You can’t always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn’t think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. That’s why he created Lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrella.
The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(傘蓬)built into a street lamp,” he said.
The Lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors(傳感器)then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians (行人) shelter whenever it starts raining.
In addition to the rain sensor, there’s also a 360° motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the Lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.
According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strike. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.
While there are no plans to take Lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department, and insists this creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.
【小題1】For what purpose did Belyaev create the Lampbrella?

A．To predict a heavy rain.
B．To check the weather forecast.
C．To protect people from the rain.
D．To remind people to take an umbrella.
【小題2】What do we know from Belyaev’s worlds in Paragraph 2?
A．His creation was inspired by an experience.
B．It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.
C．Street lamps are protected by canopies.
D．He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.
【小題3】Which of the following show how the Lampbrella works?
A．motor→canopy→sensors B．sensors→motor→canopy
C．motor→sensors→canopy D．canopy→motor→sensors
【小題4】. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．The designer will open a company to promote his product.
B．The Lampbrella could be put into immediate production.
C．The designer is confident that his creation is practical.
D．The Lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：在本文中作者介紹了一種的新發(fā)明。這種發(fā)明可以讓你即使在下雨天沒帶雨衣或者雨傘的時候也不必害怕被淋濕。這是一種安裝在路邊電線桿上類似雨傘的裝置，由傳感器、電機(jī)和傘蓬三部分構(gòu)成。發(fā)明人堅信這種裝置可以給人們帶來很大方便。
【小題1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章首段可知設(shè)計者發(fā)明這個裝置的目的是避免沒帶雨具的人們淋雨。所以C選項正確。
【小題2】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia可知他的靈感是由他的一次經(jīng)歷引發(fā)的，故A選項正確。
【小題3】B推理判斷題。由文章三、四段的敘述可知傳感器先感知下雨，然后內(nèi)置的電機(jī)打開，最后是傘蓬張開。由此可知B選項正確。
【小題4】C推理判斷題。從文章最后一段的敘述可知盡管沒有計劃把這種裝置投入生產(chǎn)，但是設(shè)計者卻仍然堅持應(yīng)該在需要的街道上安裝這種傘，由此推斷他認(rèn)為自己的發(fā)明很有實用價值。所以C選項正確。
考點：考查社會生活類短文閱讀。

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