Passage 8(2014 廣東，B) 

     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 ( jSK) 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 (權(quán)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.lt 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. 皇室的   B. 富裕的   C. 中產(chǎn)的   D. 平民的

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^ 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

Passage 8

[語篇解讀]本文是一篇說明文，介紹了傘的用途及其發(fā)展史。

1. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段的最后一句可知答案為B項(xiàng)。

2. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章的第二段第二句直接給出了答案，中國很可 能是最早用傘的國家。故D項(xiàng)正確。

3. A詞義猜測題。由畫線單詞后的such as the kings or queens可推知 royal意為“皇室的”，故選A.

4. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段的最后一句可知C項(xiàng)說法錯誤，與文 章不符。

5. D主旨大意題。結(jié)合全文可知D項(xiàng)的描述準(zhǔn)確。整篇文章都在介 紹傘的用途和發(fā)展歷史。

[長難句] 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.傘在古希臘被普遍使用，但人們認(rèn)為，在歐洲最先使用傘遮擋雨水的人是古羅馬人。

本句是一個表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的并列句。后一分句中包含一個that引導(dǎo)的主語從句。It is believed that...為常用句式，意為“人們認(rèn)為……”。

題目來源：2016年5年中考3年模擬中考英語廣東專用 > 專題十七 閱讀理解

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