The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the 31 and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up so it is 32 to carry them.
However, the umbrella has not always been as 33 as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol（標志）of importance. Some African countries still use umbrella in this 34.
Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to 35 umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From then on, umbrellas 36 to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, 37 wouldn’t use them. They believe umbrellas were only for women.
England was 38 the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 39 and umbrellas are very useful.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 40 one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you’ll feel you are important people, too.
( )31. A. rain B. cloud C. air D. water
( )32. A. lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy
( )33. A. light B. heavy C. common D. special
( ) 34. A. way B. size C. reason D. place
( ) 35. A. discover B. use C. examine D. discuss
( ) 36 A. walked B. travelled C. rode D. flew
( ) 37. A. children B. parents C. men D. women
( ) 38. A. probably B. already C. suddenly D. immediately
( ) 39. A. sunny B. rainy C. snowy D. windy
( ) 40. A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry
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| A．an old box | B．a bus | C．a shop | D．the street |
| A．one of his old umbrellas | B．a new umbrella |
| C．her own umbrella | D．his wife's umbrella |
| A．his wife | B．the shopkeeper | C．an old friend | D．the same woman |
| A．Jack took others' umbrellas away |
| B．Jack sold many umbrellas |
| C．Jack had her umbrella in his hand |
| D．Jack had a nice day |
| A．Jack's wife found some umbrellas in their bedroom. |
| B．Jack took the umbrellas out to throw them away. |
| C．Jack took the old woman's umbrella by mistake. |
| D．The old woman thought Jack was not a good man . |
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Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the 36 . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and 37 wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike 38 an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company spend 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. 39 , they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button（按鈕），and the Nubrella will open 40 With the help of its “shoulder support（支持）”,the umbrella can rest on the user’s shoulders. So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands 41 even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is $ 59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart 42 ,they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now. 43 in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn’t it?
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完形填空 閱讀短文，從每題所給選項中選出可以入空白處的最佳選項。(15分)
Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I 16 your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a 17 from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very 18 . Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop 19 , so there was a ladder. Grandmother 20 me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart 21 for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder 22 it was all right. Your grandmother came in and 23 !”
“Then I broke a small 24 in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave 25 grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She 26 it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I 27 to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(習俗). You must not give someone an empty purse 28 they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider” or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n) 29 umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is 30 a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”
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Sally was a student in a small town. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not e .
She went s after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty minutes, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas(雨傘), and she d to take a black one. She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is w________ clothes of any color.” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her class finished. On her way home on the train she felt h So she went to the buffet car (餐車). She left the umbrella on her s . But when she returned, it had gone. Sally began to cry. The o_______ passengers(乘客) felt very sorry for her and asked what was the matter. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers h______ this , they asked her for her mother’s address(地址) so that(為了) they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake (弄錯) and brought it b
And now a week passed. Sally g______ a letter from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”
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