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第六节 完形填空Theumbrellaisaverymonobject.Itkeepsthe1andthesunoffthepeople.Mostumbrellascanbefoldedup折叠soitis2tocarrythem.However,theumbrellawasnotalwaysas3asitisnow.Inthepast,itwasasymbolofimportance.SomeAfricancountriesstilluseumbrellasinthis4.Someonecarriesanumbrellaandwalksbehindthekingorimportantperson.Umbrellashavealonghistory.Peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldbeganto5umbrellasatdifferenttimes.TheChinesehadthemmorethan3,000yearsago.Fromthere,umbrellas6toIndiaandEgypt.InGreeceandRome,7wouldntusethem.Theybelievedumbrellaswereonlyforwomen.Englandwas8thefirstcountryinEuropewheremonpeopleusedumbrellasagainstrain.Theweatherthereisvery9andumbrellasareveryuseful.Everybodyusesumbrellastoday.Thenexttimeyou10one,thinkingthatforcenturiesonlygreatmenandwomenusedthem,youllfeelyouaretheimportantperson,too.1.A.rainB.cloudC.airD.water2.A.lovelyB.cheapC.hardD.easy3.A.lightB.heavyC.monD.special4.A.wayB.sizeC.reasonD.place5.A.discoverB.useC.examineD.discuss6.A.walkedB.travelledC.rodeD.flew7.A.childrenB.parentsC.menD.women8.A.probablyB.alreadyC.suddenlyD.immediately9.A.sunnyB.rainyC.snowyD.windy10.A.sellB.returnC.borrowD.carry参考答案1.A 解析此句中的主语it指代前文中的theumbrella,雨伞能够挡雨,故选A2.D 解析lovely“可爱的”;cheap“便宜的”;hard“困难的”;easy“容易的”由前面的“大多数雨伞能被折叠起来”可知“因此它们容易携带”故选D3.C 解析light“轻的”;heavy“重的”;mon“普遍的”;special“特殊的”由下文的“在过去,它是重要性的象征”可知,此句句意为然而,雨伞过去并不总是像现在一样普遍故选C4.A 解析inthisway“这样,以这种方式”,是固定短语故选A5.B 解析discover“发现”;use“使用”;examine“检查”;discuss“讨论”由下文可知此处指人们开始“使用”雨伞,故选B6.B 解析walk“走;步行”;travel“传送”;ride“骑”;fly“飞”句意雨伞从那里传到了印度和埃及故选B7.C 解析由后句句意“他们认为雨伞只适合妇女”可知,此句句意为在希腊和罗马,男人不使用雨伞故选C8.A 解析此处表推测,故选A9.B 解析由空格后的umbrellasareveryuseful可知,“那里的天气是多雨的”,故选B10.D 解析由前文Everybodyusesumbrellastoday.可知,此处carry“携带”符合题意故选D。