umbrella can rest on the user’s shoulders. So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands  41 even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is $ 59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart  42  ,they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now.  43  in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn’t it?

【小題1】
A．snowB．waterC．sunD．cloud
【小題2】
A．tallB．shortC．weakD．strong
【小題3】
A．byB．withoutC．withD．use
【小題4】
A．At firstB．At lastC．At mostD．a(chǎn)t the end
【小題5】
A．easilyB．hardlyC．nearlyD．easy
【小題6】
A．freeB．busyC．difficultD．easy
【小題7】
A．inventionB．magazineC．bookD．history
【小題8】
A．LyingB．FlyingC．RunningD．Walking


【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】A
【小題1】A
【小題1】D

解析【小題1】結合語境可知雨傘主要是為了防水，故選B。
【小題1】結合語境可知句意為暴雨和強風，故選D。
【小題1】結合語境可知句意為：手中有一把傘很難打手機或者騎自行車。故選C。
【小題1】結合上文可知句意為：最終他們完成了。故選B。
【小題1】結合語境可知這種傘應該能簡便的打開，故選A。
【小題1】結合上文his company spend 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella 可知選A。
【小題1】結合語境可知此處指的是前面的發(fā)明，故選A。
【小題1】四個選項中能在雨中輕松進行的只有步行，故選D。

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