1、1第六节 完形填空The umbrella is a very common object.It keeps the 1 and the sun off the people.Most umbrellas can be folded up(折叠)so it is 2 to carry them .However，the umbrella was not always as 3 as it is now.In the past，it was a symbol of importance.Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 4 So
2、meone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.Umbrellas have a long history.People in different parts of the world began to 5 umbrellas at different times.The Chinese had them more than 3，000 years ago.From there，umbrellas 6 to India and Egypt.In Greece and Rome， 7 wouldnt
3、use them.They believed umbrellas were only for women.England was 8 the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain.The weather there is very 9 and umbrellas are very useful.Everybody uses umbrellas today.The next time you 10 one，thinking that for centuries only great men
4、and women used them，youll feel you are the important person，too.1A.rain Bcloud Cair Dwater2A.lovely Bcheap Chard Deasy 3A.light Bheavy Ccommon Dspecial4A.way Bsize Creason Dplace5A.discover Buse Cexamine Ddiscuss6A.walked Btravelled Crode Dflew 7A.children Bparents Cmen Dwomen 8A.probably Balready C
5、suddenly Dimmediately9A.sunny Brainy Csnowy Dwindy10A.sell Breturn Cborrow Dcarry参考答案1A 解析：此句中的主语 it 指代前文中的 the umbrella，雨伞能够挡雨，故选 A。2D 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 D。3C 解析：light“轻的”；heavy“重的”；common“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：
6、然而，雨伞过去并不总是像现在一样普遍。故选 C。4A 解析：in this way“这样，以这种方式”，是固定短语。故选 A。5B 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 B。6B 解析：w alk “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 B。7C 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 C。8A 解析：此处表推测，故选 A。9B 解析：由空格后的 umbrellas are very useful 可知，“那里的天气是多雨 的”，故选 B。10D 解析：由前文 Everybody uses umbrellas today.可知，此处 carry“携带”符合题意。故选 D。
