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2005GCT入学资格考试英语能力综合模拟测试一-5
[摘要]
Passage Four?
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shad...
Passage Four?
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade 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 in Chinese, was back in the eleventh century B.C.?
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 authority. In the Far East in ancient times, umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those of in high offices.?
In Europe, The Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a disappeared. Then it appeared again it Italy in the late sixteenth century. And against it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later on in England.?
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have no changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrella began to be made in a whole variety of colors.?
26. The first use of umbrella was as __________.?
A. protection against rain?
B. a shade against the sun?
C. a symbol of power?
D. a symbol of honor?
27. __________were the people who first used umbrellas.?
A Chinese?B. Romans?C. Greeks?D. Egyptians?
28. The umbrella was used only by royalty or by those in high offices _______.?
A. in Europe in the 18th century?B. in ancient Egypt and Babylon?
C. in the Far East in ancient times?D. during the Middle Ages.?
29. According to the passage, which of the following is not true??
A. Women enjoy using umbrella with varied kinds of colors nowadays.?
B. The inventor of the umbrella is unknown.?
C. Once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas.?
D. Umbrellas were popular and cheap in ancient times.?
30. Which of the following is the best title to the passage? “_________”?
A. When Was the Umbrella Invented.?
B. The History of Umbrella.?
C. Umbrella-A symbol of Honor?
D. Who Used Umbrella First.?
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