【正文】 區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項(xiàng)。9．完形填空 The umbrella is a very mon object. It keeps the 1 and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up （折疊） 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 . Someone 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 wouldn39。t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women. England was 8 the first country in Europe where mon 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 and women used them, you39。ll feel you are the important person, too. 1. A. rainB. cloudC. airD. water2. A. lovelyB. cheapC. hardD. easy3. A. lightB. heavyC. monD. special4. A. wayB. sizeC. reasonD. place5. A. discoverB. useC. examineD. discuss6. A. walkedB. traveledC. rodeD. flew7. A. childrenB. parentsC. menD. women8. A. probablyB. alreadyC. suddenlyD. immediately9. A. sunnyB. rainyC. snowyD. windy10. A. sellB. returnC. borrowD. carry【答案】（1）A；（2）D；（3）C；（4）A；（5）B；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D； 【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介紹了雨傘的歷史。（1）句意：它為人們遮擋雨和太陽(yáng)。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，傘是用來(lái)?yè)跤旰驼陉?yáng)的。故選A。（2）句意：大多數(shù)的雨傘能夠被折疊，所以人們攜帶起來(lái)很方便。根據(jù)Most umbrellas can be folded up （折疊）.大多數(shù)的雨傘能夠被折疊可知，攜帶它們很容易。故選D。（3）句意：然而，雨傘過(guò)去并不總是像現(xiàn)在一樣普遍。A輕，B重，C普遍，D特別。根據(jù)In the past, it was a symbol of importance. 在過(guò)去，它是地位的一種象征，可知過(guò)去的時(shí)候，雨傘并沒(méi)有很普遍。故選C。（4）一些非洲國(guó)家依然用這樣的方式使用雨傘。聯(lián)系上文可知在過(guò)去，雨傘象征著重要性，一些非洲國(guó)家依然如此。固定短語(yǔ)in this way表“以這種方式”。故選A。（5）句意：世界不同地區(qū)的人們?cè)诓煌臅r(shí)間開(kāi)始使用雨傘。A發(fā)現(xiàn)，B用，C檢測(cè)，D發(fā)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)下文The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ?？芍澜绮煌貐^(qū)的人們?cè)诓煌臅r(shí)間開(kāi)始使用雨傘。故選B。（6）句意：雨傘從那里被傳到了印度和埃及。A走，B旅行、傳播，C騎，D飛。根據(jù)The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ，可知最早是中國(guó)人使用，后來(lái)傳到印度和埃及。故選B。（7）句意：在希臘和羅馬，男人不愿意用傘。根據(jù)They believed umbrellas were only for ，可知在希臘和羅馬，男人不用傘。故選C。（8）句意：英國(guó)可能是歐洲第一個(gè)普通人用雨傘擋雨的國(guó)家。A可能，B已經(jīng)，C突然，D立刻。根據(jù)下文 umbrellas are very ，可知可能性很大的推測(cè)。故選A。（9）句意：那里的天氣非常多雨，雨傘在那非常有用。A晴朗，B多雨，C多雪，D有風(fēng)。根據(jù)上文against rain擋雨可知，英國(guó)是一個(gè)多雨的國(guó)家。故選B。（10）句意：下一次你帶一把，想象著幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)，只有偉大的男人和女人用雨傘。A賣(mài)，B歸還，C借，D帶著。此處指帶傘。根據(jù)thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you39。ll feel you are the important ，只有偉大的男人和女人用雨傘，你會(huì)覺(jué)得你也是重要的人，可知帶傘可以有自己是重要的人的感覺(jué)。故選D【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過(guò)缺失的單詞，再根據(jù)上下文來(lái)判斷所缺單詞的含義，最后對(duì)選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項(xiàng)。10．閱讀下面短文，掌握大意,然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Many books have been written about the art of giving. And we also know that it39。s hard to give people a gift, 1 a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 2 . As is often the case, some little kids think they don39。t get enough gifts 3 some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 4 . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very 5 . Gift giving is different in different 6 . Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 7 , because many people have enough things and don39。t want 8 gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a 9 . In the US, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don39。t need to 10 too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough. To make things 11 , some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, 12 money can make people unfortable. When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they39。re being lazy, says John Wilson. In England, we have a saying: It39。s the thought that 13 . When someone gives me money, I feel they didn39。t think at all. I prefer to receive a gift 14 has some thought behind it. Different people have very different thoughts 15 this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?1. A. speciallyB. especiallyC. monlyD. usually2. A. displaysB. disadvantagesC. disagreementsD. dislikes3. A. whileB. whenC. asD. if4. A. sameB. similarC. smallD. huge5. A. lonelyB. happyC. sadD. angry6. A. citiesB. townsC. provincesD. countries7. A. elseB. otherC. anotherD. else39。 s8. A. too muchB. much tooC. too manyD. many too9. A. childB. personC. guideD. chef10. A. spendB. takeC. costD. make11. A. more difficultB. easyC. difficultD. easier12. A. usingB. givingC. receivingD. fetching13. A. countsB. discoversC. findsD. invents14. A. whoB. whatC. whereD. that15. A. toB. onC. upD. in【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）C；（5）B；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）D；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）B； 【解析】【分析】本文介紹如何給別人送禮物更讓人喜歡，更有意義。 （1）句意： 我們也知道給人們一份禮物很難，尤其是一份私人禮物。A專(zhuān)門(mén)地，B尤其，C普通地，D通常，此處表示強(qiáng)調(diào)整體中的某部分故用尤其，故選B。 （2）句意： 如果我們想讓它變得更好，我們應(yīng)該了解你會(huì)把禮物送給誰(shuí)以及他們喜歡什么討厭什么。A陳列品，B劣勢(shì)，C分歧，D討厭，根據(jù) likes和 Different people like different kinds of gifts 可知此處是喜歡的對(duì)應(yīng)詞，才符合不同的人喜歡不同的禮物的語(yǔ)境，喜歡的對(duì)應(yīng)詞是討厭，故選D。 （3）句意： 通常情況下，一些小孩認(rèn)為他們沒(méi)有得到足夠的禮物而一些老人認(rèn)為他們得到了太多的禮物。根據(jù) don39。t get enough gifts和get too many gifts可知此處是對(duì)比，故用while，故選A。 （4）句意： 有些禮物永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)太小。A相同的，B相似的，C小的，D巨大的，根據(jù) g