The people here ________water their gardens b...

The people here ________water their gardens because it rains so often.

A. clearly     B. rarely        C. frequently        D. probably

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The painting was ________ what it used to be because it was once watered by rain.

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Six people are talking about the newly-built garden on the roof of their building.

Jasmine: I loved the idea when Wilber first told me about it. We had lots of meetings with our neighbors, trying to make them understand why it’s good to build a garden on the roof. Now people love coming here, and we have made a lot of friends!

Wilber: The whole thing wasn’t easy at first. But Jasmine helped a lot. And she was really good at making people happy to donate (捐赠) money for the roof garden.

David: My kids love going up there. They sit there watching butterflies and birds. The roof garden brings them closer to nature.

Samuel: You want something green? Visit the park! It’s only one block away! After the roof garden was built, small insects started flying into my room! And the kids leave mud on the stairs when they come down from the roof!

Rosie: Our building is now cooler in the summer. My baby sleeps well even on hot summer days!

Flora: Guess where these tomatoes are from! Not from the supermarket. They’re from our roof! It’s wonderful, isn’t?

1.Who dislikes the roof garden?

A. Jasmine　　 B. Rosie

C. Samuel　　 D. Flora

2.What does Wilber tell us?

A. Jasmine helped to get the money.

B. Tomatoes grew well on the roof.

C. Children always make stairs dirty.

D. There are birds in the roof garden.

3.What can be inferred from the interview?

A. Babies like sleeping in the roof garden.

B. Most of the speakers love the roof garden.

C. The roof tomatoes sell well in the supermarket.

D. David first came up with the idea of a roof garden.

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Some people are holding their umbrellas ____ it is raining.

A. in case                             B. so that                    C. as though               D. unless

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—Dear, you water the garden and I do the cooking．

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—Dear, you water the garden and I do the cooking．

A．Why me?            B．Forget it．          C．No way．           D．Ok, that's settled．

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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 the 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 the Chinese in the eleventh century BC.

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. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office.

In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in commonly used in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.

During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of power. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later in England.

By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not 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 umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.

1.Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?

A. No one exactly knows who the inventor of the umbrella was

B. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.

C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century

D. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.

2.A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as__________.

A. protection against rain

B. a shade against the sun

C. a symbol of honor and power

D. women’s decoration (装饰)

3.In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain_____________.

A. during the Middle Ages

B. by the eighteenth

C. in Rome

D. in Greece

4.This passage talks mainly about_______________.

A. when and how the umbrella was invented

B. why the umbrella was so popular in Europe

C. the development of the umbrella

D. The history and use of the umbrella

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D

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 Chinese were the earliest to use it in the eleventh century BC．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, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high offices．

In Europe, the Greeks were the earliest to use the umbrella as a sunshade．And the umbrella was allowed in common use in ancient Greece．But it is believed that the earliest persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against rain were the ancient Romans．

During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared．Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century．And again, it was considered a symbol of power and authority．In around 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 not 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 umbrellas began to be made in a whole variety of colors．

1.The first use of umbrella was as ______________．

A．protection against rain                   B．shade against the sun

C．a symbol of power and authority            D．a symbol of honor and authority

2.In Europe, the umbrella was first used against rain ___________．

A．in Greece         B．in Rome           C．in England         D．in France

3.From the text, we can infer that _________．

A．the umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century．

B．no one knows why the umbrella was used in very ancient times．

C．once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas．

D．during the Middle Ages the umbrella was common in Europe．

4.This passage talks mainly about ____________．

A．when and how the umbrella was invented．

B．why the umbrella was so popular in Europe．

C．the development of the umbrella．

D．the history and use of the umbrella．

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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 the 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 the Chinese in the eleventh century BC.

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. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office.

In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in commonly used in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.

During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of power. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later in England.

By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not 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 umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.

1.According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient__________.

A. China

B. Egypt

C. Greece

D. Rome

2.Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?

A. No one exactly knows who the inventor of the umbrella was

B. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.

C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century

D. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.

3.A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as__________.

A. protection against rain

B. a shade against the sun

C. a symbol of honor and power

D. women’s decoration (装饰)

4.In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain_____________.

A. during the Middle Ages

B. by the eighteenth

C. in Rome

D. in Greece

5.This passage talks mainly about_______________.

A. when and how the umbrella was invented

B. why the umbrella was so popular in Europe

C. the development of the umbrella

D. The history and use of the umbrella

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To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the 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 the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C..

We know that the umbrella was also 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 power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.

In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella most disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power.

Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.

1.Ancient people first used umbrellas as ______.

A.a symbol of honor B.a symbol of power

C.protection against the sun D.protection against the rain

2.According to the passage, the umbrella was probably first used in accident__________.

A.Babylon B.China

C.Egypt D.Rome

3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life

B.Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages

C.The umbrellas for woman were made colorful in ancient times

D.The style of the umbrella hasn’t changed a lot since it was invented

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The sales of the umbrella B.The history and the use of the umbrella

C.The invention of the umbrella D.The differences among umbrellas

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