Question

【題目】 The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the rain and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up, so it is easy to carry them.

However, the umbrella has not always been as an ordinary object. In the past, it was a sign of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this way. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.

Umbrellas are very old. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas travelled to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, men wouldn't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.

When the Spanish explorers（探險者） went to Mexico, they saw the kings using umbrellas. English explorers saw Native American princes carrying umbrellas on the east coast（海岸）of North America. It seems that people in different parts of the world invented umbrellas at different times.

England was probably the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against the rain. England has a rainy climate and umbrellas are very useful there.

Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you carry one, remember that for centuries only great men and women used them. Perhaps you are really a king or queen, a princess or a prince.

【1】Today, people use umbrellas for_________.

A.the rainB.a sign of great peopleC.the sunD.A, B and C

【2】India and Egypt learned about umbrellas from_________.

A.EnglandB.African countriesC.ChinaD.Spanish explorers

【3】In which country are umbrellas not very useful in the 4 pictures below?

A.B.C.D.

【4】Paragraph 4 is mainly about________.

A.Spanish explorers went to Mexico to find umbrellas.

B.English explorers found Native American princes used umbrellas.

C.Maybe umbrellas were invented at different times in different places around the world.

D.Explorers from two countries found people used umbrellas in different parts of the world.

【5】Which would be the best title for this passage?

A.The Invention（發(fā)明）of the UmbrellaB.The History of the Umbrella

C.Umbrellas are Useful TodayD.The Chinese and the Native Americans Invented Umbrellas.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是說明文，介紹了傘的用途及其發(fā)展歷史。

【1】題意：今天，人們用雨傘 。
考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the rain and the sun off the people傘是很普通的物品。它使雨和太陽遠(yuǎn)離人們”和“In the past, it was a sign of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this way. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person在過去，這是一個重要的標(biāo)志。一些非洲國家仍然以這種方式使用雨傘。有人撐著雨傘走在國王或重要人物的后面”，可知人們?nèi)匀挥糜陚銚跤�、遮陽，也作為一個重要人物的標(biāo)志，ABC三項都符合題意，故選D。

【2】題意：印度和埃及從中國學(xué)到了雨傘。
考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。England英國；African countries非洲國家；China中國；Spanish explorers西班牙探險家。根據(jù)“The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas travelled to India and Egypt中國人在3000多年前就有了。從那里，雨傘傳到了印度和埃及”，可知句中的there是指中國，故選C。

【3】題意：下面4張圖片中的雨傘在哪個國家不是很有用？
考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。A是沙漠，B是英國，C是富士山，D是羅馬。根據(jù)“In Greece and Rome, men wouldn't use them在希臘和羅馬，男人不會使用它們”，結(jié)合圖片提示，可知前面三項不合題意，故選D。

【4】題意：第四段主要是關(guān)于 。
考查段意理解。根據(jù)結(jié)論“It seems that people in different parts of the world invented umbrellas at different times世界各地的人們似乎在不同的時間發(fā)明了雨傘”，可知Maybe umbrellas were invented at different times in different places around the world（也許雨傘是在不同的時代，在世界不同的地方發(fā)明的）符合題意，故選C。

【5】題意：這篇文章最好的題目是什么？
考查標(biāo)題歸納。The Invention of the Umbrella雨傘的發(fā)明；The History of the Umbrella雨傘的歷史；Umbrellas are Useful Today雨傘今天很有用；The Chinese and the Native Americans Invented Umbrellas.中國人和美洲土著人發(fā)明了雨傘。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，可知介紹了傘的用途及其發(fā)展歷史，The History of the Umbrella符合文意，故選B。

本文是是說明文，介紹了傘的用途及其發(fā)展歷史。題目涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解、段意理解和標(biāo)題歸納等知識點，考生認(rèn)真閱讀原文，注意細(xì)節(jié)對照，即可選出正確答案。例如小題5，考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas travelled to India and Egypt中國人在3000多年前就有了。從那里，雨傘傳到了印度和埃及”，可知選C。