2010-2023历年甘肃省武威十六中高二上学期期中考试英语卷.docxVIP

2010-2023历年甘肃省武威十六中高二上学期期中考试英语卷

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一.参考题库(共25题)

1.Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains,Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain,Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!

Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancient

times.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChineseinthe11thcenturyBC.

WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonor.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseinhighoffice.

InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonlyusedinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.

DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasasymbolofpower.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFranceandlaterinEngland.

Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.

Umbrellashavehotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen’sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolors.

【小题1】Accordingtothispassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstinventedinancient_______.

A．China

B．Egypt

C．Greece

D．Rome

【小题2】Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueabouttheumbrella?

A．Nooneexactlyknowswhotheinventoroftheumbrellawas

B．Theumbrellawasfirstinventedtobeusedasprotectionagainstthesun.

C．Theumbrellachangedmuchinstyleintheeighteenthcentury

D．InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.

【小题3】Astrangefeatureoftheumbrella